Cloth diaper mamas

[blueinred]

How are all the CD mamas doing?

Do you have a favorite type of diaper you're using?
Any fails so far?  
Any wash routine issues?
Any funny CD stories to share.

[countrycotton]

We finally got into cloth about five days ago. Mostly using prefolds, workhouress and covers though I have a few pocket and aio's thrown in there.
Same wash routine I've had the last two years withDD1. Quck wash, warm no detergent, heavy duty wash hot tide to just below the one line, extra rinse.
No cd stories, just seems pretty normal to me at this point.

[coffeequeen14]

I love prefolds for newborns. I like the newborn simplex and tots not tini fit as well, particularly at night. I think DD is growing out of lil joeys which makes me sad because they're the cutest!

We like Blueberry Simplex for once she is out of newborn covers. I also have a few Apple cheeks that I really like as well.

My only fail Is I keep forgetting to bring a wet beg when we are in the go. Not sure why but it's hard to get back in the habit. Luckily i keep small ziplocks for emergencies....which I have to keep using! Oops.

[hrushka]

Oooh, I'm going to follow this thread closely as we're planning to CD once LO gets out of newborn diapers.

I have a few fuzzibuns already, but plan to try other brands and slowly build up our stash while phasing out of disposables.

Any advice on where to find good prices?

[coffeequeen14]

Sept 8, 2016 21:05:25 GMT -5 hrushka said:

Oooh, I'm going to follow this thread closely as we're planning to CD once LO gets out of newborn diapers.

I have a few fuzzibuns already, but plan to try other brands and slowly build up our stash while phasing out of disposables.

Any advice on where to find good prices?

Black Friday has great sales and is only twoish months away! Whoa.

Also use your rewards; most sites have good rewards.

[pttomato]

I've been using CDs during the day. I use mostly prefolds and covers with a few AIOs. I had a few leaks out the legs in the beginning because I wasn't putting them on tight enough. I still feel like I get a better fit around the legs with the hook and loop closures than with the snaps.

I haven't figured out what I should use for overnight. The prefolds get soaked in a couple hours and she will often sleep in 3-4 hour stretches. I don't want a wet diaper to wake her up or to have to wake her up to change her.

[dc2london]

We have been in cloth since about 2 weeks. I think I need to replace the elastic in some of my pocket diapers though.

[countrycotton]

Sept 9, 2016 4:51:31 GMT -5 EllieT said:

So we're only using the cloth sometimes. I found when I first tried them he was leaking out of them (seemed to be around his skinny little legs). The last couple of days seem to work better but I'm afraid he will outgrow them soon (I already had to undo all the fold down snaps)

So far I like the aio/pockets for ease of use, especially the Thirsties and the Lalabye baby. And I much prefer H&L to snaps. The workhorses and the other fitteds are also ok.

I have like 24 prefolds but have only used them like 3 times and it was a leaky fail. I find it hard to get a good fit and it seems like they are small (I have orange edge GMD nb)

We are using Nicki's prefolds but R is already almost to big for the newborn so we have already moved up a size. I don't plan to sell my newborn size because they make a great doubler, burp cloth, rag, thing to stick in a bra to protect from leaking.

[countrycotton]

Sept 9, 2016 6:32:04 GMT -5 pttomato said:

I've been using CDs during the day. I use mostly prefolds and covers with a few AIOs. I had a few leaks out the legs in the beginning because I wasn't putting them on tight enough. I still feel like I get a better fit around the legs with the hook and loop closures than with the snaps.

I haven't figured out what I should use for overnight. The prefolds get soaked in a couple hours and she will often sleep in 3-4 hour stretches. I don't want a wet diaper to wake her up or to have to wake her up to change her.

Fitted are good for longer stretches/overnight. Plan to use disposables overnight untill we get to OS. R is a heavy wetter at night and to get enough absorbency she would be spread eagle right now. But in a few months she will fit in to her sister old Twinkie tush fitted. Those will last a full night!!

[lennonkdc]

Sept 9, 2016 6:32:04 GMT -5 pttomato said:

I've been using CDs during the day. I use mostly prefolds and covers with a few AIOs. I had a few leaks out the legs in the beginning because I wasn't putting them on tight enough. I still feel like I get a better fit around the legs with the hook and loop closures than with the snaps.

I haven't figured out what I should use for overnight. The prefolds get soaked in a couple hours and she will often sleep in 3-4 hour stretches. I don't want a wet diaper to wake her up or to have to wake her up to change her.

We're also CD during the day and using disposables at night, for now. Our newborn stash is just prefolds and covers, but once she's a bit bigger we'll try some of our pockets or AIO's for overnight (since the microfiber wicks better, or so I am told. 

Still trying to get  wash routine down. Been using the instructions on fluff love university for my washer and using arm & hammer sensitive skin free, they smell clean but are all stained. I'm going to try to sun them this weekend and see if that helps...  

[dc2london]

Cloth diapers also make great cleaning rags once you are through with them. I love the microfiber inserts for cleaning the bathroom bc they grab lint so well.

[countrycotton]

Sept 9, 2016 11:12:18 GMT -5 lennonkdc said:

Sept 9, 2016 6:32:04 GMT -5 pttomato said:

I've been using CDs during the day. I use mostly prefolds and covers with a few AIOs. I had a few leaks out the legs in the beginning because I wasn't putting them on tight enough. I still feel like I get a better fit around the legs with the hook and loop closures than with the snaps.

I haven't figured out what I should use for overnight. The prefolds get soaked in a couple hours and she will often sleep in 3-4 hour stretches. I don't want a wet diaper to wake her up or to have to wake her up to change her.

We're also CD during the day and using disposables at night, for now. Our newborn stash is just prefolds and covers, but once she's a bit bigger we'll try some of our pockets or AIO's for overnight (since the microfiber wicks better, or so I am told. 

Still trying to get  wash routine down. Been using the instructions on fluff love university for my washer and using arm & hammer sensitive skin free, they smell clean but are all stained. I'm going to try to sun them this weekend and see if that helps...  

What is your wash routine? Most free n clear type detergents don't rinse well and are not generally recommended. If you suspect sensative skin you might try Charlie's. you can post all that info along with water hardness on the cloth diaper board. Those ladies are great (a little snarky from time to time but it's from love.) but can help figure out your routine. What works for one person won't always work for everyone, so you may have to try a few things.

[lennonkdc]

Sept 9, 2016 17:03:10 GMT -5 countrycotton said:

Sept 9, 2016 11:12:18 GMT -5 lennonkdc said:

We're also CD during the day and using disposables at night, for now. Our newborn stash is just prefolds and covers, but once she's a bit bigger we'll try some of our pockets or AIO's for overnight (since the microfiber wicks better, or so I am told. 

Still trying to get  wash routine down. Been using the instructions on fluff love university for my washer and using arm & hammer sensitive skin free, they smell clean but are all stained. I'm going to try to sun them this weekend and see if that helps...  

What is your wash routine? Most free n clear type detergents don't rinse well and are not generally recommended. If you suspect sensative skin you might try Charlie's. you can post all that info along with water hardness on the cloth diaper board. Those ladies are great (a little snarky from time to time but it's from love.) but can help figure out your routine. What works for one person won't always work for everyone, so you may have to try a few things.

Prewash is the 'speed wash' cycle hot with 1/2 a cap of and an extra rinse; then a full wash on 'white' hot, heavy soil, extra rinse full cap. They smell clean and there are no odors when resoiled, just light yellow stains from the poop.

I'm using the free and clear bc DH has sensitive skin and wanted to avoid having 2 different dergents. Would adding borax to boost the wash cycle help with the staining?

[countrycotton]

Sept 10, 2016 7:32:44 GMT -5 lennonkdc said:

Sept 9, 2016 17:03:10 GMT -5 countrycotton said:

What is your wash routine? Most free n clear type detergents don't rinse well and are not generally recommended. If you suspect sensative skin you might try Charlie's. you can post all that info along with water hardness on the cloth diaper board. Those ladies are great (a little snarky from time to time but it's from love.) but can help figure out your routine. What works for one person won't always work for everyone, so you may have to try a few things.

Prewash is the 'speed wash' cycle hot with 1/2 a cap of and an extra rinse; then a full wash on 'white' hot, heavy soil, extra rinse full cap. They smell clean and there are no odors when resoiled, just light yellow stains from the poop.

I'm using the free and clear bc DH has sensitive skin and wanted to avoid having 2 different dergents. Would adding borax to boost the wash cycle help with the staining?

Your basic routine looks okay. Things I would try differently are for your "pre wash/ speed wash cycle, go with warm water instead of hot and skip the detergent. Reason being there is a theory that saints best wash out with water that is closest to the tempature of what caused the stain, also this part of the wash is just to get the bulk of poo and pee out of the diapers so your not actually washing juat rinsing. So no need to waste detergent.

I'm not familiar with your specific detergent, but you can try it for a while and see what happens. liquid detergents and free detergents seem to cause problems so just be on he look out for repelling, stink, or ammonia. If you start to have problems I'll be happy to help resolve he problem and tweek then you may co sided changing detergent. I actually use tide powder for diapers and gain pods for regular laundry having two different isn't a big deal, and honesty you use so little to wash diapers one container will last a very long time.

Newborn poo WILL stain. But those stains do come out easily. You can sun and get rid of them quickly or not worry about them and they will generally wash out with time.

Edited to add that there is not really a need for he extra rinse on your speed wash. You essentially are rinsing 2x with that cycle 3x is not going to do any thing extra.

[lennonkdc]

Options for overnight cloth diapering? LO is in prefolds/covers during the day and disposable at night, because 1) she's currently good for a 5 to 6 hour stretch then a 4 hour strech and I didn't want wetness waking her up and 2) we got a ton of disposable diapers from our shower and wanted to use them. But we're getting to the end of the stash and I'm ready to try CDs at night. Should I invest in some AIOS? AI2? Wool? What are your recommendations?

[countrycotton]

Sept 27, 2016 12:31:20 GMT -5 lennonkdc said:

Options for overnight cloth diapering? LO is in prefolds/covers during the day and disposable at night, because 1) she's currently good for a 5 to 6 hour stretch then a 4 hour strech and I didn't want wetness waking her up and 2) we got a ton of disposable diapers from our shower and wanted to use them. But we're getting to the end of the stash and I'm ready to try CDs at night. Should I invest in some AIOS? AI2? Wool? What are your recommendations?

AIOs aren't great for over night since they are a fixed absorbancy. I personally prefer hemp flats or a good fitted for overnight. I really like wool over a fitted; really helps keep pj's dry. If your worried about a dry feeling try using cheep fleece for a stay dry type feel. I just buy a yard of it at the fabric store and cut rectangles to it. All that said I don't use cloth over nigh untill the OS stage. I find getting enough absorbancy and not have a super huge diaper hard, I don't like to make them sleep spread eagle. (For fitted like Twinkie tush, they are expensive, but they hold SOSOSO much, and are super cute)

[coffeequeen14]

Sept 27, 2016 12:31:20 GMT -5 lennonkdc said:

Options for overnight cloth diapering? LO is in prefolds/covers during the day and disposable at night, because 1) she's currently good for a 5 to 6 hour stretch then a 4 hour strech and I didn't want wetness waking her up and 2) we got a ton of disposable diapers from our shower and wanted to use them. But we're getting to the end of the stash and I'm ready to try CDs at night. Should I invest in some AIOS? AI2? Wool? What are your recommendations?

I second fitted with wool for overnight. If wool is intimidating at first, try perhaps a cover over top at first (maybe a Flip?) and then when you gain confidence go for the wool!

Baby girl currently sleeps in a newborn simplex stuffed with a small insert or a small itti bitti boo with a cover. Once she is big enough for OS fitted she will move to those with wool.