Cloth diapering mamas

[daisylola11]

I know there's a cloth diapering and more group but wanted to ask a few questions and in case anyone brings up something I may be missing to prepare for this new LO.

Any questions , tips or general "don't forget to" that you wanna post is appreciated

[daisylola11]

First question, are you planning on cloth from the very beginning?

I was gonna do sposies for the first few tar like poops then cloth, I don't remember how long those poops lasted w DS.

[daisylola11]

Also I plan on using cloth wipes too and wondered if I can make the solution in advance, like a nice gallon sized portion?

I registered for cloth bits but have everything to make my own too.

[daisylola11]

And last question... for now, that prompted the thread...

I'll be cloth diapering both my 2.5 year old and new baby, and tips? Is it gonna be that much more work? How about when out and about? Nice excuse for a bigger diaper bag? Lol

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Jan 8, 2017 12:14:06 GMT -5 daisylola11 said:

Also I plan on using cloth wipes too and wondered if I can make the solution in advance, like a nice gallon sized portion?

I registered for cloth bits but have everything to make my own too.

I just moistened mine with water last time. What solution are you using?

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Jan 8, 2017 12:17:51 GMT -5 daisylola11 said:

And last question... for now, that prompted the thread...

I'll be cloth diapering both my 2.5 year old and new baby, and tips? Is it gonna be that much more work? How about when out and about? Nice excuse for a bigger diaper bag? Lol

So, my DS shows no signs on PT soon. So I'll be using cloth on two as well.

I'm not really anticipating it being much more work. DS pretty much only poops once a day and that's where most of the work comes into cloth.

[daisylola11]

Jan 8, 2017 12:46:07 GMT -5 @priss08 said:

Jan 8, 2017 12:14:06 GMT -5 daisylola11 said:

Also I plan on using cloth wipes too and wondered if I can make the solution in advance, like a nice gallon sized portion?

I registered for cloth bits but have everything to make my own too.

I just moistened mine with water last time. What solution are you using?

I did think of water too, just saw so many solutions that I thought I could have that around as an option too

I saw a few on Pinterest and I liked the ones with just a a couple ingredients:
Water
Dr bronners liquid Castile soap
Coconut or almond oil
Essential oil for scent optional

[daisylola11]

Jan 8, 2017 12:48:20 GMT -5 @priss08 said:

Jan 8, 2017 12:17:51 GMT -5 daisylola11 said:

And last question... for now, that prompted the thread...

I'll be cloth diapering both my 2.5 year old and new baby, and tips? Is it gonna be that much more work? How about when out and about? Nice excuse for a bigger diaper bag? Lol

So, my DS shows no signs on PT soon. So I'll be using cloth on two as well.

I'm not really anticipating it being much more work. DS pretty much only poops once a day and that's where most of the work comes into cloth.

This is what I'm thinking, I started cloth on my son when he was 1 so the newborn little baby stage is new to me

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Jan 8, 2017 12:54:54 GMT -5 daisylola11 said:

Jan 8, 2017 12:48:20 GMT -5 @priss08 said:

So, my DS shows no signs on PT soon. So I'll be using cloth on two as well.

I'm not really anticipating it being much more work. DS pretty much only poops once a day and that's where most of the work comes into cloth.

This is what I'm thinking, I started cloth on my son when he was 1 so the newborn little baby stage is new to me

Before they eat solid food cloth is easy. Just dump the diaper in the pail then wash.

My plan: newborn covers and bamboo/microfiber inserts washed as needed. I'm going to take a few disposable diapers from the hospital.

I did this we DS too. It worked out well because the inserts or prefolds dry quickly and so do the covers. I thought about doing AIO's this time but I'm worried about drying times.

[daisylola11]

Jan 8, 2017 13:09:28 GMT -5 @priss08 said:

Jan 8, 2017 12:54:54 GMT -5 daisylola11 said:

This is what I'm thinking, I started cloth on my son when he was 1 so the newborn little baby stage is new to me

Before they eat solid food cloth is easy. Just dump the diaper in the pail then wash.

My plan: newborn covers and bamboo/microfiber inserts washed as needed. I'm going to take a few disposable diapers from the hospital.

I did this we DS too. It worked out well because the inserts or prefolds dry quickly and so do the covers. I thought about doing AIO's this time but I'm worried about drying times.

I have mostly covers and prefolds/inserts and just about 8 AIO to try, I was thinking it would be easier out and about or at night so we'll see. If I like I may get more but I agree the drying will be tricky

[daisylola11]

@justinslovo good to know I can spray the butt directly! I was worried about the pre moistened wipes so I'll have to wait and then test if I like them pre moistened at home and use the spray out and about.

My H is also not loving the idea of cloth wipes, and since we use disposable ones for DS I'll have them around anyway.

I have the jujube bff so I think it will fit both kids stuff, plus snacks and waters, I'm usually out and about a lot. Plus I can't help but bring all the things everywhere lol

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Jan 8, 2017 13:25:17 GMT -5 daisylola11 said:

Jan 8, 2017 13:09:28 GMT -5 @priss08 said:

Before they eat solid food cloth is easy. Just dump the diaper in the pail then wash.

My plan: newborn covers and bamboo/microfiber inserts washed as needed. I'm going to take a few disposable diapers from the hospital.

I did this we DS too. It worked out well because the inserts or prefolds dry quickly and so do the covers. I thought about doing AIO's this time but I'm worried about drying times.

I have mostly covers and prefolds/inserts and just about 8 AIO to try, I was thinking it would be easier out and about or at night so we'll see. If I like I may get more but I agree the drying will be tricky

Ime, the inserts and covers travel better because they take-up less space. Especially in the little baby that needs a million things phase.

[daisylola11]

Thanks ladies! I'm excited cuz it's new but also nervous ha

[amacbaby]

daisylola11, we always had two in cloth because of twins and I would say I did appreciate a large diaper bag. But it did come into play more when they were bigger and their diapers were bigger, and your older one might be out of diapers by the time baby needs more space in the diaper bag.

We also just used water, in a little spray bottle that we sprayed their butts down with. It worked well.

I would also say if you do cloth wipes (we did) to start right away with the diapers because that's when they are easiest. All poop just goes in the washer, including poopy wipes, so it is no more work at all. Your husband might be more on board once he sees that. Also, I did find that cloth wipes cleaned up big poops much easier than disposable, so that's a plus.



I am excited because someone actually bought us a diaper sprayer from our registry! Our girls never had plop-able poop so I was really over cleaning their poopy diapers by the end. It may have been the reason we started potty training at 20 months

Also, a good friend gave us 30 NB AIO (a mix of lil joeys and grovia) so I am looking forward to trying those out too.


Does anyone else have really hard water? We always had really soft water and never had a problem washing diapers before (using Tide) but for the few months we diapered here, it was a pain to get diapers clean. Any tips would be great

[mosdub]

I wasn't planning on using cloth wipes - any reason I should reconsider this?

I was planning on using disposables for when we visit grandparents, or are out for a long time, or have someone babysit longer than a couple hours.

We have a ton of size 1 diapers from Honest Company (last pregnancy I signed up for their free trial and forgot to cancel, and ended up with a huge box of them). We will probably use those as needed (I don't know what to expect with cloth diapering yet) and donate the extras we have left over.

[kristhegirl]

I just did/do water, no solution. No rash problems, either.

I do all prefolds and covers. I don't trust my front load to clean AIOs, plus they're so easy. I also rinsed all poop diapers even before solids, for the same reason.

I used disposable last time until her belly button stub fell off, so a little over a week.

I love cloth wipes. They work so well on poop! They're no more work since you wash them with the diapers.

[amacbaby]

mosdub, we used disposable wipes sometimes but preferred cloth because they work so well cleaning poop. Plus I made a ton from old velour clothes so they were free. My personal downside is it was sometimes annoying to have to have wipes and a separate spray bottle when out and about. I like the convenience of pre-moistened disposables sometimes.

[mosdub]

amacbaby you inspired me! I looked online and saw some people make no-sew wipes with fleece. I bought a cheap fleece blanket at IKEA a few months back, thinking it would be nice for the nursery but we have enough other ones and it wasn't that fancy anyway so...I chopped it! Hoping they work well enough and hold up to washing!

[daisylola11]

mosdub yes to what amacbaby said about the wipes! I had a bunch of receiving blankets and made wipes so they were free, and since they can be tossed in with the diapers I figured why not! I might make some fleece ones too seeing how easy they are now

[amacbaby]

mosdub, that's awesome! I love "upcycling" (ie free stuff )

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We're hoping to cloth diapering with disposables for some outings once we are home from the hospital.

Someone gave us a 5 or 6 pack of wipes and we obviously need more than that so I think most of ours will be cut up old t-shirts or any other item that is the right fabric.
I had completely forgotten about moistening the wipes. I have an extra spray bottle I can use for around the house but I'd like a more portable one. What are you using to spray them while out and about?

[amacbaby]

Jan 9, 2017 21:16:58 GMT -5 @justinslovo said:

Jan 9, 2017 21:09:57 GMT -5 @ordinaryamy said:

We're hoping to cloth diapering with disposables for some outings once we are home from the hospital.

Someone gave us a 5 or 6 pack of wipes and we obviously need more than that so I think most of ours will be cut up old t-shirts or any other item that is the right fabric.
I had completely forgotten about moistening the wipes. I have an extra spray bottle I can use for around the house but I'd like a more portable one. What are you using to spray them while out and about?

In the travel toiletry section at Target and Walmart they sell little 1-2 oz spray bottles. Inexpensive and super portable!

+1 we use these exact ones. And I like to spray their butt then wipe it off

[obi]

I would love the first diaper to be cloth but I will probably do diaposables until the cord stump falls off.
Funky fluff is releasing NB diapers soon though so I may change my mind.
I had a short stint with cloth wipes. My H hated them. I didn't mind them. Ultimately we went back to disposable wipes which we will stick with. We use pampers sensitive.

I dont have any AIOs. My stash is almost entirely bamboo inserts which take a looooong time to dry but you get used to your diapering schedule.

I have a double pocket wetbag by Funky Fluff that is great for overnights. I also have a clutch which is good for trips to the store. We dont normally need to change C while out but we are about a 25min drive away from where we shop so I like to have it on hand.

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Jan 10, 2017 17:20:59 GMT -5 Fearsy said:

I plan to use disposable until she fits in OS diapers. I didn't want to invest in NB sizes. If we're gifted them, then we'll start sooner.

I'll have two in cloth but I don't expect it to be significantly harder than it is now. I'm weird and actually enjoy diaper laundry.

We already have a large diaper bag so I'll just use that and carry less diapers per kid. I don't typically need all of the ones I carry with me on a regular basis anyway.

I use disposable wipes because I like having them handy for wiping faces, hands, dirty toys, pacis, etc.

I may go this route. I loved the newborn cloth diapers with DS but...I didn't keep any baby stuff and since I'm starting from the ground up I'm not sure if buying the newborn sizes would save money. :/

[mikaela20]

I'm planning to start after I'm feeling better after my c-section. I've built my NB stash through local buy sell groups since the newborn stuff is barely used. I bought 7 covers at $5 cnd each and 36 newborn prefolds for $1 each, 30 of them are new. I do want to splurge on a newborn wool soaker because they are so cute! But only if I get a visa card or something from my shower.

I'm bringing 20 disposables with me to the hospital since that's what is listed on their hospital list to bring. And a pack of 26 is already $20! So I think it would save me money doing cloth once I get through this pack of disposables.

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So I mentioned a while back that I cloth diapered with Gerber prefolds. I'm no longer sure how I did that for over two years. I ordered some charcoal bamboo inserted and they work a million times better. I'm going to order a bunch more for the new baby. 


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[mosdub]

Jan 14, 2017 12:23:30 GMT -5 @priss08 said:

So I mentioned a while back that I cloth diapered with Gerber prefolds. I'm no longer sure how I did that for over two years. I ordered some charcoal bamboo inserted and they work a million times better. I'm going to order a bunch more for the new baby. 


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I'm so glad they work for you!!!  I was enticed by the color (hide the poopy stains) and the gussets so I also purchased a pack.  

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Jan 16, 2017 7:49:47 GMT -5 mosdub said:

Jan 14, 2017 12:23:30 GMT -5 @priss08 said:

So I mentioned a while back that I cloth diapered with Gerber prefolds. I'm no longer sure how I did that for over two years. I ordered some charcoal bamboo inserted and they work a million times better. I'm going to order a bunch more for the new baby. 


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I'm so glad they work for you!!!  I was enticed by the color (hide the poopy stains) and the gussets so I also purchased a pack.  

They work great on my son which is saying a lot because he's always been a very heavy wetter. They're a nice trim fit as well.