Comments on: Cloth Diapering Confidential

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:15:08 +0000

Weighing in late, but I think all cloth diapers get a ringaround when it comes to the amount of use and washings they endure!

We’ve been using fitteds/AIOs/Pockets and a few prefolds occassionally for 2.5 years now and they’re holding up well. I’m glad to see this, because I hope to use them for #2 eventually!

We love our cloth, and I second the last person’s suggestion to check out diaperpin.com for some great advise and reviews!

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:25:10 +0000

Kari–Have you looked into the fitted’s? They have an hourglass shape. If you don’t want to buy them there are many patterns and tips for making your own. Here’s one tutorial: http://mayna.livejournal.com/198548.html
And, I’m sure if you’ve been researching you’ve run across The Diaper Pin, but if you haven’t yet, it’s a great place to find questions and discussions on all things CD.
Hope it works out this time!

By: Lawanda

Lawanda — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:34:50 +0000

LOVE this post!!!! ♥

By: becca

becca — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:55:02 +0000

I’ve been using mine for 9 months now and they are getting a bit stringy too. I just snip the threads off every once in a while. I’m really looking forward to summer and hanging them on the line. Some of them are looking pretty bad. (I’ve had a few rounds of antibiotic-red poop to deal with. That stuff stains like the dickens.) To deal with the stiffness, I usually tumble mine in the dryer on no heat/ air only cycle to make them a little softer for the babe. She doesn’t seem to mind either way.
And I will admit, I do still fold mine, mostly because we have a tiny house and I like to get things put away. But we have #2 coming in a few months, which means double (or triple) the dipes and more washings, so I may not continue folding. I’m glad I have your permission not to. =)
We use an open-top diaper pail (trash can with waterproof bag liner) and sprinkle in some baking soda every few dipes. But boy, the bottom of that thing still reeks of ammonia when you dump it on wash day. I’ve left the laundry coughing from it. But luckily it all comes out in the wash.

By: marielle

marielle — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:38:30 +0000

LOL – totally agree. I’ve been cloth diapering continuously for the past six years, some of those years with two in cloth. I can’t imagine the amount of money we would have had to spend to use paper diapers. Now I also use cloth for myself and I wouldn’t do it any other way.

By: Foxmom

Foxmom — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:32:50 +0000

I was all set to do the cloth diapers but hubby was having none of it. I figured I could make it work and maybe we’d have some of the other as standby for him. A compromise, you know? Yeah.
And then we found out we were having twins… and I contemplated that job x2. uh huh… LOL I failed the environmentally “good” test. So sad.
Am (unrealistically) potty training said 16month olds now. So far we have managed actual sitting on it. and that’s about it. LOL
sigh…

By: JavaLady

JavaLady — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:38:57 +0000

I love this post ! I cd’ my two youngest and wish I’d done all three. I made many of my own diapers, covers, and doublers, as well as washable wipes, wipe solutions, and even mama’s own luna pads. All this saved me tons of moola ! And I wasn’t really any more trouble to do a load of diapers every couple of days than when we didn’t use cloth. I actually felt PROUD to be using cloth and not throwing my hard earned money away on disposables. The only disposable item that I felt was a Must -Have was the roll of flushable liners for inside diapers of toddlers… just peel that liner off when it is covered in poo, flush it, and drop your cloth diaper in the pail. No scraping poo off ever again ! LOL Sunlight is wonderful for bleaching out stains. I remember pinning diapers to a dog gate and leaning it up against the house on the front porch (no porch cover) to sun dry my diapers — because my subdivision didn’t allow clothes lines so I had to improvise a way to get them in the sunshine but still out smart the neighborhood patrol car and the neighborhood Miss Busy Body. LOL
There are plenty of patterns on line if you wanna sew your own diapers and some great breast feeding accessible clothing patterns too. (one of my favorite sewing patterns for bf clothes is Elizabethlee.com )
Happy times Mommas!

By: ranch101

ranch101 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:16:10 +0000

For Kari: Our old diaper service has videos on diapering at http://tinytots.com/diaperservice/learntodiaper_home.html One thing that my Mom told me that wasn’t in the videos was to put a twist in the diaper as you pull it up between the child’s legs, particularly when they’re tiny. That not only keeps the fabric from pushing the legs apart quite as much, but concentrates the fabric right where absorbency is most needed. Best of luck and congratulations!

By: Cathy

Cathy — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:15:30 +0000

We have Kissaluv fitteds for the first 6 months or so (depending on chubbiness of baby)…they’ve held up through 3 babies so far (bought them used from a friend) and are getting ready to do duty on baby #4.

For the next stage, we use Fuzzi Bunz pocket diapers. So far they’ve been through 2 of my children and are still going strong, getting ready for the next. For the lady who asked about bulk, these are the perfect solution…just about as slim-fitting as a disposable if you use microfiber inserts.

And yeah, we often use them right from the basket. Now, my wipes, on the other hand, are looking pretty shabby…time for a few new ones for this little one.

By: Cori

Cori — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:40:35 +0000

I’m a bit surprised at your prefolds falling apart actually because I have some that were handed down to me by a mom of 3. I wash them every 2 or 3 days too. Maybe it does matter a little bit what type you get afterall!