Wednesday, May 25, 2011

I'll say it anyways... Cloth Diapers

Here is how I do it:
I have a squirt bottle with a solution of water, baby wash and baby oil. I have little wash cloths. I have pink diaper pins. I have 4 ugly plastic pants. And I have about 24 flat cloth diapers and 5 prefolds. I buy Tide, bleach, baking soda, and vinegar. I have an old wheat bucket with a handle and a lid. I fold all the diapers the way I want them after I wash and dry them. I fold one diaper in 4ths long ways and stick it on top of a prefold or diaper folded in half long ways. I have a boy so I put the thickest part of the diaper in the front. I keep them folded in a stack, easy to access and use when needed. I carry a plastic bag everywhere I go, if I think we won't have to deal with a poop, then I'll do cloth while we are out, but if I think we might have problems, or I don't want to deal with problems, he is in a disposable while we are out. We always use disposable wipes while we are out. He wears a disposable to bed at night, so I don't have to change him if he wakes up. And being wet in cloth is more uncomfortable than being wet in a disposable, I would THINK! Maybe he will potty train early. Having a washer and dryer makes this a lot easier then if I were missing one or the other. I tried not using bleach but it just makes things easier, however I think it is harder on the fabric when you use bleach. There is so much info about all this online so if you want to do it, find what works for you.

1 comment:

Angela said...

Yea! I do cloth diapers too! I'm glad to find another family member that doesn't think that I am insane for taking it on.
I got my diapers used from a mother that had twin boys... so I'm well stocked with cloth diapers. I keep trying to get my other family into doing cloth, but no luck yet.