10.25.2012

Going cloth...

I have been doing cloth diapers for about a month now and I actually love it. I decided to get the bumgenius one size diapers. They should fit Henry all the way until he is potty trained. I have 24 diapers which means I need to do wash about every three days.
Overall, it's been great and we've had a lot less diaper rash and no leaks overnight. Occasionally, we have a leaky wet diaper, but that is usually my fault for not changing him sooner. Basically, I rinse out the diapers every evening and put them back in the diaper pail with the washable pail liner until it's time to wash.
I put them in the wash and then line dry the diaper shells and put the inserts in the dryer. Any inserts that are looking a little yellow get laid out on the drying rack as well so the sun will fade the stains.
When I am out, I put the used diapers in a small wetbag I carry in my diaper bag. I can fit about 4 or 5 diapers in it. It holds the moisture and smell in and can go in the wash with the diapers.
After they are washed, I stuff the diapers and put them in a bin under the changing table so they are ready to use when I need to change Henry.


He seems to love them!

3 comments:

The Gardner Family said...

LOVE your blog! But WHAT?! Wowzers! Matt and I talked about cloth diapers once for a split second before Kaylee was born, but I chickened out. That's a lot of work, but they sure are cute! :) He is one handsome little man! Love you guys!! :)

Frank Candland Family said...

Those are the coolest cloth diapers ever! I am very impressed! Love and miss you guys!!

ToniBug said...

wow girl! I am impressed! Cloth diapers are a lot of work.