Washing pocket diapers (novice question)

[eatingfor3]

I could have sworn that I read that after changing a pocket diaper, you need to put the stuffing in one pail/ bag and the cover in another until you wash them. Is that true?

I've been using pockets on my 2 year old and keeping the 2 parts of the pocket diapers separate until washing and quite honestly, it is kind of a pain in the rear. I don't want to make things harder than they should be so if I can combine the covers and the stuffing after the diaper is dirty, that would be awesome. If not, no big deal, I'll figure something out.

Thanks!

[TheGirls]

I've never separated mine. My diaper pail is a mix of prefolds, covers, pockets, inserts, wipes, and the occasional changing pad cover or pooped-on towel...

[rebecca03]

i've never separated mine either, i use mostly fuzzi bunz. i think those guidelines are just if you use a wet pail.

[Galatea]

Nope, we don't separate anything. We dry pail.

[EmmalinesMom]

We dry pail (always have) and I pull the inserts out, then toss everything together. You don't want to soak PUL in a wetpail.

[bea3]

Originally Posted by EmmalinesMom

We dry pail (always have) and I pull the inserts out, then toss everything together. You don't want to soak PUL in a wetpail.

As long as you're using a dry bag/pail, there's no need to keep them separate. Just pull the inserts out and toss into the bag with the pocket.

I do keep my FBs separate from other dipes of natural fibers, to prevent pilling. But that is primarily aesthetic!

[Llyra]

I don't separate. I can't imagine going to all that trouble. If cloth diapering was that complicated, I would have quit a long time ago.

[Michigan Mama]

Us, too. All goes together in the pail and in the machine!

[eatingfor3]

Well, now I feel like a big dork, lol! Yay for doing things the hard way!!

From now on I will be putting them all in one pail (I do a dry pail) and calling it good.

Thanks for all the replies!!