What's the best laundry routine for 2 in cloth?

[mrsfrenchy]

I'm going to have an 18 month old and a nb in cloth in january. Right now, I do laundry every other day, which fills up my washer half way (one diaper pail). I do dry my diapers in the dryer.

Which is the best way to handle laundry with 2 in diapers?

A) Use two pails/pail liners. Do laundry every other day, with the washer completely full.

B) Do laundry every day . This would just be one pail, with a half full washer.


I really can't imagine doing diaper laundry every single day, but I'm concerned that if I run a full load of diapers, they wouldn't get as clean. This is silly though, right?

[chely7425]

I have 2 in cloth, an 18 month old and a 4 month old. For the first couple months I had to do laundry every day, my 4 month old just went through SO many diapers!! In the past month or month and a half I have been able to go down to washing every other day, which is SO much nicer!

[Michigan Mama]

I'm washing every day right now. I can get away with a day and a half, but if I go much longer than that, the diapers are just too stuffed in the machine to get clean. I think our washer drum is smaller than average, but that is an issue for us. Routine-wise, it's easier for me just to do it daily. I don't have to do as many rinses that way, plus I know I won't forget. It just seems easier for me.

[weliveintheforest]

unless your washer is too small to fit both pails, just wash them together every other day. (or use one larger pail)

[Drummer's Wife]

I've done it both ways: washed every day, and washed every other day. I kinda prefer washing more frequently with a smaller load, but either way works.

[inky leeuhhh]

well, if i had my own washer id be washing a smaller load each day. i tend to get lazy the longer i wait and then i end up totally flustered trying to get the diapers washed before we run out. lol. thats just me though.

[Katie T]

I only had 18 dipes at first w/a 21m & nb so washed 2 ttimes a day after I got more dipes I could go every day and that worked great.

[RGsMom]

Every day is best at the beginning. I remember wanting to do 2 days, but when we tried, it was SO full! We tried to keep them separate too and wash Noah's 1 day, RG's the next, but it was just easier to wash them all together. Going 1 1/2 days isn't so bad either and we do that often now. Can almost stretch to 2 days since our son goes through less, but we start to run out of diapers since they are about to the same size now, LOL!

[Justmee]

Every other day with one pail.

[MamaMelis]

My first two are only 13 months apart so I had two in cloth for well over a year. I found that two pails (Actually a wetbag downstairs and a pail/bag upstairs, simply for ease) with washing every other day (usually if I washed at night one day, I would need to wash in the AM two days later, so I suppose it was really more like every 1.5 days) worked well for us. I also have an extra large capacity washer, so that may have made a difference. Never had any issues with stinkyness in that time period.

Congrats on your upcoming babe!

[cristeen]

Don't count on only having 1 pail daily with a NB and an older child. I have a 1 mo and have to wash daily because our one pail is overflowing by the end of the day. I have a sizeable stash of NB/Sm dipes and he's going through them daily.

I'd say you're probably going to have to wash daily for a while. If you have your own machines though, it's not nearly as daunting as I expected it to be.

[iowaorganic]

I have had 2 in cloth for forever it seems. I wash everyother day with a full load but wash 2x and an extra rinse. But that is what works for us. We have a ton of laundry from the farm stuff and I can't seem to get to diapers every day. speaking of which.....off to do a load.