Cloth Diapering a Newborn - Page 2

[MaryElizabeth]

Umm yeah. I never dunked/sprayed any of my diapers either and Ive never had a problem. I shook whatever would come off ( after solid food started) and then just put the diaper in the wet bag. I do a cold rinse-hotwash-cold rinse   washing routine and my diapers never even have poop on them after the first rinse! I always shudder at the thought of dunking and rinsing a diaper!

Originally Posted by Mamatoabunch 

Maybe I am lazy and maybe this is why some of my diapers are stained, but I never dunk or rinse diapers out. Just scrape of solid that will scrape off into the toilet and toss into a dry pail. The whole spraying a diaper w/ water just seems to spray in other places around the toilet. Never used one though so I could be wrong.

[MaryElizabeth]

I definitely have a newborn stash :) I'm guessing this babe will be around the 7-8 lb range and plan to use sposies in the hospital and then start cloth right away. I do all pockets and AIO's because I'm lazy and it's the only way the DH can use a cloth diaper correctly! I don't plan on being able to use them past 3 months---max! But, I can resell them on diaperswappers.com and make most of my money back--I hope! I have a good stash of smalls too-- actually too many! I am trying to sell a few right now ... Anyone interested in 4 new size small Monkey Doodlez....

[Mamatoabunch]

Mine have been all over, most of my bigger babies lost a pound or so and some grew fast and some not. So I have many sized diapers, newborn and smalls to accommodate. My 7th came at 37 even, weighing 6lbs 15oz, after my last 4 were 9lbs or so. I was digging out these preemie sized fitted I had been gifted a few babies ago. Then my 9th arrived over 10lbs and was too chubby for newborn size. 

[kawa kamuri]

Originally Posted by Mamatoabunch 

Maybe I am lazy and maybe this is why some of my diapers are stained, but I never dunk or rinse diapers out. Just scrape of solid that will scrape off into the toilet and toss into a dry pail. The whole spraying a diaper w/ water just seems to spray in other places around the toilet. Never used one though so I could be wrong.

I've been a scraper and a sprayer and much prefer to, one full time solids start, use disposable liners and spray when needed. I use the detachable shower head with a few tricks to keep it off the floor. It does sometimes get on the toilet bowl but I just wipe it off. It could work better with a proper diaper sprayer but I've never used one. With EBF poop I just let it be. 

[lithigin]

I have what I call a "poop stick" that came with the G diapers that I tried with DD, and it is pretty great. It's basically a straight all-plastic spatula that you hang on a suction cup on the side of your toilet tank. I scrape poop off with it, swish it in the toilet, wipe it well on a clean part of the dirty diaper, then hang it back up.

[weliveintheforest]

I like to use newborn diapers even if they only fit for a couple weeks.  It's the only time I really like diapering, when the baby is so new that everything about it is fun.  I didn't have any stains from meconium, and we do EC so there were never too many poopy diapers to worry about.  I would usually just shake the solids into the toilet and wash them, but this time we are getting a toilet sprayer too.

[coharmony]

Originally Posted by kawa kamuri 

My last was around that size (and 23") and def too big for newborn anything. The only issue I had with small diapers was being mindful of her umbilical cord that that was such a non-issue that I'll be starting with smalls this time as well. 

I'm glad you said that (oh and my boy was 23" too). Its so confusing to try to figure out what will work.