I thought I'd move the cloth diaper talk to its own thread, so it'll be easier to find information again. I know there's probably lots of info elsewhere on the boards,but it's nice to have a conversation about it w/mamas we kind of "know," right?
So... let's see. I cloth diapered right away with my first. I was a bit scared but it turned out to be no big thing. I'm so glad I did - they were a lot cheaper, even with some nice ones, than disposables. We never ran out in the middle of the night. The prefolds have come in handy for other things. They didn't stink like a lot of disposables did. And we found it easier to clean a poopy baby in cloth than plastic - partly because you can use the clean parts of the diaper to wipe the baby's bottom before you use the wipes, and partly because with cloth, more poop ended up on the diaper and less on the baby than with plastic.
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A couple things to remember starting out:
* It's easiest if you find someone else (a service, dh, or a very very very good friend) to wash the diapers the first month, if you've never tried it before.
* The first couple days of meconium (tar-like poop, excess blood cells? something odd) are nasty. Using disposable liners (available at most online diaper sellers) or disposables at first keep your diapers from getting stained.
* Cloth diapers need a waterproof outer layer or a cover. This sounds basic but some people don't know. The layer can be plastic, PUL, wool, nylon, or fleece. If any of the diaper sticks out from under the cover, pee will wick from the diaper onto the baby's clothes, yuck.
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A great website: www.diaperpin.com
My website that is a bit out of date but has some info on washing and arranging things and such: http://real.oddfriday.com/Odd%20Frid...aos-index.html and click "diapers" on the left.
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We used cloth wipes. I bought flannel baby blankets at thrift stores and cut them up. Some people hem them but I never bothered. I washed them with the dipes.
I didn't have a wipe warmer because my son didn't react to cold water. I dipped the clean wipes in a dish of water with a couple drops each Dr. Bronner's soap and tea tree oil as I need them.
In the diaper bag I kept zip lock bags, clean wipes, diapers, and a small squeeze bottle of water w/soap and tt oil.
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Dh is giving me evil looks because he just bought some hardware he desperately wants to install.... washing info later (or check my site).
-sofia
So... let's see. I cloth diapered right away with my first. I was a bit scared but it turned out to be no big thing. I'm so glad I did - they were a lot cheaper, even with some nice ones, than disposables. We never ran out in the middle of the night. The prefolds have come in handy for other things. They didn't stink like a lot of disposables did. And we found it easier to clean a poopy baby in cloth than plastic - partly because you can use the clean parts of the diaper to wipe the baby's bottom before you use the wipes, and partly because with cloth, more poop ended up on the diaper and less on the baby than with plastic.
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A couple things to remember starting out:
* It's easiest if you find someone else (a service, dh, or a very very very good friend) to wash the diapers the first month, if you've never tried it before.
* The first couple days of meconium (tar-like poop, excess blood cells? something odd) are nasty. Using disposable liners (available at most online diaper sellers) or disposables at first keep your diapers from getting stained.
* Cloth diapers need a waterproof outer layer or a cover. This sounds basic but some people don't know. The layer can be plastic, PUL, wool, nylon, or fleece. If any of the diaper sticks out from under the cover, pee will wick from the diaper onto the baby's clothes, yuck.
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A great website: www.diaperpin.com
My website that is a bit out of date but has some info on washing and arranging things and such: http://real.oddfriday.com/Odd%20Frid...aos-index.html and click "diapers" on the left.
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We used cloth wipes. I bought flannel baby blankets at thrift stores and cut them up. Some people hem them but I never bothered. I washed them with the dipes.
I didn't have a wipe warmer because my son didn't react to cold water. I dipped the clean wipes in a dish of water with a couple drops each Dr. Bronner's soap and tea tree oil as I need them.
In the diaper bag I kept zip lock bags, clean wipes, diapers, and a small squeeze bottle of water w/soap and tt oil.
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Dh is giving me evil looks because he just bought some hardware he desperately wants to install.... washing info later (or check my site).
-sofia