Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Our First Couple Weeks of Cloth Diapering


Thank you for all the advice on my last cloth diaper post! You were all a huge help!!

The rest of our supplies arrived and we began cloth diapering about two and a half weeks ago.

It's going very well. Suprisingly well.

Last night Adam and I were talking about how it's really not as bad as we thought it would be. He was making me laugh as he was doing impressions of different people's reactions to us saying we were planning on doing cloth diapering. It was like we had told them we planned on swimming with sharks.

My mom always supported us in it and kept reassuring me it was not a big deal and she did it for me and my sister and brother when we were babies. And back then they didn't have all the cool stuff we have now like diaper sprayers and all in one diapers. I am so glad we listened to her and did it. 

I have a low tolerance for gross stuff. I am the kind of person who gags when cleaning up cat throw up. I really worried that I didn't have the stomach for this, but it's really not bothering me at all.

The diaper sprayer is a must have. I read a few reviews that made me nervous, but it was very easy to install and we have had no problems with it. And it makes the poopy diapers so easy to clean. We love it.

We're using mostly BumGenius diapers. We also have a few FuzziBunz. I highly recommend both of them. They're great. So easy to use and no problems with leaking.

We're using Rocking Green detergent and it seems to be working well. We also bought thirsties pre-wash. We haven't used it yet, but I figured we would use it on really dirty loads.

I stuff the inserts in the diapers all at once after bringing them up from the wash. That way they are ready to go when I need them. I put all the stuffed diapers in a diaper stacker next to the changing table. We use a diaper pail and liner from Cotton Babies and that is next to the changing table too.

We decided to use a wipe warmer for the cloth wipes. It takes a long time for water coming from our faucet to warm up, especially in the winter, so we thought it would be too much of a hassle to do it that way. It's much easier to have the wipes ready to go. I make a batch of the wipes solution, dunk the wipes in it, then roll each wipe and stack them in the wipe warmer. It's lasts a few days. I wash the wipes right with his diapers. He has had no issues with diaper rash since we stopped using disposable wipes. He used to scream when he got his diaper change, now he smiles when we use the warm wipes on him. He loves it.

If anyone out there has been considering switching to cloth, I encourage you to try it. I am so happy we did.


18 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh, his little face in that pic is so sweet. I'm so glad the cloth diaper route is working out for you. Good for you for proving those negative people wrong!

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  2. Aw he's too cute - I love that first picture too! It made me laugh.

    I'm glad to hear cloth diapering is going so well for you! It sounds like you've got a routine figured out and everyone is happy!

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  3. That's what I plan to do is cloth diaper! What cloth diapers are you using?

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  4. I'm so glad it's going so well! Looks like your little man is loving it too! He's just too cute!

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  5. I think more and more people are beginning to try it. I can remember putting cloth diapers on my dolls as a child - with the cute little diaper safety pins no doubt. Wow, I really need a baby. :)

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  6. he is so cute in his picture. glad things are going well w/ the cloth diapering

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  7. Lisa, EVERYTHING about that baby makes me laugh. He's soooo adorable. I'm happy to hear your thoughts on cloth. Although we don't have any babies to diaper yet, I really want to use cloth. Thanks for the update. I'll keep checking back to make sure you don't suddenly regret 'em. :-)

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  8. Kudos to you! I can't do it- but I admire those who do! Its good for so many many reasons.

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  9. Jayden melts my heart. He really does. I was just discussing cloth diapering with my mom recently and she's a big proponent. Maybe this is confirmation. Hmm.

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  10. What a cute baby! Thanks for checking out my blog too!

    My mom did cloth diapers as a day care provider. I have distinct memories of dunking the diapers in the toilet to clean and wringing them out with her hands - ish! I'm guessing the sprayer thing you mentioned handles that part.

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  11. Mr. Jayden is absolutely adorable and those cloth diapers sure do look a lot more comfortable than disposable ones!

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  12. Just read your posted linked through Blogher. We use cloth as well: Bumgenius and Fuzzibunz, but primarily Mommy's Touch. All three are great, but the MT are my faves. I was a little nervous gong in, though I knew I wanted to do it, and it was so much easier than I thought! People have to try it to know. It became routine so quickly. Good luck to you guys and your little man is adorable!!

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  13. He really could not be cuter. Honesly, people and their opinions make me laugh. We did not cloth diaper and I put it down to stress and laziness. good for you!

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  14. Whew, as someone who gags at everything, I'm glad that you can handle the cloth diapers. I don't know if we'll do cloth but regardless my DH is afraid I'll make him do them all (like I do the cat poop). Not a chance!

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  15. Haha, Adam said the same thing b'c I make him do all the cat poop clean up. :)

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  16. That is one stinking cute baby!! Love his little grin. And you've inspired me to check out cloth diapering, which I was 100% against until I read your post.

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  17. Thanks for posting this! We are still torn about whether to use cloth diapers or not and it is always helpful to read the details of someone else's experience

    By the way, I responded to your comment on my adoption post, but I'm not sure if you'll go back to check. Please do, though, and I would love for you to email me. Thanks!

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