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A Day in the Life of a Cloth Diapering Mama….Laundry Day

It’s diaper laundry day, three days after the last one. This is the only laundry that needs doing today – pheee-ew.

I hear again and again from well intentioned mamas out there when they are considering cloth diapering…. “but what about the laundry – it must be SO much extra work!”

Actually – it isn’t.

So here goes….

It’s first thing in the morning. Ella is awake and happy. I put her down on her play mat and grab the laundry bag full of diapers (she is still pre-mobile at this point). I use a Monkey Doodlez Pail liner inside my diaper pail. I run it downstairs – nope – no drips or leaks on the way down and no clothes peg required for my nose. Washer gets opened and I dump in the diapers, wipes, our out and about wet bags, covers and then the pail liner in last. A squirt of hand sanitizer gel, rub rub, and the washer get started. I run a cold soak/rinse cycle – plain water.

Well, breakfast is eaten (I had toast, Ella had mama’s milk) and I’ve just gotten her into the stroller to head up to yoga. I run downstairs and turn the washer on to a hot wash/cold rinse extra long cycle and toss in 1 Tablespoon of Wonder Wash laundry detergent. Oh – I put the water on the highest level so that the diapers have lots of room to agitate. Off we go for yoga.

We get back. I’m feeling great; Ella’s looking for some milk and a nap. We both have something to eat, she goes down for a nap and I toss the diapers in the dryer. Covers and tote bags go on top laid flat to air dry. My diapers are allowed in the dryer for 80 mins only (one cycle). A silly rule I made up so that I don’t run the dryer a bunch of times. If they are still damp, they get hung to air dry the rest of the way. Most dry just fine in that time or less. Some of my natural fiber diapers take a bit longer. Sometimes I use a fluffly dry towel and my Nellie's Dryer balls - if I remember that is. This combo seems to speed up the drying process.

80 minutes later….Ella is still napping (woohoo!) and I hear the dryer finish. In five minutes flat, the diapers are out and folded and up to her room. I still have to stuff the pocket diapers but that should take all of about 5 mins more.

DONE. Fresh, warm diapers for Ella to change into when she wakes from her nap. Mmmmm, sounds lovely. All done from the comfort of my home. No running out to the store to buy diapers or wipes in the drippy rain today!