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New & Green Families Share their Experiences and Tips about Cloth Diapering

NEW!! Tips from Karen & Colin (the New & Green Mama and Daddy) from their experiences with cloth diapering

Keep your diaper pail odours at bay by doing one of or a combo of the following - use a deo disc in/on the inside of the lid of your diaper pail, sprinkle a few drops of an essential oil on a cloth wipe (we love lavender) and toss it in the bag with your diapers, have a shaker with baking soda near your diaper pail and sprinkle some baking soda in the pail with each change.

What's in our diaper bag (Then & Now)? Then - 2 pocket diapers, pre-moistened cloth wipes in travel huggies container, changing pad, wet bag, extra undershirt, extra sleeper, instant hand wash. And now - 2 pocket diapers, pre-moistened cloth wipes in travel huggies container, changing pad, wet bag, instant hand wash. Hmmm - not a lot different then and now - just leaving the extra outfit at home now. Taking cloth diapers along doesn't mean you need a supersized bag or a whole lot of extra stuff!

And from some of the fabulous families we've worked with:

June tells us about using cloth wipes alongside her cloth diapers.

“We use cloth wipes along with cloth diapers. We have a wipes warmer that is normally used for disposable wipes, but we put cloth wipes in there instead. We simply take a stack of wipes, run tap water over it, squeeze and put them in the warmer. It keeps the wipes moist and warm and easily accessible -- no running to the bathroom to soak a wipe before changing.”

Gretchen tells us about using cloth diapers, going out with cloth diapers, a night time suggestions and even throws in a laundry tip:

On using cloth diapers….Not a big deal to use. I REALLY do not find them any more work than disposable. REALLY.

On going out and about with cloth diapers…I just bring a plastic bag with me and when I change the diaper I put the dirty one in the plastic bag and take it home with me. I also bring a little spray bottle with water and spray that on my cloth wipes. When I get home I just put the dirty diaper in the pail. Really not a big deal. (Consider using a reusable diaper tote/wet bag such as a Bummis or Monkey Doodlez Tote)

A Night time solution… I double up on absorbency and then add a thin absorbent wick-away liner on top followed by the cover.

Gretchen’s laundry tip…When your diapers come out stained just leave them in the sun and the sun will bleach them white again. It’s amazing.

A Victoria Mama recommends “…trying several brands to see what works with your baby and also your lifestyle. What works for one person doesn’t always work for another. For example, my friend and I bought some pocket diapers and shared them. I use them as pocket diaper with great success but my friend found that she prefers to use cotton prefolds and then the pocket diaper on top for a cover. I like to have multi brands in my stash for different purposes like going out, nighttime and at home. I also want to really recommend the benefits of a wool soaker or as I call ours our bed saver."

Leona told us she was worried that cloth diapering would be a big challenge but she was determined to try.

This is her story: “Someone gave me a bunch of cloth diapers and so I started using them on my newborn. Newborn poop, especially breast milk poop, doesn't need to be soaked, scraped, or bleached. All I do is dump the diaper in a dry bucket and at the end of each day I wash them in hot water on a long wash cycle. The next morning I give them an extra rinse and put them in the dryer or hang them on the line, weather depending. I use a scent-free, dye-free detergent and nothing else because it won't stain if you wash them every day. (And if you have some staining – see Gretchen’s sunning tip above!)

So what is Leona’s motivation to use cloth diapers? She says – “Its environmentally friendly, its cost-efficient, its easy, but most of all, it has become a fun, bonding experience with my baby! Who would have thought!!?”