Dealing with the Poop

This is the most oft asked question when it comes to cloth. A couple quick facts to consider: I have not met a baby that has not had a "blowout" of newborn poop up their backs or down their legs at one time or another. And second, whatever type of diaper you use, the directions that we are all to follow is that you should flush the poop, not toss it away rolled up inside the diaper. Our landfills are not designed to process raw human waste.

The moral - you will be washing poop at one point or another.

But...with modern inventions, dealing with poop is a lot easier. The first easy to use invention is the flushable liner. Flushable liners come in rolls of 100 sheets (like a roll of TP) and are laid inside the diaper next to the baby. They are thin and soft and do not add any bulk. Their sole purpose is to catch the poop, they are not intended to provide any extra absorbency. In fact, the pee will just pass right through. When there is a poop in the diaper, you lift out the Flushable Liner and toss it into the toilet, let it sit for a minute to soak up some water and then flush it away. These work best in the "solid poop" stages as newborn poo is very runny and it doesn't stay all contained on top of the liner. The good news is breastmilk poop is washable and you don't actually have to rinse it off. If your baby is formula fed or is starting solids, then you need to try and remove some of the poop.

In comes invention #2 - the Diaper Sprayer. This handy sprayer is similar to your kitchen sink sprayer and easily attaches onto your toilet plumbing. You hold the diaper over the toilet and use the sprayer to rinse off the poop. No dunking, no swishing. Easy.