As much as I would love to save money I cannot even imagine having to deal with washing out nasty pooped on cloth every day, I barely can stand dealing with the poop long enough to wipe it up roll the diaper and throw it away How do you all do it???
As much as I would love to save money I cannot even imagine having to deal with washing out nasty pooped on cloth every day, I barely can stand dealing with the poop long enough to wipe it up roll the diaper and throw it away How do you all do it???
cherry / 108 posts
I honestly don't view it as any different than a disposable. Take the diaper off, put it in the pail. Wipe, put it in the pail (we use cloth wipes as well). Only difference is instead of taking the pail out to the trash, every 2 days you take out the bag, turn it inside out in the washer and commence the rinse and wash cycle. Honestly, how is it any different?
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
I use a flushable liner. So all I have to do is pull the liner off and toss it. No mess and no contact with the poo.
grapefruit / 4800 posts
You don't have to touch it or anything. The grossest part to me is wiping poop off their butt, the diaper you just spray off and toss in a bucket.
apricot / 464 posts
The grossest part is wiping- and you have to do that no matter what the diaper is made of! I'll admit that cloth diapering overwhelmed me before I started, but after trying it, it's like oh, that's it?
pomegranate / 3980 posts
@MsMamaBear: Okay, this is probably a dumb question but do you just use the wipe to scrape it off into the toilet and is that all you do before putting it in the wash?
blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts
@cyndistar3: You're not alone-- I don't really understand it either! As much as I try to comprehend it, I don't even feel comfortable putting mops in the washing machine, let alone poop! I just don't trust that it all gets washed away. I've had things go through the wash with a bit of dog poop stuck to it, and it comes out of the dryer with a small, hard, "clean" piece of poop. It's gone through the wash, but inside (AND out), it's still poop!! Haha.
pomegranate / 3980 posts
@tina: Exactly! Whenever my daughter would have an exploder diaper I would get as much poop out in the toilet and then have to partially wash it in the tub and then put it into the washer and proceed to immediately wash out the tub... I can't imagine doing that everytime my child poo'd
grapefruit / 4049 posts
I know... I was really psyched to cloth diaper Baby 2.0 but she's 5 months now, and the more I read about it, the more discouraged I get!
clementine / 958 posts
It really isn't hard. IMO, it is definitely more work than disposables, so it isn't the right choice for everyone. You really have to see the value in its benefits and truly want to cloth diaper to make the extra effort worthwhile.
As for the poop, once you figure out a wash routine that works for you, it's not a problem. EBF poop really does wash away easily in the washing machine and the sun really does bleach out spots. I was skeptical before I witnessed it myself. But if you're terrified of touching your own child's poop, no washing routine will ever seem acceptable to you. I promise, with very little effort on my part, my HE washing machine gets my LO's diapers so clean that I would eat off of them. If it weren't easy to get them clean, there wouldn't be so many cloth diaper lovers. Again, it takes more effort than tossing a disposable in the trash, but it isn't hard.
pear / 1861 posts
I just wipe it off, then wipe again with a wet wipe before I wash. The poop is gone when I put it in the pail though. The liners are fleece, so it comes right off.
Like owlmom said, if you are nervous about touching your child's poop, the washing won't be acceptable. Aside from it still being in the washer because you didn't touch it to get it off.
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
@cyndistar3: I'm with you. I still don't know how people do it with the ease of disposables out there. I've also been really trying to do the math on all of it with the addition of disposable inserts. I figure, if you're getting rid of the inserts, isn't that the same as throwing away a diaper? Plus, having disposable inserts must add to the cost. And then there's the whole "finding a daycare that isn't $1500/mo that will take cloth diapers."
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
@mediagirl: It's really not that hard to cloth. Like a PP said, instead of putting your diaper in the trash you put it in a diaper bin to wash it.
The disposable insert is very thin and tiny, not like a diaper. And the ones I use are biodegradable. Also, my LO is a one poop a day kind of girl, so after her poo I don't put them in her diaper, which saves a lot of inserts and money. And either way, a 100 pack is only $8.
http://www.amazon.com/Bumkins-Flushable-Diaper-Liner-Neutral/dp/B002T5Q01C
I'm a SAHM, so I don't have to worry about daycare luckily.
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
@cyndistar3: Everyone says you get less exploding diapers with cloth!
grapefruit / 4110 posts
I know that I am kind of strange. I actually find spraying diapers relaxing. I didn't know how much I would be into poop before having my little one. Now we analyze it to make sure he isn't reacting to food or anything. It is insane.
The only time I had a problem was the exploding diaper we had when he was in a disposable. After that it is easy.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
I never had an exploding diaper, in cloth or disposable. I think that's either user error or using the wrong size.
pomegranate / 3008 posts
Cloth isn't as complicated as it sounds; however, if you have concerns with regard to handling the poop in disposable diapers too, then cloth probably isn't for you. I have a co-worker that always wore nitrile gloves everytime he had to change his daughter's diaper so cloth definitely wasn't for him or his family. It is a lifestyle choice and making the choice to use cloth or disposables is something that has to be right for you and your family. I think the yuckiest part of cloth diapering is wiping the poop off my son once it gets smelly and peanut buttery from eating solids and you have to do that whether you use cloth or disposables.
pomegranate / 3980 posts
Thanks everyone! For me it isn't the touching poop tjat bothers me since I already know that happens with disposables. It is putting so much poop in my washer that creeps me out a bit lol. Plus I read that you have to wash them every day and at this point i only wash clothes twice a week lol...
@looch: Sometimes it just happens... My daughter had jet poops and every now and then it would send it up the back no matter if the diaper fit and was on perfectly
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
@cyndistar3: With liners we rarely put poo in the washer. But I do understand the issue with laundry. I do a diaper wash every other day, which is fine because I'm always doing laundry anyway. Just one more load!
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
@cyndistar3: Yes. You can flush them down the toilet, and they're biodegradable. They're very thin and tiny, but they do the trick.
pomegranate / 3980 posts
@artbee: okay that makes a world of difference. But how much different is it money wise, is it still cheap enough to make a difference?
squash / 13199 posts
we plan to use a diaper sprayer, so all the poop will be sprayed off the diaper directly into the toilet. I've changed diapers several times and even with disposables you still have to wipe poop off their butt so I dont see the difference
cherry / 116 posts
Cloth diapering isn't hard at all. With breastfed babies, their poo is water soluble, so I just put everything in the washing machine. I run it through a cold cycle, and then the sanitary cycle, and they come out super clean, and rarely any stains. I'm a SAHM, so it's probably a bit easier for me since I don't have to deal with the daycare issue.
Honestly, now that I'm cloth diapering I find disposables to be kind of gross. They smell terrible, and every poo explosion I have had has been when she was wearing disposable diapers.
Cloth diapering isn't the right choice for everyone, but I absolutely love it!
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
@cyndistar3: It's $8 for 100 pack of liners. And for me, I know my baby girl is going to have one poo a day, usually in the morning. So after that poo, I stop putting liners in so I'm not wasting them.
Personally, price isn't my big reason for doing cloth though anyway. It's just a big perk.
pomegranate / 3980 posts
I am a SAHM this time and thats the only reason I am even considering it.
@artbee: How often do you have to buy new diapers? Is it the same as disposables where theres a weight range for each size?
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
@cyndistar3: I think it's much easier for SAHM's, since I'm able to do laundry whenever I need to. They have different options for diapers. Some you have to keep buying more as they get bigger, but I use Bum Genius Elementals, they're All in One, One Size. So they will grow with her. They have snaps so you can make the diaper bigger or smaller.
clementine / 958 posts
@cyndistar3: I found the website dirtydiaperlaundry.com super helpful in answering a lot of my cloth diaper questions. The blogger does a ton of video reviews of different styles of cloth diapers, and has some very informative posts about how each style (pocket, all-in-one, fitted, etc) works.
pomegranate / 3980 posts
@artbee: Ooooh all in one! I think I am being convinced.... and they have pretty colors
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
@cyndistar3: They have a new All in One, One Size coming out that has a semi removable insert. It helps for faster drying times.
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
@cyndistar3: I bought them online, we don't have a store near us that sells them, or I would have done that because I'd rather have been able to see/feel them first since it's such a big investment.
Thegreennursery.com. I looked at a bunch of sites and there was no difference in price so I just picked one.
pomegranate / 3980 posts
@artbee: Oh my goodness are they really $25 for ONE diaper???
ETA: Nevermind! I would totally buy them online because the only store that carries them here wants $25 per diaper...
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
@cyndistar3: Lol, yes. I said it's a big investment! But, they will last her whole diapering life, and her siblings. I bought 30 so that's $750 (I wouldn't have even bought that many but my parents offered to help). And now I never have to buy another diaper. How much to you spend on disposables?
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
@cyndistar3: I think it's cheaper if you buy in bulk.
pomegranate / 3980 posts
@artbee: I am so about to do some math because I do not remember spending that much on diapers lol... How many would you say a person would need? Did you think 30 was too much or enough?
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