https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:21:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-wohm-and-cd#post-1463306 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 11:19:09 +0000 LittleFox 1463306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We cloth diaper at home and use disposables for daycare. It works fine, but we didn't start daycare until 8 or 9 months. We definitely still saved money the first year, but we also use one of the most inexpensive cloth diaper setups (prefolds + covers), and bought a substantial portion of what we have used and/or on sale. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-wohm-and-cd#post-1463204 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 10:50:58 +0000 ValentineMommy 1463204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We both work full time and CD-ing has never been a problem. Granted, DS doesn't go to daycare (he goes to grandma-care lol), so we don't have that issue. As far as washing goes, I just put in the load right when I get home from work and it's done before bed. It's really no big deal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-wohm-and-cd#post-1452537 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 21:07:42 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 1452537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We also both work full time, send F to a center daycare, and cloth diaper. It's been super simple like others said. We keep a stash of disposables at daycare in case we forget to wash/dont pack diapers. We also use liners at daycare (for their convenience). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-wohm-and-cd#post-1452279 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 19:36:22 +0000 jetsa 1452279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NorCalWayfarer: I actually just counted we have 35. I should add that I work Monday-Thursday so I normally wash Mondays and Fridays. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-wohm-and-cd#post-1452193 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 18:58:20 +0000 NorCalWayfarer 1452193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@septca: Our laundry is out in the garage so it won't impact LO's sleep, although it makes me more likely to forget a load out there. And I'm pretty sure it has an extra rinse cycle </p> <p>@jetsa: How many CDs do you have?</p> <p>Thanks for the response ladies! I hadn't considered the hybrid approach much of CD at home and disposables at daycare (if they won't accept CDs) -- that might be a good option. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-wohm-and-cd#post-1449066 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 15:55:12 +0000 jetsa 1449066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I WOHM and we successfully cloth diaper. We have a large enough stash that we normally only wash 1 during the work week (Monday nights normally). My washer can be set to do all the cycles so all I have to do is set it walk away and 2 hours later either hang or put the diapers in the dryer.</p> <p>Also my in-home daycare does CD for us, she just takes off the diapers and throws them in a wet bag with everything in it, no rinsing etc. Most centers are required to, I believe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-wohm-and-cd#post-1449046 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 15:50:13 +0000 septca 1449046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A couple of things... does your washer have an extra rinse and/or delayed wash setting? Those things really help us.</p> <p>Where is your laundry located? Ultimately, we didn't CD because we realized we cannot do laundry while DD sleeps because her crib and the washing machine share a wall and our machine is *loud,* The location of our washing machine is something I never considered before having a baby, but now it is a huge PITA. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-wohm-and-cd#post-1449009 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 15:41:03 +0000 pelikila 1449009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We both WOH and cloth diapered successfully full time (center-based daycare). We did diaper laundry three times a week and usually would start a load right after getting home and it would be ready for the dryer before we went to bed. We'd stuff any pockets the following night if needed right away or would wait for the weekend (we had a sizeable stash so as C got older we had a little more wiggle room in how many diapers we needed every few days). Our daycare was on board and just stuck them in the wetbag I brought every day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-wohm-and-cd#post-1448992 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 15:36:41 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 1448992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I WOHM and we cloth diapered successfully. What helped a ton was that our nanny was totally on board and would fold them for us if we washed them. The extra laundry wasn't that big of a deal for us, especially since we had a large stash. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-wohm-and-cd#post-1448977 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 15:33:42 +0000 Corduroy 1448977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I assumed we couldn't CD because we would be sending LO to daycare. I only asked one center if they allow CD. They said they allow it but they have only had a few CD kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-wohm-and-cd#post-1448651 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:03:27 +0000 LulaBee 1448651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I both work FT and we CD. We end up washing diapers every other night or every 3 nights. It's not a hassle or anything, just put in wash when DD goes to bed and they dry in dryer overnight. We use liners and I don't think buying liners equals the cost of disposables. Daycare was okay with CD from the beginning (thank goodness, I was expecting to have to use disposables). We do use disposables at night and whenever DD has diaper rash (which she never had until she started daycare...) I say go for it! It was one of the best decisions we made so far and we plan on doing CD with #2 as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-wohm-and-cd#post-1447316 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 23:43:19 +0000 red_seattle 1447316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a nanny while I worked when X was 3-7 months old. We were pretty up front with saying "don't say yes to the job offer unless you're ok with cloth diapering." Not much convincing necessary when you're that upfront-- so I can't help there. We used gDiapers (which worked very well with our skinny boy). </p> <p>Our system was pretty straightforward: rinse dirty cloth insert with a sprayer right into the toilet, drop insert in lined pail, wash in hot water (heavy soil setting) with an extra rinse, using a small amount of fragrance free/dye free detergent (per manufacturer directions), and dry. I stripped every once in a while, too, but had no issues-- it was just preventative. In total, I spent waaaaaaaaay less hands-on time dealing with diapers than I did washing pump parts (+ packaging/prepping breast milk, etc) every day. I think some people can go really crazy with cloth diapering doing all sorts of extras and buying all sorts of extras. It doesn't have to be that complicated. </p> <p>AND-- when you run out of clean ones, you can pop a new load in the washer in your pajamas before you go to bed. What do you do if you run out of disposables? If you can't send DH to the store for more, you have to trek there in your pajamas while lugging along your screaming 6 week old. Ugh. No, thank you. </p> <p>I really didn't feel like dealing with cloth diapers was that big of a deal. My husband didn't like rinsing off the poo-- it wasn't enjoyable for him at all, but he was committed to it for the sake of the environment. I honestly felt it was more convenient than disposables, so I didn't mind at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-wohm-and-cd#post-1447268 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 22:53:26 +0000 autumnlove 1447268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was fine... just lots of laundry and commitment! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-wohm-and-cd#post-1447249 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 22:40:30 +0000 skibobrown 1447249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We both work 40+ hrs per week outside of the home, plus I have a 1 hour commute each way to work, and we cloth diaper successfully! Throwing diapers in the laundry and hitting a couple of buttons on the washing machine is pretty easy. Folding diapers takes some time, but I usually do that in front of the TV in the evening or while DH is reading DD stories before bed. We cloth diaper at daycare too, which works great for us! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-wohm-and-cd#post-1447244 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 22:33:14 +0000 dojo 1447244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We both work FT and cloth works for us! We do the diaper laundry twice a week on Wed and Sun so we only have to worry about dipes once during the work week. We also have a pretty good size stash. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-wohm-and-cd#post-1447218 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 22:05:08 +0000 MamaCate 1447218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We both WOH FT and have done cloth for the past two years! The sanity saver for us was going down to washing twice a week--Wednesday and Sunday. It is a little hustle to get dipes on the line in the morning before work but it is doable. We did switch to disposables overnight once she started waking up wet on cloth. Daycare was on board with cloth but preferred disposables for nap after she wet a few nap sheets during a growth spurt when her legs were too skinny. </p> <p>It is work, but it is doable and we are now so in the routine that I don't really think twice...although I am looking forward to potty training! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-wohm-and-cd#post-1447213 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 21:57:43 +0000 Beebug 1447213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought a daycare stash so I didn't have to worry about stuffing and prep for her mid-week. I stuff/prep for DD on weekend, send all dipes for Monday and take home dipes every day, or every other, and wash every other.</p> <p>I don't find it to be much more for laundry on top of working, I do a pre-rinse by hand and then carry on with the evening until time to hang 'em.</p> <p>She (home daycare) had never CDd before, but was open to trying, and it's been great! I was very okay with her potentially saying it wasn't her thing, but it's turned out to be pretty easy. She dumps poop in toilet, and any messy poops leaves rinsing to me, which I am okay with! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-wohm-and-cd#post-1447156 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 21:26:52 +0000 sarah.clarisse 1447156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We cloth diaper and both work outside the home. The laundry worried me a bit at first but just 4 months in I already realize that little guys create a lot of extra loads regardless of doing cloth diapers! We use bg4.0 pocket style and the dry the inserts in the dryer. We hang the pockets to dry over night but they really only take a few hours. Laundry happens every other night with our stash of 22 but we typically have a few clean left. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-wohm-and-cd#post-1447134 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 21:13:37 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1447134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did it with #1 and will do it again with #2. I start laundry when I get home and before bed I hang dry (every other day). It works and isn't a big deal. The liners are cheap. We use grovia which are 200 for $10. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-wohm-and-cd#post-1447108 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 21:01:31 +0000 blackbird 1447108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We cloth diaper at home but use disposables at daycare. If we cloth diapered at daycare, I would want a larger stash. We do diaper laundry every other day or so. It hasn't been a big deal at all. In fact, DH usually does it. We start a load before she goes to bed and it dries overnight. We use disposable liners and they are super cheap but they don't save you from washing them, really.</p> <p>We just do a cold rinse, hot wash, then dry </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-wohm-and-cd#post-1447101 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 20:58:53 +0000 NorCalWayfarer 1447101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do any WOHMs cloth diaper successfully? I love the idea of cloth diapering, but not sure how realistic it is since DH and I both work out of home full-time. </p> <p>With the extra rinse cycles, I feel like it'd be hard for me to do a couple extra loads of laundry a week (right now I just do laundry on the weekends, assuming we're around). I could do liners, but does that still end up saving money compared to disposables?</p> <p>And were you successful in getting your day care provider on board with CDs?</p> <p>Thanks for any advice/tips! </p>