https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:32:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1026691 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 18:35:02 +0000 aprk 1026691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsRoo: I hear ya. Hope you can find a solution that works for everyone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1026679 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 18:18:36 +0000 MrsRoo 1026679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@aprk: these are my thoughts. It's no secret that we use cloth, and everyone on the trip has been at our home and changed them. So I don't feel like we need to change our routine at all. Especially around family.</p> <p>DH is very vocal about loving our cloth diapers, so the fact that this was even a conversation threw me for a loop! We still have time to figure it out though. If he still has an issue with it closer to the trip, we will probably just do disposables. As some o you have pointed out, it's not worth him being uncomfortable on the trip. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1026539 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 16:13:47 +0000 sarac 1026539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, if you're just dead set on them but can't work this out, it would be easy to bring your entire stash. That ought to be 2-4 days worth, and then you just take them home to wash them, and fill the gap with disposables. Seems like a good compromise that totally makes him happy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1026507 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 15:38:22 +0000 pastemoo 1026507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsRoo: On one trip I did the wash overnight and the dry during the takes-so-long-to-leave morning. That was a night we spent at a friend's house. The other nights were in a hotel.</p> <p>On another trip, I did the laundry and just played with my son nearby.</p> <p>On yet another trip I just used them till we ran out--then used flushable gdiaper inserts in our covers and did the laundry at home.</p> <p>I do recommend to double wet bag the laudry as it gets rank. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1026499 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 15:33:39 +0000 LittleFox 1026499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've cloth diapered on several trips, from 1-4 nights. So far, for trips that long, I don't usually have to wash on the trip. Nobody has minded if I do need to, though. I would ask if it'll make people more comfortable, but I don't even find it inconvenient to travel with cloth. I just use a big zippered wet bag. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1026402 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 14:28:14 +0000 Grace 1026402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There's only been a couple people in my circle who cloth diapered, so most don't know anything about it. And with that lack of knowledge comes "ewwwwwwwwww". If the same holds true in your area and your DH has picked up on that, I can see why he'd be loath to bring attention to it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1026309 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 13:09:11 +0000 HLK208 1026309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I see your husbands side of it - I think he's trying to be extra considerate. I would bring disposables. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1026293 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 12:58:14 +0000 aprk 1026293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There's a way bigger issue at play here, it seems, if he is comfortable with your parenting choices at home but "embarrassed" about them in public/with family. </p> <p>Also, this is an opportunity for education if people don't understand how cloth diapers work when you wash them. Why hide it, if this is what you do with your baby? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1026173 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 11:32:06 +0000 Dandelion 1026173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsRoo: I figured it would be no big deal. I think it was good to ask. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1026121 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 11:02:32 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1026121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Given the short timeframe, I would honestly just do disposables. It will be easier for you and potentially save others from unsavory feelings that, while they might not be justified, could still cause some awkwardness. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1026098 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 10:44:07 +0000 googly-eyes 1026098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would just bring disposables if it made dh happy for 4 days. Who knows what his family really thinks? There's probably a reason he made this (small) request. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1025734 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 00:29:50 +0000 shopaholic 1025734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mmm.. I would just bring disposables. You never know how people might really feel about it. And even though it's a short trip, it's amazing how many times people will want to do laundry. Towels, kitchen towels, etc. If your DH feels awkward about it, I would just do the disposables. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1025733 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 00:29:10 +0000 mrbee 1025733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't really get it... wouldn't it make him a lot happier, for just the cost of a few diapers? If there's a broader point of principle then I get it, but otherwise I'm not quite there yet.</p> <p>I'm easily embarrassed so I can relate to his request... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1025730 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 00:26:01 +0000 hummusgirl 1025730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't cloth diaper, but in general I try to pick my battles (though I totally understand being stubborn and wanting to prove your rightness!). In this case I'd just go with my husband; clearly something makes him uncomfortable about it and I wouldn't want him worrying about something relatively minor during what's supposed to be a relaxing vacation. It's only 4 days after all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1025716 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 00:07:06 +0000 sarac 1025716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I understand his position. Even though I know that all of the bad stuff goes away, most people don't. Lots of people are grossed out by the thought of it. I wouldn't wash diapers on shared machines. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1025621 Fri, 16 Aug 2013 22:35:18 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 1025621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just a third option here, you could use liners for the weekend. Personally I'd just keep going with cloth. We've done both types of trips (doing cloth or using disposables). It was no harder for me to stick the cloth diapers in a wet bag than a disposable into a trash can and doing the laundry didn't cramp our style at all.</p> <p>Now when we've visited somewhere for just a quick weekend trip or had a jammed packed activity list, it was easier to do disposables. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1025540 Fri, 16 Aug 2013 21:45:26 +0000 Veggiemama 1025540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think if your MIL is fine than go for it! We couldn't use our washer for a couple days unexpectedly awhile back and my mom was horrified when I asked her if I could bring our diapers over to wash. I didn't get it at all. I ended up going over to another CD friend's house! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1025522 Fri, 16 Aug 2013 21:36:38 +0000 MrsRoo 1025522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jmarionsmith: ding ding ding!! I think you nailed it. We had a conversation about it today (he talked to his mom and she of course said its no big deal to bring the cloth). He's definitely being weird about the attention being on us about the cloth.</p> <p>@Modern Daisy: that's a very good point. I didn't even think about the machine being broken... Of that happens we will just run to the store I guess. I don't want to pack all my cloth and disposables.</p> <p>@pastemoo: you're my hero! Diaper laundry is such a part of my routine now that I hardly think about it, but I am wondering about the logistics of traveling with them and still feeling like I'm on vacation. Was it a hassle to find the time during travel to wash? Or do you have enough diapers that you can go that long between washes? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1025341 Fri, 16 Aug 2013 20:11:38 +0000 pastemoo 1025341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would ask before hand--and explain why... then I would bring them. We just finished a 5 day road trip in cloth, and a 5 day plane trip in cloth just before that. Last time he was in sposies was at 6 weeks old for a 1.5 week trip and he was between sizes and the bigger size hadn't come in yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1020063 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 13:08:49 +0000 Modern Daisy 1020063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I were you, I would send my MIL an email just to make sure it's okay to use your CD's in the shared washer/dryer, but even if she says yes I would also bring disposables just in case. There's a chance you will change your mind once you get there for convenience, or if someone else makes a stink (no pun intended) or there's always the off-chance the machine will be broken. So I would just be prepared to do either regardless. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1019999 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 13:01:28 +0000 jmarionsmith 1019999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we clothed diapered for about 6 months and my dh was the same way! even if we were just visiting his family for the day he'd want to use disposables. i think he was a little shy about it. he just can't handle anything that brings attention to him. </p> <p>it did drive me crazy though and i feel for you! </p> <p>@aprk: i don't know when you changed your avatar but i was thoroughly confused for about 10 seconds, haha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1019941 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 12:50:52 +0000 ShootingStar 1019941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm curious - how would they feel if your LO had a poopy accident and got it all over what they were wearing? Are you not allowed to wash them then? Personally I'd bring disposables for convenience, but I doubt over a long weekend anyone will even want to use the washer/dryer and it'll be a non-issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1019895 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 12:42:21 +0000 MrsRoo 1019895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@aprk: My thoughts exactly!</p> <p>@HabesBabe: We don't have enough diapers to go 4 days without washing, or else that's what we would do and it would be a no brainer! My inlaws and I are very close, so I'm sure they would tell me if they had any issues with it. You do make a good point about DH being uncomfortable, though. I do have a habit of being ridiculously stubborn if I believe I'm right. I just want to know what his sudden discomfort is all about! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1019851 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 12:33:05 +0000 HabesBabe 1019851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When we went on a long holiday, I brought along a large hanging wetbag and just washed everything once we got home... would that be an option?</p> <p>I would bring disposables if CDing made anyone on the trip uncomfortable-- including my husband. He might has issues with it himself, or he might be covering up for the in-laws (would they really tell you that it made them uneasy?), or he just doesn't want to spend his vacation time thinking about diapers. In any case, if he is objecting, I wouldn't bother investigating and just buy a pack of Huggies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1019820 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 12:28:18 +0000 swurlygurl 1019820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been doing disposables on vacations, but the only W/D available to me were ones I had to pay for, which would have cost me more than the disposables I bought. So, that was a no-brainer. I'd prefer to use CDs though, if I had a W/D available to me for free! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1019799 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 12:24:49 +0000 aprk 1019799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Um, I would just stick with your normal routine. </p> <p>Poop that washes away vs. poop that sits in a garbage can. No contest in my opinion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1019787 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 12:21:12 +0000 bunnylove08 1019787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I one to avoid confrontation so I would just bring disposables. i think being a parent you're immune to poop but other people may be grossed out by it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1019766 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 12:17:13 +0000 MrsRoo 1019766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: Hehe, thank you :)</p> <p>Yea, I am definitely going to talk to MIL about it. I'm positive she won't care at all. My husbands feelings definitely just took me by surprise! I don't have a problem buying the disposables if anyone has an issue, but I would definitely prefer to avoid it and stick with what we know, you know? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1019630 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 11:50:39 +0000 Freckles 1019630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would ask the in-laws to see how they feel. If they are cool with it, i'd bring the diapers. Couldn't you just volunteer to do the laundry? I mean, once you do a soak, there isn't really poop to deal with anyways.</p> <p>If there's an issue, i'd bring a pack of disposables. It won't be a big deal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traveling-with-cloth-diapers-and-other-people-long-and-a-little-venty#post-1019598 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 11:44:03 +0000 Dandelion 1019598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bet if you talk to them about it with him, they'll say it's no big deal and go right ahead. Maybe hearing it from them that it's not a big deal will help.</p> <p>If they have an issue with it, though, I wouldn't push it...just get a pack of disposables. </p>