Important laundry & detergent guidelines:
*You must wash ALL diapers & covers prior to first use 3-5 times: This must be done so your diapers can be at their full absorbency. Washing will remove the natural oils and waxes that will hinder your diapers absorbency. I recommend you wash 5 times with hot water and use a small amount of detergent.
*ONLY use cloth diaper safe detergents. Detergent can affect many aspects of your diapers: absorbency, odor, and how long your diapers will last.
Here is a Cloth Diaper Safe Detergents Chart: http://www.diaperjungle.com/detergent-chart.html
*Wash cloth diapers regularly. I suggest every 2-3 days. This will keep stains from setting in and will discourage mold growth.
*Wool products hand washed every 2-3 weeks.
*No fabric softeners, no optical whiteners or brighteners, & no enzymes.
*Never use chlorine bleach on cloth diapers.
My Laundry routine:
Step 1– No detergent cold rinse & spin cycle
Step 2-Hot water wash on highest setting with a cloth diaper safe laundry detergent
Step 3-1 or 2 Extra rinse cycles to ensure no soap residue
Step 4-Separate out diaper shells/covers to air dry. Everything else dry on a medium setting with 6 dryer balls and two large towels to help reduce static and dry quicker.
*Stained diapers I line dry outside for sun to naturally bleach. For really bad stains I spray a little lemon juice and then line dry. I use a portable clothes rack because I don’t have enough room for a traditional clothes line. The Household Essentials 3-Arm Portable Umbrella-Style Clothes Dryer works great for me and was not too expensive.
Helpful Websites and Resources:
Cloth Diaper Safe Detergents: http://www.diaperjungle.com/detergent-chart.html
Washing Cloth Diapers Information: http://www.kellyscloset.com/Cloth-Diaper-Information_ep_34-1.html#washing
As a recently converted cloth diaper user myself, I know the doubts and hesitation many Mama’s have about them. I actually used disposable diapers on my two older boys. For our newest baby I was convinced on giving cloth diapers a try by my baby sister who was using them. I was very against the whole cloth diaper idea because as a Mama who works close to 50 hours a week I thought I wouldn’t have time for it. I also had doubts about the initial cost, and I thought they may be stinky (Which my lovely sister pointed out that her baby girls did not stink, and I could not disagree.) After giving them a try, I was won over. All my doubts and worries were quickly dismissed and I regret not using them on my older 2 boys.
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We opted to use cloth wipes because my son’s tush seemed sensitive to the disposable wipes. After researching cloth wipes majority said it was actually easier than using disposable wipes, and I have to agree it is! Mainly because you don’t have to worry about your natural response of putting dirty wipe inside your dirty diaper.
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