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Getting Started with Cloth Diapers

Getting Started with Cloth Diapers

With my first two kids, we used Pampers and Huggies disposable diapers.  For kid #3, due any day now, we're using reusable cloth diapers.

My wife wrote a great entry about the decision here.

We decided to go with one-size pocket diapers. To start, I purchased two of the best reviewed pocket diapers: BumGenius 4.0 and Fuzzibunz Elite. We’ll get a feel for what works best for us and then get more for our stash.
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Here are some tips my wife picked up during her research that might help others looking into cloth diapering:

  • Because brands have different fits, try out different ones before completing your stash.
  • Expect to do laundry every other day.
  • Have at least 2-3 dozen diapers to get you between loads.
  • Dirty diapers from exclusively breastfed babies do not need to be dumped/cleaned before throwing it into the wash. The poop is all water soluble.
  • Dirty diapers from solid foods do need to be cleaned before throwing into the wash. Liners help in these situations.
  • Certain brands of disposable liners can be re-used/washed once or twice if it’s just a wet diaper change.
  • Use disposable diapers for the first few days as the poop will contain meconium, which is sticky and not fun to deal with if cleaning a cloth diaper.
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