Tag: cloth diapering
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Cloth diapering update?
So, I’ve been cloth diapering Viv basically her whole life. She’s 19 months old. How’s it going? I have zero regrets. Im so happy for the money saved and honestly the cuteness of the diapers have brought me a lot of joy during low points. And the washing and storing, etc? Basically it’s like second…
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1 year of cloth diapers
I’ve been cloth diapering for over a year now. And you know what the main thing Ive learned is? That it’s not as hard as it seems. Honestly! I was so stressed about wash routines and types of diapers and building a stash and now… I grab whatever diaper is close to me, wash whenever…
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Why I switched from pocket diapers to covers and prefolds (or inserts)
If you arent familiar with types of cloth diapering systems read this first. If you’ve been following my cloth diaper journey with Viv – you know I have too many diapers 😂. I fell in love with having lots of prints and colors and I loved the simplicity of pocket diapers. Once they’re stuffed and…
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Cloth diapers made easy – night time cloth diapering
Cloth diapering during the day is much different than at night once your baby starts sleeping longer stretches. During the day most cloth mommas change every 2 hours (or whenever the diaper is soiled) so diapers only have to hold that much pee. But no one is waking a baby every 2-3 hours for a…
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Cloth diapers made easy – hard water and stripping diapers
Now we are getting into some advanced cloth diapering stuff, haha. If you’re new to reading here or just looking for the beginning stuff, please check out the basic cloth diaper washing post. And the other cloth diapering made easy posts 😊. One common problem with cloth diapers is stink. If you’re following a good…
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Cloth diapering made easy – cloth wipes
When I first started cloth diapering I knew I would use disposable wipes. Why not? They aren’t that expensive and I didn’t want to be washing the wipes. That changed quickly. I noticed that the natural thing to do when I change a diaper is to fold the wipe into the diaper and drop in…
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Cloth Diapering Made Easy – inserts!
Today I want to give some info on cloth diaper inserts. Check out the last 2 posts in the series for types of cloth diapers and wash routine info. Inserts go into pocket diapers and they are the absorbent core. Certain inserts can also be used inside of diaper covers. There are a few common…
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Cloth Diapering Made Easy – Wash Routine!
Disclaimer – I’m not an expert at cloth diapering at all. Only been in it 2 months with Viv (though LB has been using cloth pull ups at night for about 6 months). But here’s my 2 cents on wash routine Before I knew anything about wash routines I threw LBs cloth pull ups and…
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Cloth Diapering Made Easy – Types of cloth diapers explained
I decided to do a “Cloth Diapering Made Easy” series 😊. I remember when I was pregnant with LB and researching cloth diapers, I was overwhelmed. I felt like the pricing was crazy high, and they’d be hard to use – Did we have hard water? What’s a prefold? Wash routines? Etc. There was so…
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1st week of cloth diapering
Alright – Viv has been here for a week and since Monday we have been on our cloth diapering journey. The first 3 days of life we used disposables because that nasty black newborn poop is gross and we had some from the hospital. Monday we started in on our newborn stash. To get details…