Comments on Shoplifting With Permission: Cloth Diaper Update: It's Going OK

The best way to clean cloth diapers is to pre-rins...

2009-02-25T08:25:00.000-06:00

The best way to clean cloth diapers is to pre-rinse them off in the toilet using a Bathroom Bidet Sprayer. So convenient and if you are trying to help the environment (and your pocket book) you can give it a double whammy by virtually eliminating toilet paper use, at the same time as you benefit from using it on the diapers, by using it on yourself. I think Dr. Oz on Oprah said it best: "if you

Leah -- That fleece tip is a great idea!
When y...

2009-02-24T22:13:00.000-06:00

Leah -- That fleece tip is a great idea!
When you wash diapers every 3 days, do you still do them in a separate load, or throw them in with other clothes? I can't see myself doing a separate load of all diapers that often, even if it would preserve the diapers longer.

Carrie,
We are a hybrid diapering family. I put...

2009-02-24T21:27:00.000-06:00

Carrie,
We are a hybrid diapering family. I put my baby in a disposable at night b/c I don't like him sitting in a wet cloth diaper all night. One piece of advice - buy some polar fleece from the fabric store and cut it into strips that fit inside your cloth diapers. This helps keep the moisture off of baby and also helps shake out poop. It is very inexpensive - you only need about 1/4 yard.<

Anon, you ARE lucky. Most people these days don't ...

2009-02-24T17:07:00.000-06:00

Anon, you ARE lucky. Most people these days don't attempting potty training until much later, which is why I have gotten some odd looks when I say I hope to train Pebbles this year. She has tried to go on the potty a few times, but so far with no success and I think she got a little frustrated so I dropped it for the moment.
I may try the "Potty Training in Less Than a Day" method.

If she's 2 years old already, perhaps the cloth di...

2009-02-24T15:00:00.000-06:00

If she's 2 years old already, perhaps the cloth diapers and her dislike of them will prompt her potty training, which I'm assuming at 2 you've done already. I could never use cloth (terrible, I know), but my girls were potty trained 100% by 1 1/2 years old, even thru the night. I've been told I was lucky, but at age 11 or 12 months when they started telling me I immediately put them on the potty