{"id":2506,"date":"2010-10-27T20:55:08","date_gmt":"2010-10-28T03:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evilmoose.shafted.com.au\/?p=2506"},"modified":"2012-04-10T21:56:40","modified_gmt":"2012-04-11T03:56:40","slug":"my-cloth-nappydiaper-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evilmoose.me\/?p=2506","title":{"rendered":"My cloth nappy*\/diaper scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Disclaimer:<\/strong> Don&#8217;t read any further if you&#8217;re not interested in cloth nappies\/diapers.<br \/>\n<strong>*Second disclaimer:<\/strong> I&#8217;m going to call them nappies, not diapers, because I&#8217;m not from the US<\/p>\n<p>This is just a summary of my cloth nappy set-up. I&#8217;ve only been doing it for a couple of months (although now updated from the &#8216;have been doing this for 19 months now&#8217; perspective), so things will probably change, but in the meantime, this is the sort of thing I found really handy to read before I started the cloth nappy process, as a lot of information out there was really short on detail and photos (although there&#8217;s heaps of fantastic information at <a href=\"http:\/\/diaperpages.com\/index.php\">Karen&#8217;s Diaper Pages<\/a> (she&#8217;s also much better at doing the pre-fold folds than I am, I&#8217;m still getting the hang of it), and a bunch of photos of prefolds on babies at Green Mountain Diapers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenmountaindiapers.com\/prefolds.htm\">prefold page<\/a> .  There&#8217;s also a good summary of all the different types of nappies available these days <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/peachypearbio\/Home\/cloth-diapers\">here<\/a>.  So here we go&#8230;  <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"dropshadow\" style=\"width:410px;position:relative;margin:auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/evilmoose.smugmug.com\/photos\/1064870569_UZQXp-S.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p><center><em>My nappy pile<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In general I bought a whole mix of things, as I had no idea what would and wouldn&#8217;t work for me.  As he gets bigger I&#8217;m getting a better idea of what I&#8217;ll buy in bigger sizes, and what I won&#8217;t bother with.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m currently using (at two months):<\/p>\n<ul>\n3 x Baby Kicks pre-fold (size S) (cotton\/hemp) (Kind of stiff and an awkward size, I don&#8217;t love these)<br \/>\n10 x Jamtots &#8220;pre-fold&#8221; (cotton\/hemp) (They&#8217;re really just plain double layer, not pre-folds at all. Still handy. Can be used snappi-ed on, or just triple folded and lain in a cover.)<br \/>\n6 x Bummis pre-fold (infant size)(cotton)<br \/>\n8 x Big softies flat (cotton terry towel)<br \/>\n10 x AMPdiapers &#8220;insert&#8221; (cotton\/hemp) (Great to use triple-folded)<\/ul>\n<p>In general the cotton\/hemp blend stuff dries a bit stiff (maybe because I&#8217;m line drying) but is super absorbent, whereas the plain cotton is always nice and soft and pliable (but maybe a bit less absorbent). <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Daytime<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>During the day I use prefolds\/flats with PLU (that&#8217;s the plasticy stuff) or wool covers.  I tend to just fold the prefold\/whatever into thirds and place in the PLU with a microfleece liner on top. Place baby on top and velcro in place: <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"dropshadow\" style=\"width:410px;position:relative;margin:auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/evilmoose.smugmug.com\/photos\/1064867788_D8kHy-S.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p><center><em>Thirsties XS PLU cover with an AMPdiapers insert folded in three, and a home-made liner <\/em><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My wool covers are the pull on variety, so I find it easier to snappi a prefold in place (with microfleece liner), then pull the cover on.  I did have a snap on wool cover, but found it annoying to use.  Wool covers often get referred to as &#8216;soakers&#8217;, you can even knit your own.<\/p>\n<p>(Oh, and snappis are those little 3 way things that grab into the material, and are used instead of safety pins. So far they&#8217;re working for me, although they don&#8217;t grip the hemp\/cotton material very well, much better on plain cotton)  <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"dropshadow\" style=\"width:434px;position:relative;margin:auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/evilmoose.smugmug.com\/photos\/1064868714_ajqMk-M.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p><center><em>The two main folds demonstrated with Bummis pre-folds, snappis, and a Luxe baby wool cover (left), and Loveybums wool short (right &#8211; still too big for him, I don&#8217;t use it much yet)<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The wool can soak up a fair bit of liquid without wicking it to the outer layers of clothing &#8211; and if it&#8217;s really well lanolised, it&#8217;ll hardly soak up any.  Wool covers that have had some urine on them don&#8217;t get stinky either (unlike the PLUs), and so after airing them out you can keep using them for a couple of weeks without washing (unless there&#8217;s a poosplosion incident in the meantime). The only extra care they require is re-lanolising every few washes.  So wool = awesome. Although I haven&#8217;t got the hang of re-lanolising yet; it&#8217;s supposed to just involve melting some lanolin in hot water (with a drop of some sort of detergent) then adding to warm water and letting the cover sit for half an hour.  My lanolin always seems to go blobby.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Night<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Overnight I&#8217;m using pocket nappies: <\/p>\n<div class=\"dropshadow\" style=\"width:410px;position:relative;margin:auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/evilmoose.smugmug.com\/photos\/1064871138_ZrwgV-S.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p><center><em>Fuzzi Bunz perfect size pocket diaper (size S, 7-18lbs)<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"dropshadow\" style=\"width:410px;position:relative;margin:auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/evilmoose.smugmug.com\/photos\/1064871972_Q2Yzk-S.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p><center><em>Happy Heinys one size pocket diaper (snaps to adjust front-back length for growing baby)<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"dropshadow\" style=\"width:347px;position:relative;margin:auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/evilmoose.smugmug.com\/photos\/1064873775_uEazg-M.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p><center><em>Home-made pocket nappy (using the kit from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nappiescovered.com.au\">this site<\/a>, which actually made 2 nappies from a 1 nappy kit, with a bit of ingenuity from my Mum&#8230; it&#8217;s an Australian site, with a whole pile of terribly cute nappy fabrics)<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve got a Fuzzi Bunz and a Happy Heinys, then I have four home-made ones (similar to the Happy Heinys in that they&#8217;re velcro, but they&#8217;re actually lasting much better).  Some people aren&#8217;t fans of velcro, but so far I haven&#8217;t had any problems with it creating laundry tangles, and it&#8217;s lasting.  In comparison I find the poppers really irritating to use!<\/p>\n<p>Pocket nappies can be stuffed with whatever seems appropriate &#8211; I&#8217;ve been experimenting, but a cotton\/hemp blend prefold does the trick. Two will be able to absorb more, but then you don&#8217;t get a good seal around the legs, and so then there&#8217;s leaking!  The downside to pocket nappies of course is that you end up frequently washing the water-proof outer layer, which doesn&#8217;t really need it.  They are straightforward though, which can be handy at 3am &#8211; I only do one nappy change overnight, and it&#8217;s usually around then.<\/p>\n<p>Lots of people use wool overnight, and I might start experimenting with that as he outgrows these nappies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Liners<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>I bought some (Bummis 5 pack), then realised I&#8217;d just paid money for microfleece cut into rectangles. My Mum bought some awesome bright green microfleece, it was cut up to make a bunch of liners.  Wicks moisture away and traps poop.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"dropshadow\" style=\"width:310px;position:relative;margin:auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/evilmoose.smugmug.com\/photos\/1064873013_MPHoM-M.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p><center><em>Some of my fleece liners<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Cloth wipes<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>As with the liners, I bought some (a 12 pack from Bum Genius) then realised that I&#8217;d just paid money for hemmed squares of cotton flannel.  So I bought some fabric to cut up and hem, now I&#8217;ve got a huge pile of them.  I just wet them to use as wipes (just plain water, nothing fancy), and wash them with the nappies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"dropshadow\" style=\"width:410px;position:relative;margin:auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/evilmoose.smugmug.com\/photos\/1064869634_gDUV5-S.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p><center><em>Stash of cloth wipes<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>How things work at 19 months<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m now using:<\/p>\n<ul>\n12 x large <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenmountaindiapers.com\/diapers.htm#prefolds\">Cloth-Eez cotton pre-folds<\/a><br \/>\n12 x medium <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenmountaindiapers.com\/diapers.htm#prefolds\">Cloth-Eez cotton pre-folds<\/a><br \/>\n2 x large Mother Ease Sandy&#8217;s diaper (needs cover)<\/p>\n<p>3 x Bummis Super Snaps diaper covers (medium)<br \/>\n1 x Thirsties Duo diaper cover (size 2, snaps)<br \/>\n1 x Bummis Super Brite diaper cover (large, velcro)<br \/>\n2 x large <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/WildCoconutWear\">Wild Coconut Wear<\/a> wool interlock pull-on diaper cover soakers<br \/>\n1 x home-knitted woollen longies\n<\/ul>\n<p>For a long time I was using disposables overnight, but now things have settled down I&#8217;ve started using wool with pre-folds overnight, and it works great.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Dry pailing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nappies get thrown in a normal pedal bin, lined with a Blueberry diaper pail liner.  I&#8217;ve got two of the liners, so they just get thrown in the wash with the nappies.  The bin lives down in the laundry, and so far there haven&#8217;t been any smell issues &#8211; that might change once he&#8217;s on solids though.  It fills up every two or three days, then I throw everything into the washing machine, and do a cold wash. Then add a small amount of no\/low residue detergent and do a hot wash.  Then an extra cold rinse. Hang to dry if you&#8217;re feeling eco-friendly, tumble-dry for nice soft nappies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Travel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For days away from home we&#8217;ve got a <a href=\"www.stinkybotz.com.au\/\">Stinky Botz<\/a> nappy changing pad. We can fit a spare cover and a couple of spare pre-folds and liners in there, and then used nappies go in one of the Kushies &#8220;On the Go&#8221; wet bags (a mini laundry bag, big enough for a few wet nappies).  In December we&#8217;ll have some longer stays away from home with possibly no access to laundry facilities, so we might have to buy some disposables for that&#8230;. <\/p>\n<p>I managed to do a long haul flight to Australia, just using cloth.  It was a little crazy, and involved carrying way too much cloth.  It is possible, but on every flight since then we&#8217;ve used disposables. <\/p>\n<p>Also brilliant are g-Diaper inserts.  They&#8217;re an eco-friendly option that you can use for overnight hiking trips and the like.  No plastic, and they can be burnt or disposed of down a composting toilet.  I&#8217;ve used them with plastic covers, the covers can be rinsed\/washed, while the inserts are disposed of in the most convenient manner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disclaimer: Don&#8217;t read any further if you&#8217;re not interested in cloth nappies\/diapers. *Second disclaimer: I&#8217;m going to call them nappies, not diapers, because I&#8217;m not from the US This is just a summary of my cloth nappy set-up. 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