Can these be washed with my microfiber inserts and pocket diapers, or do they require their own load?
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I wash them in the same load as our diapers (organic cotton as well as microfiber) and fleece inserts. I've never had a problem with putting everything together.
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I wash my Joey Bunz with my microfiber inserts and pocket diapers, and I haven't had any problems. However, I don't have velcro tabs (I have snaps) on my diaper covers, and I've heard that velcro can snag on the hemp inserts if they are washed together. I do have to dry the hemp inserts a bit longer than the microfiber inserts.
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Wash them separately for the first few washes to get out the natural oils and prep them. After that you can wash them regularly with the rest of your diaper laundry.
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You'll need to prep them first. Wash in hot at least 3 times, drying between each time. That gets most of the natural oils out (that you need to keep away from your microfiber). The prepping can be done with other non-diaper laundry if you want. After that, you can wash them with the rest of your diapers and inserts just fine.
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No, cloth diapers don't fit well. You could fit the covers unstuffed or just your inserts, but if they're stuffed they don't fit through the slot to pull them out.
1965763
They go inside the pocket diaper and work very well. Ive been using these with my daughter for 5 months and they absorb a lot! super easy to wash also.
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I don't use disposable liners so I can't answer your question easily. What I can say is that these are just like any other pocket diapers. So if you can use the liners you wish to use with pocket diapers (say bumgenius, blueberry, hero, etc) then you can use those liners with these diapers.
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Hi, I do wash the diapers after each use, but if youre baby only pee and the cover isn´t wet you can use it again. I love Alva diapers!! and I use them with charcoal bamboo inserts and they are just perfect!!!
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I prepped in hot water. I washed them 3 times. They were super absorbent. Im now 4 months in. My son is heavy "front" wetter so I use 2 inserts in his pocket diapers now.
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I wouldn't. they are designed to hold in poop but the fabric gets wet and the disposable diaper would get wet.
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The inserts are sewn into them already. No additional inserts are needed, that's the Freetime. There are enough layers you won't need more. I've been using them for about 8 months and have only seen leakage if the inserts are sticking out (around the legs, like a wick). Just be sure to it tuck them in. The diapers are a little big for a newborn, so disposibles are best for a month or two. Love these diapers otherwise. They do take about 24 hours to dry, so if you have about 20 you'll be set.
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The fabric softener will eventually plug the micro fiber and they will no longer work as well. The fabric softener leaves behind a residue that does not rinse off and the pores in the microfiber will fill with this residue. If you continue to rinse them with fabric softener, or dry them with drier sheets, in time that will ruin them. They will become just like regular small hand towels. It's worth washing them separately.
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No, even though they are the pocket type, the felt top cover is very thin and holds little to no moisture which makes it possible to switch out the inserts. I would recommend to buy additional ALVA bamboo inserts as they are more absorbent than the microfiber that comes with these.
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They can be used alone. But they don't absorb as quick as micro so might get leaks. I use alone and change more often. Or I'm thinking of using a layer or two of a flour sack towel cotton cheap thin towel from walmart about $1 and cotton can go against baby's skin when micro can't. But micro and cotton absorb quick and then slowly into the hemp.
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The Freetime have the inserts attached; they are not pocket diapers. You can buy extra, but it will make the diapers really bulky!
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I have one-size pockets, and they fill up the whole diaper, front to back, completely unsnapped. I would say that it would be kind of scrunched up in the middle, or you might have to double them over. They are a lot thinner (although same absorbency) as my microfiber inserts, so I don't think there would be a big difference in bulk if you doubled them over.
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These are made from cotton, so they don't wick moisture. But, when used inside of a pocket diaper, they soak up all the moisture away from the diaper itself, which keeps baby dry. If you put them inside the diaper, however, right up against baby, they're just going to absorb, not wick. As an insert, though, they are very good at keeping baby dry in combination with whatever material your diaper is made from.
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I personally wouldn't have a problem putting these in the wash. But there is always the options of layering sheets and tucking them under tightly.
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I have just washed and dried them with my cloth diapers: cold water soak, then wash in hot water on regular cycle with cloth diaper detergent, dry on high. I've had mine for probably 6 months, washing & drying them every other day, and aside from some pilling & minor stains they are like the day I bought them. They are paper thin (no bulk) and really keep a little bottom dry.
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Separate from regular wash - avoid fabric softener, etc... [I do wash with microfiber towels.]