Do you spray cloth diapers off before you drop them in the pail? Is mold ever an issue?
1443838
No I do not spray but I also wash within 72 hours if not mold on the diaper itself will form yes. I heard some people put water and baking soda mixture in here to place diapers in. I haven't tried that
1443839
We do not spray off pee diapers, but once we introduce solid food we spray off poop diapers. If you are exclusively breast feeding (i.e. no solid food at all) you do not need to spray. As long as you are washing regularly (ever 2-3 days max) you should not have a mold issue. We never have. I hope that helps.
1443840
We spray the diapers if they have poop on them. We are using cloth diapers.We purchased the large pail because we have twins. The boy weighs 5 pounds and the girl weighs about 4 pounds. Although the diapers are many, they aren't soiled enough to create mold. The material the pail is made from I am hoping would prevent mold. I personally would wash the dirty diapers before they filled the entire container.
788866
Wash them with baby-safe detergent as you would any new clothing item that will be touching baby's skin. Never use fabric softeners - it will cause them to be less absorbent. A helpful tip my mom gave me: when washing them after use, include up to three tablespoons of vinegar. I guess a tablespoon per 10 diapers would be adequate. It will neutralize the ammonium in the urine (uric acid) and keep them from building up a stink.
286547
I wash mine in Dreft with the baby's laundry and I haven't noticed a problem.
982519
Yes, you can. Many people use a sprayer but I've never had to use one. The first 6 months, my baby was 100% breastfed I just threw all of the diapers into the washer and didn't have to worry about poo. Since she started solid food, her poo became more solid, too, so I've just used baby wipes to wipe poo off, just like you take your dog for a walk and you need to pick up the poo. Very simple. Hope this helps. :-)
789792
Definitely prep in hot water. I washed mine 6 times to be on the safe side. Make certain you wash them separate from all other diaper supplies during the prepping, you don't want the bamboo oils getting on anything else. They're fantastic though. I use one during the day in covers and 2 at night in pocket diapers for my 5 month old and we're getting along great.
2254017
I wash mine with my son's cloth diapers, so yes, I treat them the same. Since we live where it's cold a good part of the year, I do dry them sometimes, but not entirely; I hang them next to our wood stove to finish drying, as I do with his cloth diaper inserts. In the summer, after they're washed, I spray the bamboo liner part with hydrogen peroxide and hang them in the sun (or spread them across the patio furniture so that the sun will hit them) so they get dry and sun-bleached, looking good as new! I hope this helps.
1540622
There are many different wash routines which can work for these diapers, and the wash routine will depend on the type of washing and drying machines you have as well as what kind of water you have (hard, normal, soft). Generally, you pull the inserts out of the diaper before washing (they will simply bunch up in the pocket), these diapers are best with a REAL detergent such as Tide, Arm and Hammer, Free and Clear (cloth diaper detergents generally do not get the job done as they have a lot of softeners and not much detergent). A prewash with a small amount of your chosen detergent is best to start, you will get most of the dirty washed away after this wash (think about it, first wash will be potty water) and you can do a full cycle next (next wash will be clean water as you have washed the potty water away). Personally, I did an extra rinse afterwards just to be sure all of the detergent washed away as it would go on baby's bum. I dried these diapers on medium heat but they also had no issues on medium heat or air dried. I would highly suggest looking up a group called Fluff Love and CD Science on facebook; these women are experts in all of the factors in washing cloth diapers such as High Efficiency machines vs old style machines, hard water, and the best detergents for baby's needs. With a little research to find your best method, these are easy to use and easy to clean. I was very pleased as the washing aspect is the most intimidating! Good luck, I say go for it!
27928
You can, technically, but bear in mind that the entire diaper gets very wet so without a cover, anything baby sits on will be wet as well - and will smell like pee. Many people swear by wool covers for a breathable option.
569730
Same way as clothes that get poop on them? Toss them or I would try to get as much off as possible, then hand wash in the tub (then sanitize the tub... Yuck!), then washing machine. I would always double up with a disposable and this when my boys didn't have a BM before we went to the pool for that reason. Just in case.
923395
If you're using cloth diapers now and you feel the need to spray them out, this is good. If your baby makes a "clean" poop that just falls out and leaves little on the diaper, you won't really need this. In our house, we used it on maybe every other poopy diaper. It just helps the diapers come cleaner and the pale doesn't get as funky. We washed our diapers daily but I've heard some people did every other day and I think if you have diapers in a pail 2 days, you'll want to spray them. Regardless, if you decide to buy blueberries, you're gonna need it. :)
95606
Usually diapers fit through the hole nicely. I always wrap them tightly though so I can fit more diapers in the pail. The one thing that gets kind of messy is if you want to put wipes on their own in the diaper pail.
835803
If your baby pees on the plastic side you can simply wipe it off. On the fabric side you can place it in your wetbag if you cloth diaper.
1858574
You put them over the prefold cotton cloth diaper to keep the moisture from leeching onto your baby's clothing. If you don't have some sort of barrier, you will just have a wet baby! These are great because they are reusable and easy to wash. They don't last forever though, so don't be suprised if you end up needing to buy more after a few months. This brand is a little more durable so far than the store brand at Babies R Us though so we'll see!
789791
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.
612460
I don't see why not; you could use disposable trash bags or reusable wet bags to contain the diapers and the odor. You could use the pail without a bag, but I would think it'd be messier and potentially more odorous.
1303031
For my cloth diapers, I wash them in a load of homemade powder detergent (1 cup borax, 1 cup washing soda, 1 bar of ivory soap - powdered together in a food processor). Then, I wash them again with a scoop of charlies soap & 1/4 cup white vinegar in the liquid fabric softener area. it works great, and I've experimented with A LOT of different detergents & combinations!
2143484
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.