Do you have to wash the entire diper with every pee/poop? If so, would you need like 14/day?
1421909
That depends. If you do it like recommended, then yes. Instead of putting the inserts in the pocket as it calls for, we just lay them inside so that they act as a liner instead. This way, for wet diapers all that needs to be changed and washed is the insert/liner and the cover can last half a day at the least. With poop, it depends on the volume to be honest. A large poop will get enough mess in there to need to change the whole thing, but smaller ones generally don't for us. We generally go through 12-15 inserts and 2-4 covers a day.
1421910
Yes, you have to wash after every diaper change. How many you need depends on your baby. If you do not want to wash after every change, you would need to buy covers and then prefolds to put in them. Change the prefolds every time and reuse the shell.
273526
You have to wash the prefolds every time. You can get several diaper changes out of a cover, until you get a major poo. The rule of thumb is 3 or 4 prefolds for every cover. PS The econobum prefolds are my favorite so far. The cover is so-so.
1620062
It would you would just need to empty it much more frequently ... I get maybe 4/5 days worth of infant diapers between changes if I roll the diapers up tightly before throwing them away
1936263
I wash mine everyday (2 kiddos in diapers) before that it was every other day. I personal don't go past every other day because I don't want my diapers to get the stinkys.
366465
Throw it away in the trash. I know your next question, "isn't that as bad as using disposable diapers?" to which I'd answer, "yes." However, the amount of urine that each pad soaks up is quite impressive, and even with two cats I throw out the used pad maybe every three days, so that's not too bad. When I scoop the poops daily, I turn the pad tray from front to back and only throw it out when it's really ready. There's no odor. Hope this helps!
363491
Actually I'ts not bad. Yes I do rinse it and plunge in the clean water after the clog is gone. This is less work than a toilet snake and works better than a standard plunger.
696687
I just wipe it clean once per week but I think the key is to use distilled water so deposits won't be an issue.
1699905
We've been using ours for over a month, and today was the first time. There were 3-4 small pieces of feces that fell through the scoop. I fished them out with the old litter scoop, and problem solved. We've run it roughly 4 times a day for 35 days...140 times with no smell. Once in a blue moon it'll happen, I can live with that. -I just turned on the exhaust fan and closed the door.
1647243
Yes you can boil for 30min before first time use. I use Arm and Hammer sensitive. I first used the cloth diaper friendly stuff and it didn't work well and was expensive! Just use regular laundry soap. It's cheaper and cleans the poop and pee out better than the other stuff.
509706
I wash mine every 2-3 days. I do a full hot wash with cloth diaper safe detergent (I use either Original Tide powder or Ecos Free & Clear liquid), then a cold wash with nothing. Sometimes I'll do an extra warm rinse.To diaper one child and launder every other day, you would need about 20-24 diapers. Some people launder every day, in which case you would need about 12. I have collected enough diapers that I could go a week or so with no laundry, but you really don't want to go that long. Don't let them sit more than about 3 days or they can grow mold and get pretty nasty.
509707
I don't think you'd want to leave your diapers sitting more than 3 days, so there's no point in getting more than that amount. I would recommend around 26-30, so you're washing every other day when baby is newborn, and every third day when older. When baby is breast/formula fed, you don't have to rinse off the poop in the toilet or soak them or anything. Just do a rinse in the machine and then a hot wash. When they start solids, you need to dump that poop in the toilet.
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I am a 60 year old woman also, and I am the primary caretaker of our toilet. Emptying the urine bottle isn't hard. I rinse mine briefly with the hose afterwards. Emptying the solid waste tank can be hard. It is quite heavy when full, and you need to be able to turn it upside down into a trash bag to empty it out. But I manage usually all by myself, and it doesn't need emptying very often. I think I empty ours 2-3x per year for our toilet that is used on weekends by 2 people about 2x / month. The floor needs a good scrubbing after that, because somehow, no matter how hard I try, some of the used peat escapes. Then, of course you have to refill it with clean moist peat. That isn't hard, but it is kind of messy. I clean the bowl frequently with bathroom cleaning wipes(don't toss those inside). Not much else to do. I would say you need to be involved with your toilet, but for me, it isn't so hard or so awful that I want to kick it. Congratulations on your tiny house.
1074627
The whole section does come out. Occasionally I make a mess while dumping into the toilet but only on the potty itself. I've never made any messes on the toilet or around the toilet due to the design.
1349357
if the dog is only using 1 spot you should wash it more ofter - With puppies I change it daily - just in case
887319
I just do a rinse on cold first to get all the pee rinsed out. Once I do that I wash it on heavy duty and use a biodegradable laundry detergent
1334174
No, diaper is very absorbent, will need to wash but there are two in package, these work I had a male lab.
1837314
I would assume it would drip and you would want to put it in a bag/container (which I think it comes with) and sterilize it. You did just pee in the thing. Otherwise, I suggest you pop a squat and do it the old fashion way. I think it also comes with a few alcohol wipes but not sure how far that will get you.