Cloth diapers love them or hate them

When Mike and I had our first child we decided to try using cloth diapers. It lasted a few weeks (and that’s being generous) before deciding that it was not worth it and we went back to the disposable diapers. Now fast forward 2 years and you guessed it we are back to cloth diapers.

When we had the one child it seemed like such a chore to use the cloth diapers but with three little ones it seems so much easier. I also did more research this time around and found out that there is 2 ways to keep your soiled diapers. There is the wet method where you have a diaper pail with water, baking soda and vinegar or the dry method where you simply toss the soiled diapers in a pail close the lid and forget about it. When using the dry method if you do have a poop-filled diaper you do need to either swish the dirty diaper in the toilet of throw it on a rinse cycle in the washer.

I also find that if you put down a paper liner in the diaper most of the poop stays on there and you just toss it into the trash. I prefer the dry method to the wet method. It’s easier to lug the laundry downstairs and I don’t need to worry about the kids getting into the dirty diaper water.

I also chose to use different diapers this time around. With our first born I tried the pre-fold with a cover and found it too time consuming between folding the diapers right and getting the baby to sit still it was more or a challenge then it needed to be. This time around I decided to try all-in-ones and also diapers that need a cover but no folding. I am still navigating the world of cloth diapers and trust me there are more kinds than you could ever possibly need.

If you are considering using cloth diapers then I would suggest 2 things.

1. If you don’t want all the work involved in caring for the diapers then look into a diapering service.
2. Go to a local store that sells diapers and ask if they have a trial package so you can test a variety of cloth diapers( I wish I would have).

The great thing about a trial package is most places let you keep the diapers for 2 weeks you try all types of diapers and covers available and you can choose whether or not cloth diapering is for you. I wish I would have done cloth diapers from the beginning cause it is so much better for my little ones bottoms but in life we live and learn.

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