Diapers on the line:
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Setting up
When I started using Cloth I was living with my parents, my husband had just gotten into the Army and was away on base. I had what was for me the perfect set up. I'm hoping to work something up here in the PMQ that's just as handy. Curently I'm using the Linen Closet. I should have pictures of my new set up later tonight when I finish my laundry.
Diapers on the line:
Diapers on the line:
Washing
We started out washing in Sunlight Sensitive, not my best moment but I was using what was available. My routine consists of a hot soak with vinegar or oxyclean, then a hot wash cycle with 1/4 scoop of Nature Clean detergent. If I have a lot of Poop diapers I do an extra rinse cycle. I use a top loading washer.
Shortly after I switched to Nature Clean I noticed a bad rash on Ace. I assumed it was yeast, I treated it as such but to no avail. Finally I figured it out. The starting detergent I'd used contains enzymes that mixed with the ammonia in her pee and gave her chemical burns. On top of that [literally] she got Impetigo.
We stripped, and stripped and stripped. Hot wash cycles, one with blue dawn dish soap, the rest with vinegar or baking soda. Finally I stopped seeing bubbles, the dreaded Sunlight was stripped out. I also line dried, the sun kills bacteria and also helps bleach out stains.
At the same time, L started loosing weight. Our small diapers were starting to leak because of it. I had to double stuff to get a good fit. Poor girl. I bought another perfect size diaper. I should have bought XS but I was optimistic and didn't want to buy diapers she'd grow out of in a month. It took two months to get her gaining again. I still wish I'd bought at least one XS.
She looked so tiny in them:
Shortly after I switched to Nature Clean I noticed a bad rash on Ace. I assumed it was yeast, I treated it as such but to no avail. Finally I figured it out. The starting detergent I'd used contains enzymes that mixed with the ammonia in her pee and gave her chemical burns. On top of that [literally] she got Impetigo.
We stripped, and stripped and stripped. Hot wash cycles, one with blue dawn dish soap, the rest with vinegar or baking soda. Finally I stopped seeing bubbles, the dreaded Sunlight was stripped out. I also line dried, the sun kills bacteria and also helps bleach out stains.
At the same time, L started loosing weight. Our small diapers were starting to leak because of it. I had to double stuff to get a good fit. Poor girl. I bought another perfect size diaper. I should have bought XS but I was optimistic and didn't want to buy diapers she'd grow out of in a month. It took two months to get her gaining again. I still wish I'd bought at least one XS.
She looked so tiny in them:
Bringing it all up to date:
Some of these have been updated from facebook you can see comments and more pictures in the actual album
The day after I bought my diapers it rained, and I couldn't prep them since I didn't have access to a dryer, just the clothes line. So I tried diapers on the girls because, well what else would I do.
L Looked quite happy. I put them on over disposables, without the insert since it seemed to be the same thickness. fuzzi bunz shown
I was worried about Ace taking to cloth, and she resisted at first, thinking they looked much better as a hat. I decided to start out by giving her a choice at every change. About once a day she would choose a cloth diaper, we did this until she had no more sposies to choose from. OS Happy Heiny shown
L started in full cloth a lot sooner then Ace, she was starting to get rashes from the 'sposies and cloth was really helping with that. This is her first full day in cloth:
Once Ace started using cloth without having 'sposies to fall back on she took to them quickly. I love how much nicer they look sticking out of her pants. No more baby butt crack!
L has gained a lot of weight, she still has more to gain but everything fits better now:
The day after I bought my diapers it rained, and I couldn't prep them since I didn't have access to a dryer, just the clothes line. So I tried diapers on the girls because, well what else would I do.
L Looked quite happy. I put them on over disposables, without the insert since it seemed to be the same thickness. fuzzi bunz shown
I was worried about Ace taking to cloth, and she resisted at first, thinking they looked much better as a hat. I decided to start out by giving her a choice at every change. About once a day she would choose a cloth diaper, we did this until she had no more sposies to choose from. OS Happy Heiny shown
L started in full cloth a lot sooner then Ace, she was starting to get rashes from the 'sposies and cloth was really helping with that. This is her first full day in cloth:
Once Ace started using cloth without having 'sposies to fall back on she took to them quickly. I love how much nicer they look sticking out of her pants. No more baby butt crack!
L has gained a lot of weight, she still has more to gain but everything fits better now:
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