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How to Clean Your Washing Machine!

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The other day I was attempting to help an All About Cloth Diapers fan with her laundry issues. I was thinking that the diapers weren’t getting clean enough in the wash and were resulting in rashes. Turns out we had similar washing machines. I took a picture of what my diapers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Washing Cloth Diapers, How-to & DIY, Troubleshooting Tagged With: Cleaning your washing machine, should you clean your dryer?, should you clean your washing machine?, should you wash your washing machine, smelly diapers

How To Remove Just About Any Stain From a Cloth Diaper

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First, let me start by saying that a stain does not mean your cloth diapers are dirty. It just means it has a stain. I've seen plenty of new cloth users freak out over stains and I want you to know that they are nothing to worry about. Sunning I will ALWAYS recommend sunning … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cloth Diapers, How-to & DIY, Troubleshooting, Washing Cloth Diapers Tagged With: can I use bleach on cloth diapers, can i use oxyclean on cloth diapers, how to remove stains from cloth diapers, how to sun cloth diapers, how to use buncha farmers on cloth diapers

Hard Water Washing Woes? Have you tried Calgon Water Softener?

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They say one of the first steps is admitting you have a problem... Well... I have hard water. Do you? What is hard water anyway? How do you know you have it? Wikipedia states that approximately 85% of the households in the United States have hard water. That doesn't mean 85% … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cloth Diapers, Troubleshooting, Washing Cloth Diapers Tagged With: hard water and cloth diapers, Is calgon safe for Cloth diapers, using Calgon on cloth diapers, using Clagon to strip Cloth diapers, washing cloth diapers in hard water, what is hard water?

5 Simple Steps That Can Help to PREVENT Ammonia Issues

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People are always asking what to do about ammonia problems. You know… that stink that burns your eyes! The little red bum that breaks your heart to see! I myself struggled with ammonia for a while. Like anything, it is super frustrating to see your little baby in any pain at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cloth Diapers, How-to & DIY, Troubleshooting Tagged With: ammonia burns, ammonia prevention in cloth diapers, how to prevent ammonia build-up, steps to prevent ammonia in cloth diapers

Want to save some money? Learn how to get those cloth diapers dry faster!

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Many of us started cloth diapering to save money. But there's so many other ways we can also save money! I want to talk about how we dry our cloth diapers. Now you probably know this already…the best way to dry your cloth diapers is to hang them outside in the fresh air and … [Read more...]

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Why oh why are my diapers leaking?!? You’ll be surprised, there might be a simple solution!

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Wondering why your cloth diapers have leaks? There is always a lot of talk about detergent buildup, wicking, and delamination. While these things can be very real, troublesome issues, the answer is sometimes simpler. Two questions you need to ask yourself before you worry about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Troubleshooting, Cloth Diapers Tagged With: cloth diaper fit, doublers for cloth diapers, fit for cloth diapers, how to put a cloth diaper on, increasing absorbency in cloth diapers, leaks in cloth diapers

The Horrible, Stinky, No Good, Very Bad Diapers

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{guest post} Remember me talking about Zachary's rash? And the stinky diapers? I thought I had fixed it. But it turns out I was WRONG. Oh, boy was I wrong! Every morning I was reminded just how wrong I was. I would literally have tears running down my face while I would … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cloth Diapers, How-to & DIY, Troubleshooting, Washing Cloth Diapers Tagged With: ammonia burn, ammonia in cloth diapers, bleaching cloth diapers, cloth diaper blog, How to wash cloth diapers, soaking cloth diapers

Stinky Baby Boy and a Stubborn Rash

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{guest post} I have had the pleasure of cloth diapering all of my children at one point in their lives. My oldest, Sydney, was cloth diapered using a diaper service in the spring of 2009 when she was 22 months old, this didn't end well and we were back in disposables about 6 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Troubleshooting Tagged With: bacterial infections cloth diapers, cloth diaper blog, fixing stinky diapers, yeast infections cloth diapers

What Is RLR and How To Make A Cheap Substitute

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What is RLR? I get this question often usually in response to my recommendation to use it. RLR is a laundry additive, not a detergent.  It is phosphate and perfume free and helps to bind to the buildup in your diapers (minerals, detergent or ammonia gunk) and strip them out.  … [Read more...]

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Cloth Diaper Mysteries Solved! Wicking, Stripping and PUL

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I cloth diapered for more than a year before I had a decent comprehension of certain cloth diaper terms.  The most mysterious ones for me were wicking, PUL and stripping. Is wicking good or bad? Do I say P-U-L or pull? Stripping?  What the heck? Wicking is so simple you'll … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New to Cloth Diapers?, How-to & DIY, Troubleshooting, Washing Cloth Diapers Tagged With: how to strip cloth diapers, is PUL safe to use, what is PUL?, what is stripping cloth diapers, what is wicking

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