I don't take the things I find simple for granted anymore. The enormous amount of emails I get tells me that there are no black and white topics when it comes to cloth diapering. One specific question that has come up lately is whether it is good for your diapers to dry in the … [Read more...]
Cloth Diapers and Water Usage
Making the decision to cloth diaper is a huge accomplishment. What seems like an obvious choice for every family often goes undiscovered by the majority of the population. Ask most young adults any question about cloth diapers and the only response you'll get is perhaps one … [Read more...]
How I Use Bac-Out
There are always tons of questions when it comes to washing cloth diapers, removing stink, and how to use laundry additives. Like most of you, we were plagued by the dreaded stinky diapers even when supposedly clean. I had read about Bac-Out by Biokleen and gave it a shot. At … [Read more...]
To Wet or Dry Pail It…That Is The Question
I have always used a dry pail. Even written about how I would never use a wet pail. Until now. The stinkiness just got to be too much. My husband and oldest daughter complained incessantly about the smell of Paisley's diapers. Haley (my oldest) was always calling for me to … [Read more...]
Performance Update: Laundry Ball and Zorb
I've recently received a number of emails wondering how the Laundry Ball and Zorb are performing after repeated uses. The Laundry Ball: When I first received the the Laundry Ball I was amazed at its ability to remove odors. I could wash a load of diapers with nothing but … [Read more...]
Rotavirus and Cloth Diapers: What To Do
I'll be the first to shrug off a stomach bug or fever but when it comes to diarrhea I'm hittin' the high road...well atleast I'm wishing I could. Not only do you just ache for your poor child and the misery they're in but secretly you're wishing you didn't have to deal with the … [Read more...]
Do Your Pocket Cloth Diapers Have the Stinkies?
It is amazing how fast pocket cloth diapers can start stinking. I used fitteds for months and never had this problem. Coincidentally, when I began cloth diapering my then 15 month old son in 2005, the pocket diapers were the only diapers that reeked of ammonia. Back then I … [Read more...]
How The Laundry Ball Changed The Way I Wash Cloth Diapers
In the middle of June I wrote a post about removing buildup from your cloth diapers. In that post one of my suggestions was for the Laundry Ball. At the time of writing I didn't have a need for any of the items. But after spending a weekend camping with no laundry facilities, … [Read more...]
How To Remove Buildup From Your Cloth Diapers
Build-up in diapers can manifest in a number of ways, all of them unpleasant. If your diapers are leaking, stink of ammonia every morning or your baby has rashes then you have a build-up problem. Here are a few products available that will remove the build-up in your diapers … [Read more...]
How To Remove Stains
Most of the time I never have to worry about stains. When Paisley's diapers do have them a little Oxyclean does the job. But for those really bad poopies that leave major stains what do you do? I am not completely opposed to using bleach but obviously it is a last … [Read more...]