I was asking around in our All About Cloth Diapers private Facebook group for post inspiration ideas. Kind of went like this: If you’re new…what do you want to know? I guess I’m on the right track because a few of the questions that came up are posts that I’m already working on; … [Read more...]
How to Prep Cloth Diapers
Prepping is the process that allows your cloth diapers to reach their full absorbency. A little work in the beginning results in better results from your cloth diapers in the long run. How do you prepare cloth diapers for the first time? Prepping Synthetic Fiber … [Read more...]
Is it Necessary to Use a Cloth Diaper Safe Detergent?
I am sure you have gathered by now, I am a Tide user. But it is not where I started. I too heard that you must use approved cloth diaper safe detergents. But as Autumn has said before, I think you have a little more wiggle room with that than you think. I may go against the … [Read more...]
What works for me…How I wash cloth diapers!
I am going to start by telling you while this wash routine works great for me, there is no guarantee that it will work for you. There are so many variables to consider with cloth diaper laundry (i.e. Water type, washer type, detergents, which cloth diapers are used). I actually … [Read more...]
How To Remove Just About Any Stain From a Cloth Diaper
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...]
Hard Water Washing Woes? Have you tried Calgon Water Softener?
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...]
A review of my FAVORITE wool dryer balls: Littlebugfelt! {Plus giveaway}
Last week I shared with you a few tips to get your cloth diapers to dry faster and more efficiently. One of the things I mentioned was wool dryer balls. I want to tell you a little more about wool dryer balls and share my FAVORITE ones with you, Littlebugfelt. I love my dryer … [Read more...]
Want to save some money? Learn how to get those cloth diapers dry faster!
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...]
Love your Velcro Cloth diapers but hate the issues with them? Then you need to check this out!
The other day I asked everyone on Facebook which they prefered: Snaps or Aplix? There were a good many people that said they loved snaps. But quite a few of those people added it was because of a few issues they had with Aplix. Before we get into why we are here today.... I … [Read more...]
Cloth Diaper Safe Fabric Softener? Why yes… there is!
My inserts were crunchy! The fitteds were standing on their own! Oh, and the wipes?? Let’s just say you wouldn’t want to use them too much on a runny nose. And then I found out that it's OK to use certain kinds of fabric softeners on my cloth diapers. Autumn at All About Cloth … [Read more...]