you don’t have
to cloth diaper every day
Tips for Traveling with Cloth
Especially on a roadtrip, from my personal experience cloth diapering.
What Can I wash with Cloth Diapers
Check out this personal blog post of my favourite things to wash with cloth diapers.
Nerdy Mommas Talks Once a Day
Anna, from Nerdy Mommas shared on the Cloth Diaper Podcast how she started diapering with once a day laundry.
you don’t have to cloth diaper every day to be a cloth diaper parent.
Seriously. So many parents cloth diaper part time, take breaks, or find a routine that works for you. I encourage you to find your cloth diaper jam.
Frequently Asked Questions
How Many Cloth Diapers do you need for part time?
You need one for every 2 hours of diapering – Diapers are changed about every 1.5-25. hours.
If you intend to only cloth diaper on weekends, then budget for 6-10 diapers per day, and launder.
Many parents start with just one cloth diaper and wash it every night or with the next load of laundry.
What type of diaper should I buy for part time diapering?
If you plan to be washing every night or with regular laundry, I would recommend building a part time cloth diaper stash with natural fiber diapers including flats, prefoldss or natural fiber inserts.
These simpler diapers are easier to hand wash, and machine wash. They dont’ need as vigerous of a wash cycle and are more forgiving. Microfiber can be stubborn.
how do you wash a small load of cloth diapers?
Many families opt to do a thorough rinse of the diaper by hand in the sink, and then add it to their next load of laundry with warm/detergent wash cycle.
This may sound too easy, but the more parents I talk to around the world, the more I learn that simple appraoches to cloth diapering can work.
The trick is a solid pre-rinse to remove the vast majority of pee/poop from the dipaer.
What Can I wash With Cloth Diapers?
- Cloth Wipes
- Swim Diapers
- Potty Training Pants
- Face Cloths, Hand Towels
- Underwear, Socks, and Other Small Garments
- Children’s Clothes that you’re okay washing on hot.
- Kitchen Towels and Clothes
- Bibs
- Menstrual Pads (yes, I do it all the time!)
How long can cloth diapers sit before washing.
Try to wash your cloth diapers at least once a week – many cloth diaper brands recommend washing every 2-3 days, and going longer may result in mold/mildew problems.
To go longer between cloth diaper washes, keep your diapers in a cool dry place and remove solids sooner than later