Cloth Diapers

[Cheeseburger]

Perhaps a neighbor whom you like to visit with would enjoy making some extra cash? You could use their home machines and pay them about what you would pay for the laundromat?? If you lived nearer I'd gladly welcome you over for some tea or hot cocoa and laundry

[Cristina]

Aww, thank you!

Originally Posted by Cristina

Has anyone had to wash their dipes at the laundromat? Our landord is renovating so we have been without a washer and dryer for a couple of months now; knowing him it could go on for a few more months . I tried washing them at the laundromat but ds was getting horrible rashes, either from the hard water not washing out all of the detergent or from build-up of whatever was already used in the machine. This was my laundromat wash routine: 1 hot wash cycle with a few tbsp detergent, and 1/4 cup of Borax, another hot wash cycle with no detergent. I still got some bubbles at the end of the second cycle, but at $2.00/cycle that's about all I can swing.

Alas, I caved and bought a case of 'sposies, but the whole time I was like "I could have bought 3 dozen prefolds at this price!" , so I will do just about anything short of calling in a priest to get these dipes up and on ds' butt. Any ideas from laundromat mamas? Should I give up until I have a washer and dryer again? It could be a verrrry long time...considering it took 6.5 years for the landlord to start the project

Just a crazy thought, but do you have a dishwasher? I've 'heard' but not tried that stripping diapers in the dishwaser works really great.

[Cristina]

Unfortunately no. That's a great idea though!

[Cristina]

I have an update on my diaper situation! A couple of weeks ago I was at the laundromat and I couldn't help but notice that another woman was washing cloth diapers; I figured I was the only mama left on this entire island who used them! So I told her the trouble I was having with build-up and rashes, and she told me what she did to make CDing work with the laundromat:

1. Cool soak in the bathtub (the diapers, not me ) for about 1 or 2 hours, with 1/4 cup of bleach. Rinse and toss in the diaper pail to bring to the laundromat.

2. Hot wash cycle with a few tablespoons detergent (I switched back to my enzyme-free detergent because I think the enzymes were contributing to the rashes).

3. If there are a lot of soap bubbles in the final rinse, do another full wash cycle with no detergent. If there are some bubbles that is fine because its not likeyl you can get them all out anyway.

4. Dry on hot for up to 1 hour.

So I've been doing this the last couple of weeks and it is working out awesome; no stinks and no rashes! And after a few trips to the laundromat I have found that I no longer need that second wash cycle, I guess because a lot of the build-up has washed out. Hey, it saves me 2 bucks!

[Aalena]

That is awesome you were able to figure out a way to make it work for you! God plants people in the right places at the right times for us. An answer to a CD prayer.

[Bekah]

Hey Ashlee. I sew all of our diapers. I don't buy any because they are so expensive!!

You can use fleece on the inside as a wicking layer and will help keep the baby dry but it adds no absorbancy. I make most of my diapers out of flannel because it is easily accessible. You can use other fabrics and the more you get into sewing you will discover all kinds!

You can make fuzzi bunz knockoffs... you would need a waterproof materal for the outside called PUL.

If you want I am pm you the address to a forum all about sewing your own diapers!

[Cheeseburger]

So.. fuzzibunz is an AIO diaper? Is there something about the way they are constructed that makes them different from other AIO's?

AIO's are all in ones - fuzzi bunz are pockets.. .basically the outside (waterproof) and inside (permeable and quick drying for baby's skin) liner and then you have to stuff it with absorbent material, like hemp or terry.

With fuzzi bunz you shake out the inside material and wash the diaper and the stuffings separately ,with AIO's none of it comes apart.

I like fuzzi bunz because I can put as much stuff as I need on the inside - like if I need 3 layers of hemp for nighttime, then I can do that... with AIO's the extra would have to be on top of the diaper or something...

[Cheeseburger]

OK just throwing this in here

One thing I have noticed with the fuzzi bunz is some of them are different sizes, or the leg elastic is not in the same place or the same length as others... so some of them leave a huge gap in her leg because her leg isn't very chubby, and that makes them leak. they are ALL size medium but only some of them leak, some of them fit snugly on her leg. I am sure when she grows they will all fit properly but it's kindof annoying right now...

[Bekah]

Originally Posted by BlessedMommy

Sorry Ashlee! Here's the real link: http://mayna.livejournal.com/198548.html

Hope that helps!

That is the very first diaper pattern I looked at and used too! But my diapers didn't turn out all that well!!

Here is a link to my blog where I posted a pic of them. I made them last fall for my now 1yo.

http://pbreffe.blogspot.com/2005/11/...pregnancy.html

They aren't that bad. But compared to what I can make now they are funny looking!