Thinking of switching to cloth diapers?

[jessaMARIE]

My daughter is already 14 months old. I guess I made this decision late but nonetheless it's something I really want to do. I am still breast feeding her and I try to go about my parenting the most natural way possible. Just recently I've been reading about all the harsh chemicals in the disposable nappies and that was just one of the reasons why I'm switching...Anyway, what are your favorite cloth diapers brands and styles??Im leaning towards pre folds? Do pre folds need diaper covers if i'm going to pin them??Thank you in advance.

[ManxMumma]

I have a 7 month old and I use Motherease Sandy's which I have found very good at containing explosive breast milk poos! :) I use them with Motherease Rikki wraps. I bought them used from Ebay, although I've noticed Ebay won't sell used nappies any more but you cab get them from usednappies.co.uk. (Much cheaper and it's recycling!) I have found that cloth nappies with a seperate wrap work better than the all in one type. The cons I have found with terrys are - they go very stiff in the wash and I have to fluff them up in the dryer, not very environmentally friendly! And also they are bulky compared to dispoables, so you have to make sure your little one's clothes are of a generous fit. If I am going out for the day I do sometimes use disposables, but I use the Nature Baby ones which are mostly degradable, and they are fantastic nappies. Hope this helps, good luck! x

[tamarak9531]

I use cloth full time- I started doing cloth when my son was born (I did a LOT of research while pregnant) and he is now 12 months.I don't have a favourite brand, my favourite style is the one size pocket as you can get away with a smaller 'stash' because they dry quicker than all in ones, plus one size pockets can be got cheaply brand new from ebay! In theory one size pockets should fit a regular sized child right up to three years of age.Prefolds are one I didn't try- they DO need covers as they do not have an inbuilt waterproofing layer. Until my son got mobile I used terry flats- he won't stay still long enough for me to put a multilayer system on him now!General advice- dry pail, that is do NOT soak the nappies as soaking them causes them to stink up the house something shocking.Invest in a wetbag- this is a cloth bag that you store used nappies in, these are the BEST thing for odour reduction and as they are far more breathable than a bucket the nappies are not stewing in wet ammonia.A diaper sprayer or bidet sprayer is a godsend for a solids fed child- I read that poo would just roll off the nappy into the toilet, doesn't happen with MY son's poo! I have found though that if you have a GOOD washing machine you can skip the poo removal if you wash daily- my Bosch max 1000 on the prewash rinse stains cycle with a postwash rinse will get rid of the poo without my having to rinse the nappies before washing!The most likely stains you will encounter are breastfed poo (bright orangy yellow) and sorbitol (dark blue black- comes from infant pain medications). The poo stains are EASY to remove- after washing just hang them up in the sunlight to dry. Sorbitol stains are a bit harder- these need to be rinsed as soon as they come off the bub and need several high water rinses and drying in UV light between rinses. Don't worry about food stains- my son has tried just about EVERYTHING food wise and unless you wash in hot water ALL stains do come out.

[MommyOfTWO]

I just switched my kids (17 months and 3 months) and we use prefolds and pocket diapers. You don't necessarily need a cover for prefolds but as soon as your daughter pees it will likely get her clothes wet or anything else she is sitting on. I Love love love my prefolds. I uses organic bamboo prefolds (so soft on my kids bums!) and I used a thirsties duo wrap cover. I usually change thier diapers every hour and a half or as soon as I see they are wet. I also use RumpARooz pocket diapers and I looove them! So cute and super absorbant! Def make the switch! Poor babies are getting chemical burns from the new pampers, my kids don't get any rashes now and they look super cute in their cloth bums