Just to be clear! 1. The microfibre diapers we were using were pocket diapers, so the microfibre was NOT against baby’s skin. 2. The rashes were caused by those diapers because of sensitive skin, NOT a bad wash routine. 3. Our bad wash routine was NOT a result of following fluff love university’s website. I only use the website to make sure I’m using a cloth diaper safe detergent. 4. Also, the bad wash routine was purely my fault as a newbie cloth diaperer!
Is there something wrong with fluff love? Genuinely curious. They helped my diapers not stink anymore 🙌 so thankful for Fluff Love otherwise I probably would have stopped cloth a long time ago. (I switched to cloth at 6 months too with my now 5 year old. Now have a potty trained 3 year old and on the same cloth with my 3rd baby who is now 1.)
To be more specific, they helped my washing routine so they don't stink. I haven't stripped my diapers for 3 years and I have 0 stink issues due to the wash routine they helped me with
The fluff love facebook group is SO helpful! You can post about the issues you are having with your diapers, along with your wash routine and the type of washer and dryer you have. Then, based on that info, the admins can give you a new wash routine with the type of detergent you want to use. They answered so many of my questions and helped me solve all of my issues.
Cloth diapers really shouldn’t stink at all, I struggle to tell if my little one has pooped, disposables on the other hand reek compared to cloth. If you hot prewash (normally a quick wash or daily wash which is at least an hour long) on 60 degrees (Celsius) daily with a good mainstream detergent and main wash at 40-60 degrees every 2-3 days (when you have enough for a full load) with good detergent, you will have no smells. The smells are generally from a build up of ammonia which a daily hot wash will kill and keep your nappies smelling fresh 😊 it won’t wreck your nappies PUL like some say.
I always spray my diapers fully, letting them sit outside in the sun, then every night i bring them in to wash. I do a pre-wash with the smallest option of detergent on cold, then I do a "large" load with hot water and detergent 2x the amount i used the first time. I wash my diapers alone, not sure if that's recommended but so far my diapers don't stink and come out super clean. I have hard water, I use Tide Free & Clear. Any opinions/advice?
@@jobradris2607 I pre-wash, then do the main wash after, then I let them sit out to dry, I could throw them in the dryer on hot but I'm afraid it will ruin the elastic. In the morning I let them sit in the sun. I used to wash with our clothes with the same method but my diapers didn't come out as clean.
Some unsolicited advice. I have 2 boys. When they started taking off their diapers, I Immediately started potty training. BOTH were potty trained before 2. He may be telling you he's ready. Just my personal opinion.
@@Lucy-vx2ls as long as there's no company over, at least you'd know when they were peeing haha. Apparently america is behind, other countries can have their babies potty trained by 3-4 months old. I still don't get how. But experts say that it'd be more a long the lines of conditioning instead of learning
I just started cloth diapering my 1 month old this week and these videos are what got me convinced to do it with my own children. So glad that these videos are still up. They're so helpful now!
The rashes are probably due to the build up caused by the wrong washing routine because with the right routine your baby's skin should be intact. You prevent the stinky build up, by quickly rinsing the diapers at changes (if they're soiled, not for wee) and doing a (it's normally cold) pre-wash, using half the amount of non bio powder (depending on the water hardness) and then doing an extra rinse to remove any residual detergent. I would add 10 drops of pure tea tree essential oil as well. Not vinegar as it could ruin the fabrics and its effectiveness. I do a 40 degrees C normally and used 60 degrees C only once because my baby had a rash only once. I air dry the diapers and have never used the tumble dryer for them. Even when it rains (I live in England!) I air dry them inside the house, and I make sure I ventilate the room where they are. Last but not least, wash them every 3 days max. A bucket with a lid to store them is essential! Thank God I've never had an issue by doing this, hope it helps! Cloth diapers are so worth it! ❤️
@@shauna-leesmith9786 haha I'm glad you found it useful ❤️ it's what I wished I had known and learnt with experience, I wish everyone knew that cloth diapers are so much better and easier! Ah, also, I normally change diapers every 4 hours and by doing that my baby has never had any rashes and his skin is completely intact, I don't even ever apply creams (he had a rash once that got better within days). Enjoy your cloth nappies journey! 💚♻️
@@valeasrultra I use the non bio powder detergent from Aldi and the best nappies I use (and best price too) is Little Lamb 💚 and I also use their fleecy liners 😍
The spray pal is essential if you are using a toilet sprayer so that it doesn’t go all over the bathroom! I’ve been cloth diapering since May when my baby came home so I’m far from knowing everything and probably making a lot of mistakes but the spray pal is a lifesaver
First time mom here preparing to cloth after baby is born and videos like these are SO helpful!! I feel like there is sooo much to learn and notes from people with experience are beyond helpful
I know several folks have said it here, but most likely the reason your diapers were stinking was detergent build up. We followed Fluff Love Uni too but learned they recommend WAY TOO MUCH detergent, and they say detergent build up is a myth; but girl....we just dealt with detergent build up and it is the worst thing to deal with because the only way to remove it is to flush it out with water. Detergent build up can also cause rashes. I agree with others. I find disposables smell so much worse! I never smell the poo with our cloth. Either way, I hope you’ve got a good wash routine down now. It’s really the key to success with cloth and does require some trial and error. Love your honesty and your journey in all your videos ❤️
I agree, I went on Fluff Love Uni and saw the amount they recommend for the detergent, I was like 😐 WAY TOO MUCH!! I don’t even put half that and at the end I have to ring out the odd insert and there are still suds coming out. Geeze I don’t even put that much in a full load of laundry let alone a small load of diapers. Wow.
I found disposables stank soooo much more!! I'm not sure if it's because we used biodegradable ones filled with oat fibres... but the wet nappy smell actually woke me up it was that bad 🤢🤣never had a stinky issue with cloth though! I've heard this can depend on your wash routine though 🙂
yeah, same! we used 'normal', not super fancy or bio diapers, just for travel and stuff, and I felt like they stank more and that baby got hotter in them, I just really didn't like putting him in them 😐
Agreed! When friends leave disposable diapers here I need to toss them immediately or I feel my house stinks. My cloth never stick. Even dirty. The only time I have a stinky diaper is in the morning after 12 hours wear. Once washed nothing stinks.
Phew... cloth diapers. Controversial. Haha, as a cloth diapering dad who takes care of them, I have researched and researched to get a good result. What’s worked for us is this with a front load washer: warm, normal cycle for the prewash with less than line 1 of powder tide. At first, we wanted something more natural but this honestly was what worked for cleaning for us. Second wash: heavy duty, super hot, and the amount “for a large load” of tide. Cleaning our washer after 30 uses is the goal and filling it up to where it’s almost full when they’re dry helped because I was getting build up because front loaders don’t do so well with rinsing if not enough is in there. Monthly, we use this stuff “RLR” and gives them a boost in addition to normal detergent. It makes them soft and fresh. What I’ve heard the rule of thumb is that when they’re wet out of the washer, they should smell like wet fabric so do with that as you please! Sorry, this might have been unwarranted advice but my wife and I have worked hard to perfect that wash and we haven’t had stink issues ever.
I watched your first video and it's what gave me the push to choose full-time cloth for our new baby. That's actually how I found your channel. We chose Alva Baby pockets and covers. Our third baby was born early in an ambulance last week so not much longer and we'll be trying out our stash. This video was perfect timing!
Cloth diaper addicted mama here. I’ve been cloth diapering about a year now and I love every minute of it. I’m literally addicted to buying them. I have 106 one size diapers and I have already purchased around 50 newborns to cloth diaper our next baby which isn’t even conceived yet 😅😂 I started due to the fact that my little one breaks out in rashes with sposies and also he was having 4-6 blowouts a day in sposies. Since starting cloth he’s had maybe 2 and it was a LOT of poop.
We're using pre folds with covers and they have been fantastic! We use a snappi to keep the prefold in place, and we're so used to it we have a hard time using disposable now!
Cloth diapering veteran here: most important aspects of cleaning diapers 1) lots of water and rinsing 2) wash your washer! 3) store dirties for maximum 2 days in a ventilated container
dawn for life in Switzerland I store my dirty diapers in a bucket in the bathroom, no lid and I don’t notice a smell! Also if your washer doesn’t have a self clean button, then I would research the best way to clean it and do it every month or after every 30 washes ☺️ this is what I’ve found works best for us!
my husband and i are TTC rn and i’m really hoping to do cloth diapering and your videos on the topic help inform me so much!! thanks for the tips and tricks and being so rad 👏🏻❤️
update: I am back to this video!! my husband and I finally were able to conceive our rainbow baby and I am 25 weeks now! just purchased a couple lots of secondhand cloth diapers and am refreshing myself on this helpful info to cloth diaper our little one when they arrive! 👶🏻
I hope someone can see this even though the video is several years old. Get a toilet sprayer! Before kids, I've had one for years that I use as a bidet. It's amazing! (I strongly prefer it over a traditional bidet because I have more control over the spray flow, aim, etc.)
Love your channel and we watch from Calgary!! I have a boy who is one week older than Theo and love watching them learn new things around the same time. My little Houdini can open his snap diapers, so that might not last long for Theo! We always have to put at least a pair of shorts on over the diaper or off it goes! Never a dull moment!! 😂
Hi! Another thing, that may be helpful. I never had the stink problem. What I did was wash them more frequently. Like Monday, and then Wednesday, and then Friday and so on. No more than 2 days without washing them in the storage bag because it will be difficult to clean. But, in order to do that, it is necessary to have a lot of diapers so you can always have clean ones at hand
Your first cloth diaper video is what brought me to your channel!! I loved this video and it’s super useful to me because I’m cloth diapering my first baby! ❤️
Thanks for your honesty Delilah. I’ve only been cloth diapering for a couple of weeks with Bum Genius AIO’s and I’ve found that following their wash instructions help with getting the diapers super clean. Bum Genius recommends washing every other day using the following method: one warm wash with free and clear detergent and a second hot water heavy duty wash with free and clear detergent and an additional cold rinse. I’ve had no issues with smells or stains. I also dry them for 45 mins on low. In my experience it’s best to reach out to the company regarding their wash instructions to prevent issues instead of figuring it out on your own.
This was so informative. I love it. I've never had any issue with smelly cloth nappies, I'm surprised. I just have a nappy pail, I rinse my nappies each night and chuck them in the pail with some sensitive nappy san, repeat daily till the bucket is full and then just chuck them all in the washing machine and wash on cold with a sensitive detergent with an extra rinse cycle. No stains, no stink.
Just a PSA for anyone out there who doesn’t know, you can throw exclusively breasfed poopy diapers in the wash as is, but if baby has formula you’ll need to use liners or spray them out. Only exclusively breastfed babies have water soluble/washable poops 💩
Mine had formula her poop was water soluble until she started weaning - I’ve never had build up or a stink problem with mine (she’s a day younger than Theo) and I’ve been using cloth since she was about 5 months
Brookdale731 Formula poop isn’t completely water soluble and although you’ve been able to get your diapers clean, I believe one of the biggest issues is that it’s not good for your washing machine.
Ashley Beazley ah - I think US machines are quite different from our front loading ones in the UK - ours cycle through less water at a time more frequently - ours is still going strong with 4 kids it gets used a couple of times a day x
Lots of love.❤❤. Was having a sleepless night, now i can enjoy ur video...am not a mom yet but its helping alot of what to do and what not in the future.... Love and kisses to the kids❤
I love follow-up videos like this. So helpful when looking at the videos from the very beginning and then thoughts on the matter a year later. Things one loved at first might not have been the best after all and so on. It's just really helful for others who are new to cloth diapering.
We live in Germany and are cloth diapering our second baby now. I have never ever had stinky diapers in over 3 years. We wash them every other day on a 3 hour long cycle on at least 60°C. The cycle rinses the diapers 5 times with cold water. We use special washing detergent for nappies (no perfumes or anything in there) and alway add Oxygen bleach for hygiene reasons. I think that makes all the difference, since oxygen bleach is not technically a bleach its safe for babys bum :) I can really recommend it, we don´t even have stains on our diapers thanks to that routine! I managed to get my hands on some Noras Nursery Diapers lately and we love them, thanks for that recommendation!
Hey Heidi, ich komme auch aus Deutschland und unser erstes Baby kommt im November :) ich habe die Stoffwindeln der Windelmanufaktur & wollte gern mal ein paar mehr Infos zu deinem Waschzyklus und allem was so dazugehört. (Pulver oder Flüssig?) Wir haben derzeit das Baukastensystem von Sonett und ein Flüssigwaschmittel von Sodasan. Würde mich mega über deine Tipps freuen 😊
@@josid7195 Hi Josi, we are using washing powder from the Waschkampagne, thats a campagne that produces washing powder with just the necessary things in there and they also sell the oxygen bleach. We order a huge package like twice a year and we use it for our clothes and everything else as well. They are great because they mix the powder according to the amount of minerals in your water AND the packaging is made of paper. We´re super happy with them.
Thanks for the response, it's refreshing to finally find someone that has a small top loader machine (as do I, I have a mini machine) and want to do cloth diapering. I hope i have no issues.
A cloth diaper tip: after a pee change rinse that diaper out with warm water in your tub then stick it in your wet/dry bag until you wash. Same for poop but I rinse that with a squirt of baby's Dr. Bronners Castile with warm water in a separate bucket and dump the dirty bucket water down the toilet. Then it goes in the wet/dry bag until I machine wash
1 year with a baby boy cloth diapering too! 11 months on 9/17. Yep, using the spray after a poo will definitely minimize your wetbag smell. If you havent made one already may i suggest you make a spray guard (we use a trash can container). We have yet to strip ours but since day one a year ago we have used our sprayer. I can send you a pic if you want. We live in Montana so we just got an inside hanging rack to dry our pocket covers in a sunlight area of the house while the inserts dry in a dryer. The covers may or may not get light but if they do they'd get the little when they can. :)
I was anxiously awaiting this video because my baby is due next week and we are cloth diapering. I was introduced to the Noras Nursery diapers because of you, as well as hemp liners, so I have stocked up on both. Love all the info here!!
@@sarahcaring4078 LOVE THEM! it's amazing the difference in quality between them and alvababy. They barely look used after a full year and the one pack that had a few with issues was replaced completely by Nora's Nursery so their customer service is amazing too!
Yes!! I only use corn starch too!!! My grandma taught me this with my first boy! He had a bleeding bum Tash that wouldn't go away. I started using corn starch and it went away within a few hoirs!
There is a cloth diaper facebook page that is super helpful and will give you the correct detergent for your water hardness as well as what settings you should put your washer on. From a bunch that I have read, you are supposed to do two full washes with soap because the first does not fully get out the waste and the second is to get out all the waste fully. It has also been posted in that group that the kirkland detergent is no longer cloth safe. They changed the ingredients recently and can cause diaper issues. I love cloth diapering, but I agree, figuring out a good wash routine is hard.
When I started cloth diapering I did a tone of research! I’ve noticed that the all in ones and the pocket diapers most people have trouble with blow outs and leaks! I’ve been cloth diapering since my baby was a few weeks old and every time I put her in a disposable she has a blowout! But with the diapers I decided to go with (the cover and the insert) I’ve never ever had a blow out! Also the company I got my diapers from have an amazing laundry system that shows you how to wash your diapers (super easy and can go in the dryer) and they also have a washing powder that does wonders to taking smells and poo stains out (and my babys poo can stain like no ones business 😳😅) the company I bought my diapers from is call Esembly baby ❤️. Also I love your videos ❤️
I should probably also mention that they aren’t the ones you have to fold and place and hold while trying to figure out how to hold baby and all that hard stuff! They come with a inner and it looks just like a regular diaper that you just snap on like other cloth diapers then you put the outer on with snaps as well! Definitely look them up if you are planning on having more kids!
I've had four kids, expecting our 5th. The type of cloth diaper makes a difference on blow outs, absorbancy, leaks, etc. We've used mostly pocket diapers, and they are not as good as other cloth diapers. I wish we had done wool covers with flats or prefolds. The main reason is because the pocket diapers fall apart over time, the plastic gets brittle, and then they leak. The flats, prefolds, and inserts are all still in great shape, but the covers are falling apart. The wool covers I got with my oldest, I only have a few, are still like new. I wish I invested in wool covers, as they would still be just fine for our next baby. Instead we are having to purchase more diaper covers now. Plus wool you only need a few covers, whereas pocket diapers you need lots, like 20+. We would have saved so much time, washing, and money if we invested in wool with flats or prefolds.
I've been cloth diapering for over a year now.. my most effective wash routine is after use.. I rinse the diapers with water to get rid of pee (and poo).. then put them in the diaper bucket. Then the 3rd day I do laundry and hang them outside in the sun. Its so much cleaner than the other method I tried. Saves time too (Just one cycle). I just use normal regular laundry detergent but lesser quantity. Once a month I do strip wash them to get rid of any buildup.
Cloth nappies don't stink if they are washed adequately. Daily wash at 40-60°C for an hour (sometimes called prewash, but is a full wash cycle not a "prewash setting"), long 40-60°C main wash every 2-3 days with enough detergent, enough machine loading for good agitation and you are good to go 😊
Thank you for the update! The first video of yours that I watched was your first cloth diapering video. I recently started cloth diapering my 6 month old son and appreciate the tips! Love your channel and watching you journey through motherhood!
I haven't even watched the video yet but I had to comment on how BEAUTIFUL that shirt is on you!!!!! Definitely need to add those colors to your wardrobe they look amazing!❤
We use prefolds - and snappies to hold them in place - with the Osocozy brand covers. Its honestly so easy and blowouts/leaks are few and far between. We rinse with a handheld bidet attachment and a diaper pale with a hole in the bottom placed over the toilet as a rinse shield. Then wash every day/every other day at most with dreft baby detergent. Havent had any issues yet but only been doing it like 3 ish weeks. First week and a half was dispoable until her belly button fell off, for sanitary reasons. None of her prefolds have started to smell, when she soils them we just keep them in an open mesh laundry basket that has a plastic liner at the bottom - dont know how else to describe that... it was foldable and we found it at walmart. We make sure to always rinse them off every night before we go to bed if they have any dookie in em. Thats what we have found works for us so far. Also have not had any rashes yet but like i said only 3 plus weeks in.
I haven't finished watching yet, but I just wanted to say, that you can preload covers as well just like pockets, in fact even if you reuse the cover it's better to let it air out and not use it immediately for the next round. So in my opinion the time it takes to load and then put on the baby is just the same with a pocket and a cover.
I have been using cloth diapers for 6 months now, and I am very grateful that I live in a SUNNY(sometimes to much haha) state in Mexico. I am originally from Korea and I think I wouldn't have enjoyed much if I were to use them in Korea as I do in Mexico. I use all-in-one diapers, and I religiously wash them every other day. When I wash, I wash them 3 times with cold water(the first time with detergent) and add a little bit of baby fabric softener. After that I let the sun dry them and they smell like the sun afterwards hahaha. And I haven't had issues yet. Thank you Delilah for your awesome videos!!! They are always so helpful and down to earth.
My mother has always just used corn starch as well on rashes, and I also find that the best solution to rashes, since it doesn't have perfumes in it, does the job really well. Love your videos still, very educational and entertaining as well
I want to. I just know I won't (at least with my first). I'm not that convicted about the landfills. I think I'd rather decrease my waste in other ways. Cloth diapering is so admirable.
I read a cost comparison where one of the people said they only saved about $40 a month, I think even that amount is significant if your child is not potty trained until 2 or so since it amounts to around $1000 saved. But other cost comparisons (it all depends on what you end up using) you could save up to $3000. I love the idea of cloth diapering although I am years away from kids myself, I will likely have to convince my future husband though.
Hard water is my nemesis!! It has caused our cloth diapers to be so stinky and the urine buildup caused a bad rash on my little bub. Thankfully I’ve figured out a decent wash routine that seems to be keeping the stink at a tolerable level. But it seems I’m doomed to have stinky diapers until we get a water softener.
Just found your video! Love the calm aspect with all the info. I do want to say tho that the info about using them as swim diapers can potentially ruin your diapers! Being mindful that things in the waters (typically chlorine) can ruin the elastics and or PUL. It is recommended to use an actual swim diaper because it doesn’t have PUL.
The diaper taking off and the just more wild in general thing has got to be a second child personality trait because my first two are both girls, and my second is a lot like Theo. She was definitely the diaper taker offer. I’m so glad she’s potty trained now 😅
we sprayed our diapers everyday, but only poop diapers. We cloth diapered for 2 years and the diapers never smelled. We followed a fluff love routine. We had to add borax to each load because of hard water. We did 2 washes, both with detergent. If your diapers stink , you should really try to get a good routine. I think of it as first wash is to get the yuck off. Second wash is to get them clean. Good Luck!
We have been cloth diapering for a year now too! We have never used anything for diaper rash prevention. Little E got diaper rash a few times when she had a virus and we did use "magic balm" AKA hydrocortisone cream + vaseline + fungal cream (recommended by our pediatrician) and we continued with cloth and added bamboo liners and it helped get her through the virus. We also chose to clean our diapers with a few different detergents and find the Lysol prewash (sometimes I soak depending on how I'm feeling) and then we wash on HOT with either Seventh generation free and clean/Tide original powder/ Rockin Green powder (depending on where I am shopping). This plus we dry out diapers (I know, I know...) but this works and keeps the smell out!! I hope everyone here is encouraged to cloth diaper. It is literally our #1 recommendation for new parents! We never worry about a diaper budget, washing is so easy, and changing has been easy to teach our friends/family/and sitters. We actively encourage everyone we meet with a new baby (especially our young couple friends that are just starting out with budgeting and "family life" transitions) to try it because we love cloth diapering so much!
Try the flats and prefolds if you're having blowouts the way that they fit snugly around baby with just a simple fold and a snappy contains all the poop and then the elastic from the diaper cover only does a really good job at catching anything that might slip out of there I feel like the pocket diapers might not do as good a job because they don't have the double gusseted effect of the folded fitted flats and then also the cover. So as a mom of only one child I did not have one blowout using flats and prefolds with a diaper cover as opposed to the pocket diaper style that you're using.
Flats prefolds or fitteds without a cover can allow baby bum to breathe to avoid or treat rashes i also do a cold rinse before wash routine and I use persil & biz enzymes are your friend In my experience, muslin or cotton flats never needs stripping Also if u use a laundry basket without a lid to allow air to circulate your diapers will not stink! I have been cloth diapering for over a year.
GroVia makes some of the absolute BEST cloth diapers. They are absolutely amazing and top notch. GroVia diapers can be washed washed with Arm & Hammer Plus OxiClean Powder Laundry Detergent which almost completely takes out the odder old and new. We also do a wash cycle that is about 2 hours long.
I’ve been using cloth nappies for almost a year now and the only time they smelled was when I dried the inserts (hemp and microfibre) together with the covers in the dryer. I live in Santiago de Chile, which is a very sunny and dry place and I had to dry them in the dryer only about ten times in the winter and the smell was really bad. And then I accidentally discovered that drying the hemp inserts separately fixed the problem. Since then I’ve only put the hemp into the dryer and let the microfibre and covers dry outside (because I don’t live in Canadian Arctic). I don’t soak them, I don’t prewash them. They go into a bucket and I just put them into the washing machine without any preparation. I do however remove the fresh poop stains from nappies with a bar of soap for poop removal. Otherwise we use Ariel, no softener, I wash on 40°C or 60°C.
If anyone is reading this and is wanting to start cloth diapers or is struggling, please join the Cloth Diapering Mama's facebook group! It has every answer you could ever want! They help you figure out a good wash routine for your washer and water hardness. A lot of people say that the Fluff Love University recommends way too much detergent so your diapers get detergent buildup in them which equals rashes for the babe. Also, I would do your rinse cycle in hot water not cold. I have also been cloth diapering for a year and have never had any stink issues because I follow a strict wash routine that was given to me through the facebook group. They also say that Tide powder detergent is the best for cloth diapers. Sorry I just had to give my two cents!
I came across one of your videos on cloth diapering. And i love watching your new ones. I use reusable menstral pads myself and had no interest in disposable diapers for my baby (due march 2021 😁) for many reasons on top of the unimaginable waste that probly comes from disposables. But your videos have given me alot of confidence with my choice. Kind of like drivers training for cloth diapering. So i just wanted to say a big thank you for sharing your experiences over the last year. Its made this mom to be feel less scared about this new adventure. 😊😇
Cloth diapers shouldn't stink. We use Prefolds and covers or the italian brand culla di teby and it's going so well. No skin problems, no redness, no bad smell and my Baby is happy. Lots of love from Germany xx
I read, that Microfiber catches more Bacteria than natural fibers over time and you can not wash them with high temperature. I had a simular experience, and solved it through fighting all the bad bacteria in the laundry and the washing mashine. The smell vanished as well, because it comes from the bacteria living in the cloth, which can cause rashes.
Ur wash routine is so important. The rash could be also related to not completing clean them. My routine is first cycle pull diaper apart in washer little soap which we use all free and clear in hot water and just leave the lid open for about 45 mins or if u have a soak option then turning the wash on and then when finished do a cold wash not adding anymore soap and we dry them in the dryer we mostly use pockets too with bamboo liners too.
So helpful after watching your previous video as well! A lot of the comments mention doing a hot pre-wash (which I think is usually recommended to be done every day - every other day), and then an extra hot long wash every 3-4 days. One of the other reasons you might be getting smell (which doesn't seem to be commented as much) is perhaps because you're putting them in a wet bag, rather than in an airy basket. I have been loving your videos recently, so thank you for the content!
I used cloth diapers for all 4 of my children 35 years ago. Was not difficult at all. For ease of washing, I used a paper diaper liner (like a paper towel but a bit stronger and made to be flushed)
Stink is caused by biofilms. Bacteria change from individuals to a colony with defenses when they build up. From the point where they switch the colony will grow and be quite hard to kill. Your current routine, with immediate rinsing can prevent a biofilm colony from forming.
About line drying without much sun: the amount of UV present on even a very overcast day is still much higher than you'd imagine. Cloudy days may not have the instant bleaching results of a full sun day, but there's more than enough sun to disinfect and freshen. This is even true in the winter; even when it's below freezing clothes on the line will still benefit from the disinfecting power of the sun, and will still dry so long as the humidity is low enough. (They actually freeze dry!)
Thank you! I was just about to get rid of my Nora’s Nursery diapers because they always leaked. Im going to invest in some more liners. 🤩 Also, I’m going to tackle night time without disposables.
I feel that cloth diappers dont stink more per se...you just have to deal with them more (and the poop/pee). While with disposables you just toss them and thats that.
Blowouts in pockets are a lot more common than using flats. Flats with a cover are blowout proof so we have a few of those on hand that I use when we drive long distances or go anywhere where a blowout would be bad timing lol. Little lamb bombproof covers work especially well. Microfibre inserts are very absorbent but they don’t hold moisture well. So when you do use microfibre you should change more often as they don’t hold a lot of moisture. This could be why baby was getting a wet rash? Microfibre should always be combined with something else. I find the best inserts for a longer wear to be a bamboo/microfibre blend closest to the bum. These absorb very well but they hold the moisture better. And then furthest from the bum a pure bamboo or for heavy wetters a hemp. These are slower to absorb moisture but they hold the pee very well. Corn starch is great for wet rash. The only rash it is bad for is thrush. It feeds the fungus. Also, cloth diapers should not stink. I’ve been using it for a long time and since I got my wash routine right they never smell after a wash. They smell good and clean. If you were getting amonia buildup that a strip fixed then your wash routine wasn’t right and the buildup will happen again. It shouldn’t be necessary to strip to get rid of smells if you wash right. I always recommend a hot rinse before washing to rid the diapers of any trace of urine so you don’t wash your diapers in pee water. Also use double the amount of detergent recommended for a heavy soiled load. Any diapers that were on the bum for a long time (such as night diapers) should get a hot rinse the next morning. I usally just put them in the machine for a quick rinse. Also make sure you don’t use too much or too little water in the machine. For such a small amount of diapers like you have I would add a few towels to the wash to help fill it up to ensure the diapers get sufficient agitation during the wash.
Hi! I use cloth diapers with my daughter, and what I use as a diaper cream was organic coconut oil, and it worked really well at least for her. We use cloth diapers during the day but at night we use a disposable one because as you said the cloth ones aren’t as absorbent as the disposable so at nights it was easier. But the amount of money you save by using disposables is amazing! And you can use them from almost birth to potty training and for more than one child, so basically they are a very good investment
I would add half a dose of detergent to the first rinse that should keep the stink at bay. my nappies on my first son yes they stunk. Second time I'm washing different, using mainstream detergent and no Smells. Imo disposables stink, poop stink in a disposable is really strong and pee makes this weird chemical smell. They do contain blow outs better but definitely not fool proof :D lol When you prep yes they will increase absorbency, but through use they will decrease as the cotton/bamboo/hemp/micrifibre wears down. You should also rinse them every second day and wash on Max 4th day. I would suggest if anyone is new to check out a cloth channel like cloth diaper podcast or jay's nest.
I’m not sure if you’ll see this Delilah, as I know you’re busy with your sweet newborn. But I just wanted to ask you what detergent you use for your cloth diapers? I’m having a very hard time finding one that has safe cloth diaper ingredients based off of the Nora’s nursery list. All the ones they say should be “safe” have ingredients that are not.
If you are using a proper wash routine and detergent containing the appropriate amount of surfactants and enzymes, you will never have stink which is caused by ammonia or detergent buildup which is the cause of rashes. "Fluff love" routines are horrible and the websites give incorrect wash advice. This is why you had issues. Also hot or warm water is always needed as cold will cease the fibers causeing waste to be trapped. 2 washes are also needed one to loosen the waste into the water and the other to actually allow the detergent to wash the fabric. First hot heavy wash than warm regular is usually sufficient. Your water needs to be tested at the washing machine to determine which wash routine is right for you.
If your cloth diapers stink after washing or when it gets wet your wash routine isn’t quite there yet. Disposables stink like pee way worse than cloth does, so I’d say you might still have some tweaking to do :)
Just to be clear!
1. The microfibre diapers we were using were pocket diapers, so the microfibre was NOT against baby’s skin.
2. The rashes were caused by those diapers because of sensitive skin, NOT a bad wash routine.
3. Our bad wash routine was NOT a result of following fluff love university’s website. I only use the website to make sure I’m using a cloth diaper safe detergent.
4. Also, the bad wash routine was purely my fault as a newbie cloth diaperer!
Is there something wrong with fluff love? Genuinely curious. They helped my diapers not stink anymore 🙌 so thankful for Fluff Love otherwise I probably would have stopped cloth a long time ago. (I switched to cloth at 6 months too with my now 5 year old. Now have a potty trained 3 year old and on the same cloth with my 3rd baby who is now 1.)
To be more specific, they helped my washing routine so they don't stink. I haven't stripped my diapers for 3 years and I have 0 stink issues due to the wash routine they helped me with
I HIGHLY recommend spraying in the toilet then tense and squeeze them a few times in the sink. THEN the wetbag.
The fluff love facebook group is SO helpful! You can post about the issues you are having with your diapers, along with your wash routine and the type of washer and dryer you have. Then, based on that info, the admins can give you a new wash routine with the type of detergent you want to use. They answered so many of my questions and helped me solve all of my issues.
I would recommend storing used diapers and inserts in a container which has airflow in it, i.e. a paper bin/basket or smth similar.
one thing that i really enjoy from your channel is that everything is a learning experience and you aren’t afraid to show your struggle
Not a momma yet but saving this for when we have little ones (Lord willing)! Love the content :)
Yes you'll love cloth diapers for the baby 😃
Same 😅
Cloth diapers really shouldn’t stink at all, I struggle to tell if my little one has pooped, disposables on the other hand reek compared to cloth. If you hot prewash (normally a quick wash or daily wash which is at least an hour long) on 60 degrees (Celsius) daily with a good mainstream detergent and main wash at 40-60 degrees every 2-3 days (when you have enough for a full load) with good detergent, you will have no smells. The smells are generally from a build up of ammonia which a daily hot wash will kill and keep your nappies smelling fresh 😊 it won’t wreck your nappies PUL like some say.
I was thinking this the entire time! I’m like you need two washes WITH detergent 😅 been cloth diapering for 3 years 🙋🏻♀️
I always spray my diapers fully, letting them sit outside in the sun, then every night i bring them in to wash. I do a pre-wash with the smallest option of detergent on cold, then I do a "large" load with hot water and detergent 2x the amount i used the first time. I wash my diapers alone, not sure if that's recommended but so far my diapers don't stink and come out super clean. I have hard water, I use Tide Free & Clear. Any opinions/advice?
After you prewash your diapers everyday do you dry them?
I spray the poop and store until I accumulate enough for the main wash
@@jobradris2607 I pre-wash, then do the main wash after, then I let them sit out to dry, I could throw them in the dryer on hot but I'm afraid it will ruin the elastic. In the morning I let them sit in the sun. I used to wash with our clothes with the same method but my diapers didn't come out as clean.
Some unsolicited advice. I have 2 boys. When they started taking off their diapers, I Immediately started potty training. BOTH were potty trained before 2. He may be telling you he's ready. Just my personal opinion.
That's what I said lol
I tried that with both of my kids, and it didn't work at all. They just like being naked. 😑
@@Lucy-vx2ls as long as there's no company over, at least you'd know when they were peeing haha. Apparently america is behind, other countries can have their babies potty trained by 3-4 months old. I still don't get how. But experts say that it'd be more a long the lines of conditioning instead of learning
@@oliverandamms738 Like I said, it didn't work for us.
True but I still dont want him taking off his diaper at night or nap time haha
I just started cloth diapering my 1 month old this week and these videos are what got me convinced to do it with my own children. So glad that these videos are still up. They're so helpful now!
The rashes are probably due to the build up caused by the wrong washing routine because with the right routine your baby's skin should be intact. You prevent the stinky build up, by quickly rinsing the diapers at changes (if they're soiled, not for wee) and doing a (it's normally cold) pre-wash, using half the amount of non bio powder (depending on the water hardness) and then doing an extra rinse to remove any residual detergent. I would add 10 drops of pure tea tree essential oil as well. Not vinegar as it could ruin the fabrics and its effectiveness. I do a 40 degrees C normally and used 60 degrees C only once because my baby had a rash only once. I air dry the diapers and have never used the tumble dryer for them. Even when it rains (I live in England!) I air dry them inside the house, and I make sure I ventilate the room where they are.
Last but not least, wash them every 3 days max. A bucket with a lid to store them is essential!
Thank God I've never had an issue by doing this, hope it helps!
Cloth diapers are so worth it! ❤️
Hi ....I don't remember asking you anything, but somehow you answered all my questions. Are you in my head lol?
Thanks for all the tips!!
@@shauna-leesmith9786 haha I'm glad you found it useful ❤️ it's what I wished I had known and learnt with experience, I wish everyone knew that cloth diapers are so much better and easier! Ah, also, I normally change diapers every 4 hours and by doing that my baby has never had any rashes and his skin is completely intact, I don't even ever apply creams (he had a rash once that got better within days). Enjoy your cloth nappies journey! 💚♻️
Very useful information thx! Can I ask you what detergent do you use? I live in the Uk aswell 🙂
@@valeasrultra I use the non bio powder detergent from Aldi and the best nappies I use (and best price too) is Little Lamb 💚 and I also use their fleecy liners 😍
The spray pal is essential if you are using a toilet sprayer so that it doesn’t go all over the bathroom! I’ve been cloth diapering since May when my baby came home so I’m far from knowing everything and probably making a lot of mistakes but the spray pal is a lifesaver
First time mom here preparing to cloth after baby is born and videos like these are SO helpful!! I feel like there is sooo much to learn and notes from people with experience are beyond helpful
I know several folks have said it here, but most likely the reason your diapers were stinking was detergent build up. We followed Fluff Love Uni too but learned they recommend WAY TOO MUCH detergent, and they say detergent build up is a myth; but girl....we just dealt with detergent build up and it is the worst thing to deal with because the only way to remove it is to flush it out with water. Detergent build up can also cause rashes. I agree with others. I find disposables smell so much worse! I never smell the poo with our cloth. Either way, I hope you’ve got a good wash routine down now. It’s really the key to success with cloth and does require some trial and error. Love your honesty and your journey in all your videos ❤️
I agree, I went on Fluff Love Uni and saw the amount they recommend for the detergent, I was like 😐 WAY TOO MUCH!! I don’t even put half that and at the end I have to ring out the odd insert and there are still suds coming out. Geeze I don’t even put that much in a full load of laundry let alone a small load of diapers. Wow.
It’s not just Theo, microfibre can burn if put directly against the skin. It should always be used inside the pocket of a diaper.
Amen to the liners! We use homemade fleece liners, and it really does make all the difference with the poopy diapers.
I found disposables stank soooo much more!! I'm not sure if it's because we used biodegradable ones filled with oat fibres... but the wet nappy smell actually woke me up it was that bad 🤢🤣never had a stinky issue with cloth though! I've heard this can depend on your wash routine though 🙂
yeah, same! we used 'normal', not super fancy or bio diapers, just for travel and stuff, and I felt like they stank more and that baby got hotter in them, I just really didn't like putting him in them 😐
Agreed! When friends leave disposable diapers here I need to toss them immediately or I feel my house stinks. My cloth never stick. Even dirty. The only time I have a stinky diaper is in the morning after 12 hours wear. Once washed nothing stinks.
Phew... cloth diapers. Controversial. Haha, as a cloth diapering dad who takes care of them, I have researched and researched to get a good result.
What’s worked for us is this with a front load washer: warm, normal cycle for the prewash with less than line 1 of powder tide. At first, we wanted something more natural but this honestly was what worked for cleaning for us.
Second wash: heavy duty, super hot, and the amount “for a large load” of tide.
Cleaning our washer after 30 uses is the goal and filling it up to where it’s almost full when they’re dry helped because I was getting build up because front loaders don’t do so well with rinsing if not enough is in there.
Monthly, we use this stuff “RLR” and gives them a boost in addition to normal detergent. It makes them soft and fresh.
What I’ve heard the rule of thumb is that when they’re wet out of the washer, they should smell like wet fabric so do with that as you please!
Sorry, this might have been unwarranted advice but my wife and I have worked hard to perfect that wash and we haven’t had stink issues ever.
I’m due with our first baby in November, I’ve already started growing my clothes diaper stash! Beyond excited been following for almost two years now!
I watched your first video and it's what gave me the push to choose full-time cloth for our new baby. That's actually how I found your channel. We chose Alva Baby pockets and covers. Our third baby was born early in an ambulance last week so not much longer and we'll be trying out our stash. This video was perfect timing!
Cloth diaper addicted mama here. I’ve been cloth diapering about a year now and I love every minute of it. I’m literally addicted to buying them. I have 106 one size diapers and I have already purchased around 50 newborns to cloth diaper our next baby which isn’t even conceived yet 😅😂 I started due to the fact that my little one breaks out in rashes with sposies and also he was having 4-6 blowouts a day in sposies. Since starting cloth he’s had maybe 2 and it was a LOT of poop.
We're using pre folds with covers and they have been fantastic! We use a snappi to keep the prefold in place, and we're so used to it we have a hard time using disposable now!
I found your channel through your cloth diapering video! Didn’t end up using cloth on my baby but stayed for your cute family and wholesome content❤️
I don’t have the stomach for cloth diapering, but here to support the video. More power to those who do!
My mom only used cornstarch with me and my two sisters when we wore babies. It worked wonderfully for us 👍🏼
Cloth diapering veteran here: most important aspects of cleaning diapers 1) lots of water and rinsing 2) wash your washer! 3) store dirties for maximum 2 days in a ventilated container
Would it be smelly if it is ventilated? How do you wash your washer? 35 weeks and preparing :)
dawn for life in Switzerland I store my dirty diapers in a bucket in the bathroom, no lid and I don’t notice a smell! Also if your washer doesn’t have a self clean button, then I would research the best way to clean it and do it every month or after every 30 washes ☺️ this is what I’ve found works best for us!
@@dawnforlife Google Clean Cloth Nappies, it's a website with everything you need to know. The holy grail of wash routines.
@@dawnforlife The air being able to circulate helps keep bacteria at bay so they don't stink.
I use a washing basket on top of my machine (front loader) I pre wash then hot wash every 3 days.
my husband and i are TTC rn and i’m really hoping to do cloth diapering and your videos on the topic help inform me so much!! thanks for the tips and tricks and being so rad 👏🏻❤️
Good luck!!💓
Jaysnest is a cloth diaper TH-camr if you need more info! She covers more brands & styles
update: I am back to this video!! my husband and I finally were able to conceive our rainbow baby and I am 25 weeks now! just purchased a couple lots of secondhand cloth diapers and am refreshing myself on this helpful info to cloth diaper our little one when they arrive! 👶🏻
I hope someone can see this even though the video is several years old. Get a toilet sprayer! Before kids, I've had one for years that I use as a bidet. It's amazing! (I strongly prefer it over a traditional bidet because I have more control over the spray flow, aim, etc.)
Love your channel and we watch from Calgary!! I have a boy who is one week older than Theo and love watching them learn new things around the same time. My little Houdini can open his snap diapers, so that might not last long for Theo! We always have to put at least a pair of shorts on over the diaper or off it goes! Never a dull moment!! 😂
Hi! Another thing, that may be helpful. I never had the stink problem. What I did was wash them more frequently. Like Monday, and then Wednesday, and then Friday and so on. No more than 2 days without washing them in the storage bag because it will be difficult to clean. But, in order to do that, it is necessary to have a lot of diapers so you can always have clean ones at hand
Your first cloth diaper video is what brought me to your channel!! I loved this video and it’s super useful to me because I’m cloth diapering my first baby! ❤️
Me too, first baby and taking notes! 35 weeks and hoping to part time with elimination communication!
Thanks for your honesty Delilah. I’ve only been cloth diapering for a couple of weeks with Bum Genius AIO’s and I’ve found that following their wash instructions help with getting the diapers super clean. Bum Genius recommends washing every other day using the following method: one warm wash with free and clear detergent and a second hot water heavy duty wash with free and clear detergent and an additional cold rinse. I’ve had no issues with smells or stains. I also dry them for 45 mins on low. In my experience it’s best to reach out to the company regarding their wash instructions to prevent issues instead of figuring it out on your own.
This was so informative. I love it. I've never had any issue with smelly cloth nappies, I'm surprised. I just have a nappy pail, I rinse my nappies each night and chuck them in the pail with some sensitive nappy san, repeat daily till the bucket is full and then just chuck them all in the washing machine and wash on cold with a sensitive detergent with an extra rinse cycle. No stains, no stink.
Just a PSA for anyone out there who doesn’t know, you can throw exclusively breasfed poopy diapers in the wash as is, but if baby has formula you’ll need to use liners or spray them out.
Only exclusively breastfed babies have water soluble/washable poops 💩
Mine had formula her poop was water soluble until she started weaning - I’ve never had build up or a stink problem with mine (she’s a day younger than Theo) and I’ve been using cloth since she was about 5 months
Brookdale731 Formula poop isn’t completely water soluble and although you’ve been able to get your diapers clean, I believe one of the biggest issues is that it’s not good for your washing machine.
Ashley Beazley ah - I think US machines are quite different from our front loading ones in the UK - ours cycle through less water at a time more frequently - ours is still going strong with 4 kids it gets used a couple of times a day x
Microfiber isn’t supposed to go against skin, but other fabrics can. So, if it was against his skin, that’s probably why he was getting rashes
She uses pocket diapers so it's in the diaper not against the skin 🙂
Lots of love.❤❤. Was having a sleepless night, now i can enjoy ur video...am not a mom yet but its helping alot of what to do and what not in the future.... Love and kisses to the kids❤
Your top/dress is gorgeous! The off the shoulder look is beautiful on you
I love follow-up videos like this. So helpful when looking at the videos from the very beginning and then thoughts on the matter a year later. Things one loved at first might not have been the best after all and so on. It's just really helful for others who are new to cloth diapering.
I first found you through the cloth diaper 101 video 💕 and you've been a big part of my new momhood journey!
Same!
I’ve been waiting for this video! I’m really thinking of switching my three month old to cloth diapers
We have 21 nappies as well and we make it work. I feel like if we had more I wouldn’t wash them as often as I should.
We live in Germany and are cloth diapering our second baby now. I have never ever had stinky diapers in over 3 years. We wash them every other day on a 3 hour long cycle on at least 60°C. The cycle rinses the diapers 5 times with cold water. We use special washing detergent for nappies (no perfumes or anything in there) and alway add Oxygen bleach for hygiene reasons. I think that makes all the difference, since oxygen bleach is not technically a bleach its safe for babys bum :) I can really recommend it, we don´t even have stains on our diapers thanks to that routine!
I managed to get my hands on some Noras Nursery Diapers lately and we love them, thanks for that recommendation!
Hey Heidi, ich komme auch aus Deutschland und unser erstes Baby kommt im November :) ich habe die Stoffwindeln der Windelmanufaktur & wollte gern mal ein paar mehr Infos zu deinem Waschzyklus und allem was so dazugehört. (Pulver oder Flüssig?) Wir haben derzeit das Baukastensystem von Sonett und ein Flüssigwaschmittel von Sodasan. Würde mich mega über deine Tipps freuen 😊
Hi! Out of all the routines ive read yours sounds the simplest... is your machine a front or a top loader?
@@jesystar Our machine is a tiny top loader since we live in a small appartement.
@@josid7195 Hi Josi, we are using washing powder from the Waschkampagne, thats a campagne that produces washing powder with just the necessary things in there and they also sell the oxygen bleach. We order a huge package like twice a year and we use it for our clothes and everything else as well. They are great because they mix the powder according to the amount of minerals in your water AND the packaging is made of paper. We´re super happy with them.
Thanks for the response, it's refreshing to finally find someone that has a small top loader machine (as do I, I have a mini machine) and want to do cloth diapering. I hope i have no issues.
A cloth diaper tip: after a pee change rinse that diaper out with warm water in your tub then stick it in your wet/dry bag until you wash. Same for poop but I rinse that with a squirt of baby's Dr. Bronners Castile with warm water in a separate bucket and dump the dirty bucket water down the toilet. Then it goes in the wet/dry bag until I machine wash
1 year with a baby boy cloth diapering too! 11 months on 9/17. Yep, using the spray after a poo will definitely minimize your wetbag smell. If you havent made one already may i suggest you make a spray guard (we use a trash can container). We have yet to strip ours but since day one a year ago we have used our sprayer. I can send you a pic if you want. We live in Montana so we just got an inside hanging rack to dry our pocket covers in a sunlight area of the house while the inserts dry in a dryer. The covers may or may not get light but if they do they'd get the little when they can. :)
I was anxiously awaiting this video because my baby is due next week and we are cloth diapering. I was introduced to the Noras Nursery diapers because of you, as well as hemp liners, so I have stocked up on both. Love all the info here!!
Have you been happy with the Noras Nursery diapers you bought? I’m due with my first in January and trying to figure out which diapers to invest in!
@@sarahcaring4078 LOVE THEM! it's amazing the difference in quality between them and alvababy. They barely look used after a full year and the one pack that had a few with issues was replaced completely by Nora's Nursery so their customer service is amazing too!
Yes!! I only use corn starch too!!! My grandma taught me this with my first boy! He had a bleeding bum Tash that wouldn't go away. I started using corn starch and it went away within a few hoirs!
I really did not look at my spelling 🤦♀️
Yay! We have been cloth diapering for two years!
There is a cloth diaper facebook page that is super helpful and will give you the correct detergent for your water hardness as well as what settings you should put your washer on. From a bunch that I have read, you are supposed to do two full washes with soap because the first does not fully get out the waste and the second is to get out all the waste fully. It has also been posted in that group that the kirkland detergent is no longer cloth safe. They changed the ingredients recently and can cause diaper issues. I love cloth diapering, but I agree, figuring out a good wash routine is hard.
When I started cloth diapering I did a tone of research! I’ve noticed that the all in ones and the pocket diapers most people have trouble with blow outs and leaks! I’ve been cloth diapering since my baby was a few weeks old and every time I put her in a disposable she has a blowout! But with the diapers I decided to go with (the cover and the insert) I’ve never ever had a blow out! Also the company I got my diapers from have an amazing laundry system that shows you how to wash your diapers (super easy and can go in the dryer) and they also have a washing powder that does wonders to taking smells and poo stains out (and my babys poo can stain like no ones business 😳😅) the company I bought my diapers from is call Esembly baby ❤️. Also I love your videos ❤️
Oh I forgot to mention everything is organic and natural! Also have a skin care line with ointment and stuff that’s cloth diaper safe❤️
I should probably also mention that they aren’t the ones you have to fold and place and hold while trying to figure out how to hold baby and all that hard stuff! They come with a inner and it looks just like a regular diaper that you just snap on like other cloth diapers then you put the outer on with snaps as well! Definitely look them up if you are planning on having more kids!
I've had four kids, expecting our 5th. The type of cloth diaper makes a difference on blow outs, absorbancy, leaks, etc. We've used mostly pocket diapers, and they are not as good as other cloth diapers. I wish we had done wool covers with flats or prefolds. The main reason is because the pocket diapers fall apart over time, the plastic gets brittle, and then they leak. The flats, prefolds, and inserts are all still in great shape, but the covers are falling apart. The wool covers I got with my oldest, I only have a few, are still like new. I wish I invested in wool covers, as they would still be just fine for our next baby. Instead we are having to purchase more diaper covers now. Plus wool you only need a few covers, whereas pocket diapers you need lots, like 20+. We would have saved so much time, washing, and money if we invested in wool with flats or prefolds.
I've been cloth diapering for over a year now.. my most effective wash routine is after use.. I rinse the diapers with water to get rid of pee (and poo).. then put them in the diaper bucket. Then the 3rd day I do laundry and hang them outside in the sun. Its so much cleaner than the other method I tried. Saves time too (Just one cycle). I just use normal regular laundry detergent but lesser quantity. Once a month I do strip wash them to get rid of any buildup.
Cloth nappies don't stink if they are washed adequately. Daily wash at 40-60°C for an hour (sometimes called prewash, but is a full wash cycle not a "prewash setting"), long 40-60°C main wash every 2-3 days with enough detergent, enough machine loading for good agitation and you are good to go 😊
Thank you for the update! The first video of yours that I watched was your first cloth diapering video. I recently started cloth diapering my 6 month old son and appreciate the tips! Love your channel and watching you journey through motherhood!
Yes!! I was hoping you'd post this video sooner rather than later. Once my babe gets a little bigger we will be using cloth and im so excited for it!!
I haven't even watched the video yet but I had to comment on how BEAUTIFUL that shirt is on you!!!!! Definitely need to add those colors to your wardrobe they look amazing!❤
We use prefolds - and snappies to hold them in place - with the Osocozy brand covers. Its honestly so easy and blowouts/leaks are few and far between. We rinse with a handheld bidet attachment and a diaper pale with a hole in the bottom placed over the toilet as a rinse shield. Then wash every day/every other day at most with dreft baby detergent. Havent had any issues yet but only been doing it like 3 ish weeks. First week and a half was dispoable until her belly button fell off, for sanitary reasons. None of her prefolds have started to smell, when she soils them we just keep them in an open mesh laundry basket that has a plastic liner at the bottom - dont know how else to describe that... it was foldable and we found it at walmart. We make sure to always rinse them off every night before we go to bed if they have any dookie in em. Thats what we have found works for us so far. Also have not had any rashes yet but like i said only 3 plus weeks in.
I haven't finished watching yet, but I just wanted to say, that you can preload covers as well just like pockets, in fact even if you reuse the cover it's better to let it air out and not use it immediately for the next round. So in my opinion the time it takes to load and then put on the baby is just the same with a pocket and a cover.
I have been using cloth diapers for 6 months now, and I am very grateful that I live in a SUNNY(sometimes to much haha) state in Mexico. I am originally from Korea and I think I wouldn't have enjoyed much if I were to use them in Korea as I do in Mexico. I use all-in-one diapers, and I religiously wash them every other day. When I wash, I wash them 3 times with cold water(the first time with detergent) and add a little bit of baby fabric softener. After that I let the sun dry them and they smell like the sun afterwards hahaha. And I haven't had issues yet. Thank you Delilah for your awesome videos!!! They are always so helpful and down to earth.
My mother has always just used corn starch as well on rashes, and I also find that the best solution to rashes, since it doesn't have perfumes in it, does the job really well. Love your videos still, very educational and entertaining as well
I want to. I just know I won't (at least with my first). I'm not that convicted about the landfills. I think I'd rather decrease my waste in other ways. Cloth diapering is so admirable.
I read a cost comparison where one of the people said they only saved about $40 a month, I think even that amount is significant if your child is not potty trained until 2 or so since it amounts to around $1000 saved. But other cost comparisons (it all depends on what you end up using) you could save up to $3000.
I love the idea of cloth diapering although I am years away from kids myself, I will likely have to convince my future husband though.
Hard water is my nemesis!! It has caused our cloth diapers to be so stinky and the urine buildup caused a bad rash on my little bub. Thankfully I’ve figured out a decent wash routine that seems to be keeping the stink at a tolerable level. But it seems I’m doomed to have stinky diapers until we get a water softener.
Your video on cloth diapering is the reason I started, yay!
Just found your video!
Love the calm aspect with all the info.
I do want to say tho that the info about using them as swim diapers can potentially ruin your diapers! Being mindful that things in the waters (typically chlorine) can ruin the elastics and or PUL.
It is recommended to use an actual swim diaper because it doesn’t have PUL.
The diaper taking off and the just more wild in general thing has got to be a second child personality trait because my first two are both girls, and my second is a lot like Theo. She was definitely the diaper taker offer. I’m so glad she’s potty trained now 😅
we sprayed our diapers everyday, but only poop diapers. We cloth diapered for 2 years and the diapers never smelled. We followed a fluff love routine. We had to add borax to each load because of hard water. We did 2 washes, both with detergent. If your diapers stink , you should really try to get a good routine. I think of it as first wash is to get the yuck off. Second wash is to get them clean. Good Luck!
We have been cloth diapering for a year now too! We have never used anything for diaper rash prevention. Little E got diaper rash a few times when she had a virus and we did use "magic balm" AKA hydrocortisone cream + vaseline + fungal cream (recommended by our pediatrician) and we continued with cloth and added bamboo liners and it helped get her through the virus. We also chose to clean our diapers with a few different detergents and find the Lysol prewash (sometimes I soak depending on how I'm feeling) and then we wash on HOT with either Seventh generation free and clean/Tide original powder/ Rockin Green powder (depending on where I am shopping). This plus we dry out diapers (I know, I know...) but this works and keeps the smell out!!
I hope everyone here is encouraged to cloth diaper. It is literally our #1 recommendation for new parents! We never worry about a diaper budget, washing is so easy, and changing has been easy to teach our friends/family/and sitters. We actively encourage everyone we meet with a new baby (especially our young couple friends that are just starting out with budgeting and "family life" transitions) to try it because we love cloth diapering so much!
PS we use a spray bottle (0.99 at target) and set it to a concentrated stream for sticky poop
My son is 5 months and we’re about to switch to cloth ourselves. Thanks for the info! 🖤
Try the flats and prefolds if you're having blowouts the way that they fit snugly around baby with just a simple fold and a snappy contains all the poop and then the elastic from the diaper cover only does a really good job at catching anything that might slip out of there I feel like the pocket diapers might not do as good a job because they don't have the double gusseted effect of the folded fitted flats and then also the cover. So as a mom of only one child I did not have one blowout using flats and prefolds with a diaper cover as opposed to the pocket diaper style that you're using.
Flats prefolds or fitteds without a cover can allow baby bum to breathe to avoid or treat rashes i also do a cold rinse before wash routine and I use persil & biz enzymes are your friend
In my experience, muslin or cotton flats never needs stripping
Also if u use a laundry basket without a lid to allow air to circulate your diapers will not stink!
I have been cloth diapering for over a year.
I love your blouse Delilah and great video. I've no kids (not even married) but I'm still gonna watch. Hehe
GroVia makes some of the absolute BEST cloth diapers. They are absolutely amazing and top notch. GroVia diapers can be washed washed with Arm & Hammer Plus OxiClean Powder Laundry Detergent which almost completely takes out the odder old and new. We also do a wash cycle that is about 2 hours long.
I’ve been using cloth nappies for almost a year now and the only time they smelled was when I dried the inserts (hemp and microfibre) together with the covers in the dryer. I live in Santiago de Chile, which is a very sunny and dry place and I had to dry them in the dryer only about ten times in the winter and the smell was really bad. And then I accidentally discovered that drying the hemp inserts separately fixed the problem. Since then I’ve only put the hemp into the dryer and let the microfibre and covers dry outside (because I don’t live in Canadian Arctic).
I don’t soak them, I don’t prewash them. They go into a bucket and I just put them into the washing machine without any preparation. I do however remove the fresh poop stains from nappies with a bar of soap for poop removal. Otherwise we use Ariel, no softener, I wash on 40°C or 60°C.
If anyone is reading this and is wanting to start cloth diapers or is struggling, please join the Cloth Diapering Mama's facebook group! It has every answer you could ever want! They help you figure out a good wash routine for your washer and water hardness.
A lot of people say that the Fluff Love University recommends way too much detergent so your diapers get detergent buildup in them which equals rashes for the babe.
Also, I would do your rinse cycle in hot water not cold. I have also been cloth diapering for a year and have never had any stink issues because I follow a strict wash routine that was given to me through the facebook group. They also say that Tide powder detergent is the best for cloth diapers. Sorry I just had to give my two cents!
I came across one of your videos on cloth diapering. And i love watching your new ones. I use reusable menstral pads myself and had no interest in disposable diapers for my baby (due march 2021 😁) for many reasons on top of the unimaginable waste that probly comes from disposables. But your videos have given me alot of confidence with my choice. Kind of like drivers training for cloth diapering. So i just wanted to say a big thank you for sharing your experiences over the last year. Its made this mom to be feel less scared about this new adventure. 😊😇
Cloth diapers shouldn't stink. We use Prefolds and covers or the italian brand culla di teby and it's going so well. No skin problems, no redness, no bad smell and my Baby is happy.
Lots of love from Germany xx
I read, that Microfiber catches more Bacteria than natural fibers over time and you can not wash them with high temperature.
I had a simular experience, and solved it through fighting all the bad bacteria in the laundry and the washing mashine. The smell vanished as well, because it comes from the bacteria living in the cloth, which can cause rashes.
Vinegar is one of the gentlest, safest, most natural things out there - so is citrus oil!
Ur wash routine is so important. The rash could be also related to not completing clean them. My routine is first cycle pull diaper apart in washer little soap which we use all free and clear in hot water and just leave the lid open for about 45 mins or if u have a soak option then turning the wash on and then when finished do a cold wash not adding anymore soap and we dry them in the dryer we mostly use pockets too with bamboo liners too.
So helpful after watching your previous video as well! A lot of the comments mention doing a hot pre-wash (which I think is usually recommended to be done every day - every other day), and then an extra hot long wash every 3-4 days. One of the other reasons you might be getting smell (which doesn't seem to be commented as much) is perhaps because you're putting them in a wet bag, rather than in an airy basket.
I have been loving your videos recently, so thank you for the content!
I used cloth diapers for all 4 of my children 35 years ago. Was not difficult at all.
For ease of washing, I used a paper diaper liner (like a paper towel but a bit stronger and made to be flushed)
Thank you for sharing! You help me feel so much more confident in my goal of cloth diapering for my first baby due this year :)
Ah, Winter and road construction. The two seasons of good ole Sask.
Dude, the taking the diaper off thing...that's enough for me to know it's worth it.
The not being able to take off his diaper is enough for me to hear lol. My daughter never tried but my son is always pulling his off🤢
Thank you for making this video this cleared up so many things I needed to know about cloth diapering!
Microfibre is not supposed to be against the skin. Also, cloth diapers are not supposed to smell.
Microfibre gets smell build up pretty quickly depending on wash routine.
True, our cloth diapers never stink. This has to do something with her washing routine...
I have never seen any cloth diaper that doesn't stink regardless of cleaning routine
Stink is caused by biofilms. Bacteria change from individuals to a colony with defenses when they build up. From the point where they switch the colony will grow and be quite hard to kill.
Your current routine, with immediate rinsing can prevent a biofilm colony from forming.
About line drying without much sun: the amount of UV present on even a very overcast day is still much higher than you'd imagine. Cloudy days may not have the instant bleaching results of a full sun day, but there's more than enough sun to disinfect and freshen. This is even true in the winter; even when it's below freezing clothes on the line will still benefit from the disinfecting power of the sun, and will still dry so long as the humidity is low enough. (They actually freeze dry!)
Thank you!
I was just about to get rid of my Nora’s Nursery diapers because they always leaked. Im going to invest in some more liners. 🤩 Also, I’m going to tackle night time without disposables.
I don’t have kids but my sisters do. This is very interesting for even me cause when I hear cloth diapers do don’t picture what they actually are.
Can you please do a cloth nappy stash video and how you store it ?❤️
I don’t have a baby yet but I am on a low waste journey and plan to cloth diaper my babies! Thanks for the tips!
If you are on low waste, possible to consider elimination communication too☺️
I feel that cloth diappers dont stink more per se...you just have to deal with them more (and the poop/pee). While with disposables you just toss them and thats that.
Blowouts in pockets are a lot more common than using flats. Flats with a cover are blowout proof so we have a few of those on hand that I use when we drive long distances or go anywhere where a blowout would be bad timing lol. Little lamb bombproof covers work especially well.
Microfibre inserts are very absorbent but they don’t hold moisture well. So when you do use microfibre you should change more often as they don’t hold a lot of moisture. This could be why baby was getting a wet rash? Microfibre should always be combined with something else. I find the best inserts for a longer wear to be a bamboo/microfibre blend closest to the bum. These absorb very well but they hold the moisture better. And then furthest from the bum a pure bamboo or for heavy wetters a hemp. These are slower to absorb moisture but they hold the pee very well.
Corn starch is great for wet rash. The only rash it is bad for is thrush. It feeds the fungus.
Also, cloth diapers should not stink. I’ve been using it for a long time and since I got my wash routine right they never smell after a wash. They smell good and clean. If you were getting amonia buildup that a strip fixed then your wash routine wasn’t right and the buildup will happen again. It shouldn’t be necessary to strip to get rid of smells if you wash right. I always recommend a hot rinse before washing to rid the diapers of any trace of urine so you don’t wash your diapers in pee water. Also use double the amount of detergent recommended for a heavy soiled load. Any diapers that were on the bum for a long time (such as night diapers) should get a hot rinse the next morning. I usally just put them in the machine for a quick rinse. Also make sure you don’t use too much or too little water in the machine. For such a small amount of diapers like you have I would add a few towels to the wash to help fill it up to ensure the diapers get sufficient agitation during the wash.
Both my girls took EVERYTHING off, its definitely a temperment thing lol!!
Hi! I use cloth diapers with my daughter, and what I use as a diaper cream was organic coconut oil, and it worked really well at least for her. We use cloth diapers during the day but at night we use a disposable one because as you said the cloth ones aren’t as absorbent as the disposable so at nights it was easier. But the amount of money you save by using disposables is amazing! And you can use them from almost birth to potty training and for more than one child, so basically they are a very good investment
I would add half a dose of detergent to the first rinse that should keep the stink at bay. my nappies on my first son yes they stunk. Second time I'm washing different, using mainstream detergent and no Smells. Imo disposables stink, poop stink in a disposable is really strong and pee makes this weird chemical smell.
They do contain blow outs better but definitely not fool proof :D lol When you prep yes they will increase absorbency, but through use they will decrease as the cotton/bamboo/hemp/micrifibre wears down. You should also rinse them every second day and wash on Max 4th day. I would suggest if anyone is new to check out a cloth channel like cloth diaper podcast or jay's nest.
I’m not sure if you’ll see this Delilah, as I know you’re busy with your sweet newborn. But I just wanted to ask you what detergent you use for your cloth diapers? I’m having a very hard time finding one that has safe cloth diaper ingredients based off of the Nora’s nursery list. All the ones they say should be “safe” have ingredients that are not.
If you are using a proper wash routine and detergent containing the appropriate amount of surfactants and enzymes, you will never have stink which is caused by ammonia or detergent buildup which is the cause of rashes. "Fluff love" routines are horrible and the websites give incorrect wash advice. This is why you had issues. Also hot or warm water is always needed as cold will cease the fibers causeing waste to be trapped. 2 washes are also needed one to loosen the waste into the water and the other to actually allow the detergent to wash the fabric. First hot heavy wash than warm regular is usually sufficient. Your water needs to be tested at the washing machine to determine which wash routine is right for you.
If your cloth diapers stink after washing or when it gets wet your wash routine isn’t quite there yet. Disposables stink like pee way worse than cloth does, so I’d say you might still have some tweaking to do :)
Your top/dress is super cute!!!!
Thank you so much for this video!!!! I'm about to have my baby in October and needed this information :)
Was the microfiber touching his skin? It can’t touch their skin if you use it
Kayla Keim I don’t think you meant to post that here lol
@@victoria2421 fixed it. Thanks!