Hi! Cloth mama here too! Just a few things I noticed. My 21 month old is still on one rise snap down. It can change over the babys growth so dont be afraid to snap it back down and get a good leg fit. Also, onesies can wick moisture from the legs. Also, there are way more affordable diapers out there, such as alvas, kawaii baby, ecoable, elf, and more. Also there are places that help with diaper need such as the cloth option and Jake's diapers. Thank you for sharing that cloth can be doable!!
I’m not deaf or hard of hearing, but sometimes I genuinely want to watch something but not have to listen to it. I do subtitles a lot for that reason. Maybe that’s weird?
I go extra hard for TH-camrs that go the extra mile to convenience their consumers. But of course you are right, all TH-camrs should do it bc for some it’s necessity not convenience
Yes to elimination communication! I was not a true believer- but my wife pushed it, so I reluctantly got on board... and it is amazing. It’s the best party trick ever, people loose their minds when they see your 3 month old pee on the toilet. In the last four years we’ve convinced at least 4 of our friends to “just try it” and now I feel like a cult leader, because it’s awesome and people are like “why doesn’t everyone do this?” And I honestly don’t know. The babies are happier, it’s not that hard, I’m convinced that it helps with gas and constipation because of the position you put them in, you will save diapers (laundry- and time stuffing those damn diapers, it gets old around 2 years in), and the solids problem? We hardly had to deal with solids in cloth diapers- because she went #2 on the toilet almost exclusively! I’ve commented on you tube may be three times- but “elimination communication” is seriously easier than is seems and totally worth the learning curve.
Where can I get more info about this? I did disposables and cloth with my son, but mostly cloth from like 6 months until he potty trained at like 1.5-2ish years old but now 12 years later I'm pregnant again and I have both kinds of diapers but potty training an infant and skipping the diapers all together seems so cool. Do they have to know how to sit up first to do it? If there's a really good book or yt video on the subject please let me know!! It wasn't hard to potty train my son but im having a girl now so I'm not sure how different it would be. Does the baby wipe themselves too or do they just go in the toilet and you still clean them up?
You can remove diaper rash cream stains by putting undiluted white vinegar on them and letting them sit for a bit before laundering. I keep vinegar in a spray bottle and pretreat them that way. Diaper cream is mineral based and vinegar breaks down minerals. (Mom of 9, Grand Mother of 11. Cloth diapering since 1991)
After this video, I went online and found a local mom selling 50 diapers and covers, a diaper pail, wet bags, and dozens of liners for $120. 22 of the diapers were Bum Genius, so if we're just counting those 22 diapers alone, we saved over $350. Adding all the other stuff together.... Hundreds more. THANK YOU.
Isn’t it something like 8 gallons of water is needed to make just one disposal diaper. Just because you don’t see that it can get forgotten. Manufacturing of anything often requires a hell of a lot of water and energy so single use will almost always be worse. Love the video. Great info.
There’s a lot of resources that go into making disposables and they only get used once and fill up the landfills. Also with cloth diapers, you can use them for multiple children, and even pass them on to other parents later so they last a long time before they are in the landfill.
@@heyshaylayes, please add a note in your video mentioning this, I was about to write this before seeing it was already mentioned in a top comment. It's the type of details that is important to convince people, and the way you talk about it in your video leaves a gray area for thinking disposable could be not that bad. Great video otherwise, thank you!
Hi I appreciate that you have the captions on as default. Every time I turn them off, it gives me a chance to reflect on the fact that other people have to turn ON the captions on every other TH-cam video.
My husband is the one who is more into the cloth diapering thing. It's still intimidating for me, but I'm warming up to the idea. The 80/20 rule seems a lot more manageable for when we're not home, or baby is with grandparents.
Wasn't brave enough with my first but tried with my 2nd. Wish I'd done it sooner! We've only needed 12 diapers, actually. I find that they start to stink if I'm not washing that frequently anyway, lol. I hang em up to dry and pre-wash I spray them with a bidet sprayer attached to the toilet. All told I think we only spent like 75-80 bucks and have been using the system for almost a year. Just in case anyone's intimidated by her cost estimate. Can totally be cheaper.
I’m due with my 2nd son on Monday and going to be trying cloth this time. My husbands cousin gave me all of her cloth diapers for FREE! It’s awesome. I’m excited to try
Don't feel discouraged if it doesn't work the first few days and there are a lot of leaks... There's a really step learning curve. We cloth diapered our girl from 6 to 24 months and she was toilet trained afterwards (27 months over night) . It's a huge money saver and we had fewer (no) blowouts with cloth diapers.
I wish I had found this video before I started cloth. This is a great video for anyone considering cloth because it's not an overwhelming amount of information and it's simplified. Rather than going through ALL the info, you're telling me what I would've wanted to know about cloth diapering to determine if I wanted to do it. Now that I am doing cloth I just found myself nodding. I will say- my husband will not mess with snaps. The only way I can get him to do it is with hook n loop.
I’m on my third kid- still using the same cloth diapers!!! So money saved for sure- even buying cute new prints along the way. Thank you for spreading the cloth diaper info!
We found that at 6 months, we were experiencing more frequent leaks with cloth diapering. This was around the time when baby would roll around and be more active. I found a TH-cam video that showed how to help minimize leaks, you can roll that little elastic ruffle around the legs inside the diaper, making sure it's in that leg-hip crease. Also we found Bum Genius did not fit our baby's body type (long baby, 96% length and 52% weight), so we had to switch to a mix of (used) AlvaBaby/ Nicki's Diapers/ Kawaii Baby. We rarely see leaks now! For overnights, we stuff our pocket diapers with a folded prefold + one microfiber insert for better absorbency. Final note, we chose to use reusable cloth flannels as diaper wipes; I overlap fold them like a tissue box and keep them wet in a wipes warmer. The flannels do a much more effective job with wiping, where I only need one per change. My husband and I love our cloth diapering system! He's even claimed diaper prepping (stuffing picket diapers) as his job, which he does late at night while watching YT. ☺️
this is so helpful!! I’m having my first and going to be cloth diapering/going eco friendly and as low waste as possible- this definitely helps with the wipes portion! I’ve made a few wipes myself but I definitely find comments like these super helpful for getting the best fabric
We do both too! Once they’re eating solids the disposable liner catches anything that isn’t water soluble. I’ve got an 18 month old and have never needed/owned the diaper sprayer. Super easy if you go the liner route. Also, may be tougher if you use solely all in ones with the liner bc there’s more spaces for poop to get into. Work perfectly with pocket diapers
Fleece liners help with wicking away moisture and help prevent stains from diaper cream. The only thing with Bum genius is that they are microfiber which tends to hold onto smells and doesn't absorb much. Their elastics also stretch out and over time they won't be as tight for next baby. I personally love Thirties brand but many have double gusset elastics which have held up so well after 2 kids. I also have mostly natural fibers:cotton, bamboo and hemp which hold way more urine
You’ll run into smell issues soon with that wash routine. You need to add detergent to your first wash and make it a short wash rather than rinse. Also most natural detergents won’t be strong enough but I like to compromise with fragrance free mainstream detergents. I follow CCN for cloth nappy washing advice
@@heyshayla I feel like some people over complicate the wash routine thing, though, tbh. People get pretty crazy about wash routines but I've been going for awhile let's see 6 months-ish, and it's just laundry... no issues here. I just use regular tide. I was them normally and do an extra rinse like you mentioned.... I have not needed to strip yet no stink issues.
I have been cloth diapering for 3 children now and have never put detergent in the first wash always a rinse and spin. Then do a power wash with double rinses. After about a year we get stinks but then strip.
It really does save you money in the long run. We paid $220 for 24 pocket diapers and 24 cotton prefolds to stuff them with, brand new. And we're still using them 3 years later through the next kid. There's some trial and error at first, but it's not nearly as intimidating as you'd think. Some good advice that helped us out, is to start simple. You don't need all the bells and whistles. Pick a cover type that seems easiest or the most convenient for you (Covers- can be wiped out and reused multiple times. Pockets- one time use but can be stuffed with any absorbent inner. or All in ones- the one time use cloth version of a disposable, no seperate absorbent inner needed), pick some sort of absorbent insert (Microfiber inserts- absorb a lot but cannot touch baby's skin directly, good for pockets. Cotton prefolds- absorb quickly and can be wrapped around baby or stuffed into a pocket diaper. Or bamboo inserts- absorb slowly but hold a ton, good for layering with cotton or microfiber if baby pees a lot), and get a wetbag. Everything else you can find as you need, or make changes if something just isn't working out. And when you're done, you can gift or sell them to get some of that money back.
I love that you said that. I cloth diapered my son super part time in the early months then from 6 months on most of the time but that was 12 years ago and at the time it was like the more expensive diaper types were so heavily promoted that I never tried any cheaper methods and took a long time to get enough of them together but now with Amazon and other websites with so many more options and less stigma around cheap ones being bad ive seen so many more people doing it and I was able to actually get enough of them together again with all the other baby stuff I needed to get all over again even before I have my baby this April since my son is 12 now and I didnt have any baby stuff left anymore. I think all you need to really do is find what your willing to try using that has decent enough reviews and fits your budget and just buy them. If your not the type to want to sit there and fold a basket of regular laundry then don't buy 3 dozen flats and some covers because you won't be happy and probably will give up. I think universally most people can afford pocket diapers or at least a few at a time and the inserts don't have to be complicated unless you make them that way, just add more if its not enough to soak up the pee and that just seems kind of common sense. If you don't even want to bother with the pockets like stuffing and figuring out the inserts then all in one's are easy. I don't even think they need to be all the same kind either. If you buy 12 pockets and 12 all in one's you still have 24 diapers and half of them are easy and the other half are slightly more work but at least you don't have the work of 24 pockets. Just whatever works for you. And I think for inserts people make it too complicated, just buy whatever kind you want and if it doesn't soak up the pee buy a different material or use double or triple. I like prefolds and pockets, I think the prefolds wash easier and seem to soak up a lot and the pockets are easy for people to figure out how to put on if you already have it stuffed for them. I would never hand a babysitter a flat diaper and a cover and snappy and expect them to figure it out so I do think it's good to consider that you won't be the only one changing the baby's diaper so if you can't figure it out nobody else will want to either.
Just so you know, you can often change the elastic, I did it with my whole stash and they were good as new. Also for anyone who does have a newborn I found prefolds work best with the snappies to hold them together. also once they start solids the pocket diapers are great because you pull out the inserts and just rinse the cover so it doesnt get all soaking wet. If you do want to use cloth at night I think adding hemp inserts is the only way to go.
Thanks for sharing! I especially appreciated a visual of your setup with the wetbag, trash sack and other laundry and will be copying. I just bought a set of diapers to try it out, I figure I can at least use them for a few months and recoup the cost and then make a decision from there.
Alva baby cloth nappies are about $10 each including the liners. Super easy idea is instead of pocket liners is to sew the liner just along the top to the nappy so everything stays together when washing instead of having to stuff them every time
Been cloth diapering my son for almost 3 months, since he was 4 months. My system is to just change him every 2 hours unless I know he pooped. Because he was peeing out of them which was frustrating. I bought Leekaloos on Amazon. And another brand. He still pees out of them at night so he basically wears 1-2 disposable diapers a night, the rest of the time is cloth. The Leekaloos do have separate inserts but I do the first cold wash with the inserts in and the second hot wash with the inserts pulled out. I also use the Affresh washer cleaners once a month. It's working well for us.
@Hey Shayla - buy a few yards of fleece at Walmart (or clearance fleece blanket) and cut into liners for your diapers - makes it so much easier to get rid of poops once solids start - most of the poop stays on the fleece liner and easily dumps into the toilet, and if there’s ever a really bad poop, you can ditch the liner.
My initial stash I bought used prefolds and covers. Bought new reusable wipes. Later on we added workhorse diapers and doublers (from green mountain diapers) mainly for nighttime. I did go a little crazy buying pretty covers so I splurged there. About to have baby #2. Don’t need to buy anything new and the prefolds will be used on the 4th/5th baby so total money saver and eco friendly. washed every other day. I always did a rinse with no detergent THEN did a full wash load with detergent (tide free and clear). Whenever possible we dried them on a clothing rack outside (covers flat) then fluffed the prefolds in the dryer on a low setting. Never got a spray or spray pail. It’s really not that bad and it doesn’t have to be super complicated.
Thanks for your videos Shayla -- my husband and I are hoping to start trying for our first baby in the next year or so, and so I'm starting to research my questions and concerns now, and I've been EATING UP your podcast and youtube! So thanks. And wow, I'm just starting to explore this diapering dichotomy, and I had no idea that it could be so easy to clean them! I had no idea that breastfed baby poop is water-soluble (I'm not a mom yet), and THAT'S amazing. I also loved that you SHOWED the can where you can spray the diaper down without touching it, SO cool. I've thought up until this point that cloth diapering, while less wasteful, must be SUCH a pain to clean. I'm so happy to see that that doesn't have to be the case!
Definitely try elimination communication! That’s what I’m going to try with our first baby in November. I loved the idea of it ever since I saw a Facebook ad and been researching ever since. Super excited for baby potty independence and to wow my fam that you CAN have a potty trained baby before 3 years old
Omg that is what i plan to do. Forget clothes, baby shoes and items i probably will never use. I need all these things. Im thinking of every making my own liners if necessary.
Great video! I also used Bum Genius for my first, but learned over time that Alva Baby makes the exact same product for a fraction of the price. (about $4-5 for each). They ship from China and it can take a little while but no need in being ripped off! I also learned with trial and error that the disposable liners are the way to go once you start getting poop, I wouldn't do the spray or rinsing method, too messy. And don't flush the liners even if they claim to be "flushable". I had a few go through the wash and they did not dissolve at all, but were perfectly intact. You can keep your liner and dirty wipes, in the dirty diaper and throw it all in your wet bag and then when you go to do laundry and take apart the diaper, throw away ALL the wipe and liners at that time. That way you do everything at the same time rather than per diaper. I also found that drying diapers in the sun (as well as baby clothes) removed ALL stains, especially when they are newborns. I wash my cloth diapers every morning on a quick cycle with no detergent. Than I add in the rest of the baby clothes, swaddles, etc. that I have and do a heavy duty wash with Tide Free and Clear. You have to do laundry everyday (I think first thing in the morning is best) but it will become so automatic. That way you have about half the diapers drying while you are using the other half, and you will keep up with the endless baby laundry as well. I also found that using Charcoal liners had much less of a urine/amonia smell than the standard white liners (like that come with the Bum Genius). I have every variety of diaper, but I like to just put a charcoal liner in a diaper liner and avoid the pockets, etc. Easiest to assemble and take apart. I am about to have twins now so this will all be times 2!! And I also follow a 80/20 ish rule. I use disposables when I have a babysitter, they go to day care or we are out and about. I just reserve the cloth diapering for when we are at home and less stress. And when they start sleeping longer stretches I would use a disposable to last all the hours and not have leaks in the bed. Good luck!
I got a BUNCH of hand-me-down diapers, like 20 of all different brands and types and don't know what I'm doing but I LOVE your 3 strikes your out method of eliminating the bad ones.
I don't have kids currently, but a bunch of nieces and nephews. Other things to consider is if you plan on possibly having more kids or if you have potential future nieces and nephews/ friends with kids, etc. It might cost $500, but you can sell them off and recover some, or give away and help others. And sewing friends might be able to replace elastic in diapers to keep them going longer.
To avoid a rash, use cornstarch like you would use baby powder. It takes care of the moisture and helps with friction. Cheap, natural, safe and works! Never had a rash.
I live in Alaska and over the summer at a farmers market there was an Alaska native art set up with pictures from late 1800’s..... they had a baby swing with a bucket like a toilet for the babies. Made of tree bark and dried animal skins/intestines.
Hi! Loved your video! I have done elimination communication since my boy was 8 weeks old and it’s a lot easier than it sounds. I less amount of time I have him in a diaper (mostly cloth sometimes disposable the more pees I’m able to catch. It’s all about observing your baby and listening to their signals and understanding their patterns. Definitely give it a try! Sooner is better. I wish I had started after the first week.
I love how down-to-earth you are! My favorite part was when you sent a text to your husband about his phone being too loud. I can totally relate! Hahaha Thanks for all this helpful information! I got a bunch of cloth diapers from my baby shower and I am making my own cloth wipes which I'm super excited about
I am a gramma and back in the late 60's & 70's we used regular cloth diapers that you had to fold and use diaper pins & Gerber rubber pants. We had to shake the poo out, flush, then rinse the cloth diaper in the toilet and put it in a diaper pail. Back then...that's what you did unless you had the finances to have diaper service but you still had to rinse the poo out. Good for you & Seth! It's not that much work and I think of the money that is saved. All my friends did the same thing. It's just the way it was done back then. I so enjoy your channel because of the research you do and information you bring. ~Joanna♡
I just found your channel and can’t stop binging your videos. 36 weeks today. You are literally the mama I strive to be. I love how you incorporate Montessori, ec, cloth diapers all in a relatable approach
I used cloth diapers on my eldest for 10 months and LOVED them. She had horrible rashes from disposables.. Once we switched to cloth, never again. We never had to use fiaper cream of any kind. I loved lansinoh lanolin wipes but never bothered with cloth wipes. Glad to hear that you dont bleach them. Bleach on cloth diapers is a big no no. I was BROKE when my baby was little. Not having to buy diapers constantly was a life saver.
Love this. Thank you. Due in under 2 months this video has fully convinced me to cloth nappy. Its also lovely to see someone else think about EC. When I first heard about it in my first trimester my mind was blown. Ive already purchased a top hat potty. Look forward to more informative videos. Thank you
We did cloth diapering for my first child 5 years ago. A mix between new and used.. Super easy, barely even smell. Big tip isto have an OPEN container. Having it closed is what makes the smell. Tide powder is the way to go. Daycare was totally for it as well. Did disposable when we were out and about for more than one diaper change. Was about to sell mine this summer as we were one and done. But just found out I'm unexpectedly pregnant so super happy I still have mine from 5 years ago. Money savings!!!
We do 80/20. We use disposable while we are out running errands (depending on how long we will be out) and overnight. Definitely overnight because baby is a heavy wetter.
Love love love my system way more...I use a portable washer..& pocket diapers + gusseted bamboo because it stays in place... Then I put a microfiber one on the top to catch leaks for naps and nitetime. I spray them off n leave them in a bucket of vinegar n water all day.... Then at nite I wash the shells, spin them out, maybe 5 mins... Then I wash and spin out the liners... The spinner is awesomeness, it spins out most of the moisture, so if I hang them up they are dry in a few hours
I basically do the 80-20 method but have been doing elimination communication starting when my baby was 2 weeks old. Being on his tiny potty is his absolutely favorite. Put the tiny potty close to the sink and hold him there and he pretty much poops and pees in it every morning when he wakes up. And throughout the day. I haven’t noted any specials signals other than his specific cry/fussy sounds he makes right before he needs to pee or poop. I know some people say their baby will like point down and make hand gestures but my son just makes a certain sound. And we just pay attention to the times a baby would normally go tot the bathroom(after waking up, after being in the car, after play for an hour, after eating etc) it’s been a really easy process for us. My husband thought I was crazy at first but now he loves it and thinks he’s amazing. My family and friends have also been shocked and excited that it’s been working for us! We save so much on diapers. And I’m all honestly, since we do it right next to the sink I just since him in the sink lol, and have a little try towel. We have reusable little cloths and rarely I use those and my husband still will use the disposable wipes sometimes because although he’s on board with it he’s not 100% with it. Good luck on the EC journey, we find it really fun and our son really likes it. I personally feel like it had made him really aware of his routine and elimination sensations which I personally think will help him want to get diapers sooner. But we will see!
For cloth wipes, we love the Cheeky Wipes set! Get the large one with two containers, and it won't ever matter whether you currently use cloth or sposie diapers, as the Cheeky Wipes system will adapt. The bamboo or cotton ones clean way easier than any disposable wipes, plus also function as additional, microplastic-free liners (microfleece sheds microplastic in the wash). Aaand - drumroll - no rashes since the swap to cloth wipes and the essential oils. Awesome! :))
@@armanimojo7516 Just the ones which come along with the set. For the bum it's lavender and chamomile, I believe, and the mucky box comes along with lemon and teatreeoil. Something like that. It's just a few drops per box. We use vinegar for the mucky box instead or throw used wipes into the wetbag right away. There are TH-cam videos which probably explain it better than I do, but it's a pretty simple system. :)
Hi new mama to be here! 36 weeks and so excited that you are considering EC so I can learn from your experience! I'm gonna do the same, first few weeks disposables then cloth diapering and EC part time! 😊
I didn’t know why my baby’s cloth diapers leaked a lot around his inner thighs until I found out that I can connect the snaps to make them smaller from your video...thanks!
Water is actually lower to wash them their entire term of use compared to the water needed to produce a disposable diaper. they are money savers bc you could buy a cheaper version of the bumgenius AIO by choosing their brand Elemental Joy that are about 1/4 of the cost, even walmart sells them in a kit that is pretty amazing check em out. Love that you are spreading the word on cloth diapering thanx for that!
To save money you can also just get 9 diaper covers from Elinfant for about $45 and 25 muslin flats (or prefolds) for about $75. Maybe some boosters if need be and you're done for about $120-140. Those covers are great because they have double gussets and I like the flats because they dry so fast.
I have cloth diapered my girl for two years now and have loved it. I recommend it to everyone cause it's great and really not much more work than disposables.
Cloth is definitely not an all or nothing thing. Do your research before starting. Don't be discouraged if one style doesn't work out for you try a different one. Learn about mixing materials for baby's that pee more or all at once ( heavy wetters and flooders they are very different things as I found out the hard way!). Join a cloth group so you can ask questions! We clothed for 2 years with my little and it was the best! Good luck on your cloth journey! I hope you are successful!
Thanks shayla I got 30 diaper wid endless inserts,diaper liner,disposable inserts, and pail for 180 off Facebook market place such a steal doing my math what I would have bought on Amazon I saved 60 bucks roughly! I didn’t go with the all in one just cause the cleaning process would be easier for me using inserts since I don’t have a dryer in my apartment and I bought a mini washer so if just pee liners those can be washed alone and dry faster. Your advice definitely helped wish me luck
Amazon has cheaper cloth diaper options that work great as well. If baby has a rash and needs rash cream use a disposable unless the cream is cloth safe. Reason being is because diaper rash creams can cause build up in your cloth and cause then not to soak up the pee.
Someone may have already said this but just in case. You can probably get the diaper cream stain out with dawn and tooth brush up scrub. Also I toss disposable wipes in with my diapers. They go through the wash pretty well.
Good on you Seth, changed her like a master(there’s guys in my fam that reckon changing diapers is a woman’s job🤭🤐) I found this informative but not information overload and will give the glass of vinegar a try. Thank you
The amount of water used to wash cloth diapers is actually less than the water used to make disposable diapers, so water wise and landfill wise you are doing much better
We use cloth and reusable wipes! All I do is leave the wipes in the bathroom. I stop at the bathroom and get it wet and use it. We started solids and use cloth wipes for pee diapers and disposable wipes for poo diapers !
Hey Shayla love you girl thanks for sharing your videos ! lol love your basket 🧺 ingenuity btw 😊 Ok gonna tell you my reasons for wanting to cloth diaper. #1 preparedness #2 it’s just all round better I bought my sister a basket full of a variety of types of pre loved cloth diapers in good condition for her baby shower. In addition to this she got like a million diapers for her shower. Needless to say she just now a year and a couple months later needed to start buying diapers. Fast forward ⏩ a bit she is now pregnant 🤰 with baby #2 due very soon she has a 1+year old unpotty trained toddler and her husband lost his job a few month back. So with zero income at the moment she dug out those cloth diapers and they have really saved the day. She just started using them on her toddler and loves them ! Point is even for the moms who have no plans to cloth diaper it’s really important to have emergency backups. During Covid diapers and formula were like 🧻 toilet paper sometimes harder to find & get. Nearly Everything about cloth diapering is better than disposables. For those moms who bitch and complain…. We have a life bursting at the seams with conveniences that generations before us never had. Our societies threshold to deal with just about anything is rediculously low. I mean cmon you are doing laundry already what is a couple more loads 🤷♀️ you are folding laundry already what’s folding pre folds or stuffing diapers. It really takes minimal effort the problem is not how much effort it takes it’s that it takes any at all. Everything about being a new mom is hard in the grand scheme of things cloth diapering is a nothing thing. Also if you mentally prepare yourself for it then it really is not such a big deal. On a final note would love to see some videos from your hubby on dad /guy cloth diapering. There really aren’t that many videos out there showing them and listening to them talk about it in a real world scenario and the ones that are are not very good. Lots of women out there want to show their partners videos to help them get on board… you guys would be performing a public service really lol 😆 look forward to your videos
Cloth was the best when She was breastfed. On solids she became a superpeeer, I did disposables at night and put her on the potty a few times a day. Later I only did cloth at home, and at 2she was diaperless. It gets a bit much around 12-18months in my opinion, or I just haven't found what fits us best. Still, Will put the next baby in cloth as much as possile.
Out of my experience (I’m a new mama and new with this cloth diaper fiasco) when you switch diff types of diapers rashes happen. I started my newborn on a cloth diaper right as I was leaving the hospital with her. Edit: I love this video, new sub
I’m not sure how old your little one is but 16 months is said that the littles are most receptive. I started this adventure with my first child when she was two months but my other 3 were from birth so I’m not sure about the 16 month thing. I would say having a potty or two available around the house and have lots of diaper free time. If you try to force it then she is not going to find it fun. In addition I would let your her watch you go to the bathroom and talk to her about how your body feels and what you are going to do so she starts recognizing her body and the potty functions. If you see her sit on the potty I would cheer her on. If she potty’s in the potty cheer more. Don’t make a big deal if she has accidents on the floor. It could be a slow or fast proses but I wouldn’t stress about it. Look into the diaper free baby website. So many resources and some areas have local support groups you could join.
I’ve read the diaper free book! She’s 6 months. I’ll just keep trying the diaper free time. I read not to cheer them on bc they’ll hold it. I’ll just take it as it goes 😅😂
She’s so young right now. At 6 months old I would focus on diaper free time and queuing when you see her pee or poo. That way she learns to associate the sounds with the actions. Key is to not stress about it and have lots and lots of diaper free time.
I do a similar set up, and I take my baby potty at diaper changes which makes it even easier because she mostly poops in the toilet anyway. But the solid poops when they get older are super easy to launder too. Just dump the poop in the toilet and wash as usual. Strip with bleach every once in a while (since you can't wash on super hot with the all in one's or the shells will cease to be water proof)
Yes, that is the process used before disposable dippers were invented. Disposable are of course much more practical but they come with a cost and environmental impact.
My husband's favorite is the grovia hybrids and ONES at night. Snap in and go. And the covers can be used more than once if it's not a blowout. Also check out fluff butt balm :-) handmade cloth samm
Cloth wipes are the best! I like to store them dry in a basket and get them wet under the faucet when I'm ready to use them. They go straight in the wash with the diapers so no stinky wipes in the trash. They also really helped with my girl's diaper rashes. Plain water with a soft cloth is much better for rashes than disposable wipes. I'm excited to do cloth diapering on our next baby and save a ton of money because I already have a stash and material to make more!
I love how she stops and is like....and it saves the world! I cloth diaper and also do it about 90/10. My husband said it was easier than he thought it would be.
Please do a video on elimination communication when you start or feel comfortable. We already have our lot of cloth diapers, but we really want to do EC as well.
We use a spray bottle with water for our cloth wipes. Very easy and did it since we came home from the hospital We use disposable wipes when out. We only use disposable diapers if we are travelling out of town. If we are out for a few hours and have to change her we just put the cloth diaper in a portable wet bag. We set up our system in the bathroom, so if she has a poop diaper we throw it in the sprayer shield with the poop cloth wipe, and spray each off with the bidet sprayer and put it in our ubbi with a wet bag. Really easy and my husband says he see no difference between this and disposables.
Also, try drying them in the sun. It gets rid of stains and smells. It works on overcast days and in the winter. It's magic! But they have to be wet and I'm not sure it'll work on a stain from cream
What type of cloth do you use? I've gotten some gauze cloths but the seem thin and rough. I did read that it goes softer over time with washing though. :)
dawn for life in Switzerland I bought mine on amazon from Ginas soft cloth shop. They’re 2 ply organic cotton. Good so far! Getting softer with more washes
I scored 25 like new for free from a neighbor then I got another 17 gently used for $20! Im getting certified for foster care so I wanted a variety to start with.
I bought all preloved and I now I have 150 diapers for about $100-$150 I’ve also received wet bags and liners and inserts and all with the loads I’ve bought
My baby is a little over 2 mo. Learned that cloth diapers at night was a no go. Been doing the 80/20 too. Use disposable when she is going to grandma to be babysat and for bedtime. Other than that, I really like BabyBottom brand it's easier to unsnap and spray the liner rather than the whole diaper itself. Most convenient
I’m planning on cloth diapering and getting my supply together. I’m so glad you said you bought 2nd hand cuz I was nervous to. I’ve heard a lot of good things about the bumgenius ones too!
Cloth wipes are so much easier once you switch because then you don't have to separate out trash from laundry. I did disposable wipes at first too because its intimidating, but its super easy and they clean up poop soooooo much better. I ended up doing reusable liners once my baby started eating solids (just cut up scrap fleece pieces from a craft store, super cheap) and they were easier to spray off than the actual diaper, plus fleece helps keep baby's bum dry too. Yay for cloth :)
I cloth diapered all 3 of my kids, for my first 2 I used mostly pockets stuffed with receiving blankets, pockets were easiest for me then because they’re 11 months apart (they’re 6&7 now) I use flats and covers for my youngest, I use receiving blankets as flats, she’s 19 months now
that's a lot of washing cycles! we never put our machine on for more than 30 mins wash and have no dryer and use the eco egg only...... sill thinking about cloth diapers
@heyshayla how did EC go for you? If folks don’t want to wash their cloth diapers there are often check to see if there are any cloth diapering services in your area. We started with that to make things easier while we transitioned to parenthood, and now we’ve got the hang of things just picked up our lot of marketplace that we’ll wash. Want to do EC though!
Ok, I know someone already commented on my question about how much time it takes in an apartment... but now I’m thinking of the cost of apartment laundry loads... ours are $2.50 per load.... With all the rinses and drying every other day that would not be cost effective. :-/
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Hi! Cloth mama here too! Just a few things I noticed. My 21 month old is still on one rise snap down. It can change over the babys growth so dont be afraid to snap it back down and get a good leg fit. Also, onesies can wick moisture from the legs. Also, there are way more affordable diapers out there, such as alvas, kawaii baby, ecoable, elf, and more. Also there are places that help with diaper need such as the cloth option and Jake's diapers. Thank you for sharing that cloth can be doable!!
This deaf girl can appreciate your perfect subtitles.
I’m so so happy they are helpful!!
Fuck yeah!! So happy when youtubers are inclusive to the deaf community
Amen! The subtitles suck usually 😭
I’m not deaf or hard of hearing, but sometimes I genuinely want to watch something but not have to listen to it. I do subtitles a lot for that reason. Maybe that’s weird?
I go extra hard for TH-camrs that go the extra mile to convenience their consumers. But of course you are right, all TH-camrs should do it bc for some it’s necessity not convenience
Love the 80/20 idea. Makes cloth less intimidating, but still makes a difference. Planning to do the same thing...due any day now!
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I like that idea too!! We weren't going to do cloth diapering cause most child care won't do it... but now it's like... why not do it part time
Yes to elimination communication! I was not a true believer- but my wife pushed it, so I reluctantly got on board... and it is amazing. It’s the best party trick ever, people loose their minds when they see your 3 month old pee on the toilet. In the last four years we’ve convinced at least 4 of our friends to “just try it” and now I feel like a cult leader, because it’s awesome and people are like “why doesn’t everyone do this?” And I honestly don’t know. The babies are happier, it’s not that hard, I’m convinced that it helps with gas and constipation because of the position you put them in, you will save diapers (laundry- and time stuffing those damn diapers, it gets old around 2 years in), and the solids problem? We hardly had to deal with solids in cloth diapers- because she went #2 on the toilet almost exclusively! I’ve commented on you tube may be three times- but “elimination communication” is seriously easier than is seems and totally worth the learning curve.
Amazing!!!! What did you use to learn? I’m looking to buy a book!
Where can I get more info about this? I did disposables and cloth with my son, but mostly cloth from like 6 months until he potty trained at like 1.5-2ish years old but now 12 years later I'm pregnant again and I have both kinds of diapers but potty training an infant and skipping the diapers all together seems so cool. Do they have to know how to sit up first to do it? If there's a really good book or yt video on the subject please let me know!! It wasn't hard to potty train my son but im having a girl now so I'm not sure how different it would be. Does the baby wipe themselves too or do they just go in the toilet and you still clean them up?
@@heyshayla The Go Diaper Free book is the main book to reference!
super excited to try EC with our newborn!!
You can remove diaper rash cream stains by putting undiluted white vinegar on them and letting them sit for a bit before laundering. I keep vinegar in a spray bottle and pretreat them that way. Diaper cream is mineral based and vinegar breaks down minerals. (Mom of 9, Grand Mother of 11. Cloth diapering since 1991)
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After this video, I went online and found a local mom selling 50 diapers and covers, a diaper pail, wet bags, and dozens of liners for $120. 22 of the diapers were Bum Genius, so if we're just counting those 22 diapers alone, we saved over $350. Adding all the other stuff together.... Hundreds more. THANK YOU.
What has been your experience with Bum Genious cloth diapers so far?
Good for you! What a find!
Isn’t it something like 8 gallons of water is needed to make just one disposal diaper. Just because you don’t see that it can get forgotten. Manufacturing of anything often requires a hell of a lot of water and energy so single use will almost always be worse. Love the video. Great info.
Great point!
That's a good point. I think compared to disposable diapers cloth are still more environmentally friendly.
There’s a lot of resources that go into making disposables and they only get used once and fill up the landfills. Also with cloth diapers, you can use them for multiple children, and even pass them on to other parents later so they last a long time before they are in the landfill.
@@heyshaylayes, please add a note in your video mentioning this, I was about to write this before seeing it was already mentioned in a top comment. It's the type of details that is important to convince people, and the way you talk about it in your video leaves a gray area for thinking disposable could be not that bad. Great video otherwise, thank you!
One normal disposable diaper takes about 500 years to decompose
Hi I appreciate that you have the captions on as default. Every time I turn them off, it gives me a chance to reflect on the fact that other people have to turn ON the captions on every other TH-cam video.
The world needs more people like you. Happy Holidays
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My husband is the one who is more into the cloth diapering thing. It's still intimidating for me, but I'm warming up to the idea. The 80/20 rule seems a lot more manageable for when we're not home, or baby is with grandparents.
Wasn't brave enough with my first but tried with my 2nd. Wish I'd done it sooner! We've only needed 12 diapers, actually. I find that they start to stink if I'm not washing that frequently anyway, lol. I hang em up to dry and pre-wash I spray them with a bidet sprayer attached to the toilet. All told I think we only spent like 75-80 bucks and have been using the system for almost a year. Just in case anyone's intimidated by her cost estimate. Can totally be cheaper.
Thank you!!
Used cloth diapering 🙋🏼♀️
I’m due with my 2nd son on Monday and going to be trying cloth this time. My husbands cousin gave me all of her cloth diapers for FREE! It’s awesome. I’m excited to try
That’s amazing! You’re a lucky girl😍
Don't feel discouraged if it doesn't work the first few days and there are a lot of leaks... There's a really step learning curve. We cloth diapered our girl from 6 to 24 months and she was toilet trained afterwards (27 months over night) . It's a huge money saver and we had fewer (no) blowouts with cloth diapers.
I wish I had found this video before I started cloth. This is a great video for anyone considering cloth because it's not an overwhelming amount of information and it's simplified. Rather than going through ALL the info, you're telling me what I would've wanted to know about cloth diapering to determine if I wanted to do it. Now that I am doing cloth I just found myself nodding. I will say- my husband will not mess with snaps. The only way I can get him to do it is with hook n loop.
Showed this video to my husband yesterday, and now our cloth diapers get here Monday. Thank you for showing such an easy way to do this!!!
I’m on my third kid- still using the same cloth diapers!!! So money saved for sure- even buying cute new prints along the way. Thank you for spreading the cloth diaper info!
So good to hear!!
We found that at 6 months, we were experiencing more frequent leaks with cloth diapering. This was around the time when baby would roll around and be more active. I found a TH-cam video that showed how to help minimize leaks, you can roll that little elastic ruffle around the legs inside the diaper, making sure it's in that leg-hip crease. Also we found Bum Genius did not fit our baby's body type (long baby, 96% length and 52% weight), so we had to switch to a mix of (used) AlvaBaby/ Nicki's Diapers/ Kawaii Baby. We rarely see leaks now! For overnights, we stuff our pocket diapers with a folded prefold + one microfiber insert for better absorbency. Final note, we chose to use reusable cloth flannels as diaper wipes; I overlap fold them like a tissue box and keep them wet in a wipes warmer. The flannels do a much more effective job with wiping, where I only need one per change. My husband and I love our cloth diapering system! He's even claimed diaper prepping (stuffing picket diapers) as his job, which he does late at night while watching YT. ☺️
this is so helpful!! I’m having my first and going to be cloth diapering/going eco friendly and as low waste as possible- this definitely helps with the wipes portion! I’ve made a few wipes myself but I definitely find comments like these super helpful for getting the best fabric
We do both too! Once they’re eating solids the disposable liner catches anything that isn’t water soluble. I’ve got an 18 month old and have never needed/owned the diaper sprayer. Super easy if you go the liner route. Also, may be tougher if you use solely all in ones with the liner bc there’s more spaces for poop to get into. Work perfectly with pocket diapers
Fleece liners help with wicking away moisture and help prevent stains from diaper cream. The only thing with Bum genius is that they are microfiber which tends to hold onto smells and doesn't absorb much. Their elastics also stretch out and over time they won't be as tight for next baby. I personally love Thirties brand but many have double gusset elastics which have held up so well after 2 kids. I also have mostly natural fibers:cotton, bamboo and hemp which hold way more urine
Oh this is great to know!! Thank you!
I find cloth diapers SO Easy as well!! We love it. A huge piece is making sure there's space for disposable when you want it. We love using cloth!
Highly recommend thr bamboo liners for poop when baby starts eating solids over rinsing with the sprayer. Its good to have both but we like the liners
You’ll run into smell issues soon with that wash routine. You need to add detergent to your first wash and make it a short wash rather than rinse. Also most natural detergents won’t be strong enough but I like to compromise with fragrance free mainstream detergents.
I follow CCN for cloth nappy washing advice
Thank you!
@@heyshayla I feel like some people over complicate the wash routine thing, though, tbh. People get pretty crazy about wash routines but I've been going for awhile let's see 6 months-ish, and it's just laundry... no issues here. I just use regular tide. I was them normally and do an extra rinse like you mentioned.... I have not needed to strip yet no stink issues.
I have been cloth diapering for 3 children now and have never put detergent in the first wash always a rinse and spin. Then do a power wash with double rinses. After about a year we get stinks but then strip.
Or fluff love university site. They have detergent guidelines and they're admins are helpful at getting a wash routine set up with you.
Mainstream detergents work the best imo, ive tried almost everything in the last 5 years of cloth diapering and Tide free & gentle is where it's at
It really does save you money in the long run. We paid $220 for 24 pocket diapers and 24 cotton prefolds to stuff them with, brand new. And we're still using them 3 years later through the next kid. There's some trial and error at first, but it's not nearly as intimidating as you'd think. Some good advice that helped us out, is to start simple. You don't need all the bells and whistles. Pick a cover type that seems easiest or the most convenient for you (Covers- can be wiped out and reused multiple times. Pockets- one time use but can be stuffed with any absorbent inner. or All in ones- the one time use cloth version of a disposable, no seperate absorbent inner needed), pick some sort of absorbent insert (Microfiber inserts- absorb a lot but cannot touch baby's skin directly, good for pockets. Cotton prefolds- absorb quickly and can be wrapped around baby or stuffed into a pocket diaper. Or bamboo inserts- absorb slowly but hold a ton, good for layering with cotton or microfiber if baby pees a lot), and get a wetbag. Everything else you can find as you need, or make changes if something just isn't working out. And when you're done, you can gift or sell them to get some of that money back.
I love that you said that. I cloth diapered my son super part time in the early months then from 6 months on most of the time but that was 12 years ago and at the time it was like the more expensive diaper types were so heavily promoted that I never tried any cheaper methods and took a long time to get enough of them together but now with Amazon and other websites with so many more options and less stigma around cheap ones being bad ive seen so many more people doing it and I was able to actually get enough of them together again with all the other baby stuff I needed to get all over again even before I have my baby this April since my son is 12 now and I didnt have any baby stuff left anymore. I think all you need to really do is find what your willing to try using that has decent enough reviews and fits your budget and just buy them. If your not the type to want to sit there and fold a basket of regular laundry then don't buy 3 dozen flats and some covers because you won't be happy and probably will give up. I think universally most people can afford pocket diapers or at least a few at a time and the inserts don't have to be complicated unless you make them that way, just add more if its not enough to soak up the pee and that just seems kind of common sense. If you don't even want to bother with the pockets like stuffing and figuring out the inserts then all in one's are easy. I don't even think they need to be all the same kind either. If you buy 12 pockets and 12 all in one's you still have 24 diapers and half of them are easy and the other half are slightly more work but at least you don't have the work of 24 pockets. Just whatever works for you. And I think for inserts people make it too complicated, just buy whatever kind you want and if it doesn't soak up the pee buy a different material or use double or triple. I like prefolds and pockets, I think the prefolds wash easier and seem to soak up a lot and the pockets are easy for people to figure out how to put on if you already have it stuffed for them. I would never hand a babysitter a flat diaper and a cover and snappy and expect them to figure it out so I do think it's good to consider that you won't be the only one changing the baby's diaper so if you can't figure it out nobody else will want to either.
Just so you know, you can often change the elastic, I did it with my whole stash and they were good as new. Also for anyone who does have a newborn I found prefolds work best with the snappies to hold them together. also once they start solids the pocket diapers are great because you pull out the inserts and just rinse the cover so it doesnt get all soaking wet. If you do want to use cloth at night I think adding hemp inserts is the only way to go.
Did you follow a tutorial for the elastics?
@@TpyoQueen - I watched a video about it for my specific diapers, it was tedious, but so worth it.
Thanks for sharing! I especially appreciated a visual of your setup with the wetbag, trash sack and other laundry and will be copying. I just bought a set of diapers to try it out, I figure I can at least use them for a few months and recoup the cost and then make a decision from there.
Alva baby cloth nappies are about $10 each including the liners. Super easy idea is instead of pocket liners is to sew the liner just along the top to the nappy so everything stays together when washing instead of having to stuff them every time
Thank you!!
Been cloth diapering my son for almost 3 months, since he was 4 months. My system is to just change him every 2 hours unless I know he pooped. Because he was peeing out of them which was frustrating. I bought Leekaloos on Amazon. And another brand. He still pees out of them at night so he basically wears 1-2 disposable diapers a night, the rest of the time is cloth. The Leekaloos do have separate inserts but I do the first cold wash with the inserts in and the second hot wash with the inserts pulled out. I also use the Affresh washer cleaners once a month. It's working well for us.
@Hey Shayla - buy a few yards of fleece at Walmart (or clearance fleece blanket) and cut into liners for your diapers - makes it so much easier to get rid of poops once solids start - most of the poop stays on the fleece liner and easily dumps into the toilet, and if there’s ever a really bad poop, you can ditch the liner.
My initial stash I bought used prefolds and covers. Bought new reusable wipes. Later on we added workhorse diapers and doublers (from green mountain diapers) mainly for nighttime. I did go a little crazy buying pretty covers so I splurged there. About to have baby #2. Don’t need to buy anything new and the prefolds will be used on the 4th/5th baby so total money saver and eco friendly. washed every other day. I always did a rinse with no detergent THEN did a full wash load with detergent (tide free and clear). Whenever possible we dried them on a clothing rack outside (covers flat) then fluffed the prefolds in the dryer on a low setting. Never got a spray or spray pail. It’s really not that bad and it doesn’t have to be super complicated.
I bought used ones for about $2 each, such a great idea.
I managed to get mine second hand, I got 80 diapers of different sizes with liners for $400. Best deal ever!
Thanks for your videos Shayla -- my husband and I are hoping to start trying for our first baby in the next year or so, and so I'm starting to research my questions and concerns now, and I've been EATING UP your podcast and youtube! So thanks. And wow, I'm just starting to explore this diapering dichotomy, and I had no idea that it could be so easy to clean them! I had no idea that breastfed baby poop is water-soluble (I'm not a mom yet), and THAT'S amazing. I also loved that you SHOWED the can where you can spray the diaper down without touching it, SO cool. I've thought up until this point that cloth diapering, while less wasteful, must be SUCH a pain to clean. I'm so happy to see that that doesn't have to be the case!
Definitely try elimination communication! That’s what I’m going to try with our first baby in November. I loved the idea of it ever since I saw a Facebook ad and been researching ever since. Super excited for baby potty independence and to wow my fam that you CAN have a potty trained baby before 3 years old
Not me putting cloth diapers on my registry and not a single person bought them 😭 I bought them myself
I got my ENTIRE STASH for free bc I put them on my registry
Omg sooooo nice!!!!
Which brand did you use?
Emma Mele we used Bum Genius
Omg that is what i plan to do. Forget clothes, baby shoes and items i probably will never use. I need all these things. Im thinking of every making my own liners if necessary.
I'm hoping to get a few from the registry 🤞 maybe someone will be nice and get the entire stash for us
Despite the water to wash the diapers, reusable diapers actually use less water than disposable if you calculate the water to *make* a disposable
Great video! I also used Bum Genius for my first, but learned over time that Alva Baby makes the exact same product for a fraction of the price. (about $4-5 for each). They ship from China and it can take a little while but no need in being ripped off! I also learned with trial and error that the disposable liners are the way to go once you start getting poop, I wouldn't do the spray or rinsing method, too messy. And don't flush the liners even if they claim to be "flushable". I had a few go through the wash and they did not dissolve at all, but were perfectly intact. You can keep your liner and dirty wipes, in the dirty diaper and throw it all in your wet bag and then when you go to do laundry and take apart the diaper, throw away ALL the wipe and liners at that time. That way you do everything at the same time rather than per diaper. I also found that drying diapers in the sun (as well as baby clothes) removed ALL stains, especially when they are newborns. I wash my cloth diapers every morning on a quick cycle with no detergent. Than I add in the rest of the baby clothes, swaddles, etc. that I have and do a heavy duty wash with Tide Free and Clear. You have to do laundry everyday (I think first thing in the morning is best) but it will become so automatic. That way you have about half the diapers drying while you are using the other half, and you will keep up with the endless baby laundry as well. I also found that using Charcoal liners had much less of a urine/amonia smell than the standard white liners (like that come with the Bum Genius). I have every variety of diaper, but I like to just put a charcoal liner in a diaper liner and avoid the pockets, etc. Easiest to assemble and take apart. I am about to have twins now so this will all be times 2!! And I also follow a 80/20 ish rule. I use disposables when I have a babysitter, they go to day care or we are out and about. I just reserve the cloth diapering for when we are at home and less stress. And when they start sleeping longer stretches I would use a disposable to last all the hours and not have leaks in the bed. Good luck!
I got a BUNCH of hand-me-down diapers, like 20 of all different brands and types and don't know what I'm doing but I LOVE your 3 strikes your out method of eliminating the bad ones.
Having tried a bunch what is your favorite?
@@heyshayla I haven't started. I'm 17 weeks pregnant. I'm going to thoroughly strip them and then wash them a bunch of times first.
This midnight nursing mama, sleeping husband, loves your subtitles!
I don't have kids currently, but a bunch of nieces and nephews. Other things to consider is if you plan on possibly having more kids or if you have potential future nieces and nephews/ friends with kids, etc. It might cost $500, but you can sell them off and recover some, or give away and help others. And sewing friends might be able to replace elastic in diapers to keep them going longer.
To avoid a rash, use cornstarch like you would use baby powder. It takes care of the moisture and helps with friction. Cheap, natural, safe and works! Never had a rash.
Can Vasaline be used?
😂 I love your “three strikes and your out... I’m watching that diaper closely”
You’ve been so helpful! Thank you so much ♥️
Lol me too 😂
I live in Alaska and over the summer at a farmers market there was an Alaska native art set up with pictures from late 1800’s..... they had a baby swing with a bucket like a toilet for the babies. Made of tree bark and dried animal skins/intestines.
Hi! Loved your video! I have done elimination communication since my boy was 8 weeks old and it’s a lot easier than it sounds. I less amount of time I have him in a diaper (mostly cloth sometimes disposable the more pees I’m able to catch. It’s all about observing your baby and listening to their signals and understanding their patterns. Definitely give it a try! Sooner is better. I wish I had started after the first week.
I agree the sooner the better! So so awesome you started at 8 weeks and it’s successful!!
I love how down-to-earth you are! My favorite part was when you sent a text to your husband about his phone being too loud. I can totally relate! Hahaha Thanks for all this helpful information! I got a bunch of cloth diapers from my baby shower and I am making my own cloth wipes which I'm super excited about
I am a gramma and back in the late 60's & 70's we used regular cloth diapers that you had to fold and use diaper pins & Gerber rubber pants. We had to shake the poo out, flush, then rinse the cloth diaper in the toilet and put it in a diaper pail. Back then...that's what you did unless you had the finances to have diaper service but you still had to rinse the poo out. Good for you & Seth! It's not that much work and I think of the money that is saved. All my friends did the same thing. It's just the way it was done back then. I so enjoy your channel because of the research you do and information you bring. ~Joanna♡
I love my flats and covers ( modern rubber pants) so much fun learning the different folds!
I just found your channel and can’t stop binging your videos. 36 weeks today. You are literally the mama I strive to be. I love how you incorporate Montessori, ec, cloth diapers all in a relatable approach
Yes, cloth wipes are definitely easier. We use a diaper warmer only because it’s an easy way to store them.
I used cloth diapers on my eldest for 10 months and LOVED them. She had horrible rashes from disposables.. Once we switched to cloth, never again. We never had to use fiaper cream of any kind. I loved lansinoh lanolin wipes but never bothered with cloth wipes. Glad to hear that you dont bleach them. Bleach on cloth diapers is a big no no. I was BROKE when my baby was little. Not having to buy diapers constantly was a life saver.
Love this. Thank you. Due in under 2 months this video has fully convinced me to cloth nappy. Its also lovely to see someone else think about EC. When I first heard about it in my first trimester my mind was blown. Ive already purchased a top hat potty. Look forward to more informative videos. Thank you
Loved EC training, both kids were potty trained at 15 months. You will definitely need a special potty for the car though.
Just a tip, sometimes vinegar can damage the rubber on your washing machine, so check beforehand!
We did cloth diapering for my first child 5 years ago. A mix between new and used.. Super easy, barely even smell. Big tip isto have an OPEN container. Having it closed is what makes the smell. Tide powder is the way to go. Daycare was totally for it as well. Did disposable when we were out and about for more than one diaper change. Was about to sell mine this summer as we were one and done. But just found out I'm unexpectedly pregnant so super happy I still have mine from 5 years ago. Money savings!!!
Congrats on your newest addition!
Congratulations!! ☺️
What kind of container?
@@ashleynoble2880 we just used a laundry basket with a reusable liner bag in it.
@@bachmannshea Thank you. I've been seeing the tip more and more and was curious about it. Lid? And is it the type of basket that's kinda holey?
We do 80/20. We use disposable while we are out running errands (depending on how long we will be out) and overnight. Definitely overnight because baby is a heavy wetter.
Love love love my system way more...I use a portable washer..& pocket diapers + gusseted bamboo because it stays in place... Then I put a microfiber one on the top to catch leaks for naps and nitetime. I spray them off n leave them in a bucket of vinegar n water all day.... Then at nite I wash the shells, spin them out, maybe 5 mins... Then I wash and spin out the liners... The spinner is awesomeness, it spins out most of the moisture, so if I hang them up they are dry in a few hours
I basically do the 80-20 method but have been doing elimination communication starting when my baby was 2 weeks old. Being on his tiny potty is his absolutely favorite. Put the tiny potty close to the sink and hold him there and he pretty much poops and pees in it every morning when he wakes up. And throughout the day. I haven’t noted any specials signals other than his specific cry/fussy sounds he makes right before he needs to pee or poop. I know some people say their baby will like point down and make hand gestures but my son just makes a certain sound. And we just pay attention to the times a baby would normally go tot the bathroom(after waking up, after being in the car, after play for an hour, after eating etc) it’s been a really easy process for us. My husband thought I was crazy at first but now he loves it and thinks he’s amazing. My family and friends have also been shocked and excited that it’s been working for us! We save so much on diapers. And I’m all honestly, since we do it right next to the sink I just since him in the sink lol, and have a little try towel. We have reusable little cloths and rarely I use those and my husband still will use the disposable wipes sometimes because although he’s on board with it he’s not 100% with it. Good luck on the EC journey, we find it really fun and our son really likes it. I personally feel like it had made him really aware of his routine and elimination sensations which I personally think will help him want to get diapers sooner. But we will see!
For cloth wipes, we love the Cheeky Wipes set!
Get the large one with two containers, and it won't ever matter whether you currently use cloth or sposie diapers, as the Cheeky Wipes system will adapt.
The bamboo or cotton ones clean way easier than any disposable wipes, plus also function as additional, microplastic-free liners (microfleece sheds microplastic in the wash). Aaand - drumroll - no rashes since the swap to cloth wipes and the essential oils. Awesome! :))
Which oils do you use?
Thanks for the info!
@@armanimojo7516 Just the ones which come along with the set.
For the bum it's lavender and chamomile, I believe, and the mucky box comes along with lemon and teatreeoil. Something like that. It's just a few drops per box.
We use vinegar for the mucky box instead or throw used wipes into the wetbag right away.
There are TH-cam videos which probably explain it better than I do, but it's a pretty simple system. :)
I agree that it is overwhelming. I've procrastinated for four months but I'm ready to start.
We also found amazing ‘night time nappies’ that are super bolstered and good for absorption. They’re also nice and soft
Hi new mama to be here! 36 weeks and so excited that you are considering EC so I can learn from your experience!
I'm gonna do the same, first few weeks disposables then cloth diapering and EC part time! 😊
Can’t wait! We’re already at 4 months so I think I’m a little late already!
I didn’t know why my baby’s cloth diapers leaked a lot around his inner thighs until I found out that I can connect the snaps to make them smaller from your video...thanks!
Oh good!!!!
Water is actually lower to wash them their entire term of use compared to the water needed to produce a disposable diaper. they are money savers bc you could buy a cheaper version of the bumgenius AIO by choosing their brand Elemental Joy that are about 1/4 of the cost, even walmart sells them in a kit that is pretty amazing check em out. Love that you are spreading the word on cloth diapering thanx for that!
Soo good to know!!!! Thank you!
To save money you can also just get 9 diaper covers from Elinfant for about $45 and 25 muslin flats (or prefolds) for about $75. Maybe some boosters if need be and you're done for about $120-140.
Those covers are great because they have double gussets and I like the flats because they dry so fast.
I have cloth diapered my girl for two years now and have loved it. I recommend it to everyone cause it's great and really not much more work than disposables.
What did you do during night time? if you don't mind me asking.
Cloth is definitely not an all or nothing thing. Do your research before starting. Don't be discouraged if one style doesn't work out for you try a different one. Learn about mixing materials for baby's that pee more or all at once ( heavy wetters and flooders they are very different things as I found out the hard way!). Join a cloth group so you can ask questions! We clothed for 2 years with my little and it was the best! Good luck on your cloth journey! I hope you are successful!
Thank you!!! And thank you for the info!
I don’t even have a baby (yet) and I’m watching you. Don’t know I love listening your tips and tricks.
Thanks shayla I got 30 diaper wid endless inserts,diaper liner,disposable inserts, and pail for 180 off Facebook market place such a steal doing my math what I would have bought on Amazon I saved 60 bucks roughly! I didn’t go with the all in one just cause the cleaning process would be easier for me using inserts since I don’t have a dryer in my apartment and I bought a mini washer so if just pee liners those can be washed alone and dry faster. Your advice definitely helped wish me luck
Amazon has cheaper cloth diaper options that work great as well. If baby has a rash and needs rash cream use a disposable unless the cream is cloth safe. Reason being is because diaper rash creams can cause build up in your cloth and cause then not to soak up the pee.
Someone may have already said this but just in case. You can probably get the diaper cream stain out with dawn and tooth brush up scrub. Also I toss disposable wipes in with my diapers. They go through the wash pretty well.
Good on you Seth, changed her like a master(there’s guys in my fam that reckon changing diapers is a woman’s job🤭🤐) I found this informative but not information overload and will give the glass of vinegar a try. Thank you
The amount of water used to wash cloth diapers is actually less than the water used to make disposable diapers, so water wise and landfill wise you are doing much better
Great to know!! Thank you!
We use cloth and reusable wipes!
All I do is leave the wipes in the bathroom. I stop at the bathroom and get it wet and use it.
We started solids and use cloth wipes for pee diapers and disposable wipes for poo diapers !
Hey Shayla love you girl thanks for sharing your videos ! lol love your basket 🧺 ingenuity btw 😊
Ok gonna tell you my reasons for wanting to cloth diaper.
#1 preparedness
#2 it’s just all round better
I bought my sister a basket full of a variety of types of pre loved cloth diapers in good condition for her baby shower. In addition to this she got like a million diapers for her shower. Needless to say she just now a year and a couple months later needed to start buying diapers. Fast forward ⏩ a bit she is now pregnant 🤰 with baby #2 due very soon she has a 1+year old unpotty trained toddler and her husband lost his job a few month back. So with zero income at the moment she dug out those cloth diapers and they have really saved the day. She just started using them on her toddler and loves them ! Point is even for the moms who have no plans to cloth diaper it’s really important to have emergency backups. During Covid diapers and formula were like 🧻 toilet paper sometimes harder to find & get.
Nearly Everything about cloth diapering is better than disposables. For those moms who bitch and complain…. We have a life bursting at the seams with conveniences that generations before us never had. Our societies threshold to deal with just about anything is rediculously low. I mean cmon you are doing laundry already what is a couple more loads 🤷♀️ you are folding laundry already what’s folding pre folds or stuffing diapers. It really takes minimal effort the problem is not how much effort it takes it’s that it takes any at all. Everything about being a new mom is hard in the grand scheme of things cloth diapering is a nothing thing. Also if you mentally prepare yourself for it then it really is not such a big deal.
On a final note would love to see some videos from your hubby on dad /guy cloth diapering. There really aren’t that many videos out there showing them and listening to them talk about it in a real world scenario and the ones that are are not very good. Lots of women out there want to show their partners videos to help them get on board… you guys would be performing a public service really lol 😆 look forward to your videos
Cloth was the best when She was breastfed. On solids she became a superpeeer, I did disposables at night and put her on the potty a few times a day. Later I only did cloth at home, and at 2she was diaperless. It gets a bit much around 12-18months in my opinion, or I just haven't found what fits us best. Still, Will put the next baby in cloth as much as possile.
Out of my experience (I’m a new mama and new with this cloth diaper fiasco) when you switch diff types of diapers rashes happen. I started my newborn on a cloth diaper right as I was leaving the hospital with her.
Edit: I love this video, new sub
Good for you for bringing up elimination communication! I’m on my 4th baby full timing with EC. So important.
How!! I started too late. She’s mobile and even when I can tell she has to go, she doesn’t until I leave her for a second
I’m not sure how old your little one is but 16 months is said that the littles are most receptive. I started this adventure with my first child when she was two months but my other 3 were from birth so I’m not sure about the 16 month thing. I would say having a potty or two available around the house and have lots of diaper free time. If you try to force it then she is not going to find it fun. In addition I would let your her watch you go to the bathroom and talk to her about how your body feels and what you are going to do so she starts recognizing her body and the potty functions. If you see her sit on the potty I would cheer her on. If she potty’s in the potty cheer more. Don’t make a big deal if she has accidents on the floor. It could be a slow or fast proses but I wouldn’t stress about it. Look into the diaper free baby website. So many resources and some areas have local support groups you could join.
I’ve read the diaper free book! She’s 6 months. I’ll just keep trying the diaper free time. I read not to cheer them on bc they’ll hold it. I’ll just take it as it goes 😅😂
She’s so young right now. At 6 months old I would focus on diaper free time and queuing when you see her pee or poo. That way she learns to associate the sounds with the actions. Key is to not stress about it and have lots and lots of diaper free time.
So helpful! Thank you!
*With two kids in diapers, when we saw this title we had to click haha!*
I do a similar set up, and I take my baby potty at diaper changes which makes it even easier because she mostly poops in the toilet anyway. But the solid poops when they get older are super easy to launder too. Just dump the poop in the toilet and wash as usual. Strip with bleach every once in a while (since you can't wash on super hot with the all in one's or the shells will cease to be water proof)
Yes, that is the process used before disposable dippers were invented. Disposable are of course much more practical but they come with a cost and environmental impact.
My husband's favorite is the grovia hybrids and ONES at night. Snap in and go. And the covers can be used more than once if it's not a blowout.
Also check out fluff butt balm :-) handmade cloth samm
Cloth wipes are the best! I like to store them dry in a basket and get them wet under the faucet when I'm ready to use them. They go straight in the wash with the diapers so no stinky wipes in the trash. They also really helped with my girl's diaper rashes. Plain water with a soft cloth is much better for rashes than disposable wipes. I'm excited to do cloth diapering on our next baby and save a ton of money because I already have a stash and material to make more!
I used disposable diapers at night or when we left the house as well but you can get a small wet bag for when you're out.
I love how she stops and is like....and it saves the world!
I cloth diaper and also do it about 90/10. My husband said it was easier than he thought it would be.
Please do a video on elimination communication when you start or feel comfortable. We already have our lot of cloth diapers, but we really want to do EC as well.
We use a spray bottle with water for our cloth wipes. Very easy and did it since we came home from the hospital We use disposable wipes when out. We only use disposable diapers if we are travelling out of town. If we are out for a few hours and have to change her we just put the cloth diaper in a portable wet bag. We set up our system in the bathroom, so if she has a poop diaper we throw it in the sprayer shield with the poop cloth wipe, and spray each off with the bidet sprayer and put it in our ubbi with a wet bag. Really easy and my husband says he see no difference between this and disposables.
I got 18 cloth diapers new for about $90 along with charcoal inserts and regular inserts for an additional $40 pretty good deal
No kidding!!!
Also, try drying them in the sun. It gets rid of stains and smells. It works on overcast days and in the winter. It's magic! But they have to be wet and I'm not sure it'll work on a stain from cream
Your set up with the wet bag trash and laundry is so dope...tfs
I've cloth diapered all of my kids and I love it! My husband took a while to get used to it but now he's a pro too :)
I love reusable wipes, It’s so easy when you are already using cloth diapers! Also, earth mama diaper balm is awesome!
What type of cloth do you use? I've gotten some gauze cloths but the seem thin and rough. I did read that it goes softer over time with washing though. :)
dawn for life in Switzerland I bought mine on amazon from Ginas soft cloth shop. They’re 2 ply organic cotton. Good so far! Getting softer with more washes
I scored 25 like new for free from a neighbor then I got another 17 gently used for $20! Im getting certified for foster care so I wanted a variety to start with.
I bought all preloved and I now I have 150 diapers for about $100-$150 I’ve also received wet bags and liners and inserts and all with the loads I’ve bought
My baby is a little over 2 mo. Learned that cloth diapers at night was a no go. Been doing the 80/20 too. Use disposable when she is going to grandma to be babysat and for bedtime. Other than that, I really like BabyBottom brand it's easier to unsnap and spray the liner rather than the whole diaper itself. Most convenient
I have been sewing diapers and PUL covers for my nieces.
I’m planning on cloth diapering and getting my supply together. I’m so glad you said you bought 2nd hand cuz I was nervous to.
I’ve heard a lot of good things about the bumgenius ones too!
The comments of this video also have a ton of good info!
Snapping the waist snaps is all about how it fits on your baby. For ours we snapped the waist snaps on the same setting instead of 2 different ones.
Cloth wipes are so much easier once you switch because then you don't have to separate out trash from laundry. I did disposable wipes at first too because its intimidating, but its super easy and they clean up poop soooooo much better. I ended up doing reusable liners once my baby started eating solids (just cut up scrap fleece pieces from a craft store, super cheap) and they were easier to spray off than the actual diaper, plus fleece helps keep baby's bum dry too. Yay for cloth :)
Oh I love this!
I'm glad I'm not the only one overwhelmed!
It’s so overwhelming to decide but once you start it’s not so bad!
I cloth diapered all 3 of my kids, for my first 2 I used mostly pockets stuffed with receiving blankets, pockets were easiest for me then because they’re 11 months apart (they’re 6&7 now) I use flats and covers for my youngest, I use receiving blankets as flats, she’s 19 months now
Hey! You can sew an elastic and get your diaper back! Looking for solutions though on how to Re impermeabilize them.
that's a lot of washing cycles! we never put our machine on for more than 30 mins wash and have no dryer and use the eco egg only...... sill thinking about cloth diapers
@heyshayla how did EC go for you?
If folks don’t want to wash their cloth diapers there are often check to see if there are any cloth diapering services in your area. We started with that to make things easier while we transitioned to parenthood, and now we’ve got the hang of things just picked up our lot of marketplace that we’ll wash. Want to do EC though!
Ok, I know someone already commented on my question about how much time it takes in an apartment... but now I’m thinking of the cost of apartment laundry loads... ours are $2.50 per load.... With all the rinses and drying every other day that would not be cost effective. :-/
Agreed
@@heyshayla Sad! I was excited to try! Poopy...