Comments on: Cloth Diaper Q&A Time

By: Jill

Jill — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:45:46 +0000

Yeah, I use the powdered, so I’m not sure how much you’re supposed to use with the liquid. I would say just go by what is recommended on the package for a regular load. I use the recommended amount of the powdered detergent.

By: Marie

Marie — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:07:16 +0000

Do you use the powder detergent? I am using the liquid Charlie’s Soap detergent and have been using 1/8 of a cup. Is this too much?

By: Jill

Jill — Tue, 18 May 2010 22:27:09 +0000

First, I hate those liners. HATE. THEM. I would get different ones that are wider. I’ll try to email you a link to the ones I like. I have a pail next to the changing station that I rest the diaper on top of until I van get to it. I always clean Kendall up and rediaper him first. Then I take care of the diaper. I hope that helps!

By: joanna

joanna — Tue, 18 May 2010 22:19:56 +0000

ok so my son is 9 mos old and has been slowly getting into solids. his poops are peanut-buttery, and i use imsevimse flushable liners, but many times, the poop gets outside of the liner, and what the liner does catch is partly stuck to his bottom. i don’t have room to move the changing table into the bathroom, and i can’t leave him on the table while i take the diaper to the bathroom, and with him kicking around he gets his feet in the poopy diaper and well, you get the picture. what do i do? i really want to continue cd-ing but this is so frustrating.

By: Ashleigh

Ashleigh — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:41:30 +0000

Thank you! It all makes sense now.

By: Jill

Jill — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:01:17 +0000

Well, the “cheapest” I believe is still going to be prefolds and covers, but you can also check out sites like DiaperSwappers.com and snag gently used pockets, fitteds and all in ones for cheap. You could probably build a pretty nice stash by getting some good quality prefolds (like from GreenMountainDiapers.com) and some Thirsties covers and some gently used pocket diapers and/or fitted diapers.

I haven’t tried gDiapers, so I can’t say much on the subject. GL with the journey. If you have more questions, you can always shoot me an email – jill at babyrabies dot com

By: Jill

Jill — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:58:40 +0000

Yeah, you put both the inserts and the cover in the laundry pail. I remove the inserts before dropping them in. The same company that makes Bum Genius now makes a new diaper called Flip that claims you can reuse the cover and just remove the insert, but I haven’t had a chance to try them out yet.

The big differences between the pockets and AIOs are you can adjust the absorbency of a pocket by adding extra inserts or hemp inserts, and yes, they also dry faster.

Hope that clears it up for you!

By: Teresa

Teresa — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:12:15 +0000

I am so glad that I found this website! I really want to use CD’s when I deliver in July but I feel lost in all of the options. My mom used the basic cloth diaper and rubber pants on both me and my sister and I was considering doing that until I saw all of these other options. I like the idea of the gDiapers but I have heard mixed reviews. Part of the reason why we want to CD is the cost savings so I am wondering what is the cheapest option? Thanks!

By: Ashleigh

Ashleigh — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:04:38 +0000

Hi, Jill! Thank you so much for all the helpful CD information!!

This may seem like a dumb question… but it wasn’t totally clear to me from your posts whether you drop both parts of the BumGenius 3.0 pocket diaper (cover plus insert) in the dirty laundry pail each time you have to change K.’s diaper.

Is it sometimes the case that you just need to remove the insert, and can carry on using the same BumGenius pocket diaper with a fresh insert?

If not, how does the pocket diaper function differently than the BumGenius all-in-one? (Other than it sounds like the pocket diapers dry more quickly after being laundered.)

Thank you!

By: Sahar

Sahar — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:43:05 +0000

This is a great post. I learned a lot. I am from Canada and I was wondering if you know of anywhere in Canada that might have the same program with the rental kissaluvs as Sunshine Diapers?

Thanks so much!