How we do cloth diapering - Part 2

->How about the poop?

Since Wesley can now do #2 on the potty, I no longer worry about the poop (I started early on potty training the #2). Before that, I used disposable diaper liner (you can throw this into the toilet along with 'the result')

->How do you clean them?

Cotton Babies has posted a good information about washing cloth diaper here

The way I do it:

-Take out the insert, but if it's number 2 ...

-Throw the poop first along with disposable liner and clean any remaining with bidet (we got ours from ebay just search for diaper sprayer), brush and all purpose cleaner:

-Then throw them in a lined diaper pail (even so I still can smell the stinky diaper so I put ours at the front patio)

Closer look:

-Then about every 4 days or when I almost run out, I dump all contents of the bin including the liner into the washing machine.

-Many websites recommend using special laundry detergents like Charlie's Soap but I just use regular liquid laundry detergent that our family use and it works fine. I did have problem with residue though when using a powder one most likely because we have water softener in our home.

In case you can't read the instruction in the picture I wrote:

a. Run the washer on prewash cycle

b. Choose 'small'  load and 'hot'

c. Dissolve 1/4 cup of vinegar (optional - I no longer use this) and a little bit of soap

d. Turn the water temperature to 'cold'

- Afterward run the washer again on regular cycle on 'hot'

-After it's done, it's time to dry. You can just toast them in the dryer but we air dry ours on drying racks. I got this one from Costco:

My favorite is the 'Octopus' one that my mom brought from Indonesia when Wesley was born. It should be available in any Chinatown or Asian market:

Sometimes on the second cycle I add some socks. :)

-Then I throw the dried diapers on the drier for 5 minutes - I skip this step if the weather is dry or hot enough.

-Put the liner back inside the diaper:

-Fold the diaper, put them in the dresser and it's ready to be used:

-> How to use it?

Put it on the baby just as you put on a regular diaper:

Don't forget to kiss the baby when you are done

That's it!

I hope you find this to be helpful. Let me know if you have further question. 

Related Post: How we do cloth diapering - Part 1