Sunday (day 7)
I hung the diapers on the line last night after washing. I was counting on there being a nice wind to dry them out. Instead, we ended up with an extra rinse cycle. They were DRENCHED that morning. I used the very last cover for while we were at church and left the rest of them hanging in the house over the register. I was hoping that they would dry by the time we got home. I had plenty of diapers left but no dry covers. Getting home I found that the binding on the covers was all that was wet still. I chose the driest one and continued on.
This last week has been an interesting experience to say the least. I am glad that I joined in! I think that if I had to do this full time I would probably get one of those washer plunger things.
I will be going back to using my washer and drier. Even though it didn't really take that long to wash by hand I have plenty of other things that take up my time with having all three of my kiddos under 3 yrs old and another on the way. I am confident that if I ever did not have access to a washer and drier that I would continue to cloth diaper though.
I really liked the flat diapers. So much so that I am considering making up a handful of small flats for this new baby on the way. The snappis are a WONDERFUL tool. I found them a while back and used them with prefolds. My husband MUCH prefers the snappis to the standard diaper pins. The flats that Diaper Junction provided me with were really nice. They washed up easy and were substantial. The absorbed well and dried quickly. (when they wern't being rained on)
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Monday, May 30, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Day 5 and 6 of the flats and handwashing challenge
Friday (day 5) Went like normal. I got super busy though and didn't wash the diapers. I let them hang out in the diaper pail for a while. You know. To get better aquainted with their stinky friends.
As a result I did end up with some more subborn stains. Oh well. Stains don't bother me all that much in diapers.
Saturday (day 6) was also a normal day. Well, as normal as it can get with someone moving into the house and a graduation party to go to. I didn't manage to get to washing the diapers till this evening. I was OUT of covers. Hopefully these dry quickly tonight and we don't get rain. That would be bad as every single cover (for the challenge anyways) is on the line EXCEPT the one cover for my 2 yr old. WHEW! We cut this one way to close!
I threw the diapers into the tub to soak while we were at the graduation party. After we got back home I went right in and got them scrubbed up and clean. They are dancing away on the line now.
I am still LOVING flats. I normally use the origami fold with my 1 yr old and a pad fold for naptime for my 2 yr old. Yesterday he used the same diaper twice though as he was still dry. (WAIT! THAT COVER IS STILL USEABLE! It is waiting in the office for his next naptime! He went to nap in unders today and woke up dry! WOOHOO! I forgot about that cover and diaper!) Yes, I can be random sometimes. At least this time it was on topic. ;) I have tried the "diaperbag fold" once. I don't know if I am doing it right but whatever I did seemed to work well.
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As a result I did end up with some more subborn stains. Oh well. Stains don't bother me all that much in diapers.
Saturday (day 6) was also a normal day. Well, as normal as it can get with someone moving into the house and a graduation party to go to. I didn't manage to get to washing the diapers till this evening. I was OUT of covers. Hopefully these dry quickly tonight and we don't get rain. That would be bad as every single cover (for the challenge anyways) is on the line EXCEPT the one cover for my 2 yr old. WHEW! We cut this one way to close!
I threw the diapers into the tub to soak while we were at the graduation party. After we got back home I went right in and got them scrubbed up and clean. They are dancing away on the line now.
I am still LOVING flats. I normally use the origami fold with my 1 yr old and a pad fold for naptime for my 2 yr old. Yesterday he used the same diaper twice though as he was still dry. (WAIT! THAT COVER IS STILL USEABLE! It is waiting in the office for his next naptime! He went to nap in unders today and woke up dry! WOOHOO! I forgot about that cover and diaper!) Yes, I can be random sometimes. At least this time it was on topic. ;) I have tried the "diaperbag fold" once. I don't know if I am doing it right but whatever I did seemed to work well.
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Disclaimer- 1 dozen flat diapers were provided by Diaper Junction free of charge for the purposes of this challenge. All opinions and ideas stated are my own.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Day 3 and 4 of the flats and handwashing challenge
Yesterday and today also went smoothly.
Yesterday-Day 3
I had to hang the diapers indoors as it was raining cats and dogs and threatening to get worse. I hung the diapers upstairs on a wooden drying rack. I used up all the covers EXCEPT for the one on the 1 yr old. I had been trying to get by with just 5 covers between the 2 kids. I decided yesterday that that was not realistic. I added one more cover to the mix. So far I have 2 flip covers, 3 blueberry coveralls (both brands are one sized) and now I have added 1 bummis super whisper wrap in size medium (I converted this one to snaps a while back as the velcro was shot.) The diapers were washed mid afternoon. By supper they were still drenched. I ended up leaving them overnight and in the morning the diapers and covers were dry but the wipes were all still damp.
Today-Day 4
We had sun today! We also had a number of poopy diapers. I was in a hurry while changing diapers so I didnt get these ones rinsed off right away. Woops. After lunch I went in and started cleaning them off. I rinsed all the solids away and then set them to soak in the tub. I let them sit for a while in the soapy water. Going back in to the bathroom I got up against the towel and started in on scrubbing. I found that by not rinsing the diapers right away I did end up with some staining. I scrubbed and scrubbed (bare handed. I HATE those rubber gloves. I figure that hands are washable too.) and set the water to drain. I then started rinsing the diapers, covers and wipes out. This process actually takes less time to do then it sounds. I had 4 flats, 4 covers, and 7 wipes. I am guessing that it took me right around 20 minutes to wash them all. After rinsing I do the smell test on them and then take them out to dry.
We do have some stains today since I didn't rinse the poopy diapers right away, but I am waiting to see how well the sun does its job.
I am actually a bit surprised how little time it takes to wash the diapers. I was worried that it would take a LONG time and that I would hate it. My hands are still just fine-no chapping or drying out. The most trouble I had was with trying to make it with 5 covers for 2 boys. Adding 1 more cover yesterday has helped quite a bit. Of course, letting the 1 yr old crawl around bare for a while to let his bum air out reduced 1 diaper from the wash pile. He decided that it would be a good idea to wee on my kitchen floor while practicing pulling himself up to the bench. Oh well. I should have known better. LOL
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Yesterday-Day 3
I had to hang the diapers indoors as it was raining cats and dogs and threatening to get worse. I hung the diapers upstairs on a wooden drying rack. I used up all the covers EXCEPT for the one on the 1 yr old. I had been trying to get by with just 5 covers between the 2 kids. I decided yesterday that that was not realistic. I added one more cover to the mix. So far I have 2 flip covers, 3 blueberry coveralls (both brands are one sized) and now I have added 1 bummis super whisper wrap in size medium (I converted this one to snaps a while back as the velcro was shot.) The diapers were washed mid afternoon. By supper they were still drenched. I ended up leaving them overnight and in the morning the diapers and covers were dry but the wipes were all still damp.
Today-Day 4
We had sun today! We also had a number of poopy diapers. I was in a hurry while changing diapers so I didnt get these ones rinsed off right away. Woops. After lunch I went in and started cleaning them off. I rinsed all the solids away and then set them to soak in the tub. I let them sit for a while in the soapy water. Going back in to the bathroom I got up against the towel and started in on scrubbing. I found that by not rinsing the diapers right away I did end up with some staining. I scrubbed and scrubbed (bare handed. I HATE those rubber gloves. I figure that hands are washable too.) and set the water to drain. I then started rinsing the diapers, covers and wipes out. This process actually takes less time to do then it sounds. I had 4 flats, 4 covers, and 7 wipes. I am guessing that it took me right around 20 minutes to wash them all. After rinsing I do the smell test on them and then take them out to dry.
We do have some stains today since I didn't rinse the poopy diapers right away, but I am waiting to see how well the sun does its job.
I am actually a bit surprised how little time it takes to wash the diapers. I was worried that it would take a LONG time and that I would hate it. My hands are still just fine-no chapping or drying out. The most trouble I had was with trying to make it with 5 covers for 2 boys. Adding 1 more cover yesterday has helped quite a bit. Of course, letting the 1 yr old crawl around bare for a while to let his bum air out reduced 1 diaper from the wash pile. He decided that it would be a good idea to wee on my kitchen floor while practicing pulling himself up to the bench. Oh well. I should have known better. LOL
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Disclaimer- 1 dozen flat diapers were provided by Diaper Junction free of charge for the purposes of this challenge. All opinions and ideas stated are my own.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Day 1 and 2 of the flats and handwashing challenge
Yesterday was the first day of the challenge. It was pretty normal. I used both the origami fold and the pad fold. I set a couple diapers up with the pad fold already set into the cover in case my Husband decided to change a diaper.
My youngest (1 yr old) is in diapers full time. Nothing uneventful for him. Diaper change as normal. I was planning to also try flats at night starting last night but my little guy has been flirting with the idea of getting a rash lately and I didn't want to risk it. He went into a disposable diaper for bedtime. (side note-we still havn't found a good night time solution with cloth diapers. Even disposable diapers don't work that well but at least we don't end up with a fire red bum and sad child in the morning) My 1 yr old is starting to hold hiself for longer periods of time and then SATURATE his diapers. So far this week 1 flat diaper from Diaper Junction or 2 flat Gerber diapers is taking care of it though.
My middle boy (2 yrs old) is in diapers only at naps and night time now. (Can we all do a happy dance?) He self potty trained right around his second birthday. I think it was because he saw his older brother (3 yrs old) going potty all the time and he decided to copy yet another thing that brother does. (big brother also self potty trained around 2 yrs old) He still occasionally will have an accident during the day but he is pretty reliable. We have been taking him places and not putting him into a diaper now for about a month.
WASHING- Today (the second day) I washed the diapers. We didnt go through very many diapers. Remember, my 1 yr old is holding it for a long time and then super soaking. We needed to change his diapers 3 times yesterday. I washed this morning after I got the boys cleaned up from breakfast. I unfolded all diapers and threw them into the tub. 4 flats, 3 covers and a couple wipes. I let them sit in the hot water for a little while while I did other things and then I came back and swished them around for a while. We only had 1 poopy diaper, that I rinsed very well promptly so no nasty stuff in the wash water, so it I didnt have to do a ton of scrubbing. I threw some liquid soap that was sitting by the tub into the wash water and scrubbed a little bit and then removed things one at a time and rinsed well and then set them aside to hang. They are on the line right now and look to be dry!
First day and a half gone and it wasnt so bad! Washing didn't really even take that long!
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Disclaimer- 1 dozen flat diapers were provided by Diaper Junction free of charge for the purposes of this challenge. All opinions and ideas stated are my own.
My youngest (1 yr old) is in diapers full time. Nothing uneventful for him. Diaper change as normal. I was planning to also try flats at night starting last night but my little guy has been flirting with the idea of getting a rash lately and I didn't want to risk it. He went into a disposable diaper for bedtime. (side note-we still havn't found a good night time solution with cloth diapers. Even disposable diapers don't work that well but at least we don't end up with a fire red bum and sad child in the morning) My 1 yr old is starting to hold hiself for longer periods of time and then SATURATE his diapers. So far this week 1 flat diaper from Diaper Junction or 2 flat Gerber diapers is taking care of it though.
My middle boy (2 yrs old) is in diapers only at naps and night time now. (Can we all do a happy dance?) He self potty trained right around his second birthday. I think it was because he saw his older brother (3 yrs old) going potty all the time and he decided to copy yet another thing that brother does. (big brother also self potty trained around 2 yrs old) He still occasionally will have an accident during the day but he is pretty reliable. We have been taking him places and not putting him into a diaper now for about a month.
WASHING- Today (the second day) I washed the diapers. We didnt go through very many diapers. Remember, my 1 yr old is holding it for a long time and then super soaking. We needed to change his diapers 3 times yesterday. I washed this morning after I got the boys cleaned up from breakfast. I unfolded all diapers and threw them into the tub. 4 flats, 3 covers and a couple wipes. I let them sit in the hot water for a little while while I did other things and then I came back and swished them around for a while. We only had 1 poopy diaper, that I rinsed very well promptly so no nasty stuff in the wash water, so it I didnt have to do a ton of scrubbing. I threw some liquid soap that was sitting by the tub into the wash water and scrubbed a little bit and then removed things one at a time and rinsed well and then set them aside to hang. They are on the line right now and look to be dry!
First day and a half gone and it wasnt so bad! Washing didn't really even take that long!
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Disclaimer- 1 dozen flat diapers were provided by Diaper Junction free of charge for the purposes of this challenge. All opinions and ideas stated are my own.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Getting ready!
The flats and handwashing challenge starts in less then a week! I think I am pretty much set!
My plan for the week is as follows.
I have 1 dz flat diapers from Diaper Junction sitting here waiting for the big day. I plan to use a mixture of Bummis Super Whisper Wraps and Blueberry on size coveralls for covers. If I end up needing them I also have a dozen Gerber flats but they are SO inferior to the DJ flats that I am going to do my best to not need them. I also have a handful of snappis.
I plan to attempt to handwash in our tub each diaper as it comes off of the babies bum. If that turns out to be too much I plan to wash once a day. I plan to try a mixture of hanging outdoors and hanging on a wooden drying rack in an upstairs room out of the way.
The only thing I have yet to determine is what I will use to wash the diapers other then plain water. I am assuming that I will just use my Allens Naturally (powder form) by rehydrating it and putting it in a squeeze bottle... but I am not sure yet.
I will be diapering my 1 yr old full time and my 2 yr old at naps! We will TRY flats at night too but I am not holding my breath.. I have super soakers.
Disclaimer- 1 dozen flat diapers were provided by Diaper Junction free of charge for the purposes of this challenge. All opinions and ideas stated are my own.
My plan for the week is as follows.
I have 1 dz flat diapers from Diaper Junction sitting here waiting for the big day. I plan to use a mixture of Bummis Super Whisper Wraps and Blueberry on size coveralls for covers. If I end up needing them I also have a dozen Gerber flats but they are SO inferior to the DJ flats that I am going to do my best to not need them. I also have a handful of snappis.
I plan to attempt to handwash in our tub each diaper as it comes off of the babies bum. If that turns out to be too much I plan to wash once a day. I plan to try a mixture of hanging outdoors and hanging on a wooden drying rack in an upstairs room out of the way.
The only thing I have yet to determine is what I will use to wash the diapers other then plain water. I am assuming that I will just use my Allens Naturally (powder form) by rehydrating it and putting it in a squeeze bottle... but I am not sure yet.
I will be diapering my 1 yr old full time and my 2 yr old at naps! We will TRY flats at night too but I am not holding my breath.. I have super soakers.
Disclaimer- 1 dozen flat diapers were provided by Diaper Junction free of charge for the purposes of this challenge. All opinions and ideas stated are my own.
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