Before You Try Cloth Diapers Watch This

Before you try cloth diapers watch this! When I had my first baby I knew I wanted to try cloth diapering. I did soooo much research and knew that I wanted to learn as much as possible before using cloth diapers. Before getting started with cloth diapers I looked for the best diapers, easiest washing routines, and generally just the lowest maintenance possible. I knew if it were complicated I wouldn't follow through on consistently using them. I'm proud to say that after an entire year, we're still loving and using our cloth diapers! Our cloth diaper routine is super simple + easy and I'm not kidding, if I can do it ANYONE can do it. You will thank me later for getting this info before beginning with cloth diapers so you're ready to hit the ground running.
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[@CarlyWatson]

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[@unknownt5391]

I work for water management in my city and no matter what it says on the package don't flush wipes down the toilet. It will always clog up the city pipes, which causes everyone inconvenience. Despite that thank you for sharing your tips and tricks. I will be cloth diapering soon.

[@theirmanager5204]

Yes! Flushable anything, other than waste and tp is a lie. Tampons, tushy wipes etc no no no!!! Just because your own house isn’t backing up doesn’t mean it isn’t causing a problem somewhere down the line.

[@rachelbrzoznowski4816]

Even flushables

[@benharper3036]

I always felt this was true but didn't know. Will share this, it's important.

[@Shawdiee]

@@benharper3036 I looked into it a bit, as well, and apparently the sheet can get caught up in other things in the sewage pipes (eg hair, floss, grease, etc) which would apparently make the sheet stronger and resistant from breaking down. Still trying to look into this a bit more, like if it's still as bad for it to end up at the landfill even if it is biodegradable.

[@ashleynoble2880]

I suppose if you really want to flush you could just use straight toilet paper

[@ericagoehring1089]

I love that your baby seems so amused! Thanks for this!

[@purple0hairstreak]

Great vid, thanks! Your baby made some excellent points too 😍

[@efrngt1234]

Thank you Carly, this was soooo helpful!!! It answered lots of questions that I've been wondering but hadn't found the answers to. WILDER IS SOOOO DELICIOUS!!!

[@sharonshin3]

Best video I watched on cloth diapering. Your channel is awesome. Thank you for all your tips.

[@melissaholmes-cole8035]

Hello to you & your wonderful videos & family. Thank you… like 10x over !!! By far the best thing I have ever done ✅, I took your video & ran with it. I learned some dos & don’ts. I cloth diaper my son fun time, no disposable diapers. I love these diapers, think we bought 45. He is going great with them. Thank you again ❤️ cheers

[@ASMRKay_]

I was able to start with the Nora’s nursery diapers when my daughter was about a month old (around 9lbs) For reference she’s in the 95th percentile for height and 50th for weight.

[@san1695]

He's so adorable 😂

[@bonnieinthespirit6373]

Add 1/2. Cup. Vinegar to your wash cycle , it will remove all odors, disinfect, soften fabric, whitens, work in all clothes !

[@nalves6505]

Started doing this in my regular laundry (baby on the way) and can a test to this! Massive blankets are softer and no dog smell ☺️

[@drewgilliam6715]

Hello karly Drew saying hello and I hope we can talk about what you want to I've always had disposable diapers growing up and I still love diapers right now when I was ten years old I went to the store and bought me a. Small package of diapers and tried them on and made me feel like a baby 🍼❤️ but I just look at them instead of buying them but I guess I'll never out grow it but Cal me or text me and we'll talk love you lots 😘😘 Drew 💖😘😘💓😻😘💓😻☺️📛☺️📛

[@KendallM0219]

@@drewgilliam6715 wtf?

[@mamameridian8071]

Hi! Love love your videos! I got the La Mere bag and pack it really similar to you because of your video so I feel really confident going out with my newborn so THANK YOU! I wanted to ask if you use any diaper liners for your cloth diapers and if so which ones. In a couple of months (probably) we’re going to start solids and I want to be prepared. We don’t have the option of installing bidet/spray bucket so I’m trying to find other solutions. Thanks so much for your videos and your time!

[@lizzy5437]

Aww your baby is so cute! I like the name Wilder too. I just bought me some bamboo liners, can’t wait 😍

[@rosea164]

How much these liners help to have less poop on the diaper?

[@viviancristy9291]

Just FYI, those liners are marketed as flushable but they really aren't! They will eventually clog your toilet just like flushable bathroom wipes do

[@sp6990]

Yeah, seriously. Your landlord will come for you and justifiably so

[@dragamboazulinqiacupuntura122]

The problem is there's no regulation on writing flushable on a package so they can basically write that on ANY packaging... but most officials say ONLY toilet paper is flushable NOTHING else is, no matter what

[@BiancaMayorga]

I have to say I am SO GRATEFUL for this video and we must be on the same wavelength because we went with Noras & also have the SAME washer/dryer combo. I was a little nervous about what that may look like. Grateful for your tips and suggestions on how to clean, my biggest concern.

[@CarlyWatson]

Absolutely ADORE Nora's Nursery diapers!! Two years later and they're still amazing. Combo W/D is an adjustment but it does the trick 🤍

[@casandrahayden3290]

Thank you for the awesome video!! Would you mind sharing what cloth diapers you went with for the first 4 months please??

[@christinamarie119]

I purchased some newborn cloth diapers on Amazon, they fit 7 to 10 lbs! Noras nursery diapers are very large on my little newborn, even with the nb hack! She is a month old and finally 8 lbs. I used disposables when we first came home because she was 6 lbs and fit into preemie diapers. Then I did half disposable half cloth for the rest of the month and that's what we continue to do now because she's so tiny! My noras cover her whole body lol it's cute though

[@NalejUniversal]

❤❤❤ In Love!!

[@SuperSadom]

So cool

[@abigailmiller1036]

This was super helpful! I am curious about what your changing routine looks like with the disposable wipes? Do you just pile the dirty wipes up while changing and throw them in a separate trash can (versus placing dirty wipes inside a dirty diaper and bundling together)?

[@CarlyWatson]

We've been in the cloth diapering game for almost an ENTIRE YEAR!! Have you ever tried cloth diapering?

[@natashabenjamin4222]

I am expecting my third baby in late January/ early February and I plan to cloth diaper her. I didn’t do it with my first two.

[@theredsketcher]

Hi! My baby is 3mo and only drinks formula (so poo is always very watery), do you think I need to rinse out the poo? Or can I put the diapers straight in the washing machine? Thank you, loved your video! You explain everything so well! ♥️

[@brieannaschmidt6660]

These cloth diaper reviews have been so so so helpful and encouraging. We just found out we're going to have a little one and from day one I KNEW I wanted to use cloth diapers! SO Ive been researching and reading and felt so overwhelmed honestly but this video helped a ton and Im now just feeling excited instead of nervous 😅 So thank you so much🤙 Also have you tried bambino mio because I have been debating on that brand as well but they're twice as much as Nora's

[@CarlyWatson]

Congrats on the exciting news!! At first it is insanely overwhelming 🤣 but once you figure out what you do/don’t like they’re SO simple to implement. Always give yourself grace about it and just do your best!! I haven’t tried them because I’ve been so in love with Nora’s, haven’t needed to try anything else haha

[@brieannaschmidt6660]

@@CarlyWatson well we have, what seems like forever, until their grand arrival so I will definitely be keeping up and watching your videos on KZbin because you have been so very helpful already on this overwhelming, exciting, scary, unknown journey🙌😅

[@SelahFord]

Yay! Super appreciate this!! - just started cloth diapering my almost 6 month old! Thank you for all your tips 😍 I was looking at some Nora’s Nursery ones and hoping they lasted long!

[@melindagates7129]

How did it go? 😇

[@marinareynolds2508]

The only thing u did not mention in ur video was the soap part. How much Detergent dry or liquid do u use? This video is very helpful and I struggle with determining the amount of Detergent I should use while washing. I also use washing soda as well. If u could help me that would be great. Thanks for the video!

[@andyzondi472]

Hi harvest moon I just needed to ask,how many insert to put on cloth diaper per day,

[@andjelam5658]

Hi! Does anyone know if Nora's nursery cloth diapers are shipping cross ocean, to Europe maybe?

[@Lorlornyo]

Some insane shit 😂 thanks gurl I have been looking for someone to keep it real about the shit and what to do with it lol 💩💩

[@CarlyWatson]

🤣🤣 I miss the days of exclusively breastfed poops, I didn’t know what I had

[@englishgroupgijon8337]

what did you use before the noras nursery? I am having my baby in January and i need them to fit

[@sarahbrownlee4702]

What detergent do you use?

[@teaganjoanparke]

Nora's Nursery adjustable snaps weren't effective before four months?

[@Homegrownknits]

Wow this is so helpful! Short, sweet and to the point. Thinking about starting my cloth diaper my nine month old. So many other cloth diapering videos are really just too much information and confusing. Thank you!

[@CarlyWatson]

So glad you found what you were looking for!! It can feel overwhelming at first but getting into a routine feels so good 🤍

[@fullylovingyou]

Where do you get your music?

[@forevergirlsashi]

Is it okay to leave them in soapy water for 3 to 4 hours ? As i am washing them everyday . They just wait for me until i get time to wash ! Please let me knoe is it okay to leave them in water ?

[@reallifetvgh1879]

Please how can I get AIO diaper to buy

[@mustafasiddiqi1251]

Very very very good

[@arushreemohapatra5749]

I have pocket diapers. Do we need to change the pocket every time the baby pees in it?

[@saravu22]

Do you have to spray down poopy diapers? Or can you get away with just scraping it off?

[@rondaboertmann8049]

Hi! What diapers did you use for first 4 months? I'm doing all NN diapers but from everything I've read I'm worried they won't fit right from the start and not sure what to use

[@AmandaNauert]

This is late but you could use disposable for 3 months or buy a small stash of newborn covers and prefolds

[@aesthetichobo1532]

do you rinse the cloth diapers right after a change each time or do you do all of them at the same time and they stay dirty for a couple days before rinsing??

[@CarlyWatson]

If there's poop we try to spray it off the same day! Not always immediately, but usually we don't let it sit overnight. There are times we forget or don't get around to it and it's not a huge deal. I don't spray pee diapers at all before washing.

[@janettex08]

You don’t always have to change the cover, correct? Just the insert/liner?

[@viviancristy9291]

If you don't put the insert inside the pocket you can just change the insert. If you put it in the pocket you have to change the whole thing. You just can't put microfiber inserts direct on baby's bum, only natural fibers

[@iwonac.295]

Kinder brand diaper i loove 7lb -60lb

[@rachaelcarter8506]

How many cloth diapers do you recommend having to begin with?

[@brittanydelgado2375]

We started with 24 and that was a good amount for about washing every 3 days or so. Just depends how much your baby needs changes !

[@theirmanager5204]

Good question!

[@colbyheeter8951]

What do you use for diaper cream!?

[@leeslees65]

Vaseline is the best

[@lauraw.2869]

@@leeslees65 I wouldn’t even put that on my own skin let alone a baby’s skin 😖

[@leeslees65]

@@lauraw.2869 that's what makes you you and me me 😎

[@solisetlunae8966]

Colby Heeter Vaseline isn’t safe on sythentic fibers because it can cause build up and become hard to remove on cloth diapers but a google search will show you a list of which are and aren’t safe. Petroleum based products can be okay on natural fibers but not on sythentics

[@janinedear-barlow]

Not good to leave the nappies 4 days without washing them. The wee can turn to ammonia, it will stain and the nappies can go mouldy.

[@marinareynolds2508]

I've had this happen to me. I was actually wondering if u might know if it's normal for the diaper to smell like a ammonia after baby goes pee in them after them being washed? Would this be ammonia build up?

[@janinedear-barlow]

@@marinareynolds2508 yes it's ammonia build up. You will need to strip and sanitise the nappies. Microfiber has a tendency to hold on to smells.

[@marinareynolds2508]

@@janinedear-barlow I've done a bleach strip just recently. Just soaked em in hot bleach water bout ¾of a cup for 40 mins. Then washed normally. I am Just now using one of the diapers I stripped.

[@janinedear-barlow]

@@marinareynolds2508 I hope you got it sorted 😊

[@mothrahdizaztronaut6057]

A thousand hearts for your gender-friendly language. Love, one exhausted, pregnant enby.

[@oni2278]

Pregnant women!! Not Pregnant people!!

[@dbzhannah]

Women are people. It’s not that deep

[@esthercassidy2245]

@@dbzhannahyes it IS that deep! WOMEN are the ones that carry babies! It’s not that difficult!

[@joniberger95]

I’d recommend opening up your rise snaps all the way.

[@bvbArmyforever2013]

Why?

[@joniberger95]

@@bvbArmyforever2013 the rises coordinate roughly with the baby’s weight. 8-15, 15-25, 25-35. So first adjust diaper according to weight, then snap leg snaps to be snug around leg, then loosely snap top snaps. In the video the diaper is pulling around the snaps and rolling down at the top. Those are all signs that the fit could be better adjusted and will lead with wicking onto baby’s clothes.

[@froregon]

I like the way you use inclusive language. It's really refreshing.

[@benpeter7016]

i am so grateful for your genderneutral language :) I'm a trans man and being included in the language makes me feel like being a parent and birthing my own children is accessible for me too

[@CarlyWatson]

You will only find inclusion here!! So happy to have you in this space 🤍✨

[@liamjemt]

I love that you say " pregnant people" instead of women and " baby with a penis" instead of boy! I am trans and on my 2nd pregnancy so seeing videos like yours makes my feel included. I just started cloth diapering my toddler and plan on doing it for baby #2. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!🌈💞

[@elizabethm3087]

Disposable and biodegradable DOES NOT MEAN FLUSHABLE. Please dont do that anymore

[@theirmanager5204]

Exactly, biodegradable in the landfill does not mean it can be flushed. I used to flush tampies and tushy wipes until I had to call in a plumber because my kitchen sink and laundry sink were having issues. He really frankly told me that flushable anything, other than bodily waste and tp is a marketing gimmick and NOT a real thing. Literally begged me never to do it again and to tell my friends. Told me that Plumbers deal with tampon issues so often they refer to it as ‘the white mouse’ amongst them selves.