Cloth Diaper Update | Did I Get Enough? How Hard/Messy Are They?

[@vickyazabal3038]

Not even pregnant but I was waiting soooo badly for this video

[@FemmeHead]

I was obsessed with cloth diaper videos long before I was pregnant. I was just fascinated by them haha

[@elijahandnaomiakida4468]

Hey! Veteran cloth diaper user here. Our third is 16 months and we have used motherease onesize diapers for all 3 with all three kids, it is a fitted diaper and cover system. we love them! And I love that they are made in Ontario (Canada) so they are also an ethical choice in that regard. For the new born stage my bf, sister and I share and combine our new born stashes and when our baby out grows them pass them to whoever is expecting next. We also really love the bedwetters that motherease makes for our toddlers overnight, the best!

[@FemmeHead]

Thanks for sharing. I'll check them out!

[@OfficialTexasMama]

I just discovered I’m pregnant and and am binge watching all of your videos. I’m so extremely grateful for these type of videos, as I have no one in my family or circle of friends that would go more the environment friendly route.

[@feliciawells4639]

We love love LOVE cloth diapers!!! 4 Month old is about to graduate from her Newborn Thirsties Natural AIO (all in ones) to Regular Thristies Natural AIO. Super Easy and no blowouts EVER as compared to disposable. I’m a new mom and we used to the cloth right out of the hospital. We also highly recommend the Bubula Diaper pal works for both cloth and disposables. We’ve used a combo of inserts (Thisties Hemp Duo, Clothezz and GMD [Green Mountain Diapers] Hemp Doubles) so far they all work great for a heavy wetting 4 month old. Check out the GMD Hemp Doubles if you want more of a stay dry affect (they are slightly cheaper than Thirsties. Best of both worlds. You’ve got me inspired to use cloth wipes!!!

[@amymcgrann2968]

I'm 4 kids in on cloth diapers and I love the prefold and cover combo, too, especially for the tiny stage. I love that we don't get blowouts in them. I think if more people knew that, more people would cloth diaper! I love pockets for mobile babies, they are just so quick and easy when your toddler won't stay still. I'm so glad you're enjoying CDing so far!

[@kendrababcock29]

We've been cloth diapering for nearly a year. I started with mostly pocket diapers but I hated pulling out the gross insert and didn't have enough when we started to wash every 3 days (which was ideal for my work/personal schedule) so we added covers as they are more affordable. Now I have a split between pockets which I use mostly for naps because they are staydry and covers with origami folded flats and padfolded prefolds. I see so many people on the internet saying to try everything and buy a bunch of different styles/brands and it is so refreshing to see someone just show what worked for them after doing research. I am totally guilty of overbuying which sadly negates a lot of the fiscal and environmental reasons I started cloth diapering but now I'm passing on a bunch of my gently used diapers to my brother in law who can't afford the initial investment and planning to use the diapers I have on another baby.

[@Kelfer1251]

So cool that you're cloth diapering! I work at a cloth diaper service/company in LA called "Luludew" (you should check us out). Bamboo terry inserts are super absorbent for night time use too! It seems like you got a great system going. It always makes me happy to see people my age choosing to cloth diaper their babies. So many stigmas behind it, it's sad. More people should give cloth diapers a chance! Thanks for the video :)

[@emilyopheim4942]

When I nannied for my first cloth-diapering family I was intimidated too! The intimidation was followed by surprise at the ease. They had a few of every kind of diaper- while the all-in-ones and pocket diapers were super cute, I really preferred the prefolds. Fewer leakages, easier to store clean and quicker to dry, smaller to store when soiled (in a wet bag while out and about in or a soaking pail at home)... Plus the prefolds are great for spit up & wiping up spills! I really liked using cloth diapers and plan to use them if I have children. I didn't think they added a whole lot of extra work- we even managed to cloth diaper when we stayed in hotels for a couple weeks at a time, as the mother had to travel with work often. (Although one time house keeping got confused and did throw away a whole bag of the precious things!) Do you just throw the diapers in the liner or do you soak them in a water and baking soda/vinegar mixture?

[@FemmeHead]

I just throw them in my diaper pail and wash them every other day.

[@LeAnnaWithACapitalA]

My mom is pretty intimidated still by cloth. My GroVia Ones came with these velcro bits that snapped onto their snaps so you can close it like a disposable. Which I think you can get for most covers. It's great for nighttime diapers so you can make sure there isn't any gaps!

[@janinedear-barlow]

You're not supposed to use a wet pail. It damages cloth nappies and it is a drowning hazard for the baby. All you do is clean off the poop and put them in a dry nappy bin to wash later. A lot easier.

[@pembie7859]

Hi, I just wanted to thank you. I’m going to be a first time mom next year and wanted to cloth diaper. Then this month after buying the infant thirsties covers you suggested I had mixed feelings and anxiety about how I was going to do it. Too many people are telling me it’s so hard. Anyhoo, your video really helped me to understand the products I need and the process. 🤗 thanks 😘

[@FemmeHead]

It’s so surprisingly easy, even I was a bit shocked (not to mention my husband’s surprise too)

[@sofiasilveira8153]

Same here and I’m afraid my boyfriend will just go crazy 😜

[@katieburns1119]

Everyone told me it was hard too and that I wouldn't stick with it. Here I am 5 years later and cloth diapering my second son just like I did with his older brother. 😂 Luckily we haven't had any issues with using cloth.

[@adelstrydom1256]

I cloth diapered when my daughter was newborn, but I didn’t do enough research and got all in ones, which leaked after an hour most of the time. But now that she’s 6 months old I’m back into it and loving it way way way more than disposables!

[@moorsidegardener]

We love prefolds (also flats) it all we ever use. So pleased you're loving using them too.

[@courtneymfultstaylor]

You should look into EC! Elimination communication. I’m cloth diapering and doing EC! What use is all in ones, and then whenever I think about checking if he’s wet, I put him over his baby potty before changing him and he normally goes per or poo! He’s 8 weeks now and he’s already waiting on me to take his diaper off before he will go poo!! Babies are so smart. You made me want to do prefolds now lol. Where did you get yours?!

[@FemmeHead]

Impressive! I got most of my cloth diaper stuff from Green Mountain Diapers, and I highly recommend them.

[@courtneymfultstaylor]

Thanks girl!

[@MusicIsMyAeroplane09]

Where did you get your baby potty?

[@christinemorse3987]

I love that our diaper and wash "situation" is so similar. I started before you and there have been so many days where people say that I should have gone with AIO or pockets because they're easier and i actually think this is easier. Not saying I needed YOUR validation on my system lol but if someone I don't know does the same thing then obviously others probably do too. So I'm not the crazy lady. The only thing I found is I need more covers, not a TON but i need around 10 for our little, she's 3 months and some days the poop situation is just insane and she gets poop on EVERY SINGLE COVER hahaha.

[@Paula-eo6hk]

watching while sewing my own wool diaper covers :D

[@devynconry3995]

We really like wool covers for overnight! Helps air out the diaper more!

[@Bamgeutcutiepie]

You’re such a champ! Beautiful mama bear. I’m so happy you’re updating us. Hope you feel better soon🤧😘

[@sofiasilveira8153]

Hi! I’m thinking about using cloth diaper, but I’m about to be a first time mom in January. Can you make a video about how you take care of the diapers, meaning how is your process to wash and clean in your machine what kind of products and temperatures you use that help take the stains out and stuff like that. Thanks so much for this video and all the effort you put in them! 😍

[@DeepRootedwithTulani]

Love cloth diapers This brand Lil Helper is my hands down favorite!!! There system is so easy to use it’s an all in two system with snap in charcoal inserts that’s absorbent and has that stay dry feel all in one insert And they come with two inserts per diaper !! win win!! I’m a huge fan of finding what works for you and loving it! Glad you love your system! Anything that will get and keep mamas cloth diapering is a WIN!

[@earthlyn94]

Love your little tips and tricks! We are hoping to cloth diaper our future baby and are browsing second hand sets. Super helpful to have some ideas of what to look for!

[@jenniepegram6954]

I love how simple your video is, I hope to use this to share with friends who are interested. Thanks!

[@mirrandaanderson9895]

Cool! So happy that your stash is working for you.

[@stephaniecastillo8926]

I have an almost 3 week old boy and we started cloth diapering around 6 days old. My sister did cloth diapers so I was super fortunate to receive a bunch of different types of cloth diapers but using the prefolds with the jelly roll is by far my favorite. I have a few all in ones for newborns but we only use them at night but they don’t always clean as easy in the wash. Very relatable...Love watching your videos!

[@FemmeHead]

Love the jelly roll! I’ve recently started using the newspaper fold as well but the jelly is still my favorite.

[@kalinawalker2656]

Don't bleach them, lay them in the sun and they're like new. 💛🌻

[@DanishVlog]

Kalina Walker this! But remember to do it while they’re still wet 😊 even sunning through a window will do wonders.

[@madelynnhass1353]

Yes! The sun is magic at fading breastfed stains! You can spritz a little lemon juice on hard stains but I've rarely had to.

[@FemmeHead]

I won’t bleach them don’t worry. I’m going to sun bleach them (already watched way too many videos about it lol)

[@LearningPlantingGrowing]

@@FemmeHead oh good, I bleached mine first time around and my poor. Any got rashes every time after that. I had to start over :0(

[@ImaBearXDnewaccount]

I was told to bleach to sanitize used cloth diapers. You have to wash them several times after to get the bleach out but it’s perfectly safe. I wouldn’t bleach for stains though the sun can take care of that

[@duramaxmak]

Make sure you keep all your prefolds when you're done with them you will love them for dusting cloths

[@FemmeHead]

We use them for burp cloths, but I won't be getting rid of them don't worry. Hopefully I'll get to use them for future kiddos after Theo 🥰

[@leslieball533]

I tried a bunch with my first. I will be a flats girl forever! Easiest and cleanest way to do fluff.

[@lindseybast2888]

I was so intimidated I waited 2 months to start but it is seriously so easy and saves so much money. We had a problem with our hard water for awhile but we've figured out tricks to get the stains out. Only the rockin green hard rock detergent will work for us

[@ezagez]

Thanks for sharing, I’m thinking of making the switch to cloth. What’s stopping me is the initial cost and concern that what brand I choose won’t work well for my son. What’s your recipe for the cloth wipe spray? Would love to know! X

[@kimoybennett3019]

Erin G I would suggest buying one or two of each such as prefold and cover, pocket, or all in one. It also depends how old your baby is or how much he/she weighs. My baby was born 7lbs but his legs were tiny and luckily I had newborn diapers because the one size diapers would not fit properly. While I was pregnant I watched a lot of different KZbinrs to decide what I wanted to try and what will work for me. Some of my favorite cloth diaper channels were: Jays Nest 5 minute cloth Jess is bless There are more but good places to start Good luck, and remember you can just try one or two and see if it’s for me. You can cloth diaper however it works for you(there is no specific way to cloth diaper)

[@veganmommyirl2633]

Geffin baby hemp! Check em. I loved this video!!!!!

[@ellaanvari7737]

Vegan MommyIRL I second this. Great for added absorbency. The geffen hemp newborn inserts are amazing.

[@susanplunkett5779]

Back in 70's cloth diapers were it. No pre-folds just a diaper square and full plastic cover to put over it. I still have nightmares of the diaper pins. I still tease my cousin's about changing thier diapers. Only thing I disliked was washing the poop out. I was only 8 but a champion diaper changer. I applaud women who want to do it. It does have a few more steps but really worth it. The early version's of Pampers the tape didn't stick very well. If you didn't get them in the right place they would come undone. A few time's that happened my cousins would run around the house naked thinking it was hilarious. The modern cloth diapers are so easy to work with. Oh and when your doing the prewash cycle you can add some vinegar instead of bleach. It will disinfect and also keep your diapers from staining far better the bleach.

[@LeAnnaWithACapitalA]

Cloth diapers are amazing! My son is 13 months now but we have been using them since he was little. A few things: -be careful putting the covers in the dryer often. It can ruin the PUL (that waterproof liner) and the elastic. Every once in a while is totally fine though! - We had a few of the Lil' Joey's all in ones in newborn size that my son grew out of very quick (he was 10lbs 6oz at birth) but they were too darned ADORABLE and I couldn't resist! But I agree with you guys - they're great but not necessary. - if you have the chance to try a pocket, do it. I like our Applecheeks a lot but our Alvas are great too. - A tip for boys: once you do the pad fold, fold the top part down a little bit again (basically the part where his man bits would sit. I say man bits because I'm not sure if KZbin would flag me for saying the name lol). It offers extra absorbency! Definitely has saved us. -overnights, the only ones that have worked for us has been GroVia One. The only absorbency that has worked for us! They're a great company too. Little mom and pop out of Montana. I will be curious how those hemp doubles work! I have basic hemp liners and they're my favorite. Whichever you do, make sure you rinse them before putting them in your pail. There's more pee in overnight ones and that can cause issues in the long run if they aren't rinsed. Trust me! I've learned the hard way lol it may not be a big issue now, but it will later when he is sleeping longer stretches. - If you have a Once Upon A Child by you, keep an eye out. I've found a bunch of liners and diapers there.. even Applecheeks which are the fancy brand!

[@FemmeHead]

Great tips!!!

[@Alexiax]

This was wonderful!!

[@carahine4626]

Victoria! I have been using your idea to use a fleece liner to keep baby feeling dry overnight, and it’s sort of working! BUT we’ve had a few leaks because it seems the fleece is TOO effective in repelling liquid and it’s all just leaking out the back instead of going through the fleece into the prefold (if that makes sense!?) It’s a polyester fleece I’m using, I wonder what yours is? And what you reckon about that? Please help! Hmmmm! (Ps thanks for your videos, I watched them a bunch before baby was born and still re-watching to help guide me on cloth diapers - or nappy here in Australia! You’re a legend) x

[@rachelcharlene6995]

How much did baby weight when you started using them? Would small prefolds work from the beginning instead of newborn?

[@FemmeHead]

Theo was 8 lbs 6 oz when he was born and we used the newborn size for the first 10 weeks. Depending on your baby's size you could probably skip those and just start with small. I just fold the front down on the prefolds if they're too big and it works great.

[@Shiharaariel]

I don’t understand/know what you do with the poo once you wipe it off with those little white wiping cloths- like do you then get the poo off and put it in the toilet or do you just put the poo in your wet bag and wash it off in the washing machine?

[@benedettascarpari1466]

Loved this ♥️ thanks! Keep us posted as he grows if you change your setting ;)

[@FemmeHead]

I definitely will!

[@loche3710]

Thank you so much! I was really looking forward for this video! Just have 1 question : you mentioned you never touch the poop. Does it mean your washing machine dissolves all the poop? When little Theo starts solid pooping, are you planning to trash the poop first, before washing the diapers? Thanks again! I absolutely love ur videos !!

[@Shiharaariel]

I want to know too! I don’t understand where the poo goes!

[@KarlyJ1]

You have to get the poop out of the diaper preferably using a diaper sprayer, you dispose of the poop in your toilet and then put the diapers in the wetbag until you are ready to wash.

[@JA420love]

The poop is liquid until the babies are on solid food. So the poop goes away the same way the pee goes away. In the pre rinse cycle of the wash 🧼 when baby starts eating solids and pooping solids then the poop goes in the toilet 🚽

[@JCGirl24]

Do you think the expense up front pays off in the end? Would love to cloth diaper someday!

[@ProfNinaVance]

I’ve done some research and calculations because we are expecting right now. We are planning to spend ~$280 for a very similar setup as Victoria’s (same or similar brands for everything) and I saw on the internet that all-disposable diapering could cost something like $2600 (of course, varies a lot depending on the brand you go for and where you shop). But even if you include the cost of washing, we are still saving at least $2K.

[@kylieann5862]

Depends on how exactly you decide to approach cloth diapering. I had every intention of using cloth diapers to save money, but beware-buying them is addictive! The prints are adorable and I get suckered in by free shipping and great deals 😜

[@madelynnhass1353]

Yes! I've put 2 through my cloth diapers!

[@FemmeHead]

Oh I definitely think so. I share how much I spent in my original cloth diaper stash video (I think $300 something) and the fact that you can use them for future kids = even more savings!

[@LeAnnaWithACapitalA]

@@kylieann5862 oh my they are addicting! I keep looking on bst groups in facebook to find good prints (and local baby thrift shops. I've scored 2 virtually unused Applecheeks that way for less than half of what they cost new!). Now I need to have a girl so I can get some of those prints!

[@clothyoriginal]

Did you try the other diapers that you were given? I think they were lil joeys?

[@FemmeHead]

I used them maybe two or three times but he always leaked or had a blow out in them so I avoided them. Not sure what I was doing wrong because I know so many swear by them.

[@kaitlinalexandra6273]

My friend's mom tried to cloth diaper but on her second kid it broke their washer from running it so much. Do you like your washer? What's the brand and year if you don't mind sharing? I definitely want to CD someday. I dream of getting my own full size washer hahahah (I have a provided tiny European 1980s washer in my apt. Top loading can't even wash blankets in it- too small. Have you noticed an increase in your water bill?

[@velmag583]

Thanks for sharing! These are my top 12 based on amount they hold and/or price :-) #1 Geffen Baby Fleece Hemp Prefold M/L 4 layers: 60% hemp/40% cotton $13.26 each 1 3/4 Cup - 14.5oz #2 GMD Cloth-eez Muslin OS Flat Pad Fold 12 layers: 100% Cotton 6 pack $19.95 ($3.32 each) Holds 1 2/3 Cup - 14oz #3 Thirsties Hemp Duo Insert 6 layers: 55% hemp/45% cotton 2 Pack $9.50 ($4.75 each) Holds 1 2/3 Cup - 14oz #4 Gerber Organic Cotton Prefold 12 layers 100% cotton 10 pack $12.84 ($1.28 each) Holds 1 1/2 Cup - 12oz #5 GroVia Organic Prefold Size 4 12 layers: 55%Bamboo Rayon/44%Cotton 3 pack $16.95 ($5.65 each) Holds 1 1/2 Cup - 12oz #6 Geffen Baby Jersey Hemp Prefold M/L 12 layers: 60% hemp/40% cotton $11.72 each Holds 1 1/2 Cup - 12oz #7 Thirsties Duo Hemp Prefold Size 2 12 Layers: 55% hemp/45% cotton $8.25 each Holds 1 1/3 Cup - 11oz #8 RagaBabe Bulletproof L 5 layers: Cotton Sherpa/Hemp $10.95 each Holds 1 1/3 Cup - 11oz #9 Bambino Mio Prefold Multiple layers cotton. 4 pack $9.69 ($2.42 each) Holds 1 1/4 Cup - 10oz #10 Nicki’s Bamboo Large Flat Pad Fold 12 layers: 55% bamboo/45%Cotton 6 pack $20.20 ($3.36 each) Holds 1 1/4 Cup - 10oz #11 Imagine Bamboo L Flat Pad Fold 12 layers: 55% bamboo/45%Cotton 6 pack $25.95 ($4.32 each) Holds 1 1/4 Cup - 10oz #12 Geffen Hemp Jersey Flat Pad Fold 12 layers: 60% Hemp/40% Cotton $10.52 each Holds 1 1/4 Cup - 10oz

[@FemmeHead]

Woah! The detail!

[@timburrows8671]

how is that pail liner ? is it best bottoms?

[@kenziemoon9622]

Do you rinse out the dirty(poop) diapers before you wash them?

[@juliacozzens3078]

Have you noticed a difference in diaper rash with cloth vs disposable? I've heard parents say that cloth gives their baby worse diaper rash and I've heard others say the opposite.

[@FemmeHead]

Umm I don’t have much to compare between because we almost always use cloth now. He has gotten a mild rash here or there but a little cream usually helps it a lot.

[@moorsidegardener]

All three of my babies only had a rash the few times we used disposables. They don't get a rash in cloth luckily.

[@rebornsnuzzles2573]

Using natural fibers, which are breathable, are key!

[@brady3xox]

Do you use diaper rash cream?

[@TheCLmarie]

can you link to what brand of wet bag you have?

[@sydneyw8834]

you remind me soo much of myself haha wish we were friends! i'm a FTM and i also CD :) i have some covers (same as yours actually) with GMD prefolds and bamboo/charcoal inserts but i mostly use GroVia hybrids during the day (works great, love the ease of them) and their O.N.E. diapers at night however they aren't up to the challenge of my heavy wetter so i'm currently experimenting. i've tried a cover with TWO PREFOLDS and it still wasn't enough. i've done a prefold with bamboo/charcoal and it didn't work either. i was going to try to do 2 prefolds inside of an AIO but it was too bulky and had gaps. sigh. i'm about to order fitteds with wool covers to try that out. hope you don't have a heavy wetter!!! anywho love the vids!

[@Lizandjinx]

I did some clothe diapers with my daughter and I wish I did it more, but I didn’t have my own laundry machine and did laundry with my moms laundry machine and I think it grossed out my dad, so we only did it part time. Now we only do disposable and my daughter is close to being potty trained. But if I have another baby I really want to go nuts cloth diapering ;)

[@carissarichelle]

I used to think we’d do cloth diapers but it seems like so much washing! we live in an apartment complex where it’s a bit of a walk across the complex to get to the laundry room. I can’t imagine having to walk back and forth with baby multiple times each washing day to run multiple cycles of washing and then moving to the dryer multiple times a week. Sounds like something more manageable if you have your own washer/dryer in your place.

[@CaptainHaldir]

carissarichelle The Panda(or other brand) twin tub washing machine is a great alternative and inexpensive investment for apartment dwellers, and for washing cloth diapers.

[@belenvaqueiro3612]

carissarichelle we use a portable washing machine called Della I think for 19 lbs capacity and it washes the diapers way way better than my HE machine I had before. Love it! cloth diapering for 2 years now ❤️

[@rebornsnuzzles2573]

It's definitely doable. We don't have our own washer and we don't have one in walking distance either. We are a bus or Lyft ride away. We use flats and 100% cotton inserts and I wash them 2x a week. We need other laundry washed on the same schedule, so I just take our wetbags full of diapers and wash everything at the same time. It is kind of nice to have multiple washers because I can throw the diapers in one machine, the clothes in one machine, the towels in one machine, etc. No extra time commitment at all.

[@Lesh004]

I’m still wondering how y’all (my cousin also) got your babies to sleep 6 hours! My son didn’t start sleeping stretches until 3 months old. 4 hrs then 3 hrs and he’s 6 months now and still wakes up once. He’s a hungry boy and that’s what has always woke him. I’m hoping now that he can start having soft solids that it’ll help him stay full through the night. lol

[@FemmeHead]

I took the newborn class from Taking Cara Babies and also read the book Baby Wise. He's 8 weeks old at the moment and usually does a 5-7 hour long stretch at night now (he did 8 hours the other night 🥳Michael and I were shocked haha).

[@bryonyw4739]

What's keeping me from doing it? LEAKS! I swear everytime I've tried to to do it I've had a leak 😭

[@FemmeHead]

Really? Oh no! I’ve only had leaks at night when he did a long stretch of sleep. But I think it can depend on the diaper. We had a few little joeys that he would always leak out of and have blow outs with. Not sure what I was doing wrong because everyone swears by them. But my prefolds/cover combo has worked beautifully.

[@lavendermomma]

elimination communication and no more washing poop from clothes (rarely at most)

[@Shiharaariel]

🙌

[@Innate-mama]

So you just put the poop in the washing machine? I thought you have to rinse it off!

[@megandelli1]

You don't have to rinse off the diapers if they are breastfed until they start eating solids

[@NZchickforlife]

Defently check out the "clean cloth nappies" Facebook page :) you'll have perfectly clean cloth nappies after every wash! :)

[@carethmatzenbacher6849]

I’m planning on doing cloth diapers! My sister in law does and and has for her two youngest boys and she loves it. She uses all in ones and pocket diapers and then with the pocket diapers she just sets them all up once they are clean and dry so my brother doesn’t complain haha but he loves them too, he’s just lazy 😂

[@FemmeHead]

I love that there are all different types so you can find something that works for everyone who might change their diaper. I’m going to look into a few pocket or “easier” diapers for when family watches him.