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Laundering Prefolds and Bumgenius Cloth Diapers
Asked by L.L. from Seattle
on April 8, 2009
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I am using cloth diaper and I am very happy with how it is going thus far. My daughter is 3 weeks old and exclusively breast fed. I am using the prefolds and covers ...
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- I haven't cloth diapered, but what worked for all of my son's poop stains was dish soap. It fights the grease that stains, I believe. Whatever it is that made it wor...
- Someone told me about Bac- Out made by Bioclean- it is natural, non toxic and biodegradable. It's an enzyme cleaner. You can buy it at Freddie's or New seasons in sm...
- L.- I dont know if you have ever read this blog..my charming kids? she has a whole post on cloth diapering on her blog. it is amazing. mycharmingkids.net
Need Advice on Cleaning Cloth Diapers
Asked by K.Y. from Chicago
on April 11, 2008
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I am very new to cloth diapering. It has only been less than a week. I have the bum genius 3.0 and the AIO 2.0's. Both seem to work great for holding leaks. My only pr...
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- I don't use cloth diapers, but my mom did on us and I remember cleaning them. She used vinegar where you would use fabric softener in the wash and that did two things...
- Hi K., Good for you for using cloth diapers. I too am a cloth diaper mom. We use Shaklee laundry detergents. With the tougher stains, we would soak them in the sta...
- As both of my children were born in the 70's, we only used cloth diapers. once in a while if we were on a long car trip it was more convenient to use Pampers (just abo...
Cloth Diapering & Cleaning
Asked by J.L. from Eugene
on May 21, 2009
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Hey mamas! Ok, so I've read the posts on the recent cloth diapering question and it's all been very helpful, but I need to know how to wash and get stain free cloths a...
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- Hi J., here is what I found to work best for us: - a cold prewash with detergent - a full hot cycle without detergent It depends a bit on your washer, our wa...
- so I don't do much sometimes a quick cold wash with some oxyclean if they are really dirty, then the hot wash. I've only had to sun twice but I was told to spray some ...
- You aren't saying how old your children are who are in the dipes so I'm going to assume they are older than 1 and are not currently being breast fed. i don't know anyt...
Cloth Diapers
Asked by K.C. from Columbus
on July 25, 2008
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Does anyone use bumGenius cloth diapers? If so, how do you care for yours? Do you use a particular detergent or cycle? The web site says to use detergent free from pe...
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- It has been a while since I used diapers in any form but when I did, I used Dreft on them. My older son had a lot of problems with allergys to milk so I had to be ver...
- I believe the primary reason for this is little ones have no defense againist the dyes and they can get broken out very easy. I have had to start buying these kinds of...
- Hi K.: My youngest daughter had such a high concentration of ammonia in her urine she could not wear the disposable diapers or rubber pants over cloth diapers because...
Getting Rid of Smell in Cloth Diapers
Asked by B.K. from Salt Lake City
on June 16, 2008
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I started using cloth diapers a few months ago and I loved them until they started smelling. I use bunGenius, Mommy's Touch, and Happy Heinies pocket diapers. They sme...
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- They are not living up to warrenty take them back! C. B
- I have used both vinegar and baking soda on my Bumgenius diapers and they haven't been ruined yet! Some people suggest running the inserts through the dishwasher to he...
- Is the smell on the pockets themselves or on the inserts? Have you tried boiling? What about oxy clean? What detergent are you using? Have you seen this link? htt...
Cloth Diaper Smells
Asked by T.B. from Chicago
on April 13, 2009
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hi moms, i need help with eliminating strong odor from prefold diapers. i've tried everything from using oxiclean, to dawn soap, to vinegar and baking soda. i wash t...
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- since they are just prefolds and don't have any snaps or anything, you could try boiling them to see if that strips them of whatever is hanging around causing the smel...
- I have a one year old, and what I do is do a first wash on cold with 2 cups of vinegar. I usually let them sit in the water for about an hour before running the wash....
- I use Bum Genius diapers and I run them through a rinse cycle with Shaklee's nature bright (a green alternative to oxi-clean) and then run them on the white cycle so t...
Help with My Stinky Bgs!
Asked by J.E. from Rockford
on March 21, 2009
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Alright cloth diaper mommas...
I've been cloth diapering for 6 months on my 6 month old son. I use mostly prefolds/covers and some BumGenious 3.0s for nights and outi...
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- stripping them with RLR worked for me when nothing else did.
- Hi J., I also use the Bum Genius 3.0 and love them! Here's how I wash my diapers: 1. A cold rinse with several drops of Tea Tree Oil (a natural antibacterial --...
- I haven't used cloth diapers yet, but I have done lots of research. I know many cloth diapering moms say to use vinager, but Borax is a no-no. Could you try wash...
All Moms Who Use or Have Tried Cloth Diapers
Asked by K.E. from Birmingham
on March 15, 2011
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Hey Moms.... I could really use your help knowing what works for you and what doesn't when it comes to cloth diapers. My 2nd baby is due in early Sept, and I'm going t...
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- I washed my own. I have only used the bum genius a handful of times and wasn't impressed. I Loved Pre-folds and I had a variety of covers although thirsties or regul...
- I used a diaper service, too. washing diapers is a full time job, and a nasty one at that! I used cloth at home, disposables when out and about and an overnight dispos...
- I used a service. They came once a week, left a fresh can full of clean diapers, picked up my nasty can full of dirty diapers. I was always pleased with their service...
Cloth Diaper Help!
Asked by A.K. from Green Bay
on March 7, 2008
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I'm reposting my question to see if I can get any help with cloth diaper decisions! Has anyone used a variety of cloth diapers? We plan to go with BumGenius, but also ...
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- Hi A., When I was pregnant with my first child, we were in your same boat---wondering where to start with cloth diapers. I ended up buying a sampler pack through an ...
- I don't know that I have a lot of experience, I did not use cloth diapers with my first child, but am now with my second. My husband and I have goone with prefolds be...
- I am a big fan of FuzziBunz and BumGenius diapers, especially as kids get older. I don't think too many people are unhappy with these diapers as they are easy to use ...
Need Advice on Washing Cloth Diapers
Asked by B.F. from Denver
on January 24, 2009
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Hi, I just started using the BumGenius 3.0 cloth diapers. Does anyone have a good way to wash them? I just did a load and none of the poop stains (brestfed baby poo...
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- When we CD'd the trick for keeping the poop stains away (other than sun, because that works amazingly well too), was a cold water soak before the wash. I also used th...
- I also use BumGenius diapers and love them! You are right, you can't use diaper creams unless you line the diaper. I messed up once and didn't line the diaper and you ...
- B. F. You are so full of excitement, very awesome to hear. I would love for you to visit gotgreennow.fourpointmoms.com or just email me at ____@____.com. There ar...
