Cleaning & Housekeeping: BumGenius
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bumGenius And Other Cloth Diaper Options
Asked by L.B. from Dayton
on May 28, 2009
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I am interested in CDing my first baby, due in August. I have been thinking about the bumGenius one-size diapers but am not sure how many I will need for a typical day...
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- I go to The Breastfeeding Center, it's in Massillon, OH. I don't know how close you are to here but there is also a website (which is www.thebreastfeedingcenter.com). ...
- I recently switched to cloth and I love it! My daughter is 2 and I'm expecting in August. We made the switch for several reasons, but it's been great so far! I started...
- Chances are that BG OS are going to be to big to start CDing a newborn with right away. I have them and love them but couldn't imagine using them on a tiny NB. Even wh...
Cleaning Cloth Diapers
Asked by S.B. from Chicago
on February 2, 2010
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I use BumGenius 3.0 cloth diapers, which I love, but I'm wondering if anyone has found a way to get ALL of the poop to come off. My son is 3 months and exclusively br...
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- I do a 30 minute cold soak with detergent (I actually use BG detergent), then I let it run the cycle following. Then I wash with a hot cycle. I haven't had any probl...
- Do you have a diaper sprayer? I loved mine! It connects to the water inlet hose behind your toilet and looks like the sprayer on a kitchen sink. It's a DIY install ...
- Do you have hard water? We do and have had great luck adding 1-2TBS Calgon Water softener. This can be found in the detergent section in most grocery stores. Hope this...
Advice About Cloth AIO or Pocket Diapers
Asked by A.K. from Boston
on February 6, 2008
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I'm switching from disposables to gdiapers and cloth and can't decide about which cloth AIO diapers to use. I'm considering Happy Heinys, bumGenius, BerryPlush, etc. ...
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- It's very surprising that people would try to talk you out of this decision. Research does not show that disposables are more friendly than cloth. Companies who manufa...
- We use FuzziBuns and prefolds with covers. We tried gDiapers but found them difficult.
- I have 2 children (young adults now)and I used cloth diapers through "Diatey Services." I don't know if they are still around, but each of my children experienced 1 di...
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 Diapers
Asked by J.H. from Colorado Springs
on May 7, 2009
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My son is 15 months old and I just realized how easy cloth diapers are now! This whole time I thought they were all still the ones you had to pin and wear plastic cove...
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- It looks like you have a lot of responses but I wanted to share my experience with prefold, by far the cheapest and easiest to clean. We have found that wider diapers...
- We love the BumGenius one size. I just stuff them when they are out of the dryer and leave them next to the changing table so my husband can use them like a regular di...
- We have been using the BumGenius on our 6 month old for a few months now and love them. I have both the AIO's and pocket. AIO's take a little longer to dry and don't c...
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...
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...
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 Diapers. Never Used Them but Really Want to with New Baby..... Help!
Asked by T.C. from Birmingham
on June 29, 2011
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Hi Mommies! I am really wanting to use cloth diapers for my new baby coming in December. I have two other children that I was never bold enough to dare try cloth, but ...
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- I used bumgenius pockets, which was much easier for me because they dry a lot faster. I just put the inserts in one basket and the cover part in another and stuff whe...
- There is a TON of information out there (like you, I had information overload) but mostly it's because, like raising your kid, you have to figure out what works best f...
- AIOs take a long time to dry, regardless of brand. In the dryer, it can take 2 full dryer cycles to get them dry. You can dry them on the clothesline, but then they ar...
Help with Cloth Dipaers
Asked by J.K. from Philadelphia
on February 5, 2008
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Hello Again Ladies,
I finally made the leap. I bought bumGenius yesterday, while i only bought one of them, how many should i buy? Also, go figure my DS had a BM ...
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- I wash with regular detergent, and I add baking soda and vinegar for odor removal. If you don't remove solids right away, they will stain, but it's not that big a dea...
- Hello, How many diapers you need depends on how often you want to wash. I have about 20 diapers and I have more then enough but my daughter only goes through about 5-...
- Congrats, J.! I'm a huge cloth diaper fan! Thankfully, my nearly 3 year old doesn't wear ANY diapers anymore. Woo-hoo! I bought many different kinds for my...
