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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
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...
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...
Yellow Poop Stains
Asked by N.P. from Salt Lake City
on August 27, 2008
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Okay, my 2 month old has blow outs all the time no matter what kind of diapers and what size of diapers. I try to hand wash his clothes, soak them in oxyclean, etc, b...
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- I hate to tell you that I've never been able to get rid of poop stains. I ended up just throwing the clothes away. Have him wear a onesie at all times. Hopefully, t...
- I use oxyclean and it has always worked for me, but instead of soaking the clothes in it, here's what i do. Usually I wash it once just so I don't have to deal with th...
- Try line-drying the clothes out in the sunshine. I use cloth diapers and have found that sun light works wonders!
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...
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...
Cloth Diaper Washing
Asked by A.K. from Green Bay
on May 17, 2008
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What detergents have you used to wash cloth diapers? I guess we're looking for one that works well (strong enough) but rinses well (doesn't leave residue). Some of the...
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- Hi A., I used cloth diapers with my boys, but that was years ago. the youngest is 18. But I used Dreft and it worked fine. The best thing for stains is to hang them...
- Hi A., I have found BacOut to be a good product - it is an enzyme based- it can be diulted. You can find at co-ops and Whole Foods, also at Peapods in St. Paul. G...
- I have started using Sun detergent per a recommendation on a cloth diapering website- not sure which one though. I also use oxyclean, both about 1/2 the amount I woul...
Cloth Diapers
Asked by J.G. from Chicago
on May 15, 2009
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Hi Moms!! I just signed up for the "Changing Diapers, Changing Minds" program through Jillian's Drawers as I am expecting my second child in the next 3 weeks. I figu...
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- yay for trying cloth diapers :) i switched over with my third and love it...that said, i used pockets at first for nighttime (you are using an all-in-one??) and that ...
- You are using the all in ones? I have a few of the BG pockets. They may just need more washing to reach peak absorbency. You may want to try a sized diaper too. My ...
- Hooray for you for wanting to try cloth! I use BG 2.0s which are pockets, not all-in-ones. For my 18 month old daughter we add two hemp inserts (in addition to the c...
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...
