Wed 23 Dec 2009
Cloth Diapering
Posted by lynsie under Parenting, Sustainability
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I’ve had a bunch of requests already from those of you interested in cloth diapering your babies. I can assure you I will continue to dig even further and research all the many possibilities, from diaper services to diy cloth diaper care. For now, however, I’d like to highlight a favorite store of mine in Charlotteville, VA, which does an excellent job of explaining what cloth diapering is and how its done.
Nature’s Child, found on East Main Street on the downtown mall, is a fantastic store for the green parent (and subsequential green baby). The storefront itself is worth many, many visits throughout your years as a parent.
However, for today’s lesson class…here’s a link to the store’s cloth diapering Q&A page. I found this very helpful.
Be sure to post comments if you have already been cloth diapering your kid(s) in order to offer advice regarding pocket diapers, the “dunk and swish” method, and other laughs and frowns regarding the adventures in cloth diapering. We all look forward to hearing from those of you who are more experienced!
As a mommy of a “green baby”, I have become obsessed with cloth diapers (and making my own baby food, but I’ll have to wait for your blog on that one)! I love them and have done my best to explore the ins and outs of everything out there! I’m all for buying local, but, here in Richmond, VA, there isn’t much as far as cloth diapering goes. The only people I know who use a cloth diaper cleaning service here use one out of Charlottesville. Personally, I’ve found it super-easy to wash at home once you get in the routine. Anyway, Green Mountain Diapers (greenmountaindiapers.com) has a great website–super informative. They also sell wonderful ORGANIC unbleached cloth diapers. I also like diaperpin.com’s reviews for various cloth diapering products.
Regarding dunking and swishing…
Emerson (my daughter) is 8 months old (today!) and we went through the transition from breastmilk poop to solid poop (stinky!!) in the last few months. I highly recommend disposable, flushable liners (specifically made for cloth diapering). They are cheap (maybe $0.05/each), biodegradeable, and can actually be reused (well, not according the instructions, but I throw the only-wet ones in the wash with the diapers and they come out of the dryer even softer than before…keep using and washing until a poop…or until they finally fall apart–I usually get at least 4 or so rounds).
Hope this is helpful.