How to choose a cloth diaper?! THIS IS OVERWHELMING!!!

Video was suggested whilst I was getting ready to stuff my cloth nappies

How to wash on a automatic washing ? We dobt have hot water running on it. No dryer aswell onlu spin

Where can I get all in one AIO diaper to purchase

Soon-to-be Dad here, also in MN and planning to use Do Good Diapers service to take care of the washing part, as I feel it'll just be more efficient than we would be as far as water use, not to mention time saved in the process. I'm so glad to have found your channel to get an overview of the different types of cloth diapers, as the service also offers options and I'm hoping to narrow it down before our little guy comes in November! THANK YOU for this video and for your content, which I will be combing through soon!

Thank you so much!!! We will choose cloth pocket diaper...Let´s see how it goes :)

I've seen 5 cloth diaper videos and was like nah but this one makes me think it's doable. Sure those diapers will also take 400 years to decompose but other children can use them if you sell or donate then

Omg I just started. How often do you wash them. I save about 10 or 20 at a time .is that to long to wash them. But when I do wash them it smells so bad of poison lol. It's so bad . And I have to pull out the liner because I use pocket kind. So when I pull it out it's soaked and my fingers are touching pee. Any recommendations

What is the dinging noise

Things take a long time to 'decompose' because we have become so far removed from the natural mechanics of a world without common sense that everything is ''A DEVASTATING IMPACT TO THE ENVIROMENT!!'. We didnt have much trash going up because we burned everything either in the fireplace or out in the field. Then the ash was returned to the soil for nutrition. You're not ever going to have zero impact as long as you demand the most CONVENIENT way to do everything. You cant have both. You can have a 'balance'... like this 80/20 idea, which is great, but in a physical world there is always cause and effect and the smaller the effort you desire to put out... the larger the 'Convenience Impact" has on the Earth. Everyone should be allowed to make their own choice, but no one should have to pay for the outcomes of your choice. Meaning, if someone wants to get rid of disposable diapers for less impact on the planet... great! Do it!!, But it doesnt give you the power to make other's do it. Our problem is not the impact to the planet, Our problem is we keep letting people tell us what we can and cant do to mitigate the disposal of these things. There was no such thing as a land fill when I was young. Everything either went in the garden, burned in the pit or fire place and if it was something that could be donated to another family then it was. Home Economics is a real education that takes skill, common sense and LOTS OF TIME. The payoff is healthier, happier, hard working, common sense filled children.

There was no such thing as disposable diapers when I was young. Everyone had cloth diapers and used 'plastic pants' which was a full plastic panty to go over the diaper. Wet diapers got washed, Dirty diapers went straight to the bathroom and was SUBMERGED IN THE TOILET...because thats were poop goes. Holding the end of the diaper we would flush the toilet and use the swirling water act like small washing machine. Ya might do this more than twice with some diapers and then you'd fold it over, ring the water out and drop it in your diaper pail, until wash day. No biggie and the water in your toilet is the same water in your tap that you drink and cook with and water your lawn with, so as long as you keep a clean toilet, there's nothing gross about it. Whats gross is letting your child sit in a diaper full of their acidy, skin burning poop. If your baby's bottom is pink, red or has a rash, his/her urine or poop is super acidic and burning their tender skin and those wipes youre using are going to hurt that baby because of the chemicals. If your baby cries or screams when you use a wipe then you need to rub your arm with sand till its raw and place one of those wipes on your bare skin so you have an understanding of what youre doing to your baby. Personal experience is the best teacher! AND YOUR GOING TO GET POOP ON YOU!! ...that's why they make soap!

I love the pocket Diapers. Also my husband uses disposables to change the baby and me wanna be mother nature I'm a cloth diaper activist 😆 🤣

All in ones are the most logical, but so expensive for no reason 😢 the pockets are popular bc of the price so that’s what I’ll settle for.

It's been a minute since I got them and I did hybrids and watching this video reminded me why. So I'm gonna do em again for baby 2.

For me, the only cloth diaper that makes any sense is the all in one. And I don’t see anyone bringing this up, but I prefer my diapers made in the USA or just anywhere that isn’t China. Did everyone forget the toy recall from years ago bc baby toys were poisoned with lead, made in China? It seems like everybody forgot. I don’t trust anything made there, especially not for babies and small children. It’s not always about price.

This may be a stupid question, but could you use the Nora's Nursery diapers like the pink hybrid on this video during the day? So like put the liner on top of the the pocket instead of in the pocket? Then do two inserts in the pocket at night? Trying to figure out if I want to do cloth diapers or bamboo, the hybrid looks the most convenient in this video but I like the look of Nora's Nursery

We are currently using the Esembly system. My youngest is 6 months old now. My boys tend to be heavy wetters so we use two over night inserts, two liners and the Esembly fitted diaper with it’s cover. The system is great for clean up and as long as I put the whole thing together, so it can be grab and change like a disposable, even my husband can change diapers. I have yet to use the hemp or bamboo inserts for any of my kiddos (six in total) however I have read great reviews. We used prefolds with a fleece/pul cover for my second oldest daughter because she frequently got UTI’s. We have also use Pampers Hybrid diapers, but they have discontinued the disposable inserts. Charlie Banana makes disposable inserts that work with the Pampers Hybrid diaper. GroVia is another great brand that makes an All in One, Hybrid with disposable inserts/regular inserts and they have prefold cloth diapers as well. The disposable inserts for the GroVia diapers are also ASTM biodegradable.

I hate all diapers so much, it's definitely our motivation to use Elimination Communication. Our oldest was potty trained by the time she could walk! It was just easier for me and also empowered our little one

I think for cloth diaper newbie’s, a flushable diaper liner is a good idea. You can put the thin liner over any diaper insert etc. and if the baby had a poo, you can just fold the liner up, around the poo and flush it. That’s even more convenient, than the stench of a trashcan of disposable diapers.
And they literally are biodegradable and super affordable.

Stop using plastic covers, that de-laminate and contribute to plastic waste. Wool is 100% compostable and biodegradable, and works so much better. Defeats the purpose of cloth diapering to still use crappy PUL and other plastics that also aren't good for children.

Which aio do you use

I have 7 kids, I've never tried cloth diapering before.......I'm now pregnant with my 8th baby, I have a stash ready, and I'm definitely going to try it with this new baby 👶🍼🧷

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We cut up a fleece blanket to line the diaper with. Poop just falls off of the fleece liner to make for a super easy cleaning. You just cut a fleece blanket up to the size of your insert. Cotton, hemp and bamboo are the most absorbent. I did a microfibre diaper in the beginning, and my son would leak through it instantly since he is a heavy wetter. It really made me hate cloth diapering to begin with. I decided to give it another try right before his second birthday. I got a stash of used cotton (Mother-Ease) diaper. Game changer!!! Mother-Ease bedwetter pants, and overnight inserts are amazing if you ever want to try cloth overnight. The overnight diapers hold 500 ml (2 cups) and the bedwetter pants hold 600 ml (2 1/2 cups). We have never had a leak with the bedwetter pants!

I was a pocket user but I've been getting into preflats with covers lately. I still use both but at night now I'm definitely grabbing a preflat with a booster and a cover. Usually lasts the full night depending on the brand I grab. Fluff and Stuff is great or B Kalm cloth for preflats! You'll find what u love after trying some. And you'll realize how easy it really is

Baby girl is now 2 weeks old and I'm sooo excited to switch to cloth but so overwhelmed at the same time. Thank you sooo much for this video 🥰

I know I'm coming in here 5 months later but the more you talked about the all in one's the more I absolutely hated and failed to see the perks lol. If anything it definitely helped me in wanting to stick with using pocket diapers so I appreciate that cause I only have experience with those.

I haven’t started using reusable diapers. I’m concerned as to how it will keep the baby feel dry when the baby pees. As in the disposable one it gets soaked by the gel and helps keep dry. Kindly reply any mom who has used the reusable one

I conceived the month you posted this! But thank you so much, instant sub from me. I am set on cloth and I need soooo much help!

Thank you for being straight forward and fun! Just subscribed!

So how many diapers do I need to get?

Does anyone know where I can get stretched liners fixed? I stopped clothing due to leakages in most our diapers 😭

I don't understand so with pocket diapers u have to change the whole thing

Do you have any tips on dressing a cloth diapered baby? I’m planning on cloth diapering but I’m assuming the extra fluff impacts fit of clothing. Thank you!!!!

I love pocket LPOs.

So, I've been using pockets more like a shell diaper and just realized. I only had 6 to start off with for the first three months of her life. So i had the microfiber liner on top and a thick insert, inside the pocket liner. As a newborn I would switch out the liner only if the insert felt dry. If her poops touched the pocket then I would change the whole thing out. I didn't notice any issues doing that and she has had no issues with microfiber touching her butt. But that's just my baby, every one's kid is different. Now that I have watched more videos and honestly, build a bigger stash, I and figuring out the best method with less padding. As she does more tummy time and trying to craw, the amount of padding wasn't allowing her to have the best rang of motion. Also, she is CHUNKY and Tall. she is in 1 year clothes. She is turning four months this week! Its the size of the diaper as well as her height. So let me make her diapers more trim and see if that helps.

We use prefolds and covers, which I love. Additionally, my husband and I both work very full time jobs, so we have a diaper service, dydee diaper in Michigan. Seriously, all the bennies of cloth without having the diaper laundry. It's the only way we're still doing it at 2. We've used hardly any disposables up to this point because we have a service. It's all about the tradeoffs.

So with the pocket diapers do you replace the diaper and the insert when they pee also?

Im about to switch to cloth, this was the video I needed. Thank you!

Thank you so much!

Somehow I didn’t realize there was a name for hybrid diapers 🙃. We use Best Bottom hybrids which have inserts that snap into the shells at each end and I love them! I feel like I never see anyone talk about them, so I always have to throw it out there lol. We probably only NEED like 6 or so shells for laundry every 3ish days, but they’re cute, so I have more. Also have a second baby now, so it’s useful.

I can speak to the pros and cons for flats and covers.
Pros:
Super easy to wash
Super fast dry time
Very affordable

Cons:
Folding
Not the slimmest fit

I use Alvababy diapers for my little one. It's a pocket type that I'm using and they sell amazing bundles on their website. I chose the 50 diapers for $250. It was like $5 a diaper or something like that. I love them so much and they have adorable patterns. You can choose also the inserts you want to have as well (i.e. trifold if you have a big wetter, etc.).

Question ⁉️ So I purchased pockets on Amazon and tried them out. Only had a pee situation, but I noticed that they do not breathe AT ALL. Seemed like a rash or infection waiting to happen! It was so swampy in there. Is there something that can be done to mitigate this?

This is sooooooo good! We used cloth diapers with our little ones too and there can be some massive differences between brands! Thanks so much for sharing :)

Disposable diapers take 400 years to decompose in landfill and they were only invited in the 50’s which means every dirty disposable EVER used and thrown away is still sitting on our planet!!!! Whaaaat🤯

Not sure if you have already heard this tip, but if not here ya go…. When we were cloth diapering we would cut fleece into the the same size as the inserts and place then on top of the pocket or insert ( the fleece would sit against the baby’s bottom.) The fleece also wicks the moisture away from baby’s skin to help keep them more comfortable until they are changed. This would stop the poop from touching the insert or pocket or all in one material and thus eliminating your need to get water all over the place when your spraying your diapers clean. Simply remove the fleece, hold over the toilet, spray clean. Put everything into hamper/ wet bag for cleaning.

We have the Hybrid system from the beginning. 5 are more than enough! 🙂 It's the cheapest. The last ones you talked about are our night diapers with wool pants over it. Perfect never had an accident. Now we changed as well during the day to wool and only need 2 of the Hybrid diaper and we have around 40 inserts. Preefolds are as well amazing two fold into a hybrid! We wash all 3/4 days. There are fleece you can use on the top so if there is a poop accident you only throw it away.