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Washing Cloth Diapers

The evolution of a cloth diaper wash routine over 7 years.

My Cloth Diaper Wash Routine Then and Now My cloth diaper wash routine has changed a lot over the seven years I’ve been cloth diapering. Actually, it’s more like five years of diaper laundry stretched out over seven years, but you get the idea. When I started- When I started using cloth diapers, I didn’t really know you were supposed to use a special laundry detergent, and we used Tide Original … [Read More]

DIY: How to strip (clean) your washing machine!

What led to my desire to "strip" my washing machine of gunk and buildup? For some time now when I take my freshly washed laundry out of the washer to put into the dryer I'd find little hard chunks of brown, waxy debris.  It didn't smell horrible, in other words...it wasn't poop!  It felt like soap and crumbled easily in my hand.  There weren't huge quantities of it but it was … [Read More]

How to hand-wash Cloth Diapers

Hand-washing Diapers Washing cloth diapers has become so easy thanks to the modern washing machine. But did you ever plan ahead in case something happened and that luxury was taken away? Last October, the Northeast was hit with a huge snowstorm which took out power to most of Connecticut! In fact, 95% of my town was without power for more than 1 week! This experience brought a whole new meaning … [Read More]

Powder or Liquid Detergent for Cloth Diapers?

  You’re thinking to yourself, “Seriously?! I’ve decided to start using cloth diapers and now I have another decision to make on the kind of detergent I should use?! Why does it matter!!??” Great question and I was wondering the same thing too. Why does it matter if I use liquid or powder detergent?   The short explanation of it is that it’s really a preference thing; … [Read More]

10 Reasons Your Cloth Diapers Might Be Leaking or Smelling (and how to fix them)

Leaky, smelly cloth diapers are a common problem for new cloth diapering families. If you start using cloth diapers without doing your research (easy to do, since there's a lot of information to learn when you first make the switch), you may well find yourself with diapers that wick moisture because they've been insufficiently prepped or because you're using a detergent that causes … [Read More]