more about the cloth

I have had a few people asking about our cloth experiences so I wanted to do a follow up blog about how it's going.

really- i *swore* i'd never cloth diaper. so gross, and think of the water, and eeeew! but, really it's not as gross as i expected. i mean, with a baby you're dealing with poop all the time anyway, so what's one extra step.  as far as the water goes- while I was pregnant with Cecelia, we were able to get a high efficiency washer & dryer (well, as efficient as a dryer can be) and that has helped me feel better about the water usage, because it doesn't use much.

anyway! here is a bit more about the process that works for us:

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(ok, so the washcloths aren't really relevant to cloth diapering, sorry, neither is the laundry bin)

really the poopy diaper transport bin is KEY. the pee diapers can just get tossed in that white bin (which has a waterproof bag liner in it) the poopy ones need to be rinsed, because she's eating solids now. if we had started while she was just breastfed they could have been tossed strait in the wash, because that poop is water soluble- i have no idea if formula poops need to be rinsed or not.

so one the poopy diaper is removed from the baby's bottom and she's rediapered and placed somewhere safe- we bring the offending diaper to the bathroom where we have this brilliant thing:

it's like the dish sprayer for your sink, only on the john! and this is another thing without which i doubt we'd be cloth diapering. GET THIS. here, here's a link!

see, it attaches to your toilet, and even has a shut off valve:

i'll be honest, andrew installed it and he's clever when it comes to that sort of thing, so i have no idea how difficult it would be for those of us NOT plumbingly inclined, but it's totally worth it to find someone who is to have this.

once they are sprayed down, toss them in the bin and you're all set. we have enough of a stash that we do a load of diapers every 2 or 3 days.

ce is fussing, so i guess that's all for now!