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ONE OF THE MANY BENEFITS OF CLOTH DIAPERS IS THE

LIKELIHOOD OF EARLIER POTTY TRAINING. SINCE MOST

CLOTH DIAPERS (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DIAPERS

LINED WITH WICKING FABRIC) KEEP WETNESS AGAINST

YOUR BABY’S SKIN, YOUR BABY WILL BE MORE AWARE

OF WHAT’S HAPPENING WHEN SHE ELIMINATES. OF

COURSE, THIS DOESN’T MEAN YOUR BABY WILL

SELF POTTY TRAIN, HOWEVER, YOU CAN TAKE

ADVANTAGE OF HER LIKELIHOOD TO POTTY TRAIN

FASTER BY POTTYING HER AT A YOUNGER AGE.

Once you are comfortable pottying your baby, you

can starts observing her habits — your baby has a

pattern, you can figure it out simply by leaving her

diaperless on a waterproof mat and making note

of when she pees (a newborn might pee every 20

minutes, for example; an older baby will go longer

between pees). Of course, I’m not suggesting you

potty your baby every 20 minutes throughout the

day, but it helps to have a sense of her needs.

Aside from timing, your baby will eventually give

you physical signs that she is about have a bowel

movement. Now that Grace is eating solid food

(solid food begets solid poop!), I can tell when she

needs to poop – grunting, farting, etc. If she starts

to poop in her diaper, I take the diaper off and let

her finish over the toilet.

TroubleshooTing:

• consistencyhelps(sameperson)

• eliminatedistractions(ie,asiblingwhoisdrawing

baby’s attention from the task at hand).

• givebabysomethingtodistracthim/her

(ie, a special toy on the potty)

• it’snotunusualforababytogiveuppottying

when working on another milestone (ie,

walking); continue to offer the potty, but don’t

push it.

• Ifyou’rehavingan‘off’day,justusediapers.

Same for if you’re sleep-deprived, or if you’re

dealingwithasick/crankybaby…don’tmake

it a chore, it’s OK to take a break.

When you’re ready to actually toilet train

(ie, encourage child to potty self, move entirely

out of diapers), the onus is on you. Don’t ask,

justtakebabytothepotty.Straighttounderwear

is more motivating for you to stay on top of it

(training pants for out and about). Lot’s of praise

and reward for self-pottying, gradually cut it out.

resources:

• www.diaperfreebaby.org

• “DiaperFree:TheGentleWisdomofNatural

Infant Hygiene” (Ingrid Bauer)

• http://groups.yahoo.com/group/

eliminationcommunication/

In many

cultures,

parents

don’t rely on

diapers – in

fact, if you ask

your own parents

or grandparents about

potty training, you’ll find that they

likely started potty training you at a younger

age than most parents today. When you potty

an infant, you are not training her to hold

her pee and poo, you are simply responding

to your baby’s elimination needs; you are

effectively teaching her how to eliminate.

Infantpottyingisnotan‘allornothing’deal,

you can adapt it to your own situation; part-

time pottying is completely OK! Even if you

onlypottyyourbabyonce/day,you’regetting

him/herusedtotheideathattheycanvoid

outside of a diaper, so when you do potty

train, it’s not a new concept. If you leave a

child in diapers all the time, and change the

diaper when it’s soiled, you are training them

to void in the diaper.

Theeasiestwaytostartpottyingyourbabyisat

diaper changes, when you already have your

baby’s diaper off. You tend to change a diaper after

anap/nurse,whichiswhenbabiesusuallyneedto

pee (what’s the first thing you do in the morning?

Have you ever noticed your baby’s tendency to

pee at a diaper change?). Pottying your baby at

a diaper change creates no more work for you.

You may find it easiest to potty your baby over

a sink, it’s easier on your back, and you can

cradle your baby against your chest; holding her

under the thighs will bring her knees above her

hips, which will help move things along. Another

benefit of pottying your baby over the sink is the

visual cue she will receive from watching herself

in the mirror – she’ll see what’s happening.

When you are pottying your baby, you can cue

herwithasound(‘sssss’)oraword(‘peepee’).

You can also teach them the hand sign for peeing

(make a fist, with your thumb between the second

and third fingers). Eventually, your baby will

associate the cue with eliminating. Around seven

months of age, we noticed our baby’s seemed to

be holding their bladders and voiding on command.

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In terms of sizes, most children start to potty train around 25 lbs, so you may not need to buy the last set of diapers – many people don’t!

esTimATed home-lAundered cosTs (ThirsTies duo PockeT diAPers)

24size1Thirstiesduopocketdiapers:$480.00+GST

24size2Thirstiesduopocketdiapers:$480.00+GST

Total: $960.00 + GST

Thiscombinationwouldseeyouwashingdiapersevery2daysforthefirst6-8weeks,thentwiceweekly onwards (when baby stops pooping so much!). As a result, laundry costs would be slightly higher,roughly$340.00overthedurationoftwoyears, again, you can reuse your diapers with subsequent children.

esTimATed home-lAundered cosTs (moTher-eAse one-size diAPers)

30one-sizebamboodiapers:$420+GST

30 snap-in liners (for when baby is bigger,

andwettingmore):$90.00+GST

6smallRikkiwraps:$72.00+GST

6mediumRikkiwraps:$72.00+GST

6largeRikkiwraps:$72.00+GST

Total: $726.00

With this set-up, you would be washing diapers approximately twice weekly. Assumingacostof$1.60/load,that wouldcostroughly$332.80overthe duration of two years. You can reuse your diapers with subsequent children, saving you even more money!

With respect to this particular diaper, it has a very high resale value, you can sell it when you’re done using it to recapture some of your costs – another way that home-laundering diapers will save you money!

esTimATed home-lAundered cosTs (bumgenius 3.0 one-size diAPers)

30one-sizediapers:$685.50+GST

With this set-up, you would be washing diapers approximately twice weekly. Assuming a cost of $1.60/load,thatwouldcostroughly$332.80over the duration of two years. You can reuse your diapers with subsequent children, saving you even more money!

SincethebumGenius3.0diaperisa‘one-sizefitsall’ diaper, you may have to replace the diapers with each subsequent child. If you use a larger rotation of diapers, they will endure less wear & tear, increasing the likelihood you can reuse them with future children, saving you even more money!

sAVing cosTs

All prices are subject to change without notice.

how much moneY cAn i sAVe?

We get asked this question a lot, and it’s hard to put a dollar amount on the costs of using disposable diapers vs. a diaper service vs. home-laundered diapers, but here is a sample of prices.

esTimATed disPosAble diAPer cosTs

3 years of disposable diapers, assuming

$20/week:$3,120+GST

With disposable diapers, children potty train later because they can’t feel the wetness. You’re also going to spend this money with each subsequent baby.

esTimATed diAPer serVice cosTs

2yearsofadiaperservice,receiving65prefolds/

week:$1,759.68+GST

6smallSuperWhisperWraps:$71.94+GST

6mediumSuperWhisperWraps:$71.94+GST

Total: $1905.56

With the service, you are getting the benefits of cloth (earlier potty training!) and you are saving the landfills from the burden of disposable diapers. You will be able to reuse the covers (which you wash yourself) with subsequent children, but you are still going to spend this money with each subsequent baby.

esTimATed home-lAundered cosTs (PreFolds)

3dozeninfantBummisprefolds:$99.00+GST

5Thirstiessize1duocovers:$75.00+GST

2dozenlargeBummisprefolds:$100+GST

5Thirstiessize2duocovers:$75.00+GST

3bamboo/fleecedoublers:$23.25

Total: $372.25 + GST

With this set-up, you would be washing diapers approximately twice weekly. Assuming a cost of

$1.60/load,thatwouldcostroughly$332.80over the duration of two years. You can reuse your diapers with subsequent children, saving you even more money!

esTimATed home-lAundered cosTs (grobAbY Ai2 sYsTem)

8GroBabyShellsets

(incl.oneshell,onesoakerpad,andonebooster):

$236.00+GST

9soakersets(18soakers):$180.00

Total: $416.00 + GS0

With this set-up, you would be washing diapers approximately twice weekly. Assuming a cost of $1.60/load,thatwouldcostroughly$332.80over the duration of two years. Since the GroBaby systemisa‘one-sizefitsall’diaper,youmayhaveto replace the diapers with each subsequent child. If you use a larger rotation of diapers, they will endure less wear & tear, increasing the likelihood you can reuse them with future children, saving you even more money!

esTimATed home-lAundered cosTs (kissAluVs)

24size0Kissaluvs:$358.80+GST

24size1Kissaluvs:$358.80+GST

18size2Kissaluvs:$269.10+GST

12 Super Whisper Wraps

(4each,small,medium&large):$143.88

Total: $1130.58 + GST

Thiscombinationwouldseeyouwashingdiapersevery2daysforthefirst6-8weeks,thentwiceweekly onwards (when baby stops pooping so much!). As a result, laundry costs would be slightlyhigher,roughly$340.00overthedurationof two years, again, you can reuse your diapers with subsequent children.

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whAT do i need?

After“Whatcamefirst,thechickenortheegg?”,thisis the second-most frequently asked question around here. No, seriously! What you’re going to get here is 100% pure, unadulterated opinion (the best kind, mine!),solistenup!Payattention!Takenotes!!!

Therearenohard-and-fastrules,believeitornot,justgeneral guidelines. Different things work for different babies, and everyone who uses cloth diapers has different goals, be it cost, trimness, cuteness, or whatever... So here it goes... buckle up!

how mAnY diAPers do i need?

At the bare minimum, when buying cloth diapers for a newborn baby, you are going to need 12 diapers, that would be enough diapers to see you doing laundry every day (the horror, the horror!). If you’re using pocket diapers, you will need 12 pocket diapers and 12 inserts since the entire diaper is changed with every diaper change. If you are using prefold or fitted diapers, you would need about 2-3 covers for every 12 diapers since you only change the prefold or fitted

diaper with every diaper change -- if a cover is clean, it can be reused. If you’re using prefolds, consider a Snappi or two, excellent for containing messes!

Once the baby stops pooping so frequently (expect it toslowdownto2-3poops/dayaround6wksofage),that same 12 diapers will last you 2 days (expect to use 1 diaper overnight, then 5 changes through the day).

Basically, anything above and beyond 12 diapers is up to you. How much do you want to spend? How often do

you want to do laundry?

how mAnY doublers do i need?

When diapering a newborn baby, you really don’t need doublers to add absorbency -- since baby will be pooping every 30 seconds (kidding! Well, sort of...), absorbency isn’t so much of a concern in the first few weeks. What you need is something that will contain the explosive, runny newborn poop that you will soon become very familiar with. A fitted diaper will do well to contain newborn poop, or a Snappi-ed prefold will work well.

diAPer needsYou really only need to start using doublers once your baby stops pooping through the night. Doublers are typically used to increase a diaper’s absorbency overnight. Around 4-6 weeks, yourbabywillstoppoopingthroughthenight(hallelujah!),you’llstilllikelybefeedinghim/her,butthere’snoneedtokeepchanginghim/heronces/heisn’tpoopingatnight.Youadddoublers to your baby’s overnight diaper, maybe one, maybe two you’ll figure out what works by trial and error. Hemp dou-blers are a good choice because they are trim and absorbent. Fleece-toppeddoublersarealsoagoodchoicebecausetheykeep your baby’s bum dry, so if your baby is prone to rashes, you may want to consider stay-dry liners. Generally, wetness isn’t such a terrible thing, air still circulates better in a cloth dia-per than in a disposable diaper, and my kids have never had a problem with wetness, but as I’ve said earlier (say it with me!), “Differentstrokesfordifferentfolks”.

As far as the number of doublers you need, count the number of days you can go between laundry — if you can go 3 days between laundry, that’s 3 nights you need doublers for. You may also want some extra doublers on-hand for those times when you won’t be able to change baby as frequently as you normally would (ie. a long car trip, or a long nap).

whAT AbouT nighT-Time diAPering?

When you’ve made it through what professionals refer to asthe“poopingevery30seconds”stage,youarereadyto tackle night-time diapering. We’ve already covered ‘doublers101’,butthere’smore!

Wool covers are an excellent weapon in the war against night-time leaks. Wool covers do double-duty in the sense that theykeepbaby’spyjamas,sheets,etc.dry,whiletheyalsoaddabsorbencytoadiaper.Fantastic,no?Woolcanabsorbup to 30% of its weight before it feels damp. Wool is also an excellent night-time cover because it allows air to circulate -- great if your baby is prone to rash. When your baby is in a diaper for 10-12 hours, breathability is a good thing!

When it comes to wool, you’ll want at least 2 wool covers. Why? Because wool takes so long to dry. When it comes time to launder your wool cover (about once every two weeks, or when it’s soiled with poop), you’ll want a backup because it

will take about 2 days for the washed wool cover to air-dry. Some people also like to rotate wool covers -- use cover AonMonday,thencoverBonTuesday,thencoverAonWednesday then, well, you get the picture.

Fun,interestingfact!:Whenyouwashyourwoolcover,Eucalan is an excellent woolwash, it contains lanolin, which is an oil naturally present in sheep’s wool. Lanolin is a waterproof coating that stops sheep from getting soggy in the rain, the wet simply runs off their wool.

What kind of diaper you are using will determine what kind of wool cover you can use. If you are using a fitted diaper or a Snappi-ed prefold, you can use an Aristocrats soaker, which is a pull-up style cover. If you want to use a prefold folded in thirds, consider using a wrap-style covers, like the Baby Beehinds felted wool cover.

whAT do i need To keeP mY dirTY diAPers in?

Youdon’tneedanythingfancy--justacontainerwithatight-fittinglid.Somepeopleusegarbagecanswithflip-uplids, some people use real, live, bona fide diaper pails with locking lids and deodorizer clips. If you are using a wet pail (not necessary), you *must* use a container with a locking lid, a wet pail is a drowning hazard. If you’re not using a wet pail, but you have a nosey toddler, you may want to consider a pail with a locking lid all the same.

Some people will use a bag to line their pails, this is a great idea ifyou’reusingasuper-flyfront-loadingmachine(thebagmakesit easier to get the diapers out of the pail and into the machine). If you line your pail with a liner, your pail will be less prone to smell, and you will not have to clean it as frequently.

Whenyou’re‘outandabout’,you can use a plain-old grocery bag to tote dirty diapers in, or you can use a wet bag to store your dirty diapers, it’s a matter of choice.

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TroubleshooTing

Thatsingle-usediaperstake500yearstodecompose?

Thatover10,000tonnesofsingle-usediapersarethrownawayeveryday?

Thatbreastfedpoopiswater-soluble,itjustwashesrightoutofadiaper?

Thatclothdiapersdon’tinvolvepinsandrubberpantsanymore?

Thatbabiesinclothdiaperscanpottytrainuptoayearearlier?

Thatyoushouldtakethepoopoutofsingle-usediapersbeforeyouthrowthemaway?

Thatyoucansaveupwardsof$1500perchildifyouuseclothdiapers?

Thatitcostsroughly$1.60towashaloadoflaundry?

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FinAl words oF wisdom...

When you are making your first diaper purchase, be cautious! Don’t invest in a lot of newborn or small diapers until you know how fast your baby will grow. In the first couple of weeks, you’ll know if baby will put on weight quickly or slowly. All of my children weighed 14 lbs by 2 months of age, that’s why I recommend the cautious approach -- they would not have gotten a lot of use out of newborn diapers -- Hannah and Owen were both born the size of a small adult, the newborn covers never had a chance! A friend of mine has a baby who weighed 12 lbs at 6 months old (cute little thing!). She, needless to say, is getting lots of use out of her small diapers.

Ifyou’regoingtoinvestinalotofnewborn/smalldiapers,or if you’re going to invest in one particular kind of diaper before your baby arrives, only wash 1-2 diapers to try. If you find the fit is off, or you dislike the diaper, you can still return them if they’re unwashed (and unused!).

Themediumweightrangeislikelywhereyou’llgetthe‘mostbangforyourbuck’.The15-25lbweightrangeistypicallywhere most children become mobile, at which point their

growthslowsdowndramatically,andtheystartgrowing‘up’,notjust‘out’.Asaresult,that’swhereyouwanttoinvestyourmoney. We don’t sell a lot of large diapers, and it would seem that when we do sell large diapers, it’s typically to parents of boys (the parents aren’t wearing the diapers, the boys are!).

Finally,Iwouldrecommendthatwhenbuyingdiapers, buy the size that fits *now*. Some parents think they can economize by buying a larger size than what their baby fits at the current time, with the intention ofachild‘growingintothediaper’. A good plan on paper, sure, but even 1-2 lbs will make a difference. If a diaper doesn’t fit, it’s going to leak, and you’re going to get frustrated. If you have to buy disposable diapers while waiting for your child to grow into the diaper, you’re not saving money. And if your child doesn’t grow into the diaper (ie -- my kids never outgrew medium diapers), you’re not saving money.

We want you to be happy with your cloth diapers. Occasionally, you may experience leaks. More often than not, this is an easy problem to solve. Here are some suggestions:

Are your diapers unbleached?

If so, you need to prep them before use by washing and drying them at least 3 times. Your diapers are ready to go when you flick water on a dry diaper with your fingertips, and the water is absorbed easily. If the water beads up, you need to wash and dry the diapers again.

Is anything poking out of the diaper cover or pocket diaper opening?

If you see any part of the prefold or fitted diaper sticking out from the cover (around the legs or waist), it will wick moisture out of the diaper, and onto your baby’s clothing; same goes for a pocket diaper insert. If you see anything sticking out, tuck it in.

Are the diapers snug around your baby’s waist and legs?

If you put the diaper and/or cover on too loosely, the diaper will leak. Fasten the diaper snugly at the legs and waist. If your newborn has skinny legs, add a doubler to the diaper to bulk it up around the legs (or put two inserts into a pocket diaper). As your baby grows and puts on fat, this problem will go away.

Is the pocket diaper insert bunched?

If you’re using pocket diapers, ensure the insert lies flat within the pocket. To stuff the diaper, push the front of the insert down into the pocket; when you pull your hand out of the pocket, spread out your fingers so you flatten the insert on the way out.

Does your baby have a tiny bum?

If you are using pocket diaper with a stay-dry lining, your newborn’s bum may not be big enough to fit the diaper properly — pres-sure is required for pee to soak through this

lining into the absorbent insert. Without the pressure of your baby’s bum lying against the microfleece or microsude, his/her pee might puddle and roll out of the diaper. Place the absorbent insert directly against your baby’s bum (ie, not in the diaper’s pocket) until she fills out a little more in the bum.

Is your baby wearing a diaper that is sized properly?

If your newborn is even a half-pound lighter than the recommended weight range of a diaper, you may experience leaks. If you are stuffing your 22 lb baby into a diaper that fits up to 15 lbs, you may experience leaks (bigger babies pee more!). Use the size that fits. As tempting as it may be to ‘size up’ (or down) to economize, it’s only going to cause problems.

Are you using a hemp diaper or hemp inserts?

Hemp is a very dense fabric — in some cas-es, the pee will roll off the hemp fabric before it can be absorbed. Place a fast-absorbing insert (ie. microfiber or cotton fleece) between the hemp and your baby’s bum to absorb the pee immediately. The hemp fabric can soak up the pee from the fast-aborbing insert.

Have you been using diaper cream?

Avoid diaper cream to prevent diaper rash, only use it to treat diaper rash, and apply it sparingly. Avoid creams with zinc, fish oil, or petroleum. These creams can build up on your diapers, causing them to repel. If you must use a cream, place a paper liner in the diaper to keep the cream off the diaper. If your baby is rashy, nothing is better than air to treat diaper rash — put your baby diaperless on a waterproof mat, and her bum will clear up in no time. To remove diaper cream from your diapers, use a toothbrush with a degreasing dishwashing detergent to spot-remove the diaper cream, and follow the stripping direc-tions at the bottom of this article.

How often are you changing your baby’s diaper?

Regardless of whether you are using cloth or disposable diapers, you should change your baby every 2-3 hours, or when s/he has a bowel movement. Unlike disposable diapers, cloth diapers will leak when saturated. If you have a heavy wetter, you may need to change closer to the 2-hour mark, or you can use a doubler to increase the time between diaper changes. Please keep in mind that a clean diaper is best for your baby’s skin.

How old are your diapers?

It’s not unusual for the same set of cloth diapers to be used for three or more children. If a diaper has been used through multiple children, its fibres will be thinner, and less absorbent. Using a doubler or two may help, just keep in mind that like any other product washed hundreds (and hundreds!) of times, cloth diapers do have a life expectancy — they will give up the ghost eventually!

How are you washing your diapers?

The key to washing diapers is to use less soap and more water. Only use cloth dia-per-friendly detergents, do not use bleach or fabric softener (avoid using dryer sheets with your regular laundry, the wax from the dryer sheets will transfer to the drye drum, then onto your cloth diapers.

cont’d — DIAPER NEEDS

How to “Strip” your diapers and diaper covers:

1. Run your diapers and diaper covers through a wash with only hot water.

2. Run a second wash using ½ cup baking soda and ½ cup vinegar in the wash – and ½ cup vinegar again in the first rinse cycle.

3. Run a second rinse cycle with plain water.

4. Repeat entire process.

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Thisisespeciallytrueinthecaseofone-sizediapers which are used continually from birth through potty training. Themorediapersyoupurchase,thelongertheywilllast.

We want you to be successful with your cloth diapering endeavors. All of our staff members use cloth diapers, if you have a question, please don’t be afraid to ask, we’re here to help!

Cloth diapers are better for your baby, better for your wallet, and better for the environment. It may sound like a sales pitch, but the hardest part of getting started is choosing what type of cloth diaper you want to use – once you’ve figured that out, it’s smooth sailing, we promise!

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BEFORE YOU MAKE A PURCHASE, THINGS TO CONSIDER…

diAPer TYPes

Prefolddiaper Durable Perceivedas‘fussy’ $ Quick-drying bulky

Fitteddiaper Easytouse Takesalongtimetodry $$ Elastic around legs does agreatjobofcontainingpoop

Snap cover Durable More involved to close than velcro Limitedtopre-definedsettings $$

Velcrocover Quickandeasy Velcrocanwearoutifnotclosedinlaundry $$ Veryadjustable

Pull-oncover Trim,lightweightcover Notadjustable $ Fitswelloverafitteddiaper Ifcovergetspoopy,youhaveto pull it down to take it off

Woolsoaker Breathable Mustbehand-washed $$$ Addsabsorbency Takesupwardsofonedaytodry Naturally anti-bacterial,only needs washing bi-weekly, or when soiled

Pocketdiaper Easy-to-use comprisedofsyntheticmaterials $$$ Trim keepsbabydry(caninterferewithpottytraining) Keepsbabydry moreproneto‘stink’issues Quick-drying (requires occasional stripping to fix)

All-in-onediaper Easy-to-use Takesalongtimetodry $$$

Questionable in terms of laundering (water never goes through the diaper)

All-in-twodiaper Easy-to-use Requiresmorecoversthanaprefold/cover $$ Washes more thoroughly than a true ai2 combination (cover is more likely to get soiled) Dries quicker than a true ai2

Sizeddiaper Fitsbetter Requiresthatyoupurchasemorethanonesize $$$ Less bulk Holds up better in the longrun

One-sizediaper Eliminatestheneedtopurchase Canfitnewbornsbulky $$ Multiple sizes May not fit your baby properly May not last through multiple children due to excessive wear & tear

PREFOLD DIAPERS – rectangular diapers

(no elastic or closure) that are sewn with more

absorbency in the middle.

SNAPPI – a three-pronged rubber fastener used

with a prefold.

FITTED DIAPERS – shaped diapers that have

elastics around the leg casings, and some type of

closure (Velcro or snaps).

POCKET DIAPERS – a water proof shell, com-

prised of 2 layers, sewn on three sides; absorbent

material is stuffed in the pocket between the 2 layers.

ALL-IN-ONE (AIO) DIAPERS – absorbent

material sewn into a waterproof cover.

DIAPER WRAP – the waterproof shell that could be

used with a prefold or a fitted diaper to contain wetness;

general rule of thumb is 1 cover for every 5-6 diapers.

WOOL SOAKER – a wool diaper cover could be

used with a prefold or fitted diaper to contain wetness.

DOUBLER – extra absorbency added to a diaper, usually

whenadiaperiswornforanextendedperiod(3+hours).

LINER – paperorfleecelinersthatisusedtolinea

diaper (placed between the diaper and baby’s bum),

makes clean-up of solid mess easier.

So that, in a nutshell, describes the basic components of

variousclothdiaperingsystems.Theyallhavetheirpros

and cons, it’s up to you to decide what’s important to you.

Thefollowingchartdescribesthevariousattributesof

the different styles of cloth diapers.

FIRST OF ALL, DON’T PANIC.

Yes, there’s a lot of choice, but choice is good!

You don’t have to limit yourself to one type of diaper.

You can mix and match the different styles of diapers

to build a system that works for you – prefolds at

home, and pocket diapers when you’re out & about,

for example.

DON’T PURCHASE ALL OF YOUR DIAPERS IN ONE SHOT

Don’t get set up with small, medium, and large diapers

before your baby is even born. Buy what you need

to start – then when baby needs the next size, you

can stick with the same system if you like it, or try

something new (for example, some people might make

do with prefolds for the newborn stage, then make

the investment in pocket diapers once baby hits the

‘medium’weightrange).

BUY A REALISTIC NUMBER OF CLOTH DIAPERS.

Sometimes people think they can economize by buying the least number of diapers required (for example, you could purchase 12 diapers for a newborn, you would bewashingonce/day).Whilethismayresultinalowerupfront cost, you will spend more money on laundering your diapers, you will create more work for yourself, and your diapers may not last more than one child.

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