There are a lot of opinions out there on cloth diaper laundry. Some sources are rather rigid and assertive while others are more open to more than one way of washing cloth diapers. I am of the school of thought that says if it works for you, do it and that cloth diaper laundry should…
Have you or a well-meaning caregiver used a diaper cream on your cloth diapers and now you can’t get it out? First of all, don’t panic. It’s not the end of the world and your cloth diapers aren’t ruined. I promise. I will tell you how to get diaper cream out of cloth diapers. Occasionally…
AKA: Reason #847 that I’m glad I (usually) use cloth diapers. We just got back from our road trip to Santa Fe and, of course, there was a ton of laundry to be done. One of the first things I did when we got settled back in was to throw a load of laundry in…
Whether you use disposables for daycare, are potty training, or only use cloth at home you may wonder how to go about washing cloth diapers on a part-time basis. Most laundry instructions tell you to wash 15-20 diapers at a time for proper agitation so what do you do when you only use one or…
For the past year, maybe even more, I’ve been trying to figure out why cloth diaper laundry causes such drama. I’ve even written about this once before and lo and behold, here I am feeling the need to address it once again. One can no longer ask a question about their routine without a ton of…
Wool can be scary to a lot of people; me included. It took me years to try wool because it seemed hard to care for and, quite frankly, a little gross. You only wash it once a month?! Yuck! I just didn’t get it. Then my son became an older toddler and regular covers weren’t…
When you use cloth diapers sometimes cloth diaper funk happens. Slight changes can cause a little bit of funk so it’s important to go over your routine and figure out what could suddenly be causing this stink. Some possible reasons for malodorous diapers could be starting solids, changes in water, dehydration, not enough detergent, too…
Almost a year and a half ago I wrote about my cloth diaper wash routine. Since that time some things have changed and I have experimented with my washing machine a bit more. We moved to a new house with even harder water, and Dub is now 3 years old so his diapers are more soiled…
Are you one of the many families that have tried “cloth diaper safe” detergents without success? Sometimes making the choice to use commercial detergents can come with the price of voiding your warranty. While I don’t personally worry about that too much since after almost three years and countless brands of cloth diapers I have…
Cloth diapers, that is. If you find that you are stripping your diapers on a regular basis then there is something wrong with your wash routine. Stripping cloth diapers is usually a last resort reserved for mishaps such as diaper cream, too much detergent, ammonia build up, or disinfecting diapers that were either bought used…
Disclosure: I received this product as part of an advertorial in exchange for my honest review. There is a lot of buzz over wool dryer balls and you may be wondering if they really work, how they work, and why you should use them. I have used several different brands of wool dryer balls for…
Seriously. With all of the drama swirling around about cloth diaper laundry, these days I’m left wondering, “What the @!*$”. Are we, grown women, really trying to one-up each other over laundry? I don’t care whether you use a cloth diaper detergent, commercial detergent or ground up unicorn horn. It’s laundry. It’s not something that…
I received complimentary product samples in exchange for my honest review. I have written a Rockin’ Green review before but it was when we lived in New England and had soft to normal water. Now we live in a hard water area. Like me, you may have heard the horror stories of washing cloth diapers…
It seems like nothing brings out fear more than diaper laundry and detergent when it comes to using cloth diapers. I get it. It’s hard to commit to a $15 bag of detergent and have it not work for you. What do you do with it all? No one wants to waste money. Did you…
When we lived in New England we had normal to soft water and I used a cloth diaper safe detergent but when we moved to Colorado and I found out that we would now have hard water. I admit that I panicked a little. I did a lot of reading about crazy laundry routines…
A lot of times when people want to strip their cloth diapers they think they need to add blue Dawn and then everything will be hunky-dory. I see this so much on cloth diaper groups that I belong to and I’m not sure where the blue Dawn as a cure-all came to be but this…
First thing’s first. If it works for you, do it. If it doesn’t, stop doing it. Cloth diaper laundry routines are almost as individual as the person doing the laundry. You will see cloth diaper washing instructions on blogs, manufacturer websites and more. However, what works for Susie Homemaker will not necessarily work for you…
For some reason, wool diaper covers can seem a little scary. I know that it took me two years to finally try wool because it seemed like it was so complicated; especially the washing. But let me tell you, after I bit the bullet and finally tried it, I was hooked! I kicked myself for not…
A lot of us like the ease of hook and loop diapers but don’t like the fact that the laundry tabs can fail and your diapers stick together in the washer. It can be inconvenient or even cause slight damage to your diapers if the hook part sticks to the fabric of another diaper. There…
Fortunately I haven’t had too much staining in most of K’s pocket diapers, but our natural fiber diapers are a different story. Fabrics like cotton and bamboo like to hold on to stains and they aren’t always easy to get out so my first course of action is to very thoroughly rinse all poopy diapers…
How do you know if you have yeast? There are several different types of diaper rash, but if you have a prickly looking rash that doesn’t improve or go away within 24 hours of using typical diaper creams, the chances are that you have yeast. *For the first time, you should visit your doctor to…
*Note that due to moving to a house with harder water and my son being older which means more waste my routine has changed a bit since this post was written almost two years ago. There always seem to be questions on forums and Facebook groups about how to wash cloth diapers. This isn’t such…
Woolies dryer balls are hand-made from 100% Canadian wool and are non-toxic and chemical-free. They will save you money, energy, and time on your laundry. Woolies come in eco-friendly biodegradable/compostable packaging and all products come with a 1-year warranty. What are wool dryer balls and what do they do? Using wool dryer balls can cut…
Yes, you read that right! I really did use fabric softener on my cloth diaper inserts. On purpose! One of the biggest rules in cloth diapering is NOT to use fabric softener on them, but that isn’t always true. Softeners like Downy and Snuggle are still a big no-no, but there is a natural, plant-based…