Comments on: Overwhelmed? Cloth Diapers 101

By: Autumn Beck

Autumn Beck — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:37:09 +0000

Taisha, congratulations on your 1st baby! 1) Yes, microfiber can get the stinkies. 2) Yes, it is gross pulling inserts out of poopy diapers. 3) Bum Genius Organic AIO are worth the price…to me. My good friend cannot use BG organic aio without her son developing huge sores. Puzzling. So like with every diaper I never suggest buying an entire stash of them unless you know they will work.

I recommend checking out the different diaper trial programs available. Off the top of my head, I believe Kelly’s Closet, Jillian’s Drawers, Sweetbottoms Baby Boutique and Diaper Wagon have these programs. Forgive me if I’ve remembered wrong on a couple of them.

By: Taisha

Taisha — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:14:28 +0000

Hi Autumn, I am currently 26 weeks pregnant with my first baby (a boy) and my husband and I are really interested in using cloth diapers. As first time parents who know absolutely no one who uses cloth diapers, we are feeling a little overwhelmed with all the information out there. I have read many favorable reviews of Bum Genius one size diapers and we were thinking of going with those. However, I have also read many reviews where parents say they’ve had a lot of problems with the microfiber inserts smelling bad. Have you had any trouble with this? I suppose the solution would b e to try the Bum Genius organics which I’ve read that you love but those are also higher price4d and might not fit our budget. We also have some concerns about pocket diapers in general. Obviously many people love them and this might sound stupid, but my husband and I feel it might be a little yucky to pull out the insert from the pocket once the diaper is soiled. Is that usually a problem? The other type of diaper we thought we might consider is fitted diapers but those don’t seem to be as affordable, although I noticed the Pooters ones are not so expensive and you highly recommend them. We want to keep everything as simple as possible to ensure that we stick to cloth and do not become overwhelmed as new parents therefore, I don’t think we will do pre-folds as they seem more complicated. We have also discussed EnviBums because they look so cute and the WAHM behind the company is so generous in helping others and we have discussed Flip because they might be more convenient on vacations. I have read your reccomendations page but I am still confused as to how to start building our stash. We are on a budget so we do not want to buy a little of everything now and then decide we only like one kind better and have to buy a stash of those. We would also like to stick to one size so we don’t have to continue buying different sizes. What do you recommend for us?

By: Autumn Beck

Autumn Beck — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:57:07 +0000

Jackie, a pocket diaper is similar to a PUL cover in that it has PUL. A pocket is 2 layers of material: PUL or a heavy fleece with an inner layer of suedecloth, microfleece, microchamois, bamboo or cotton. Every brand of pocket diaper has its own customizations, they’re all different. Most pocket diapers come with a microfiber insert made by that brand. Not always is an insert included in the purchase of a pocket diaper. I used to use Happy Heiney’s with my first son and stuffed them with prefolds.

By: Jackie L

Jackie L — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 05:51:20 +0000

I use mostly PUL covers with prefolds, but I get confused whenever I hear the term “pocket diaper.” It sounds just like a PUL diaper cover (with a pocket, of course) that you can stuff with a prefold. ?? Is it just the fact that each brand of pocket diaper can come with its own special insert that makes it different than a regular PUL diaper cover?

By: Angel

Angel — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:57:22 +0000

Autumn, how do you recommend washing used diapers? I’d think you’d have to use bleach cuz you never know what the baby before yours might’ve had but I’m scared that it might ruin my cute pre-loved dipes (they’re really gorg)! I’d love to hear your advice. Oh, and I have a FL if that makes a difference. Thanks in advance!

By: Frankie

Frankie — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:03:59 +0000

thanks for the blog. i love it!!!! happy new year!

By: Maria

Maria — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:00:50 +0000

AWESOME post……. I think I’m finally starting to get the hang of this and don’t feel as intimidated as I did before. We’ll see in 6 weeks when my little one comes how I do!

By: Autumn Beck

Autumn Beck — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:28:22 +0000

Well, Adrienne, I do try to make life easier on all points lol. Thanks for the link

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:59:04 +0000

It really is a good point to get back to basics sometimes. I try to keep it really simple, and I will never regularly use disposables again. I have never tried anything but pockets, but next time I have a newborn (hopefully sooner rather than later!!) I will probably try some fitted diapers.

By: Adrienne

Adrienne — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:47:08 +0000

thanks for saving me the hassle of writing these out for my blog. I’m just going to link to this post and say “Autumn’s got it covered, go check it out!” LOL.