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Cloth Diaper Tips: Washing & Drying Your Diapers
Cloth diapers are a great thing to use. They are better for the environment and can save you a lot of money. This article goes over issues surrounding washing and drying cloth diapers and things to consider.
Washing
Traditionally boil washing was the used to wash cloth diapers. This was considered the only way to kill bacteria and is still something many people do, however you can actually get away with washing diapers at 40 degrees. This, however, is not recommended when dealing with newborn babies and the first 6 weeks. In these weeks it is much better to stick to a 60 degree wash. After this time you can then wash at 40 degrees, although it may be a good idea to do a 60 degree wash every so often. Most wraps, however, can only be washed at 40 degrees so if you choose to do a 60 degree wash make sure your wraps aren’t in it!
You also have to consider what to use to wash them. You may be using cloth diapers because you don’t want chemicals near your baby’s skin and thus want to use something eco to wash them in. Eco-balls are a popular choice to use on clothing but from research, AI have discovered that eco balls are not a good choice for dealing with diapers. According to searches on Google, eco balls can potentially damage the diapers.
There are many great eco detergents available but these can be expensive. A better way for you, if you want to save more money, is to use soap nuts. These are placed in a cotton bag and then put in your machine. These are a great way to clean diapers. White vinegar can also be used to help neutralize smells and you can also use tee tree oil for its anti-bacterial properties.
Drying
If you have a concern for stains your best bet will be to dry your diapers outside in sunshine. Sunshine will naturally bleach your diapers and will also deodorize them. If you decide on using a tumble drier be careful as a drier will shorten the lifespan of your diapers. I have found that my cotton diapers have fallen apart fairly quickly as a result of using a drier often and I have had to replace ties often. However I found a drier important because it was the only way I could get them to be soft and also I live in the UK and the weather is never good enough to dry my diapers quickly.
If you have problems with getting your diapers soft but don’t want the drier to damage them, you could compromise and half dry them on the line and then put them in the drier for a shorter period of time. Also don’t be tempted to use fabric conditioner to soften nappies as fabric conditioner reduces absorbency.
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| Question by alicat: Baby allergic to disposable diapers and cotton!?
Our baby is allergic to disposable diapers, really bad. So we switched thought switching to cloth would solve the problem. No such luck. She gets a rash everywhere the cloth diaper touches her. We don’t have the same kind of problem with clothing because it’s not touching her sensitive region and we aren’t leaving her in the diapers for an extended period of time. Any advice? Know of any other products we may be able to use?
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Answer by happygrl6
What kind/brand of cloth diapers are you using? There are lots of different fabrics used by the various companies. Maybe another brand would work.
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Just keep her in the tub and hose her off every now and then.
Just kidding of course. Have you tried organic materials? Check with your doctor, I’m sure they’ve seen this before and can recommend something.
You might try bamboo diapers. I got some bamboo prefolds at www.pandatushies.com and love them.
Some babies are actually allergic to the cover and not the diaper when you use cotton diapers. If you using one like bummis you might try a more natural fabric like wool.
It could very easily be the detergent—it will sometimes react to the urine. There are many fabrics used in cloth diapering these days—bamboo, hemp, velour; and lots of great sites with detergent help (I use Tide Free, but a lot of CD diehards don’t like that). You might want to consider wool soakers too, if you’re using plastic covers.
I would try organic diapers. They have organic diapers made of cloth, hemp, and bamboo. There is also a such thing as organic disposable diapers. There are a lot of different brands, it would take some research online to find the right brand for your daughter.
This could be many things other than her diaper itself. I could be a reaction to urine (my son will look like he’s got a rash everywhere his pee touches, after washing a drying the rash fades until the next time he pees)..
It could be the detergent, fabric softener, or fabric sheets..
Try washing the diapers without any detergent or softener and apply baby powder or a diaper rash ointment before putting the diaper on and change immediately even if it’s just a little wet..
If this doesn’t resolve the problem give her doctor a call and see if they have any ideas.
Aw, poor thing. I would try organic hemp or bamboo diapers.
I use them on my daughter and LOVE them!!!
Cottonbabies has some, as does Baby Beehinds (my favorite fitteds!):
http://www.babybeehinds.com.au/shop/products.php?cat=5
She may be allergic to bleaching chemicals, have you tried organic unbleached cloth?