I had originally intended to start cloth diapers with the Tomato when she was born. But, the learning curve of being a new mom and adjusting to life as a stay at home mom has staved off that effort until now.
Last summer, I purchased about 2 dozen bumGenius 4.0 diapers at Nurture in Ardmore, PA. It is our closest green baby store and I love it! They have a ton of wooden toys, BPA free items, beautiful clothes and everything you need to do cloth diapers. The folks at the store were extremely helpful with any questions that I had and got me set up with the diaper sprayer that bumGenius suggests using for messy diapers. I was able to install it yesterday and can attest that it is quick and easy and only requires the sprayer package and a Philips head screwdriver.
They also suggested the odor spray that bumGenius makes and Charlie’s Soap Detergent. Charlie’s soap leaves no residue on the clothes that it washes, which makes it the best for cloth diapers. One large jug lasts through 6 months of baby clothes, so I would highly recommend it.
They also had the FuzziBunz wet bag for a diaper bag and the Wahmies large wet bags that can go in a trash can for the diapers that accumulate at home.
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| Wahmies diaper pail liner |
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| FuzziBunz small wet bag for the diaper bag |
I am very excited to start cloth diapers today. It is the Great Cloth Diaper Change at 9 am PDT. Folks around the world will be meeting at designated spots to see if a Guinness World Record can be set for the most cloth diapers changed at once. It’s a great movement that has begun and a great message to send out on Earth Day Weekend. Since cloth diapers have become easy and simple to do at home or with a service, I would highly encourage it. The bumGenius 4.0 diapers are an All in One diaper that has a vertical and horizontal snap system that will allow the diaper to grow with the baby. I am so excited to begin this transition and lessen the amount of trash that we send to the landfills. For those of you participating in the Great Cloth Diaper Change at Nurture today, have fun! We wish we could join you, but we’ll be participating from home. Can’t wait to see what the record is today!
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you now qualify for living in India — that sprayer is attached to every toilet, so if you decide to give up toilet paper, you’re all set 🙂
I just wish for Tomato that she doesn’t have food allergies and have the runny mess in his pants like Fionn. Do you have to put a plastic pant around the outside like our parents did? I’m sure the new things are much better than having to use those giant pins 🙂
Heather
No plastic pants needed with these since they are an all in one. Basically, it’s a cozy pair of shorts with a liner in it. Super soft.