Anyone use cloth diapers who live in an apartment?
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This is totally up to you. I use cloth, but they must be washed with a rinse, then a wash, then a rinse cycle and I usually do a load every 2nd day. Then I try to spend every 4th day doing a few loads of other laundry before the diapers. Are there enough machines that you won't be stuck without a washer when you need to do laundry?
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I think it is more practical to just place a cloth diaper under the baby or else a receiving blanket that can easily be washed, as opposed to spot cleaning or washing the lounger in the machine. The fabric does spot clean easily.
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I have been using the swiffer pads. They are fairly cheap, and you can even get the store brand if you want to go cheaper. I only use the micro clothes if it is laundry day and I am washing anyway. The disposable work great for me.
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Are you just trying to make the disposable diapers "cute"??? Because that seems like a wast of money to me. You can get outfits that come with covers. I'm not sure why you would want to use it over a disposable. It works great with prefolds and cloth inserts though! I have two and they've been GREAT!
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my baby was 6lbs at birth and is now 10lbs - they have fit great so far. I would classify her as a "skinny" baby. In the beginning we really had to wrap them tightly and angle the tabs a bit because her legs were so skinny. I used them with GMD- Workhorse clotheze fitteds and they worked fabulous - never had any urine leaks only the occasional EBF diaper blowout. But honestly the cloth did better with big poos than disposables. She is just now starting to grow out of them :)
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No, these are very user friendly and work very well on all types of floors, in my experience. They have a long life as well. I highly recommend the cloths.
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Depends on the size of your babe, but in all truth, I wouldn't use cloth for about two-three weeks. Until his/her cord falls off, all the muconium is gone, and you have a schedule, disposables are much more user friendly. You'll change babe almost every hour and few diapers actually fit well for the first few weeks, so cloth becomes expensive and overwhelming. You have do much laundry, and the muconium stains are very difficult to get out. Once babe is close to a month, these wraps, plus a flat, worked perfectly for me.
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I do not use cloth diapers, but I have not had any issues with clothing (mine or my daughter's) regarding the cream, e.g staining, sticking, etc. It is definitely thicker than other creams which is why I like it, but it takes some adjustment to find the right amount and usage for your child. I have tried a handful of other creams, but I always go back to Burt's Bees after a week or so. I highly recommend it.
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I just wash them with my cloth diapers. I use Rockin' Green detergent. I will say that I used them as a barrier to protect the diapers from diaper cream and over time the liners became water repellant. I stripped them but it didn't help. Now when we need to use heavy duty, (not cloth diaper safe) cream I use flushable liners. I still use the reusable ones otherwise though.
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I see no reason why you could not wash cloth diapers in here. You can only do a few at a time and you would have to ring them out and hang dry. Large towels would be to big. But a pair of jeans maybe.
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I use this with cloth and i use the actual ubbi diaper liner and have not had an issues i love it!
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Hi Kaleena. You can and i recommend you to use liner with these cloth diapers. I don't understand the second part of your question but if you are asking how to best maintain the diaper, i would recommend you to wash them with dishwasher detergent because conventional soap can block it's absorbing power.
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This is the one I have: Dekor Diaper Plus Diaper Pail It says "580 newborn baby diapers"??? Which is not nearly the case if you do cloth diapers. I don't know about disposables, but with cloth we can barely fit 15-20 dirty diapers.
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I used cloth diapers from babies are us. But older babies produce more urine so you will have to get used to changing them as soon as they wet themselves.
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I use planet wise liner for my cloth diapers. You wouldn't want the raw diaper to stink up plastic
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In my experience I have only used them in cloth. They are very absorbent and work better under a prefold or added to a pocket diaper. I really can't speak to how it would work in a disposable, but I supposed you could just be careful not to dispose of it with the diaper when you're done.
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They can probably be machine dried on a very low heat just fine. The elastic might wear out quicker, but it shouldn't be too bad. I would recommend staying with the snap type though, as the hook & loop (velcro-type) might have more of a tendency to curl and catch lint in the dryer. Just make sure you do low heat because the outer water-proof layer could get damaged if the heat is too high.If you have room for one of those folding drying racks, those work well in small apartment spaces. You can easily hang this diaper by folding it in half over the dowels for those racks. FYI, I actually think it dries quicker folded in half, as then both the absorbent pads are hanging down instead of one being on top. They can probably be machine dried on a very low heat just fine. The elastic might wear out quicker, but it shouldn't be too bad. I would recommend staying with the snap type though, as the hook & loop (velcro-type) might have more of a tendency to curl and catch lint in the dryer. Just make sure you do low heat because the outer water-proof layer could get damaged if the heat is too high.If you have room for one of those folding drying racks, those work well in small apartment spaces. You can easily hang this diaper by folding it in half over the dowels for those racks. FYI, I... » Read More They can probably be machine dried on a very low heat just fine. The elastic might wear out quicker, but it shouldn't be too bad. I would recommend staying with the snap type though, as the hook & loop (velcro-type) might have more of a tendency to curl and catch lint in the dryer. Just make sure you do low heat because the outer water-proof layer could get damaged if the heat is too high.If you have room for one of those folding drying racks, those work well in small apartment spaces. You can easily hang this diaper by folding it in half over the dowels for those racks. FYI, I actually think it dries quicker folded in half, as then both the absorbent pads are hanging down instead of one being on top. « Show Less