I'm new to cloth diapers - so do you just wash these after they are soiled? How many pairs do you need realistically?
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I didn't use these until my baby was about 3 months old so he needed changed a little less than a newborn. You do need to wash them before reuse they are an all in one. I like these at night they are very absorbent. I found were getting only these you would need a lot for the newborn phase. Closer to 30 to wash every other day. I have around 14 that I mix in with other kinds like covers and prefolds where I canuse the cover again and drop the prefolds in the wash.
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I wash mine every 2-3 days. I do a full hot wash with cloth diaper safe detergent (I use either Original Tide powder or Ecos Free & Clear liquid), then a cold wash with nothing. Sometimes I'll do an extra warm rinse.To diaper one child and launder every other day, you would need about 20-24 diapers. Some people launder every day, in which case you would need about 12. I have collected enough diapers that I could go a week or so with no laundry, but you really don't want to go that long. Don't let them sit more than about 3 days or they can grow mold and get pretty nasty.
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I don't think you'd want to leave your diapers sitting more than 3 days, so there's no point in getting more than that amount. I would recommend around 26-30, so you're washing every other day when baby is newborn, and every third day when older. When baby is breast/formula fed, you don't have to rinse off the poop in the toilet or soak them or anything. Just do a rinse in the machine and then a hot wash. When they start solids, you need to dump that poop in the toilet.
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I like using the sprayer to wash off the poop after changing the diaper, then I put in the pail dry until I'm ready to wash. I wash every few days and only have 27 diapers. I swear by these diapers- my baby is 14 months now, still going strong... I do use 12hr disposables at night.
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These are like disposables in the sense that you change them every time they are wet or dirty. The are all one piece and you put the whole thing in the wash. If you are planing on washing every other day depending on the age I would say around 20-25? The nice thing about these they dry fast so washing turnover is faster than some other brands. Hope that helps:)
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You wash them, there are a couple different methods but they usually involve a cold rinse and/or soak before washing with free& clear detergent on hot/cold. An extra rinse cycle on cold may be necessary (sometimes 2 extra rinse cycles to really get the amonia smell out if you cant line dry). Line drying in the sun is best but they can be tumble dried on low. How many you need depends on how often you want to do laundry! I do laundry every 2 (sometimes 3) days, and have almost 30 diapers, which is more than enough.
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I haven't tried to wash them yet but plan to put them in a mesh bag that I use for lingerie. My guess is that you could put them in loose on a gentle cycle for just a few minutes.
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The biggest pain was washing them - we kept a bucket of water and dropped the soiled ones in, then machine washed inside out with velcro fastened. Eventually, we went to baby disposable diapers and cut a hole for the tail. Had to pin those shut though. The things we do for our fur-babies!
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Hi, I do wash the diapers after each use, but if youre baby only pee and the cover isn´t wet you can use it again. I love Alva diapers!! and I use them with charcoal bamboo inserts and they are just perfect!!!
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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 use mine specifically for washing cloth diapers. I use pocket diapers and prefolds. I usually use about half a scoop or a little over half a scoop. I have a he front loader. I still would say probably so far I have gotten 50 loads and still have about one third of the box left. I hope that helps.
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I use microfiber cloths. I buy them cheap in bulk. When one side gets dirty, I flip it over and use the other side, then toss it in the laundry basket.
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Hi, I do wash the diapers after each use, but if youre baby only pee and the cover isnt wet you can use it again. I love Alva diapers!! and I use them with charcoal bamboo inserts and they are just perfect!!!
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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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I wash mine after each use for sanitary reasons. They have held up VERY well in both the washer and dryer. I also recommend using Nellie's laundry soda and no fabric softeners. The inserts can go either on top of the diaper or in the pocket or both.
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Absolutely, been using with cloth diapers, and all my other laundry, for 15 months now. I wash thed iapers with hot water, and a little sack of soap nuts. Perfectly clean.
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I throw them in the wash with the other clothes. I do stick them in a mesh lingerie bag to be able to find it. Eventually they will wear out but they won't be sticky or gross! :) good luck!
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You can wash these and all cloth diapers in any mainstream detergent that does not have fabric softener in it. Tide is our favorite! Use the recommended amount ( or even a bit more) for the load. For a large load of diapers (about 15 Diapers and double inserts for me), I use to line 3 or a full scoop if there are a lot of "dirty" ones. :) All of those "cloth diaper safe" detergents are basically made out of laundry boosters like oxyclean and if you use them will end up with major ammonia issues down the road! :)
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I used this for cloth diapers as well. I added it to my prewash cycle (with detergent) then did a regular wash with detergent then an extra rinse.
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We use each one once, but they are usually pretty dry still afterwards if it's just a wet diaper. I suppose you could use them twice if you really wanted to.
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Assuming this will be you're only method of cloth diapering, it depends on how much you plan to cloth diaper, whether full time or part time or night only. If full time, you'll need in the neighborhood of 25-30. But if you're planning on part time, then you could do around 18. If you plan to use these with some other cloth diapers, you could adjust the number of these and add them to the number of other brands/methods as long as the total equaled the same as the numbers I mentioned above. Hoping that all makes sense! And good luck! (I clothed diapered my kiddos full time for three years and loved it!) Assuming this will be you're only method of cloth diapering, it depends on how much you plan to cloth diaper, whether full time or part time or night only. If full time, you'll need in the neighborhood of 25-30. But if you're planning on part time, then you could do around 18. If you plan to use these with some other cloth diapers, you could adjust the number of these and add them to the number of other brands/methods as long as the total equaled the same as the numbers I mentioned above. Hoping that all makes sense! And good luck! (I clothed diapered my kiddos full time for three years and... » Read More Assuming this will be you're only method of cloth diapering, it depends on how much you plan to cloth diaper, whether full time or part time or night only. If full time, you'll need in the neighborhood of 25-30. But if you're planning on part time, then you could do around 18. If you plan to use these with some other cloth diapers, you could adjust the number of these and add them to the number of other brands/methods as long as the total equaled the same as the numbers I mentioned above. Hoping that all makes sense! And good luck! (I clothed diapered my kiddos full time for three years and loved it!) « Show Less
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6 diapers in each order. Depending on how often you wash cloths will determine how many you need. When they are newborn you are using quite a few but as they get older not as much. Used about 12 a dat at newborn age then 8 as the feedings were not as often. Hope that helps.