u/buglett1009

Pre-laundry:

i hand rinse all poop diapers as soon as they happen

storage:

open air in a plastic laundry baskey

1st wash:

normal cycle on warm with 1 scoop of essembly

2nd wash:

heavy duty wash on hot with 2 scoops of essembly (I add in his dirty clothes to this)

dry:

2 hours on low tumble

using workhorse fitteds

current problem is rashes!

i DONT want to use tide free and clear. I am using cloth diapers over disposables for the fact that they are organic cotton so I want something that is ewg rated or at least an A

My 9mo is only two weeks into cloth diapering and I am using workhorse fitted diapers. he has never had a rash from disposables but has had terrible ones since switching. I doubt it would be a buildup of bacteria on the diapers because it’s only been two weeks! I’m doing a warm pre wash with one scoop of essembly detergent and a hot heavy duty wash with two scoops of essembly. We previously used Molly suds for regular laundry of his but have been using essembly for diapers since it has the added enzyme. His skin doesn’t seem to be bothered at all by his clothes now being washed in the essembly powder, it’s just the diaper area and I change every 2-3 hours. Am I supposed to be using a balm with every diaper change?? I never used anything with disposables and he was fine! But this rash covers his entire butt and thighs :(

hey all, I am two weeks into cloth diapering my 9 month old who recently started solids and is starting to poop more frequently. We’re hoping to eventually start elimination communication but right now I have no idea when he’s about to poop, I just know it’s about once a day. Every poop diaper he’s had so far has leaked out the sides immediately, even if it’s a fresh one that doesn’t have any pee in it. I’ve heard some people talk about tucking in the ruffles on the workhorse fitteds rather than how you would normally leave the ruffles out on a disposable, is this correct? Are there any other tips? We are using wool babee green and disana covers so the cleaning process is a little bit more of a hassle anytime the poop leaks out, so hoping to avoid this. :)