EVERYTHING I WISH I KNEW BEFORE CLOTH DIAPERING | Cloth Diapering for Beginners

It's been a long time coming but I finally feel like I have a handle on our cloth diapering transition and we've figured out a routine that works for us. As requested, this video explains everything I know about cloth diapering!

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different types of diapers - 2.35 - 7.35
different types of liners - 7.35 - 9.19
which diaper is right for you? - 9.19 - 10.38
what are my favourite brands? - 10.38 - 13.12
what age is the best age to start? - 13.12 - 13.53
how many do you need? - 13.53 - 15.02
troubleshooting leaks - 15.02 - 17.24
cloth diapering in public - 17.24 - 18.57
cloth diapering overnight (& our system) - 18.57 - 20.35
sensitivity & dealing with rashes - 20.35 - 22.00
dealing with poop - 22.00 - 25.44
how to wash cloth diapers - 25.44 - 29.53
is it worth it? - 29.53 - 32.23

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[kaitalexis]

me: a single 18 y/o, who is still a senior in high school with no children
also me: completely invested in cloth diapering and your cloth diaper experience and all your other mom advice and tips

[MrMrEsquire]

Clickable time stamps:
different types of diapers - 2:35 - 7:35
different types of liners - 7:35 - 9:19
which diaper is right for you? - 9:19 - 10:38
what are my favorite brands? - 10:38 - 13:12
what age is the best age to start? - 13:12 - 13:53
how many do you need? - 13:53 - 15:02
troubleshooting leaks - 15:02 - 17:24
cloth diapering in public - 17:24 - 18:57
cloth diapering overnight (& our system) - 18:57 - 20:35
sensitivity & dealing with rashes - 20:35 - 22:00
dealing with poop - 22:00 - 25:44
how to wash cloth diapers - 25:44 - 29:53
is it worth it? - 29:53 - 32:23

[yeet-tsbp]

We spent about $250 on cloth diapers instead of the $2000 it would take to keep using disposables until potty training. Just a thought

[aalr]

Just a comment on the cloth diapering for the newborn stage: We knew we wanted to cloth diaper as soon as we found out we were pregnant. We did a TON of research (this video would have helped a lot at the time!) and decided to do the prefolds and newborn sized covers for the newborn stage and then pocket diapers in the one size. This worked really well for us and was cost effective and super easy to store the newborn diapers. Just a thought for anyone who wants to cloth diaper and plans on doing so for multiple children!

[stacey]

I cloth diapered my 4 children and am glad to see young mothers using them, but your generation of cloth diapers is so much nicer than our old style diapers. I'm going to sew a bunch for when my youngest daughter starts her family! Very cool.

[texasbaby]

Just a heads up, vinegar can actually wear your washer down more quickly and you shouldn’t use essential oils because they can build up and cause repelling issues. As far as detergent goes, you just need to be sure they don’t contain any fabric softeners, that’s what makes detergents cloth diaper approved/not approved for the same reasons, they will coat the diaper fibers and cause repelling😊 also, microfiber is NOTORIOUS for holding onto stinks/stains as well as compression leaks so if you’re noticing any of those and can’t figure out why, it just might be the material! I love that you are bringing such awareness to this topic! 🥰🥰

[chilllmama]

I do cloth wipes along with cloth diapering! SO easy honestly.
What I do is use a perineal bottle (the one the hospital gives for postpartum) and fill it up with water and add a couple drops of Dr Bronners hemp baby soap. I bought a 25 pack of wash cloths that I keep in a basket with the perineal squirt bottle beside the changing table. Then when I change a diaper I just grab the squirt bottle, squirt the water/soap mix onto the wash cloth and then put it into the wet bag along with the diaper. Easy as that & have had no rashes so far! Been doing it since my daughter was 2 weeks old and she’s almost 2 months now.

[jennifer]

Currently 24 weeks pregnant and bought second hand cloth diapers. Lucked out big time, got 29 diapers and like 40 liners for $150 !! I was so proud of myself for finding them- and they are boy colors and not girly. Im having a boy and I was going to not cloth diaper if I had to buy new. But they litterly fell into my lap and I am soo excited to not be filling up landfills....a lot that I have are bum genius so really liked your info on what to do. :)

[nessam]

I’m Canadian as well and I ended up emailing Nora’s nursery because I didn’t know why there wasn’t a Canadian shipping option available. They explained how lots of people didn’t know about the duty fees they had to pay so they took away the Canadian option, BUT!! They offered to do a manual order for me because I was really wanting to purchase some things and I couldn’t be more happy with their customer service!

[campanella]

I’m an experienced cloth diaper mom from my sons now 11 & 14, I needed a refresher cause I just had a baby girl, (not like riding a bike) and this is the best most comprehensive cloth diaper you tube I’ve ever seen! Thank you!

[Ladybug-]

Me, someone who probably won’t have kids for at least another 5 years: *taking notes*

[kogmo]

With all disposable diapers sold out due to this pandemic, I am watching this video before I start shopping for cloth diapers. So helpful! Thank you! This pandemic changed us.

[cristi.santos]

I've come to the conclusion that I just love hearing you talk... about anything... because here I am watching a video about cloth diapers and I have no kids

[lindsayw]

First, THIS IS AMAZING. Thank you! I was recently researching and found that replacing just ONE disposable a day through a childs 'diapered time' leads to approximately 900 less in a landfill (from an article I was reading). My husband and I figured out that it will save us approximately £250 british sterling (approx 400 dollars canadian) for one a day per one child. We are expecting twins and to start our next 'hoard' of cloth diapers it will maybe cost us a total of 250 canadian dollars. AND I can have family bring them to me from Canada to the UK so I can get the brand we really liked with our first. Cause I just cant fathom throwing out DOUBLE the disposable diapers. Even the water and cleaning products are so worth it! I just gotta buck up and get my routine on!

[KlairedeLysOfficial]

I absolutely love the pocket nappies! Paired with hemp liners my little one can be in one all night, and unless he has the mother of all poonamis overnight, he won't leak at all.

[Lennongrils]

Yay, I’m so glad you guys are doing cloth now! I’m currently doing cloth on my third baby (did it with my other 2 as well) and I’m a super big cloth diaper fan. I think this is such a great intro video to cloth, so well done on that! Just a note on the vinegar - that can damage your diapers over time (especially the bamboo fibre and the elastics), so I would personally skip that. Also you might want to check your wash routine - they shouldn’t stink and have you washing them twice. Make sure you do a pre-wash rinse in the machine to get rid of all the pee and then do a long hot wash with the correct amount of detergent for a soiled load. This is super important - if you don’t use enough detergent your diapers can’t get clean and I did notice you said you don’t measure the detergent. Oh PS: cloth wipes are totally the bomb, they are just much more efficient at cleaning up messy poop. ;-)

[courtneybussing]

Ive been cloth diapering my 3 month old since he’s been about 2 weeks old! Haven’t used a disposable since I love it so much!!!

[mirandagonzales]

I’m having my first baby in three months and this video was so freaking helpful 😭💕 thank you so much. I was so nervous starting cloth diapers because there’s so many options and opinions I had no idea where to start. Now I’m feeling so much more motivated and excited!

[practicalconservation]

As someone who has been cloth diapering for almost 6 years, great job! You have a very good grasp on cloth diapering and I'm very happy to see more people joining in on the CD journey.

[rebadavidsonwinsinger]

Thank you! My baby is 8 weeks old; I have all the diapers, inserts but was hesitant to get started. Your video gave me the confidence to start today! Here we go....