So, we had our first diaper blow out in the flips tonight. It was all over the diaper and in the cover. It was bound to happen...I mean how could you avoid it--no matter what diaper you use. If you tell me your child never had a blow out in a cloth diaper...I would laugh in your face. Thank gawd we had another cover and Logan was about to take a bath. Cleaning the insert and cover sucked and I decided right then and there that we needed a sprayer.
Sort of off-topic, but not really. We told Mandy that we were cloth diapering and I think she thinks we are crazy. She asked what you do when baby has a blow out and we said that you put it in the toilet...funny how that not too long after that we had that blow out--WTF? Did she know?
Friday, March 26, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
Flip Diapers Day 2
Well, the redness near his little Logan junk was much less this morning. I just changed him and it seemed the same as when he woke up. Maybe it's the liner, maybe it was the Tide that I pre-washed the liners with...I can't believe that a few sources said that Tide was okay. I washed last night with the Country Save...Hopefully that will help. I do plan on getting some organic liners anyway as they are supposedly Uber-Absorbent and that would be great overnight.
My thing today is the best way to change poopie diapers. The diaper today I flipped into the bag (which I really need to get a few wet bags and stop using shopping bags...but it is only day 2 so...)with the poo still on it so I didn't have to touch it. After re-diapering Logan and putting him somewhere safe, I took the bag into the bathroom and held the liner by the bag and got the poo off that way. There has to be a better way. When I figure that out, I will let you know.
I am still liking the CD-ing, even though it's only day 2. I feel better that we only went through 2 disposables yesterday--one after we went through the 6 liners and one for overnight.
I got to try these diapers out and about this afternoon. I had to change him at a restaurant. It was an experience...but only a little more than normal with disposables. It is difficult on those koala trays no matter what. Thank god the belt was working. I figured that I just have to put the whole insert--poop and all--into the wetbag and scrape it out when we get home. I guess my biggest issue was the wipes. I am so used to putting the used wipes into the used diaper, now I have to change my routine. But, I suppose that is to be expected. All-in-all the experience wasn't that bad. It took a little longer than usual, but I think the more I do it, I will get faster. Not sure I am into scraping the poop, but again, I think that deals with the issue I mentioned 2 paragraphs earlier.
So, around mid afternoon, we stopped with the staydry liner. I am pretty sure--98%--that the liner is the cause of the irritation on Logan. We've been using disposables and putting the butt paste on him. I hope it clears up quickly. I feel bad that I "caused" this for him. I ran out and purchased some organic liners at Baby Earth. I am in the process of pre-washing them (as per directions from cottonbabies). My poor little boy. I hope the organic helps and causes no more irritation.
My thing today is the best way to change poopie diapers. The diaper today I flipped into the bag (which I really need to get a few wet bags and stop using shopping bags...but it is only day 2 so...)with the poo still on it so I didn't have to touch it. After re-diapering Logan and putting him somewhere safe, I took the bag into the bathroom and held the liner by the bag and got the poo off that way. There has to be a better way. When I figure that out, I will let you know.
I am still liking the CD-ing, even though it's only day 2. I feel better that we only went through 2 disposables yesterday--one after we went through the 6 liners and one for overnight.
I got to try these diapers out and about this afternoon. I had to change him at a restaurant. It was an experience...but only a little more than normal with disposables. It is difficult on those koala trays no matter what. Thank god the belt was working. I figured that I just have to put the whole insert--poop and all--into the wetbag and scrape it out when we get home. I guess my biggest issue was the wipes. I am so used to putting the used wipes into the used diaper, now I have to change my routine. But, I suppose that is to be expected. All-in-all the experience wasn't that bad. It took a little longer than usual, but I think the more I do it, I will get faster. Not sure I am into scraping the poop, but again, I think that deals with the issue I mentioned 2 paragraphs earlier.
So, around mid afternoon, we stopped with the staydry liner. I am pretty sure--98%--that the liner is the cause of the irritation on Logan. We've been using disposables and putting the butt paste on him. I hope it clears up quickly. I feel bad that I "caused" this for him. I ran out and purchased some organic liners at Baby Earth. I am in the process of pre-washing them (as per directions from cottonbabies). My poor little boy. I hope the organic helps and causes no more irritation.
Option for Changing those Dreaded Poopie Diapers
I don't know why it didn't occur to me before. I have more than one cover. I can just put a new cover/liner on Logan and once he's in a safe place, I can take the old one over to the toilet, shake/scrape out the poo and then toss in the wetbag...easy peasy, no touchy of the gross liner. Then if the cover is "clean"...just wipe and put aside for next poopie diaper or wash...whichever comes first.
DUH...
DUH...
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Flip Diapers One Day at a Time
So, as stated in a previous post, Logan and I have embarked on a new journey. We are trialing a cloth diapering system called Flip. It is a all-in-2 system...meaning, there is a cover and a liner. We bought a day pack which contained 2 covers in blue and 6 stay dry microfiber liners.
This is a picture of the cover. On the left is the outside. On the right is the inside.
This is a picture of the stay dry liners. You can see the two different sides...the suede side goes up.
First I had to pre-wash the both the covers and the liners. I pre-washed the covers twice to help with the bleeding of the dye. The package said to do it 6 times. I think I will just wash them separately a few more times. Here is a picture of them hanging outside in the sun to dry.
Today (March 18, 2010) is day one of our trial. When he woke up this morning I had already set the two covers to two different setting...one was small, one was medium. I tried the small first; it was a no go. The medium fit perfectly. I put the closure snaps on the 4th set in from the side. This was also a great fit. The diaper is very trim...not any more bulky than a disposable. In fact, it might be a little trimmer. In his clothing, you can't tell the difference. Here is Logan in his Flip diaper.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
A New Adventure
I don't know what caused it, but I suddenly found myself intrigued by cloth diapering. So, I did some research, and after much consideration I decided we are going to try it. I don't think that daycare will do the cloth diapering for us, so we will still use some disposables there. However, if we like it...and by we, I mean me...I will do it in the evenings/over night, on weekends, and over the summer.
For now we are trialing a brand called Flip. I found this system to be something that I could do. It has an outer cover that supposedly you can wipe down after removing the liner and reuse with a new liner. With other systems you have to change the cover too. I would have to do laundry every 2-3 days with this. I still need a dry pail for the liners. I am a little nervous about keeping up with the laundry, but all I need is a little faith in myself and to keep reminding myself that it's best for the environment and for Logan's future world.
I bought a day pack which contains 2 blue covers and 6 stay-dry liners. The price was fair and I think it will be fairly easy to recoup the money. If it works out, I will buy some more covers and liners.
I will keep you updated with my trial run at cloth diapering.
For now we are trialing a brand called Flip. I found this system to be something that I could do. It has an outer cover that supposedly you can wipe down after removing the liner and reuse with a new liner. With other systems you have to change the cover too. I would have to do laundry every 2-3 days with this. I still need a dry pail for the liners. I am a little nervous about keeping up with the laundry, but all I need is a little faith in myself and to keep reminding myself that it's best for the environment and for Logan's future world.
I bought a day pack which contains 2 blue covers and 6 stay-dry liners. The price was fair and I think it will be fairly easy to recoup the money. If it works out, I will buy some more covers and liners.
Monday, March 15, 2010
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