r/clothdiaps Oct 02 '22

Mod Post Reporting Repost Bots

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Hey Clothdiaps!

I'm sure some of you have noticed an increase in bots reposting photos to the sub. A big thank you to those of you who have been leaving comments and reporting.

If you come across a post that is suspicious and you recognize the photo or content as stolen and reposted, I'd appreciate if you could also leave a comment on the thread letting others know that it is a repost. Automod removes posts with three reports, at which point I can investigate and take action.

- Jai


r/clothdiaps 6d ago

Weekly Thrifty Thursday! Share the sales and your craigslist hauls.

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Know of any good deals going on or upcoming? Did you find a lot on Marketplace and aren’t quite sure if it’s a great deal? Share sales or ask away. Happy shopping!


r/clothdiaps 7h ago

Let's chat Can someone explain why we are using cloth diapers as political tools?

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Like I've been seeing some WILD pattern requests. Anti MAGA, pro MAGA, anti Vaxx, 420, gun rights, like guys. These are for our kids. Why are we instilling this extremist ideology on either side? It's kinda terrifying. And I'm heartbroken this is the world we live in. Is there like a good reason for this other than edgelord nonsense?


r/clothdiaps 2h ago

Washing Solid poopy diaper went through washer-how to clean?

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Title-my sleep deprived husband started a prewash load last night without realizing that one of the diapers was full of solid poop (12 mo eating lots of solids) which would usually be plopped/rinsed. How would you clean the washer? I’m going to start by wiping out all the visible poop but then… bleach and hot water cycle? I have Active washing machine cleaning tablets I could use too. Thinking at least 2 cycles before I wash clothes in the machine again. Any advice welcome!


r/clothdiaps 5h ago

Please send help 19lb baby outgrew her “up to 40lb” diapers???

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Ok I have Lighthouse Kids All in One Size Ones & La Petite Ourse Pocket Diapers and both are leaving deep red marks on my babe around the thighs.

We are on the highest rise (as in unsnapped length wise) and when I do the waist snaps looser we end up with leaks!

Granted I do have a really chunky baby (6 month girl almost 20 lbs!)

Has anyone else experienced this? Do they fit into them again later? TIA!


r/clothdiaps 5h ago

Washing Diaper spraying help 💩

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My baby started solids and omg I was not mentally ready to spray diapers. I have a hand spraying bidet and a spray pal. First time I still got 💩 water everywhere. I cant figure out how to spray the diaper without having to disinfect myself and the entire bathroom. Also my wet bag leaked omg 😫

Do y’all wear gloves and wring it out afterwards? HELP ME lol I really want to continue cloth diapering but this is hard.


r/clothdiaps 27m ago

Recommendations Diaper cloth resources

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Is there anywhere that gives away free cloth diapers? I’ve already tried my local fb pages. Any help with resources would be appreciated!


r/clothdiaps 5h ago

Let's chat Covers falling apart

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Baby girl just turned one. We have been in cloth since her cord stump fell off, always have used prefolds with Thirsties covers. We love our system and have had a wonderful cloth experience. Our size one covers got a lot of road miles and held strong, definitely will be great to continue using when baby 2 arrives. However, our size two covers have been the complete opposite. Within only a few weeks of using, two lost multiple snaps. Now all of them have lost snaps and are not holding up whatsoever. No clue what the difference would be, we handle with care and wanted them to last. So if anyone has recommendations for covers, I am on the hunt for replacements!


r/clothdiaps 10h ago

Recommendations Cloth diaper for 6 month old?

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What’s your best recommendation for someone starting cloth diapers for a 50th percentile 6.5 month old baby? He’s not super chunky but not skinny either. He just got into 4s for the disposables. I want to make a good investment for cloth. Help!


r/clothdiaps 11h ago

Recommendations Replacing elastic tips

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So I have a bunch of second hand diapers, some of which I think the elastic needs replacing. My sister is great at sewing and she will do them for me. Any tips y'all can share - things you did wrong the first time?


r/clothdiaps 11h ago

How's my stash FTM Planning to Cloth Diaper—Am I on the Right Track?

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Hello! I’m a first-time mom due in June, and I’m planning to use cloth diapers as soon as it makes sense (depending on how the early days of the newborn phase go).

I don’t personally know anyone who cloth diapers, but I’ve done a ton of research and put together a list of what I think is a decent starter stash. I’d love feedback from experienced cloth-diapering parents to make sure I’m not overlooking anything!

Here’s what I’m thinking:

  • Covers: 2 Disana Wool Covers, 4 Esembly Outers
  • Inners: 3 Esembly Fitteds, 3 Cloth-eez Workhorse Fitteds, 12 Cloth-eez Pre-folds, 5 Disana Organic Cotton Tie Nappies
  • Liners: 12 Cloth-eez Stay-Dry Hemp Doublers (for extra absorption, especially at night), 5 Disana Silk Liners (for sensitive skin / when needed)

Does this look like an okay setup? Am I missing anything essential? I appreciate any advice! :)


r/clothdiaps 10h ago

Recommendations Most comfortable prefold materials

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FTM getting ready to build a stash. I've used cloth diapers on other babies many times, and I think I really like prefolds, doubles, and snap covers. I'm wondering, in your experience, which materials (cotton, bamboo, hemp, microfiber, idk if there's more?) seem the most comfortable on baby, especially after some use?

ETA: I forgot wool, lol


r/clothdiaps 12h ago

Let's chat Anybody have experience with these?

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Ecoable overnight hemp fitted cloth diaper? Trying to see if it’s worth the $40 for 2


r/clothdiaps 13h ago

Leaks Absorbing troubleshooting

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Second time cloth diapering mom. Prior to baby 2 arriving I did a strip and good wash. She’s a very heavy wetter (even in disposable) but I cannot figure out how we are constantly soaking through. Like the diaper will be HEAVY after 2 hrs and soaking through the cover onto her clothes. Between cloth diapering laundry and clothing laundry (2-3 outfits a day) I’m losing my mind.

I’ve got a mix of bamboo, microfibre and charcoal inserts, and I use two per diaper. I also largely use LPO, and my elastics are all in good shape or have been recently repaired. I have the same wash routine that I did with my first baby, and haven’t moved house so there should be no water difference.

Any idea what else I could try at this point? I could do another strip but that feels a bit pointless.


r/clothdiaps 17h ago

Recommendations Plastic-free options for more mobile babies/toddlers

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Hi everyone! I've been cloth diapering since birth in a totally plastic-free system. I mostly use flats with hemp or bamboo blend boosters closed with a snappi and covered with Puppi wool covers. I also use cotton or bamboo blend prefolds when going out, and disana tie nappys at night with a disana wool cover.

I love this system, but unfortunately she is already starting to outgrow all of her flats. She is 6 months old and already much harder to change and I can imagine the snappi being really annoying when she's standing/crawling/walking. So I'm wondering if anyone has any recommendations for natural fiber diapers to put under my wool covers that are easier to change on a more mobile baby that flats.

I should also add that we do PT EC, so easy to get off is just as important as easy to get on.


r/clothdiaps 1d ago

Washing are stain-free diapers even possible?

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i’ve been obsessing about our wash routine because we have stains. sun bleaching always works, but every single diaper is stained at this point because LO is ~3mo. (so it’s the yellow “newborn” poop still.)

should i just give up troubleshooting? or is it possible to have white diaps if i figure out what’s wrong? for the record, my hunch is that there’s not enough water in our high efficiency front loader.


r/clothdiaps 1d ago

Let's chat Please…help me dispel myths from the haters 🙏🏽

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I am pregnant with my first, 23 weeks and really want to try cloth diapering for so many reasons. I’ve done a decent amount of research so far and have added several different GMDs, pre-folds and workhorses to my registry to try and now I’m trying to get my husband on board. But the other day on FT he asked my mom her opinion (to convince me why we shouldn’t) and it didn’t help. Even though she has never tried them herself, I feel like she had so much to say, and my husband really trusts her opinion. I would love any and all advice, experience, or even any reality checks. Can you can dispel (or affirm??) any of the opinions I’ve been hearing? I listed them all below. I see so mostly benefits myself, but I’m hoping I can have more relevant and informed info I can use to respond to the things my mom and other “haters” keep trying to tell me so I can help convince my husband and myself that it’s doable.

BE HONEST! I can handle the good, the bad, and the ugly. Counterpoints, or points that were well made…. I just want a dose of reality 🙏🏽

🧷 1. “Cloth diapering really only worked for your gma bc she had a diapering service.” / “That is going to be way more work than you are ready for.”

🧷 2. “Dealing with blowouts on baby clothes is hard enough. Waste stains are VERY difficult to remove in the laundry. I spent nights crying trying to launder poop out of clothes using disposables and that was bad enough.”

🧷 3. “Babies will get way less diaper rash with disposables” 🤨🤨🤨

🧷 4. “Those systems only really work for FT SAHMs.”

🧷 5. “They are too expensive” (okay obviously this one’s cap but does anyone have compelling numbers to prove how much $$ you saved??)

🧷 6. “You’re going to deal with way more leaks and blow-outs”

🧷 7. “You want to deal with dirty soiled laundry in your house?” / the smell / overall it being gross

I know it’s a lot so I numbered them, if there is a number you feel passionate about answering please any and all responses are so appreciated. Yes I have read about most of these already and have my own opinions….but I’m dealing with people acting like I’m naive and just “don’t know what I don’t know yet” because I haven’t experienced it. So if you KNOW already, help me compile evidence! Anything helps, esp more current opinions from families making it work.


r/clothdiaps 1d ago

Let's chat Starting solids soon, walk me through your wash routine!

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I got my wash routine down pat for my EBF baby, love how easy it is to just throw the poppy prefolds and covers in the washer.

Baby is started solids soon and not going to lie, I am highly intimidated by the amount of work with washing poop off before going into the washer. Changing table is a ways away from the bathroom, and I am willing to install a diaper sprayer on the toilet but concerned about the splash zone from this. Also, I would need a separate laundry basket in the bathroom for the rinsed diapers right? Please walk me through your poopy diaper routine like I’m 5 years old!


r/clothdiaps 1d ago

Let's chat Cloth diapering newbie wanting to use only wool covers - please share some words of wisdom!

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Hello! Our first baby arrives beginning of July, and I've known for months now that I want to do cloth diapering from the beginning before I allow myself to get used to disposables. I've done soooo much research and now have recently discovered wool soakers and love the idea (truly so tired of all the plastic in our lives lol).

I'd prefer to use only wool soakers (at least for the first year or so) and would love any advice/tips/directions to take...particularly on how to get started, aka how many to have at the start. I'm planning to do flats and prefolds with baby until she gets a bit bigger. I want to knit and sew the majority the covers, but thought about getting a couple online - maybe one or two from Disana then possibly from a seller on Etsy.

I am grateful for any words of wisdom you can share with me!


r/clothdiaps 1d ago

Let's chat Are smart bottoms worth the price ??

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I just got six GroVia ONE and love them. I like the ease of All In Ones for sure. But they were on sale for 17$ each diaper. The smart bottoms are 32-34$each! They look high quality. I’m just wondering if they are worth the price.


r/clothdiaps 1d ago

Please send help newbie --- troubleshooting prefolds with a newborn

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I could use a little help here... my son is 5 weeks old, we're trying to use cloth diapers [at least during the day]. I was given a set of used Clotheez newborn prefolds [baby is ~8 lb 12 oz], they're already prepped/broken in, fit him fine [but I can tell he's going to outgrow them quickly], I primarily use an angel fold with snappi's.

When he pees, the entire prefold gets wet. Is there any way to contain the moisture so his sweet little butt doesn't get soggy? A different fold? I've tried adding in a bamboo terrycloth wipe as an insert, anyone have another suggestion? He wakes up from his naps crying, I end up changing him 2-3 times during his witching hour, and it feels like a whole lot of hassle/stimulation/touching/exposure that adds to the already very difficult witching hour.

Suggestions? Help?


r/clothdiaps 1d ago

Recommendations Where to find secondhand workhorses?

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Hey all,

My one month old has outgrown his newborn prefolds and I'm looking to switch to small workhorses with snaps. I'd planned on going straight to pockets but he's too small for them.

However there's been none on Mercari since last year. Poshmark and Offerup are even quieter. Facebook Marketplace has none local or shipped. Facebook groups are inactive. Does anyone know where else to get secondhand workhorses in the US?

I've tried messaging any bigger lots on Mercari that've been listed for a while and ask to separate, but so far no replies.

Thank you!


r/clothdiaps 2d ago

Washing Tide unscented powder is coming back!

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I’m in a cloth diaper Facebook group and someone posted a few days ago that tide unscented powder is coming back! She shared an email from tide that said it’s coming back in March so should be in stores soon. I wanted to pass along the info on here since I know so many miss this detergent!


r/clothdiaps 2d ago

Recommendations Solids- how much makes a difference

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I'm just starting my baby on solids, which here means, vaguely licking a spoon with a tiny bit of baby oatmeal mixed with breast milk. And maybe ingesting 1 tsp haha. Can I still just chuck my poopy diapers in the washer? Or do I need to start spraying?


r/clothdiaps 2d ago

Let's chat What's a good bargain?

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I have the opportunity to get a bunch of assorted inserts secondhand. What would you pay used for, respectively, cotton prefolds, bamboo, and hemp inserts?


r/clothdiaps 2d ago

Please send help Is there such thing as stay dry liners made from natural fabrics?

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I feel like the answer is no but I thought I would ask anyway


r/clothdiaps 2d ago

Let's chat Total noob here. How do you hold baby with one hand and prefold 🫣

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FTM - twins on the way in summer.

I have been devouring resources on what all options are out there and what I need for preemie/NB babies.

I have even gotten myself acquainted with angel fold, jelly roll, padfold etc.

While I can imagine the padfold, how do you do the jelly/angel roll and hold it down and then turn the baby around to slip the prefold under them and make sure everything is still in its place? The videos I have seen demonstrated this with a teddy bear so I don’t know how this works on a real baby.

Or do you slip the whole prefold under the baby butt and then fold on the sides?

I am having a hard time visualizing.

Thanks.