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Friday, August 1, 2008

Cloth Diapering Pt 2

Ok, so Sa'eed is in cloth diapers full time now. He uses prefolds (with cheap-o covers), AIO and pockets during the day and fitted ones at night. So far ok la. Although the nanny is still getting used to them. And the laundering of the diapers is straight forward too. Dump it in the washing machine after giving it a good rinse, wait, then hang to dry. If there's AIO in the laundry, I would double up on the spin cycle so that it dries faster.

As for detergent, I use Pureen H-A-D since they don't have any enzymes or bleaches. It's specifically made for sensitive skin and from the reviews I read, those kinds are the best. Also, I add in a bit of 'Nappy Soak' from MotherCare. This combination works well since the cloth diapers come out smelling fresh and doesn't smell of urine etc.

Sa'eed now helps me with laundry. I hang the diapers in the house and he helps to hand me the laundry as I hang them up. If he's done with the laundry, he would start handing me his books and toys. So, there will be random things hanging on the cloth line besides wet laundry.

Haven't yet to try them while we go out to the mall or balik bangi.


UPDATED
Went to Bangi this past weekend. Cloth diapering wasn't too bad. Just that Sa'eed's bag was full of them since I didn't want to run out and I ended up only using half.

Anyways, at one point, his diaper was really drooping. I thought it was because I didn't put it on correctly. Turns out he did a major poop and I guess his diaper was too heavy. And then he decided to walk away naked while only wearing his nasty diaper. Thank goodness SIL was quick enough to catch him. Coz as I brought him to the bathroom, his whole diaper fell off!


12 comments:

Sarah said...

AIO tu apa ye?

ummi sa'eed said...

All in One...exactly like a disposable diaper. No need to add anything else e.g. inserts, cover etc.

Nina @ BabyBoon said...

i am green with envy!!!! arghhhh and to think, i'm still indecisive!

ummi sa'eed said...

ngeh ngeh ngeh....i pulak tgh trying hard not to spend more :)

Mummy of Four said...

i do want to try em for imran. but im also indecisive! it all boils down to one thing 'just how up close and personal do i want to get with my son's poo?' im not too excited abt it thats for sure. i can forsee a nanny tantrum session too. so ... this is a hard decision!

ummi sa'eed said...

...and i foresee more amusing blog entries from u! so go ahead and do it...hehe

poop washing is easier with fleece liners!

Anonymous said...

so there's major poop and there's minor poop. the joys of parenting ...

ana rauda said...

huahuahua...
that SIL turns out to be me...
and yet i have to experience the worst ever smell!!!
owhh...cant describe lahhhh :D
thanx to the food that he ate...
nex time try durian ehh saeed!!! :p
gagagaga...

ummi sa'eed said...

rizal: and major poop is further categorized into explosive and non-explosive.

ana_rauda: tu nasib baik tak makan durian...pengsannn

Anonymous said...

i'm so lucky to have a professional environmental engineer as a wife...
they have all the experience with "municipal solid waste"...

Anonymous said...

yes. and let's not forget the completely wet and soggy, semi-solid, solid-soft and solid-hard.

p/s hello encik anonymous! bil api sekarang sudah mahal aduh aduh ... invent la something yg boleh naikkan efficiency.

ummi sa'eed said...

anonymous: you are very LUCKY indeed :p

rizal: ha ah kan...what say you haaa mr anon?