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How many of you supply cloth diapers for your dck? Do you use a diaper service, or wash yourself? Anyone in MN?
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MnMum married to DH 9 years
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I supply some, they supply some. The diaper services here are really expensive, it's so much cheaper to wash them myself. -
I have 2 in cloth right now. I offer the parents the choice of using my diapers (flats, prefolds and covers) which I launder here. 1 of my DCFs chose that option. The other sends their diapers every day and launder at home.Comment
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My parents who use cloth send a waterproof bag daily for me to put the dirty diapers in and they take them home to wash. I do not supply diapers.
I do not wash any of the children's clothes.Comment
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I'm in MN and have a couple cloth diapered DCK's but the parents supply them and take care of the laundering.
We "used" to have a diaper service here but it was way before cloth diapering became popular again so they went out of business.
One of my DCM's said there is a cloth diapering Facebook page for MN parents to locate provider's who accept and/or provide cloth diapers.
I see Target has a line of cloth diapers now that are fairly inexpensive and cute!
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I'm in MN. I plan to offer it, but parents will provide and wash their own.Comment
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I've seen a lot of parents online who base their daycare provider choices on cloth diapers alone. That always astounds me. The parent will say "There are issues, but she's willing to use cloth diapers, so we stay there".Comment
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I have a dcb in cloth diapers and it really isn't that much different than disposables, in fact I was a little nervous at first, but it's so easy! The parent supplies the diapers and a wet bag. I won't launder them here, plus I don't really have anywhere to rinse them besides the toilet if they should have a bm.Comment
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I supply the cheapest option of cloth diapers for my DCK's IF they opt into the cloth diapering program ($.50/day). I broke down the costs for each parent of a diapered child to show how much money this saves them if they opt in. I use trifolded prefolds inside of a Thirsties cover. I don't change the cover unless poop gets on the gussets, I simply wipe it down in between changes.
I prefer other options as far as cloth diapering goes (like, all-in-ones or pockets) BUT since I am the one supplying and laundering daycare cloth diapers then I picked the easiest option for mass diapering. :
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Sunbabies and Alva diapers are really inexpensive options. Not FANTASTIC quality, but good inexpensive options for diapers. Not my preferred diapers but just throwing those brands out there in case you hadn't heard of them.
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I have the Alva diapers and the snaps are really hard to use. They are the cutest diapers i've seen in a long time, but I'm not thrilled with the snaps.Comment
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I've cloth diapered my last two babies, so I'm pretty familiar with the options. I'm due with #4 in July, so I have gotten back on the cloth diaper train! I did just discover the Alva baby diapers last night, and was amazed at the pricing. And their cute covers. I'm wondering if I should go with the aplix if the snaps are difficult to use. I suppose they would still have snaps for the sizing, though.
I currently supply diapers and I am so tired of filling my trash can with sposies. I'm not sure if laundering them myself is even an option. So I wondered if anyone in MN has gotten their licensor to agree to them being laundered by the daycare provider. I have a big enough stash, that I probably wouldn't even need to buy anything...MnMum married to DH 9 years
Mum to Girl 21, Girl 18, Boy 14.5, Boy 11Comment
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As far as I am aware, there is nothing in our licensing that prevents us from supplying cloth diapers AND laundering them.
The only thing I KNOW we can't do is rinse them in the sink where you wash hands but other than that, providing cloth diapers should be no different than supplying the bedding for the kids. We have to launder that ourselves.
I think it is a fantastic option for parents and I am willing to bet you get lots of inquiries simply because of that service. If I were just beginning this job rather than on the downward slide, I would absolutely be interested in supplying cloth diapers.
To me they are easier to manage and like you said, they don't fill my garbage can up.
If you don't have immediate access to your licensor, I can call mine tomorrow to double check. My licensor is fantastic......and answers her phone ALL the time.
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In WI we can't dump or rinse diapers or soiled clothing - t all has to be bagged up and sent home. I don't know if they'd allow us to provide/launder diapers. I allow cloth but the parents have to provide/launder them. I don't want to have to worry about my detergent causing a rash or whatever.Comment
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