Cloth vs Green Disposable Diapers

[jenboo]

If I supplied cloth, licensing would require me to have an area in which I could rinse and wash diapers.

Right now, I do not have a laundry tub or sink but would have to get one for that purpose.

If I had a laundry tub/sink now, I could technically rinse diapers for parents but honestly, until it ALL becomes my responsibility that ain't happening.

I'll have to see what my licensing says. I do my my rinsing with a diaper sprayer into the toilet

[happymom]

For cloth parents, I recently saw an AMAZING solution for day to day and for daycare that helps parents/caregivers:

Buy a fleece blanket from Ikea ($4) and cut into rectangle (liners) about 4x6". For pee, liners go in the wash, for poo, liners get thrown out the way a disposable diaper would. The lady who told me about it said that one blanket lasts about a year!

It eliminates spraying and makes diaper laundry a breeze. I love this idea, just need to remember to load each diaper with a liner!

[Madeline]

I had forgotten since I don't use liners at home--I provide disposable liners for my provider. They look and are boxed like dryer sheets. So urine passes through and solids stay on top. She can then grab that liner and toss it without having to worry about rinsing anything. Since they're in a pop up box she can get them out with one hand--my daughters a wiggler! We use dandelion brand liners. I originally bought them because every other brand came in a paper towel style roll but I keep buying them because she tells me how soft and strong they are.

I just bring in 5-6 diapers every day and wet bag and take home the full wet bag at the end of the day. My daughter also has a few back up disposables at daycare just in case she goes through all of her cloth diapers. I prefer washing the cloth ones myself but I bought them all and want to use a specific detergent with them.

I buy my Bambos from Amazon. Who am I kidding-I buy almost everything from Amazon because I live in the middle of no where!

As for rinsing I have essentially a kitchen sink sprayer attached to our toilet. I don't allow anything about licensing but would that count as a separate rinse area? That thing is a life saver, rinses the solid right in to the toilet!

[happymom]

I had forgotten since I don't use liners at home--I provide disposable liners for my provider. They look and are boxed like dryer sheets. So urine passes through and solids stay on top. She can then grab that liner and toss it without having to worry about rinsing anything. Since they're in a pop up box she can get them out with one hand--my daughters a wiggler! We use dandelion brand liners. I originally bought them because every other brand came in a paper towel style roll but I keep buying them because she tells me how soft and strong they are.

I just bring in 5-6 diapers every day and wet bag and take home the full wet bag at the end of the day. My daughter also has a few back up disposables at daycare just in case she goes through all of her cloth diapers. I prefer washing the cloth ones myself but I bought them all and want to use a specific detergent with them.

I buy my Bambos from Amazon. Who am I kidding-I buy almost everything from Amazon because I live in the middle of no where!

As for rinsing I have essentially a kitchen sink sprayer attached to our toilet. I don't allow anything about licensing but would that count as a separate rinse area? That thing is a life saver, rinses the solid right in to the toilet!

I do the same as you, except no liners. I get to take the whole poop home with me, then I spray it or plop it in the toilet when I get home. It titch more work for me, but worth it! I've definitely considered liners though, I'm going to look up the dandelion brand!

[Madeline]

As for rinsing I have essentially a kitchen sink sprayer attached to our toilet. I don't allow anything about licensing but would that count as a separate rinse area? That thing is a life saver, rinses the solid right in to the toilet!

Oops, that should say I don't KNOW anything about licensing!