Are You Willing To Do Cloth Diapers For DC Families?

[lpperry]

My kids are in cloth diapers (bum genius) and I have one dck that uses cloth (also bum genius). I don't mind at all and actually prefer to use the cloth diapers. He brings his diapers in his diaper bag and cloth wipes. I have a spray for my own kids, so I just use our spray on his cloth wipes. I usually just put his soiled diaper in his wetbag, but if I have extra time that day, I'll dump the poop and/or rinse it (he doesn't poop that often though). I would do cloth diapers for anyone.

We go swimming twice a week and we do water play in swimsuits the other 3 days a week, so we go through lots of swim diapers. I recommend that the parents buy 2 cloth swim diapers to use here for the summer--much cheaper than buying the disposables. Most of them do this. I clean the swim diapers. I hate the pull up type disposable swim diapers--it is so much easier to use cloth swim diapers.

[dEHmom]

My kids are in cloth diapers (bum genius) and I have one dck that uses cloth (also bum genius). I don't mind at all and actually prefer to use the cloth diapers. He brings his diapers in his diaper bag and cloth wipes. I have a spray for my own kids, so I just use our spray on his cloth wipes. I usually just put his soiled diaper in his wetbag, but if I have extra time that day, I'll dump the poop and/or rinse it (he doesn't poop that often though). I would do cloth diapers for anyone.

We go swimming twice a week and we do water play in swimsuits the other 3 days a week, so we go through lots of swim diapers. I recommend that the parents buy 2 cloth swim diapers to use here for the summer--much cheaper than buying the disposables. Most of them do this. I clean the swim diapers. I hate the pull up type disposable swim diapers--it is so much easier to use cloth swim diapers.

what is the difference between the cloth diaper and the cloth swim diaper? they look the same from the pictures i googled.

[lpperry]

A cloth swim diaper is made to hold in the poop, but not the pee, just like a disposable swim diaper.

I think if you used regular cloth diaper (with insert) for swimming, but it would get really heavy.

The cloth swim diapers look similar to waterproof covers, but they are different. I use the Bummis Swimmi. They are really nice. They dry quickly too.

[Abigail]

I'm not sure what my rules are about cloth diapering, but as long as it's allowed I will offer it for free. I will be cloth diapering my own children when I have them. My favorite (I learned and got experience through babysitting a CD family) it the bumgenius 4.0 hook and loop closure. It's good for 7-35 pounds, but I've heard to use disposables until about 10 pounds because they're best for 10+ pounds. I'm excited because I can register for a stash from Target online or else an expensive local boutique carries them as well. We DON'T have the option of a diapering service here because our city doesn't support it since it's not in high demand. I also only like Huggies wipes and will probably pass on the cloth wipes until a child is sent to daycare with them.

[PeanutsGalore]

I have a plastic bucket with a snap on lid. (rubbermaid file box) and It just sits on the floor. But, I have a bathroom with a gate right next to my changer. So, I can set the diaper pails over the gate if I need to. I also have enough floor space. The kids mess with the disposable pail a lot more than the cloth pail. The disposable pail has a button on the top, so I need to move that one out of reach.

We use covers with a prefold in them. I just take the wet prefold out, stick a new one in, and close it and go. It doesn't take any more time than a disposable for us... but, there's probably a learning curve, so at first it might take more time.

I've never used an All in One, or a Pocket, so I don't know how those would be.

Ya, I don't mind using them. They're not that much more work really, but they are more work. I just don't have anywhere to store the used diapers that would be hygienec. My son gets into EVERYTHING, and once he shows them all the way............

I don't use a diaper pail for the 'sposies either. Brown bag and into the garbage once all or most of the poops are done for the day. The bag is stored on top of my microscopic bathroom counter with the door closed and the window open. It's the best option I have right now, and I can't store more than one bag. It hides the sink!

All in ones are great! I used the happy heineys on my son. I actually have a bit of a happy heiney obsession. The others are fine too, and fit better than the all in ones (IME), but I think I just had a bad first daycare experience all around. The screamer quickly grew out of the diaper covers her mom provided, and she pooped at least twice a day and a lot of the times, it was 3 times a day. And they were big poops, so there was no saving the diaper cover for reuse, and the wet bag didn't seal well because the tie came off. The real issue was there was so much poo she wanted me to use liners, and the little girl was so intolerant to dampness she wanted me to use an additional, extra special liner to wick the moisture away. I'll do cloth, but for daycare, I won't do it until I have a better setup to keep it away from the kids and lessen my workload so I don't have to transport all the equipment to the changing station before each diaper change, and I will REFUSE to do it for any kid who can't tolerate it in the future. And no extra liners! I draw the line there!

[PolarCare]

To be honest, no

I never used cloth diapers, and I don't currently use them on my daughter, 1. I'm spoiled to the ease of disposables, and she's the youngest of 6, and the youngest of 4 daughters in a row, so it's could get hectic adding more to the mix.

To he honest, I don't take kids in diapers. I don't depend on the income that I make from daycare, so I can wait a long time between clients for a good match. I prefer to care for school aged kids and possibly their preschool aged potty trained sibs. I know, I know, everybody loves babies, but I just like older kids better.

[KEG123]

Yes i would very much be willing. We are going to CD our upcoming little one, and I actually considered doing prefolds and covers with daycare kids, but that would add a lot more laundry :laugh:

I'm actually running a cloth diaper co-op through Fuzzibunz if anyone wants to PM me for prices. wink wink. ::