Diaper Wrap
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What cloth diapers last the longest?
I’m about to make the switch to cloth diapers. I have an 11-month-old and I would like to have more children, so what I would like to know–before I invest–is what diapers, in your experience, last the longest?
Right now, I’m looking at purchasing prefolds and diaper wraps with PUL. Any information would be great so long as it addresses longevity: methods, brands, tips, etc.
Here is what I do:
I got 25 Kushies brand cloth diapers. No covers, no wraps, no inserts. Just the diapers.
I bought a pail and a plunger, some laundry bar soap, rubber gloves, and a drying rack.
I put a disposable diaper on him at night. We tried cloth at night but I wasn’t happy with the fact that the cloth allows moisture to touch his skin all night long while he sleeps. I also put him in a disposable diaper if we go out, just so that I don’t have to haul around wet/dirty cloth diapers. So at the most, I am using two disposable diapers per day. (You might not want to use disposables at all – in which case you will need to invest in covers because by morning that diaper will be soaked.)
The rest of the time it’s cloth – and you want to change cloth often because the wetness doesn’t wick away like with disposables. He goes through about 10 a day.
I toss them in the pail, wash them, hang them out to dry. It takes only a few minutes to do this each night. If it’s a soiled diaper I rinse it around in the toilet first. That might seem gross at first, but before you know it you will have the most sparkling clean toilet simply from using it to rinse diapers all the time. Always rinse dirty diapers in cold water first so the stain doesn’t set.
Handwashing and hanging them out to dry makes them last so much longer than if you were washing them by machine. It’s much gentler on the fibres and they will last a long time no matter what brand. My Kushies still look like new.
Comparison of Thirsties Duo Wrap and Diaper Cover
