Diapers Q&A
Cleaning poopy cloth diapers?
I have an 8 month old who eats solid foods now. What is the best way to clean the poop off the cloth diaper? I've been using the disposable liners but just wondered if there is a quick and easy way to clean the diapers if you aren't using a liner even when it's a mushy mess! My method was shake, rinse, and squeeze out the water but it was really messy so that's why I started to use liners. Anyone want to share their methods? Thanks.
Public Comments
- I also used cloth with my first daughter. I wish I had some fantastic method for cleaning the dirty ones, but I don't. I did the same as you, shake, rinse and squeeze!! I'll tell you though, with my second I only used disposable and now again with my third - yep, you guessed it, disposable!!! Good luck to you!!
- I hated that in between stage, when my babies first started eating solids. I would just lay the diaper in the toilet and leave it for a while so that the poop would just fall off. I also kept a stack of flat diapers in the bathroom that I could wrap the wet diaper in, and take it to the diaper pail without wringing it out or trailing water all over the floor. If you want something quick and easy I think a mini shower is your best bet. This is a sprayer that attaches to your toilet. You just spray off the mess into the toilet and throw the diaper into your diaper pail without wringing out. Another option is a diaper duck. This is a device that hooks onto the toilet and securely holds the diaper into the toilet water. It is supposed to soak, rinse, and wring out your soiled diapers. If it does what it promises, then you would never have to even get your hands wet. I also have heard of an invention called a 'Potty Pail' that could be helpful. I knew a cloth diapering mom that swore by it, but I have never tried it.
