Diapering~ An Act of Love

I believe that diapering is an act of love. It is just one of the many things we do to care for our babies. So it makes sense that the diapers we choose should preserve our babies environment, health and well being. For more on the reasons to choose cloth and more info. on the Fuzzi Bunz in particular please view my July post "From Fuzzi Bunz to g-Diapers"

Over the last 3 months Chris and I have learned: disposable diapers leak a lot, g-diapers leak less, and cloth Fuzzi Bunz (when used correctly) don't leak at all. You will love the Fuzzi Bunz! They are super effective, easy to use and easy to launder. I have only had a couple leaks and both were my fault. To avoid leaks you need to have the diaper tightly fastened. Also you must make sure that the fleece lining is not sticking up/out of the back of the diaper. It must be tucked into the elastic or pee can wick out and onto clothing.

If you use only Fuzzi Bunz and wash the diapers daily you will need 12 diapers. This works fine for Chris and I. If you want to wash every 2nd day then you will need 24. I also bought the "monkey doodlze" small zippered dirty diaper bag for when we are out and about, one of the large draw string diaper bags for at home, one additional bamboo diaper insert (a thin but 'thirsty' insert great for adding to the diaper along with the micro fiber insert for long evening sleeps), and some cotton bum-cloths for wiping. So when we change Spencer we use a warm water soaked cloth wipe(no chemicals, harsh soaps, or fragrances), toss it in the dirty diaper bag, shake the diaper liner into the dirty diaper bag and then drop in the diaper shell. The breast fed baby's poopy diaper can be tossed into the washer with hot water and the right soap. This makes it easy for laundry time- We just dump the dirty diapers and wipes into the washer and shove the bag in too. Once they are washed all but the diaper bag can go into the drier. Once your baby starts eating solid foods we have to shake the poo into the toilet before washing. This can be a problem with some cloth diapers... because the poo sticks to the diaper. Not the case with Fuzzi Bunz! The fleece fabric allows the poo to just fall right off- no sticking. I just love this system! So simple and it produces zero stinky dirty garbage.

One more thing. Be sure that you buy the proper laundry soap. These diapers will lose absorbancy if you: use the wrong soap, fabric softeners, bleaches, or too much soap. I use the Nature Clean Powdered Soap found at most Safeway stores as well as Choices Markets. If you find that your diapers start to lose absorbancy due to soap build-up try washing them in hot water with 1/2 cup vinegar and 1/2 cup baking soda. Wash and then rinse in hot water too.


I bought our Fuzzi Bunz from New and Green. This local online store is fabulous. You will love their website. It's full of great info. on cloth diapering:
http://www.newandgreen.com


Visit this link to view the large number of Fuzzi Bunz accolades:
http://www.fuzzibunz.com/news.php