We could use 2 to 3 covers for the week, and we opted to use disposable inserts, rather than wash a VERY
small diaper load every 2 to 3 days
Neither my spouse nor I stay at home with our child during the day and we take turns doing
the small diaper load at night.
Not exact matches
Newborn
diapers are very
small, so you can fit more in a
load).
It's a little
smaller than a standard washer, but works great for a
diaper load every other day or so.
I had no clue that aside from flushing each poop down the toilet (easiy accomplished by using a
Diaper Sprayer or with a
small biodegradable flushable liner), washing cloth
diapers is only 2 or 3 extra
loads of laundry a week.
This is a great kit for baby grooming as comes
loaded with a large hanging case for a nursery and a
smaller one which will act as a
diaper bag.
It's
smaller than a comparable Planet wise bag, and holds only 12 - 15 dirty cloth
diapers with the top open (That's about a days worth of
diapers in my house, and about 1/3 of a
load of dirty
diapers).
about 1/2 -3 / 4 of laundry is ideal... you want the
diapers to rub against each other to get clean and not just flop around in your machine and create a bubble cushion at the bottom of the washer that the
diapers will just float off of and not penetrate... If the
load of laundry is too
small the
diapers will be lifted by the drum and dropped to the bottom, flop flop..
All three videos show the exact same
diaper load of 30 size
small yellow edge prefolds washing with one bright dish towel added to help you see the agitation more easily.
for adding towels try to use
smaller hand towels, or if you don't mind ruining some old towels then cut them up into thirds, if you use big towels to bulk up your
load the
diapers will get trapped and wrapped up inside of them and they won't get properly clean, so always aim for
smaller peices of laundry to bulk up the
load.
Small load = 10 - 12 complete
diapers, a wet bag and / or a pail liner, and cloth wipes.
I use them once a month on my
diapers in one big
load (sposie day) This has kept
diapers clean and haven't had any real
small issues in 16 months of clothing.
These are especially handy for use with front
loading washing machines where it can be difficult to dump a
diaper pail full of
diapers into the
small sideways door of the machine.
Washing machines, especially high efficiency washing machines, will clean your
diapers better if the
load is
small.
If you use cloth
diapers and are concerned about your environmental impact, you can make sure to run
small loads at a low water level, air - dry and sun - dry, use natural detergents, etc..