Talk on Cloth Diapering 101, done in Medela House by Next9 and Tickled Moms! Organized by Chronicles of a Nursing Mom

1. Cl ot h Di aper i ng
101
Me d e l a Ho u s e
2 1 Ap r i l 2 01 2

2. OUTLI NE
• Ad van t ag e s o f u s i n g c l o t h d i ap e r s
• Typ e s o f c l o t h d i ap e r s
• Us i n g c l o t h d i ap e r s
• I s s u e s t h at mi g h t b e e n c o u n t e r e d
• Ac c e s s o r i e s
• CD - i n g at n i g h t
• CD - i n g wh i l e g o i n g o u t / t r ave l i n g
• Ho w t o mak e i t wo r k
• El i mi n at i o n Co mmu n i c at i o n

3. W CHOOSE CLOTH?
HY
• I t ’ s b e s t f o r b ab y
• Yo u c an s ave b i g b u c k s !
• Yo u c an b e e c o - f r i e n d l y
• D e s p i t e wh at yo u t h i n k , c l o t h i s c o n ve n i e n t
• . . . an d ye s , i t i s F UN!

4. STUFF I NSI DE A DI SPOSABLE DI APER

5. DI SPOSI ES DI SSECTED

6. COST OF USI NG DI SPOSABLES*
• D r yp e r s : Ph P9/ p c = Ph P39, 42 0/ ye ar
• EQ D r y: Ph P8. 5 0/ p c = Ph P37, 2 30/ ye ar
• Pamp e r s Co mf o r t : Ph P7/ p c = Ph P30, 5 76/ ye ar
• Pamp e r s Bab y D r y: Ph P8. 2 5 / p c = Ph P36, 036/ ye ar
• Hu g g i e s D r y: Ph P8. 5 0/ p c = Ph P37, 2 30/ ye ar
• Hu g g i e s D r y Co mf o r t : Ph P1 0/ p c = Ph P43, 800/ ye ar
• Pr o Ki d s : Ph P1 1 / p c = Ph P48, 1 80/ ye ar
• Mamy Po k o : D r y Ph P1 3/ p c = Ph P37, 960/ ye ar
* 8 d i s p o s ab l e
d i ap e r s /d ay

7. TYPES OF DI APERS
• F l at F o l d s
• Pr e f o l d s
• Co ve r s
• Po c k e t s
• Al l - i n - On e s
• Al l - i n - Two s
• Fi t t e d s

8. FLAT FOLD CLOTH DI APERS

9. PREFOLDS

10. COVERS

11. COVERS

12. POCKETS
I ns e rt
Po c k e t

13. ALL- I N- ONES ( AI Os )

14. ALL- I N- TW ( AI 2s )
OS

15. FI TTED OR CONTOURED DI APERS

16. FI TTED OR CONTOURED DI APERS

17. FI TTED OR CONTOURED DI APERS

18. ONE SI ZE CLOTH DI APERS

19. ONE SI ZE CLOTH DI APERS

20. PREPARI NG YOUR CLOTH DI APERS
W do you need t o pr ep?
hy
• Hyg i e n e
• Ab s o r b e n c y
• Ch e c k s t ai n i n g
How do you pr ep nappi es ?
• S yn t h e t i c : was h o n c e
• Nat u r al f i b e r s : was h i n h o t 4x - 6x o r was h i n
c o l d 7x - 9x
Cheat ! W h o nc e and hav e y o ur b ab y we ar i t f o r s ho r t e r
as
pe ri ods unt i l t he nap p y r e ac he s max i mum
ab s o r b e nc y

21. USI NG YOUR CLOTH DI APERS
AI Os
• ad j u s t i n g t h e s i z e
Cover s
• f o l d i n g an d s e c u r i n g f l at s
• us i ng pre - f ol d s
• us i ng f i t t e d s
AI 2s
• s n ap p i n g i n s o ak e r s
Poc ket s
• s t uf f i ng i ns e rt s

22. WASHI NG YOUR CLOTH DI APERS
When t o w has
• D e p e n d s o n t h e n u mb e r o f d i ap e r s yo u h ave
• F o r mu l a: # o f d i ap e r s yo u n e e d t o h ave = d i ap e r s
b ab y n e e d s / d ay X ( d ays yo u p l an t o g o b e t we e n
was h e s + 1 )
Det er gent t o us e
• NO b r i g h t e n e r s
• NO d ye s
• NO f r ag r an c e
• NO s o f t e n e r s

23. WASHI NG YOUR CLOTH DI APERS
How t o w h as
• S e p ar at e c o ve r s / p o c k e t s f r o m s o ak e r s ( f l at s ,
pre f ol d s , i ns e rt s , e t c)
• Ri n s e d i ap e r s i n c o l d wat e r
• W h t h e d i ap e r i n c o l d wat e r ( u s e ½ t h e u s u al
as
amo u n t
of d e t e r ge nt )
• D o an e x t r a r i n s e , mak i n g s u r e t h at t h e r e ar e n o
d e t e r ge nt s u d s l e f t o n t h e d i ap e r s .
• L i n e d r y h o r i z o n t al l y s o as n o t t o o ve r s t r e t c h t h e
s i d e e l as t i c s
• I f t u mb l e d r yi n g , > 40° C

24. I SSUES THAT M GHT BE ENCOUNTERED
I
St ai ns
• Mr . Go l d e n S u n
• L e mo n j u i c e
• Ox yb l e ac h
• Hyd r o g e n Pe r o x i d e
• Vi n e g ar
Leaks
• He avy we t t e r  ad d mo r e i n s e r t s
• D i ap e r s r e p e l l i q u i d  s t r i p

25. I SSUES THAT M GHT BE ENCOUNTERED
I
St i nk
• Us i n g t o o mu c h d e t e r g e n t  s t r i p
• To o l o n g i n b e t we e n was h i n g  was h at mo s t e ve r y 3
d ays o r
at l e as t r i n s e o u t p o o p an d p e e ; u s e b ak i n g
s o d a wi t h r i n s e
• AI O p r o b l e m: d r yi n g t i me n o t e n o u g h  mak e s u r e
t h at s i d e e l as t i c s ar e d r y
• Vi n e g ar r i n s e s  u s e o n l y ¼ t o ½ c u p o f vi n e g ar p e r
l o ad
• W h i n g i n s o ak i n g wat e r wi t h p o o p
as
• D i ap e r s n o t u n r o l l e d  u n r o l l d i ap e r s b e f o r e
l o ad i n g i n t o mac h i n e
• Ove r l o ad e d was h i n g mac h i n e s  was h l e s s d i ap e r s p e r
l o ad
• D i ap e r c r e ams  s o ak , was h wi t h b ak i n g s o d a, d r y
und e r t he s un
• HE was h e r s  ad d t o we l s t o t r i c k mac h i n e t o ad d

26. I SSUES THAT M GHT BE ENCOUNTERED
I
Ras hes
• How t o avoi d r as hes
• Ch an g e yo u r b ab y f r e q u e n t l y
• Have n ap p y f r e e t i me
• Mak e s u r e yo u d r y t h e i r b o t t o m we l l at e ac h
c h an g e
• Pr ac t i c e g o o d h yg i e n e
• Caus es of r as hes
• S e n s i t i vi t y t o f ab r i c
• Al l e r g y t o d e t e r g e n t  s wi t c h d e t e r g e n t s
• De t e r ge n t b u i l d u p  s t r i p
• To o l o n g i n b e t we e n c h an g e s  c h an g e e ve r y t wo
hours
• Ye as t i n f e c t i o n o x yb l e ac h , s u n , h yd r o g e n
pe roxi d e

27. I SSUES THAT M GHT BE ENCOUNTERED
I
Ras hes
• Tr eat i ng r as hes
• I f p o s s i b l e , u s e z i n c o x i d e - f r e e c r e ams
• F o r d i ap e r s : Us e l i n e r s
• Ho me r e me d i e s : VCO, l an o l i n , o l i ve o i l ,
c o r n s t ar c h * , b r e as t mi l k * , war m b ak i n g s o d a s o ak
* mak e s ye as t i n f e c t i o n
wo r s e

28. STRI PPI NG
Us i ng di s hw hi ng l i qui d
as
• S t ar t wi t h c l e an d i ap e r s s o was h an d r i n s e as
u s u al . No n e e d t o d r y.
• S o ak t h e d i ap e r s i n wat e r wi t h a s mal l amo u n t o f
d i s h was h i n g l i q u i d wi t h o u t
mo i s t u r i z e r s f o r ap p r o x i mat e l y 30 mi n u t e s .
Hal f a t e as p o o n o f d i s h was h i n g l i q u i d i s s u f f i c i e n t
t o s t ri p a d o z e n d i ap e r s .
• F o r p o c k e t d i ap e r s , u s e a s o f t b r u s h t o s c r u b t h e
f l e e c e l aye r .
• Ri n s e . Ke e p o n r i n s i n g u n t i l t h e r e ar e n o s o ap s u d s
left.
• L i n e d r y.

29. STRI PPI NG
Us i ng hot w er
at
• S t ar t wi t h c l e an d i ap e r s s o was h an d r i n s e as
u s u al . No n e e d t o d r y.
• W h r e p e at e d l y wi t h war m wat e r u n t i l n o s o ap s u d s
as
Boi larng l e f t .
i e
• S t ar t wi t h c l e an d i ap e r s s o was h an d r i n s e as
u s u al . No n e e d t o d r y.
• Pu t s o ak e r s i n b o i l i n g wat e r . Bo i l f o r 1 5 mi n u t e s .

30. ACCESSORI ES
I ns e rt s !

31. ACCESSORI ES
D i ap e r Pai l
W t Bag
e

32. ACCESSORI ES
Cl o t h W p e s
i

33. ACCESSORI ES
W e r bot t l e
at
D i ap e r I n s e r t

34. ACCESSORI ES
D i ap e r p i n s
S n ap p i
f as t e n e r s

35. ACCESSORI ES
D i ap e r Ch an g i n g Mat

36. CD- i ng AT NI GHT
Boos t abs or benc y
• d oubl e i ns e rt s
• d oubl e rs
• f l at s an d p r e - f o l d s as d o u b l e r s
Keep baby dr y

37. CD- i ng W LE GOI NG OUT
HI
St uf f t o br i ng i n your di aper bag
• e x t r a d i ap e r s / s o ak e r s / i n s e r t s o c k s
• c l o t h wi p e s
• s p r ay b o t t l e
• c h an g i n g mat
• we t b ag

38. CD- i ng W LE TRAVELLI NG
HI
• I f us i ng pocke t s , bri ng i ns e rt s ocks
• Us e f l at s an d mi c r o f l e e c e t o we l as s o ak e r s
• S e n d d i ap e r s ah e ad t h r o u g h a c o u r i e r s e r vi c e

39. HOW TO MAKE I T WORK
• Ch an g e mi n d s e t s : D o n o t t r y t o d o , d o i t .
• I n ve s t .
• D o n o t b u y d i s p o s ab l e s .
• Ed u c at e t h e p e o p l e ar o u n d yo u – s p o u s e ,
p ar e n t s , yayas , s i b l i n g s
• D e al wi t h o n e s t r e s s o r at a t i me
• I t i s t h e b e t t e r c h o i c e ! Ye s , e ve n wi t h t h e
ad d e d c o s t s of
e l e c t r i c i t y an d wat e r .

40. ELI M NATI ON COM UNI CATI ON
I M
A g e n t l e , n o n - c o e r c i ve way t o r e s p o n d t o a b ab y’ s
n at u r al e l i mi n at i o n n e e d s , f r o m b i r t h , wh i c h
e n ab l e s h e r
t o f ol l ow he r i ns t i nct s t o not s oi l he rs e l f ,
h e r c ar e t ak e r ,
o r h e r s l e e p s p ac e

41. WHAT E C I S NOT
• EC i s n o t ab o u t yo u r b ab y…i t ’ s al l ab o u t yo u , t h e p ar e n t .
• EC s h o u l d n o t b e s t ar t e d b y “ wi n g i n g i t . ”
• EC d o e s n ’ t h ap p e n o ve r n i g h t – i t ’ s a j o u r n e y
• EC i s n o t i mp o s s i b l e .
• EC i s n o t h o ve r i n g o ve r yo u r b ab y al l d ay l o n g , wai t i n g
f o r h i m t o u r i n at e .
• EC i s n o t c o e r c i ve
• EC i s n o t “ t r ai n i n g ” yo u r b ab y.

42. WHAT E C I S NOT
• EC i s n o t “ p ar e n t t r ai n i n g . ”
• EC i s n o t a c h o r e …i t ’ s a l i f e s t yl e .
• EC i s n o t f i x i n g s o me t h i n g t h at ’ s b r o k e n ( l i k e d i ap e r i n g
s e e ms t o b e )

43. 4 KEYS TO E C
• Bab y’ s s i g n al s
• Bab y’ s n at u r al t i mi n g
• Co mmo n p o t t y t i mi n g
• Yo u r i n t u i t i o n

44. THE KEY?
CONS I S TENCY! ! !

45. May t h e c l o t h b e wi t h yo u .