Cloth Diapers and Twins

They're cute, fluffy and somewhat addicting. In my husbands words my cloth diapering obsession is a hobby, something I do for fun. Well, he may be on to something, it's a science, I think I've read more about cloth diapering than I have in regards to my MPH.

It's comical really, why does cleaning poo out of colored poo catchers make me happy.....? Your guess is as good as mine. I honestly think I'm addicted to the cute prints, and those fluffy bums. Even the dear hubby comments on how cute they look strutting around with owls and hearts on their rumps.

When I became pregnant I knew I wanted to do things differently this time around, I guess some would call me a "hippie" I'm all about natural this and natural that, eat clean, organic, make my own cleaning supplies and if I can't I buy safe, non toxic products. When I learned how diapers are made, whats in them and how long they take to decompose in a landfill I knew I wanted something different.

I won't lie, my kids still wear disposable, just not often. When we travel and one for overnight, we try and stick with The Honest Company or Seventh Generation, but sometimes Costco wins. Either way I don't stress and I enjoy my little hobby of cloth diapering.

I bought all of my diapers second hand, and that saves a serious amount of cash. I love, love love, Rumparooz. They are my favorite so far, however I want to try Best Bottoms, we also use bumgenius. Hubby isn't opposed to changing a cloth diaper, he just won't wash them. And to be honest I wouldn't want him messing with my wash routine.

Washing; this is where it becomes a science. I never had a problem until I bought these beautiful Samsung frontloaders, my old washer was great. Used like 47 gallons to wash and always got them clean. Now, I've had some bouts of ammonia buildup, detergent buildup, you name it, all because frontloaders use so little water. Diapers need lots of water to get clean. Their job is to absorb, so if there is a tablespoon of water trying to get 16 insets clean we have a problem. My solution has been, a quick wash without detergent with no spin, this soaks them. I then do a delicate wash (as it uses the most amount of water) with detergent and finally 3 rinse and spins. Every other week I run them on a sanitize cycle as well.

Detergents are another thing, I used to use Rockin Green because every single cloth diaper resource says its the best, however after my bouts of detergent buildup I asked some cloth diapering pros and they assured me Tide free and gentle was best. We switched two weeks ago so I'll keep ya posted.

Also we decided to ditch the diaper sprayer for liners, they are flushable and catch the poo. So the liner goes in the toilet the diaper goes in the cloth diaper pail and I wash every 2-3 days. I'm a girl who HATES laundry but something about my cloth diapers is therapeutic, yes I know I'm crazy, but that's ok!