| Many parents want to use cloth diapers but think that | | | | instead of wipes), hand sanitizer, diaper rash cream, |
| it's too difficult. It is much easier to grab a disposable | | | | diaper covers and whatever else you use whenever |
| diaper and then toss it away when it's soiled. However, | | | | changing your baby's diaper. Have a place nearby to |
| it is possible to minimize the hassles of using cloth | | | | air wet diaper covers. A mug tree or wall hooks are |
| diapers. Here are some ideas for how to cloth diaper | | | | great for this. |
| more easily: | | | | Make your cloth diapers ready to go. |
| Use a diaper service. | | | | Fold and arrange the cloth diapers so that they're |
| If you don't want to even think about what kind of | | | | ready to go with each diaper change. If you use |
| cloth diapers to use, much less wash and dry them, a | | | | pocket diapers, stuff them with diaper liners as soon |
| diaper service is for you. With a diaper service, you | | | | as you take them out of the dryer. Stack them up in a |
| receive a week's worth of clean diapers as well as a | | | | diaper stacker, just as you would disposable diapers. |
| diaper pail. Just put the dirty diapers in the diaper pail | | | | Then when you're changing baby's diaper, you just |
| until the new set of clean diapers arrives one week | | | | grab one and go. |
| later. This is the easiest way to cloth diaper. | | | | Use the dry pail method. |
| Use disposable diapers sometimes. | | | | Place wet and soiled diapers in a dry pail; don't put |
| Cloth diapering isn't an all or nothing affair. If you find it | | | | water in it. The wet pail method is messy, stinky and |
| too difficult to use cloth diapers at night or when you're | | | | potentially dangerous. Small children can drown in even |
| out of the house, then use disposable diapers at those | | | | a few inches of water. Besides, the dry pail method is |
| times. You'll still be minimizing your family's contribution | | | | much more hygienic. Sprinkle the bottom of the pail |
| to land fills, as well as your baby's exposure to the | | | | with some baking soda, to cut on odors. Cover the pail |
| chemicals in disposable diapers. | | | | and your room won't stink. |
| Organize your supplies. | | | | Cloth diapering doesn't have to be complicated or |
| Set up a diaper changing station in convenient areas of | | | | burdensome. With a little planning and organization, it |
| your house. At least one upstairs and one downstairs | | | | can be quite pleasant and almost as convenient as |
| would be ideal. In each changing station, make sure | | | | disposable diapers. Give it a try and you'll soon come |
| you have a diaper pail, fresh diapers, baby wipes or | | | | up with your own way of how to cloth diaper more |
| washcloths (I use spray bottles and washcloths | | | | conveniently. |