Here are a few helpful websites with diapering options, accessories needed, how to wash and care for your diapers and FAQ's:
Eco Friendly Family
Pin Stripes and Polka Dots
And here are a few websites that I buy my cloth from:
Abby's Lane
Abby's Lane is a diaper shop located in Virginia. They have free shipping and super fast delivery for Virginia residents (I can't speak for other states).
Jillian's Drawers
They have a cloth diaper trial you can do for $10.00. Try their products and if you love them you will know what you want to invest your money in, if you don't love them, send them back for a refund! Easy, peasy!
Kelly's Closet
So you might be wondering what products I suggest, please keep in mind this is what works for us and you may or may not like the same things.
Currently in my "stash" I have pocket diapers, All In Ones (AIO) and prefolds with covers. We have diapers with velcro, diapers with snaps and diapers that you use with a snappi.
The brands that I have are BumGenius, SmartiPants, FuzziBunz, Thirsties covers and Rumparooz! I actually just placed an order last week for the new BumGenius version 4.0 in snaps. Honestly, I don't have a favorite yet. Up until about a week or two ago, I was mostly using prefolds and thristies covers since Marissa hadn't grown into her pocket diapers yet. So far, I have no complaints with any of the brands that I have. I think I do prefer snaps (even though they are a little more time consuming than velcro) but I think they will hold up better over time.
Here's a list of other products and supplies that I recommend:
- A wet bag for on the go (I really like Planet Wise wet bags, they come in cute patterns and I have a medium and small bag)
- I have two Planet Wise pail liners (in pink and brown to match the nursery)
- A regular flip top kitchen trash can (flip top so that you can leave it open and let the diapers get air to keep stink
- Essential oils in your favorite scents (I love lavender, I put some in the washing machine and also put a few drops in the bottom of the pail liner to keep things smelling fresh)
- Cloth wipes are great too!
- I use Allen's Naturally Detergent (which is also HE front loader safe)
- I highly recommend Grandma El's (cloth diaper safe) rash cream. Love, love, LOVE this stuff (even if you don't cloth diaper)! It smells good, a little bit goes a long way and Marissa's butt is so smooth and clear when I use it. I try to use it a few times a day just to keep her bum nice and dry but anytime she gets any kind of rash it clears up in no time at all.
- A box of baking soda (I sprinkle a little in the bottom of the pail liner to also help keep things fresh)
- Fleece Liners (I went to our local fabric store and bought a few yards of no pill white fleece and cut them into rectangles to use as liners in all of my pocket diapers. It's not really necessary but it does help to protect the diapers from stains and fleece is a nice stay dry barrier for heavy wetters. I especially like using the liners at night since Marissa is sleeping longer stretches).
- White Distilled Vinegar and Wool dryer balls. I have actually stopped using fabric softener on all of our laundry. Not only does it contain lots of chemicals, it makes clothing more flammable and it isn't cloth diaper safe. As an alternative, I fill my fabric softener dispenser (on my washing machine) with plain white distilled vinegar (adding a few drops of essential oils to make it smell good) and use wool dryer balls in the dryer.
- Sun! Yep, the sun works MIRACLES on stains (and it disinfects them, too)! Just hang your clean, wet diapers in the sun to dry and your stains will magically disappear, no joke!
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