Showing posts with label clothdiapers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label clothdiapers. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Cloth Diapering on the road??

A lot of people think we're crazy for cloth diapering at all much less when we go on trips.  But I actually have a (possibly irrational) fear of using disposables especially when we travel!  I'm afraid that they will leak, I don't know what to do with the dirty ones when we're on the road, and I just really don't trust them at all.  Yes, I'm crazy, but I'm ok with that.

So how exactly do we manage to cloth diaper while driving over 1300 miles in 4 days?  Well, we're organized...really organized...

First, I have a bucket for diapers and clothes.  We took an assortment of BumGenius AIOs, Rumparooz, Smartipants, Fuzzibunz, Flips and HuggaBunz along with extra Blueberry inserts and hemp doublers and a Imse Vimse swim diaper. Under the pirate towel are his clothes and swim suits.



Second, a basket with wipes (cloth and *gasp* disposable), foaming wipe solution, pail powder, a sample packet of Rockin' Green Hard Rock and a few extras.



Third, we take two FABULOUS Planet Wise hanging wet/dry bags.



Since we stayed with family for part of the trip we simply did laundry there which made things a lot easier.  I took one of our Pressa Drying Hangers from IKEA which is great because it's small and compact but works really well for diapers!

I really do think that cloth diapering anywhere is very doable!  If you haven't tried it, you should really give it a shot on your next road trip.  If you're nervous you can always take disposable back ups, but it really isn't as hard as you may think...and just think, if you don't buy that pack or two of disposables you can put the money towards a dinner out or a night at the movies!

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Fitted Diaper Suggestions?

I'm pretty sure that there are other cloth diapering mommies out there that read/follow my blog so I'm talking to you ladies specifically. 

I really need some suggestions on fitted diapers.  When our son was little we used BumGenius bamboo fitteds all the time.  I mean ALL the time!  I had a lot of x-small, small and mediums, but hadn't gotten around to buying any large yet.  By the time I realized that they had discontinued them I couldn't find them anywhere.  I was SOO disappointed!  They were super soft and amazingly absorbent!

So now what?  I really would love to find some bamboo fitteds out there that are just as soft and absorbent as the BumGenius. 

Here's what I'm looking for ideally, but if you've found something that you LOVE please let me know!

-  I prefer snaps since David has figured out how to take off his velcro diapers, but with a fitted it's not as much of a big deal, I'll just make sure to put a cover with snaps over it ;)
-  One piece enclosed.  I don't mind if it takes longer to dry, I just don't want to have to put something together or have weird inserts flapping around to get twisted, fall out or get grabbed and thrown around while I'm trying to diaper a squirmy little boy who wants to play.
-  SOFT!  I have a few fitteds that started out great but after a few washes they became stiff and just don't seem comfortable at all anymore.
-  Won't break the bank. I don't want to spend over $15-$17 for a fitted.  Anything higher just seems like it's too much to pay for something less than an AIO or pocket with insert included.

Am I asking too much?  Was BumGenius the ONLY company that made a fitted like that?

Thanks so much in advance for any suggestions you have!!