[blparent] clarification on a cloth diapering question

[Michael Baldwin]

Yep, the inserts do take longer to dry.
 Just toss them in at normal or what ever, and if you dryer has an auto
setting use that.  No need to use delicate.  Not sure why your using a no
heat dry mode.  Unless your dryer gets extremely hot, your not going to hurt
the fabric.  I use a bulk setting on our dryer and everything has worked
good for over 2 years.

And you will want to dry the covers on a heated setting once in a while.
The heat keeps the poly sealed up.

No fabric softener, and don't' use a washing detergent that has dies,
perfumes, etc.  Any of that can bother the baby's skin, and in some cases,
make the diaper less absorbent.  I actually recommend Charlies Soap.
$149.00 for a 5 gallon bucket shipped to your door, and it will last you at
least 2 years, and you can use it on everything.  

Here is a few other tips, and I hope your not offended by receiving more
than you asked for.  Pre-rinse in cold water, and wash in hot water.  If
your washer has a sanitary cycle, use that once in a while, no need to do it
every time though.  Use vinegar in your washer's fiber softener dispenser.
It helps to keep build of soap and hard water stuff off the diapers, keeps
them softer longer.  About 1/3-1/2 cup.  Not needed all the time, but every
once in a while won't hurt.

Michael



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-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Scott Lawlor
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 4:46 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: [blparent] clarification on a cloth diapering question

Hi.

Now that Leah is big enough to use these, or at least we think she is, I
wanted to just be clear on the care of the bum genius cloth diapers.

I guess an oversight on my part when choosing this diapering method is that
I don't do well with lots of choices, no matter what the situation so when I
read that there are as many ways to care for these diapers as there are
routines, the potential for me to feel a bit overwhelmed does indeed exist.

The instructions that came with our packages say to wash 3 to 5 times before
use.

In terms of drying these, is it okay to dry the inserts on a heated setting
if it's set to delicate?  The outer covers seem to dry relatively fast on a
simple airdry cycle which had no heat but the inserts are obviously still
wet after a couple of said cycle.

Thanks for the clarification.

Scott 


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