We are 6 months in to cloth diapering and the dreamy phase of washing the diapers has passed quickly with the introduction of solid foods. Gone are the days of EBF poop and not worrying about smells, or what went in to the washing machine. No, now my daughters diapers smell as bad as her daddy's, but unfortunately don't land in the toilet. Although I knew this day would come, I didn't quite understand how easy I had it and that the elusive diaper sprayer was needed more than I realized. Last night I found myself dunking my daughters cloth diaper in the toilet and swishing it around in order to loosen the poop. Never in a million years did I ever think this is where I would be. Standing over a toiler, full of poop, arm half way in, not even holding my breath.
Honestly, even though the smell or idea of what I am doing doesn't bother me, this just CAN'T be the way other mama's wash their cloth diapers, right? Is the diaper sprayer really going to help that much? Would my washing machine really clog if I "accidentally" let a poopy diaper slip in to the diaper laundry?
Needless to say, I am in search of the perfect diaper sprayer. Unfortunatly,
Kelly's Closet is out of the BumGenius Diaper Sprayer that I really wanted, so now I have to figure out where to get one. Until then I remain in good relations with our toilet and my daughters behind. I have become obsessed with the flushable liners and will hopefully have a diaper sprayer before we run out!
That's what I've been doing since day one. I use the peri bottle to spray off the chunks and flush it, then rinse the remainder by hand. It's gross but...my mom did it too...it doesn't really bother me, I just wash my hands really well afterward.
ReplyDeleteThe peri bottle, Camille you are a genius! I knew there was a reason why I posted this to all the great cloth diapering followers out there! I have one handy and will try that until I make a purchase on a diaper sprayer.
ReplyDeleteThanks mama!!!
Here is a link to a diaper sprayer with free shipping...HTH!
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The Potty Pail is pretty funny! I've never seen that before. Is that the hose you're going to buy?
ReplyDeleteI've been cloth diapering for almost 4 years now (two children) and I can't figure out this whole "swishing diapers around in the toilet" thing. My husband has very dirty clothes when he comes home (grease, dirt, mud, grime) and the washing machine handles that. Why wouldn't it handle a little bit of baby poop? Washing machines are so much more efficient than the days when our mothers used cloth diapers. I shake some of the poop in the toilet if I can but then I just throw it in the diaper pail to be washed with the rest of them. One cycle rinse, one cycle wash (with little detergent on HOT) and they're all clean! Just skip the swishing and rinsing all together and let your washer do the work!
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