Stains, be gone!!

FINALLY.

I finally figured out how to get rid of stains. And to think people out there claim breast milk doesn't stain. Whatev!

Apparently my gal is a monster pooper, because today I noticed I had stains on nearly all of my prefolds! Yesterday, for whatever reason, she pooped all day long! It was crazy. I had to wash all but a few prefolds and all of the pockets.

So, because I had all of them to do, I did two loads and I presoaked both (as usual) and used a scoop of OxiClean in both loads, plus more detergent than I have been. I washed them in cold, then ran a hot wash/cold rinse with nothing added.

When they came out, they were clean and smelled fresh, not like detergent. I've been hesitant to use more detergent, because I don't want build-up, but they weren't getting clean and I couldn't bear to put another yellow-stained diaper on my beautiful girl.

I feel so much better now. As long as she doesn't get a rash, we're golden.

Another "finally:" here's a picture of Kathryn in her cheetah KaWaii cover with prefold. 

Disposable wipes no more

I can't use disposable wipes. After dealing with a terrible rash for a week after my last post, I went back to cloth wipes and water. The rash went away.

I have to keep Kathryn changed and dry. She is very moisture sensitive. I'm going to get some white fleece to make liners for the prefolds. Fleece whicks away the moisture, keeping baby dry. It's cheap and easy too.

Other than that, all is going great.

My fave dipes:
1. KaWaii Heavywetters: Great for moisture sensitive babies like my gal, easy to use, excellent diaper.
2. Cocalo Perfect Bum: I love using these with disposable, compostible inserts. They are trim and fit snugly without being too tight. The one she has is super cute too. Pink with a pink ruffled.
3. Prefolds and covers!! Easy (once you get the gang of the fold) and inexpensive. We are using only KaWaii covers (and they are great), but I'd like to explore Thirsties. I've heard great things about them.

I want to have a good stash so they aren't washed so much they wear out fast.

My least face dipes:
1. Gdiapers. I like how trim they are and I like and use the disposable/compostible inserts. I don't like that they're sized. I don't like the elastic on the liner.  Don't like that they don't have prints. I don't like the velcro in the back.

I'm still experiencing stains. :( That bugs my OCD. I'm trying OxiClean. Hopefully it'll work. It's too cold outside to be hanging diapers. If this doesn't work, I'll use a little bleach and be sure to rinse the heck out of them.