I know we all have our
own routines, but I thought it might be helpful to anyone new to cloth
to see the routines that we have found work the best for us. So here
you go!
TOP LOADER (Dee & Ashley)
1. Separate soaker from shell (cover & insert/prefold - whatever type you are using) and throw in machine.
2. Rinse Diapers. (if you are exclusively breastfeeding you can skip this step)
2. Do a full cycle with cold water and 1/2 the amount of detergent you would normally use.
3. When this cycle finishes, run a cycle with HOT WATER and your regular amount of detergent.
4. When this cycle finishes, run a cold rinse to be sure they are rinsed completely.
5. Dry your diapers! I dry my soakers/inserts in the dryer and hang my covers/shells.
IMPORTANT TIP: Do not stuff the machine full. If there is too much in one load then there isn't enough water to rinse the yuckies out - thus you will be left with ammonia smelling diapers - NO FUN.
FRONT LOADER (Jessica)
Front loaders can be extremely tricky and definitely take some getting used to. I did at least 5-6 loads before finding a routine that really worked well. Try my routine to start and it may just save you some headaches :)
1. Separate the soaker/insert from the shell (I like to do this as I throw them in the pail)
2. Load diapers into machine.
3. Set your washer to do a full rinse cycle on cold.
4. Once this cycle finishes do another rinse cycle on cold but this time set it to NO SPIN. (This causes the diapers to be soaked and heavy which will trick the washing into using more water on the actual wash cycle, HE washers use less water and it is determined by the weight of the clothes)
5. Now do your full wash cycle with detergent on hot with an extra rinse (you can use the 'whitest white's or 'sanitize' settings, but I heard 'sanitize' is too hot to use every time)
6. Dry your diapers! You can dry anything that does not contain PUL in the dryer, or you can hang dry it all.
What is YOUR wash routine? Feel free to leave a comment with any tips and tricks you'd like to share!
TOP LOADER (Dee & Ashley)
1. Separate soaker from shell (cover & insert/prefold - whatever type you are using) and throw in machine.
2. Rinse Diapers. (if you are exclusively breastfeeding you can skip this step)
2. Do a full cycle with cold water and 1/2 the amount of detergent you would normally use.
3. When this cycle finishes, run a cycle with HOT WATER and your regular amount of detergent.
4. When this cycle finishes, run a cold rinse to be sure they are rinsed completely.
5. Dry your diapers! I dry my soakers/inserts in the dryer and hang my covers/shells.
IMPORTANT TIP: Do not stuff the machine full. If there is too much in one load then there isn't enough water to rinse the yuckies out - thus you will be left with ammonia smelling diapers - NO FUN.
FRONT LOADER (Jessica)
Front loaders can be extremely tricky and definitely take some getting used to. I did at least 5-6 loads before finding a routine that really worked well. Try my routine to start and it may just save you some headaches :)
1. Separate the soaker/insert from the shell (I like to do this as I throw them in the pail)
2. Load diapers into machine.
3. Set your washer to do a full rinse cycle on cold.
4. Once this cycle finishes do another rinse cycle on cold but this time set it to NO SPIN. (This causes the diapers to be soaked and heavy which will trick the washing into using more water on the actual wash cycle, HE washers use less water and it is determined by the weight of the clothes)
5. Now do your full wash cycle with detergent on hot with an extra rinse (you can use the 'whitest white's or 'sanitize' settings, but I heard 'sanitize' is too hot to use every time)
6. Dry your diapers! You can dry anything that does not contain PUL in the dryer, or you can hang dry it all.
What is YOUR wash routine? Feel free to leave a comment with any tips and tricks you'd like to share!
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