Home >> Troubleshooting >> Baby’s Sick! Do I Need to Bleach the Diapers? By Melony Grace (registered nurse) and Meri Mackey (physician assistant) Oh No! My Kiddo is Sick! If your baby is sick, we know your first concern is getting to the doctor and getting your child proper medical treatment. But once the popsicles, prescriptions, and pillow pets are …
How to Sanitize Without Bleach
Home >> Troubleshooting >> Solving Stinky Diaper Problems >> How to Sanitize Without Bleach We hear it all the time – moms and dads today are desperate to find a way to keep their homes clean and safe without the use of a harsh product like household bleach. And we’ll be the first to tell you that there certainly are …
Fuzzibunz vs. Undiluted Bleach
Experiment: I soaked a PUL pocket diaper overnight in undiluted bleach. Now, I didn’t want to sacrifice a diaper that I regularly use so a friend gave me this Fuzzibunz to use as the elastics are shot. It had, however, perfect PUL. This experiment was to show the effects of undiluted bleach on PUL to refute any argument that …
How to BLEACH Your Cloth Diapers
Home >> Troubleshooting >> Solving Stinky Diaper Problems >> How to BLEACH Your Cloth Diapers Start with CLEAN cloth diapers, using disinfecting bleach with at least 5.25% sodium hypochlorite as the active ingredient. Soak for at least 30 minutes (and not to exceed 45 min.) in COLD water using the following dilution corresponding to your load size: Top Loader (Non-hE): Small: …
Diaper Rehab Hall of Fame
Ashley L. Courtney T. Sydney S. Jai M. Jamie R. Stripped and bleached per instructions, buncha farmers and oxi paste, lemon and two days of sun, and finally a more concentrated bleach soak (appx 1/3 cup bleach to one gallon of water in a bowl with a white washcloth on top to keep it submerged for about 30 minutes) Sara …
Cloth Diapering on a Budget
Home >> Special Circumstances >> Cloth Diapering on a Budget If you’re a parent who wants to cloth diaper but you just don’t know how you’ll afford the initial start up costs, trust us — you’re not alone. Many Fluff Love members and admins have struggled to afford cloth diapers for their babies. The good news is that once you …
Mold and Maggots
Home >> Troubleshooting >> Dealing with Mold, Mildew, and Bugs in Cloth Diapers Moldy diapers There’s nothing worse than going to start a load of laundry and finding black splotches sprouting across your favorite diaper. Mold and mildew like to grow in closed, warm, humid environments, and can show up on diapers that have been sitting damp in the pail …
Cloth Down Under
Home >> Cloth Around the World >> Cloth Down Under By Amy White, Nicki Jones, and Shannon Unka Table of Contents Stripping Sanitising Washing Detergent Water Hardness Rash Creams Stains Traditional Flats Diaper Storage Businesses We Love At Fluff Love we appreciate our international members and look forward to the day when good wash routines are spread across the globe. Australia …
Diaper Rashes
Home >> Troubleshooting >> Diaper Rashes in Cloth Diapered Babies Many babies, no matter what type of diaper they wear, will get a mild diaper rash at some point. The warm, wet conditions in a diaper, combined with friction and a high-bacteria environment, make diaper rashes fairly common. Changing your baby frequently — every two hours with wet diapers, or …