The Ultimate Guide to Cloth Diapers.
I see people all the time ask people “tell me everything you know about cloth diapers.” Like it’s a question you can answer in a few short sentences. So I’m here to save the day. It’s taken me a few days but here it is. The Ultimate guide in links. Cloth 101 at it’s finest. Everything, and more, that you ever need to know. It’s time to erase everything you’ve ever read about cloth diapers and unlearn it all. Of course, Fluff Love University wants to help you do this! Many people have visited the webpage, but do you really know how many files we have?! SO many! So here, have a list, and link, of basically every file we have. Or at least the parent file to the ones that have smaller break down pages!
Please DO NOT delete or edit ANYTHING, but do feel free to reblog and pass it along! Share the knowledge! :)
Also, I know this list is long. DONT let it be overwhelming. It’s not hard, I promise. We have broken down everything to make it as simply and easy to learn as possible.
Basic Cloth Diaper Information:
1.) Cloth Diaper Lingo
2.) Cloth Diaper Cheat Sheet
2b.) Also see Cloth Diaper Overview (With a break down of each type of diaper. Even has a video!!)
3.) Prepping Cloth Diapers
4.) Washing Diapers in a NON-HE Machine
5.) Washing Diapers in a HE Machine
4-5b.) Machine specific routine breakdown (generalized)
6.) Dirty Diaper Storage
7.) Cloth Diapering a Newborn
7a.) Diaper Care in the first few weeks
8.) Detergent Index (THE ONLY ONE THAT YOU WILL EVER NEED! Seriously. The other ones are full of myths and expensive detergents. This is where you want to look.)
8b.) Washing with Plant based or Free and Clear Detergents
9.) Mythbusters, Cloth Edition
Continued Learning about Cloth Diapering
1.) Cloth Diapering on a budget
2.) Emergency Cloth Diapering
3.) Cloth in Daycares
4.) Cloth Wipes
5.) Wool Care
6.) Bedwetting Solutions
7.) Overnight Diapers
8.) Gray Water and Septic Washing
9.) Handwashing, Coin ops, Portables, and AIO washers
10.) Camping in Cloth Diapers
Cloth Diapering around the world:
These pages provide with where to buy things, the local products, and any extra tips we can provide.
1.) Cloth in Canada
2.) Cloth Down Under
3.) Cloth Diapering in Espanol (New!!)
Cloth Diaper Trouble Shooting
Do keep in mind that while many cloth pages you find will be filled with troubleshooting questions about stripping and bleaching, this isn’t something that is considered “normal.” While it is common, with a solid routine you should never NEED to do any of these things. If you do, and its not for medical reasons, then we highly suggest you take a good look at your wash routine and see what you can do to make it better so that you never need to “fix” any problem again. Prevention is the key.
1.) Rashes in Cloth Diapers
2.) Cloth Diaper Creams
2b.) Diaper Cream Index
3.) Leaking Diapers
4.) Suds and Bubbles
4b.) Washing in Soft Water
5.) Hard Water and Cloth Diapers
5b. What does my water test mean?
6.) Mold, Mildew, and bugs in Diapers
7.) Sick Babies! (E.coli? MRSA? Hand, mouth, and foot? Etc..)
8.) Dealing with Yeast in Cloth Diapers
9.) Stripping Cloth Diapers (Removing hard water mineral build up.)
10. Bleaching Cloth Diapers
10b.) Bleach Alternatives (How to sanitize without bleach.)
And because who doesn’t want facts and sources….
1.) Myth of Detergent Build up
2.) Whats in my detergent
3.) Science of Stripping
4.) Why we DONT recommend Homemade Detergent
5.) Why we DONT recommend Charlies Soap
6.) Why you DONT recommend TTO or GSE
7.) Survey Data
8.) Resources
1.) The Dirty Diaper Challenge. See our admins take on diapers most people wouldn’t dream of buying and making them perfect again using FLU methods!
2.) Get Local! Find your local Cloth Diaper group!
3.) The Fluff Love Awards! See what brands are most popular amongst our members!
4.) TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! Take this super fun test to see how much you know and how well you can troubleshoot some common problems!
-Of course, if and when we add anything else Ill be sure to update this post!
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