Cloth Diaper Fail

Like everything in life it's an experiment that your are performing or someone else has already performed. Cloth diapering is no different.

My wife and I were trying to find the best way to clean our diaper covers. We were starting to have issues with them leaking more and more and we wanted to see if there is a better way, shy of hands washing. We came across a site that said putting the wash on high heat would clean them better, diapers and covers, and then hang them on the line. We did and the next day my daughter went through 5 covers! And by the 5th cover the day wasn't even over.

What had we done? Turns out reading the label is a useful thing and you should do it. If you don't feel like it, it says, "Machine/hand wash cold to medium water only." High heat didn't shrink them, but pulled the coating off our Bububibi causing them to leak far more than they ever had. We washed them with the cloth diapers. 

Thankfully we didn't wash them all that way, but after going to the sight it seems as though everything is bad for this brand. Don't leave them in a moist area, don't leave them in sunlight, once dry remove from dryer immediately. Really this is a bit considering we sometimes start the dryer before we head out and have them dried before we get back, but we'll make changes to keep these working as long as possible. We are going to give the Flip brand a shot and let you know how that goes.

I may begin to hand wash the diapers just to ensure we can get the longest life out of them. How are you washing them and what results are you getting?

Here are some trusted sites that we have personally used to purchase cloth diapers. Enjoy!
Ibabydepot.com
Thegreennursery.com
Nickisdiapers.com
Theecochicboutique.com