The Dirty Laundry

I promise I'm going to do posts on each type of diaper, what I have of each, what I like and so on but I want to take pictures of each type in my stash first but I keep forgetting to do that while he is sleeping. In the meantime I thought I would go into my laundry routine.

Cause that is fun (cue moans and groans).

Honestly its not that bad though.

Step 1- When diaper is dirty throw it in the pail. We use a big kitchen trash can with a pail liner in our bathroom. We keep it in our bathroom because our diaper sprayer is there (cue angels singing). No seriously! That thing is amazing!

Step 2- When pail is filled throw the diapers and liner into the washing machine. I usually try to flip the liner so that the shiney side is on the outside so it gets a little more clean. Then I make sure the controls on the washer now read SUPER for load size, COLD for water temperature, and YES for extra rinse. Keep the lid of the washer up so that once you flip the knob to YES for extra rinse the water will start filling the tub but you don't want it to run yet. I usually do this overnight so the diapers soak overnight. Sometimes I do throw a scoop of detergent into the soak or a few squirts of BAC-OUT. Bac-out is a natural enzyme cleaner that will help get rid of bacteria, stains, and stinkies.



Step 3- When I wake up, I just close the lid to start the cycle on my way to Nolan's room to get him out of bed.

Step 4- By the time he is changed and fed, the rinse cycle is usually finished so I start the actual wash of the diapers. I flip the water temperature knob to HOT and then turn the cycle knob to the heaviest cycle. Put in your diaper safe detergent. You must use either a detergent specifically made for diapers OR use 1/2 of the manufacturers recommended amount of a DIAPER SAFE detergent. Here is a list of diaper safe detergents. Currently I use Crunchy Clean because I love the scents but I have also used Rockin' Green and Purex Free and Clear in the past.


Step 5- Throw the diapers into the dryer. I don't dry PUL so I pull out the covers and the pocket or AIO diapers. Usually I do the timed dry for as long as it will go (I think ours is 70 minutes) and then when that is finished throw on another 1/2 hour because they don't ever seem to be quite done after just one run through the dryer.

Step 6- Put the laundry away. Isn't that always the worst part of doing laundry?!

To make a long story short:

You want to have a pail to store the dirties and when it is full, you want to do a cold soak, hot wash with the proper detergent and then an extra rinse at the end. Easy peasy! Don't make it harder than it has to be :)