stripwash UR cloth diapers

Here Mommy nak citer pasal stripwashing...apekah??hehe

Strip washing is the washing process whereby U remove any soap or other residue from the CD....every once in awhile U all akan encounters persistent odor, repelling fleece, or leaking diapers....kalau U all mengalami all those so its time for U to run the special cleaning...yey yey....but HOW?

1. Place all of your affected CDs into your Bucket (or sink kalau takde baldi)
2. Fill the Bucket with Hot Water
3. Add to that Water a Squeeze of your regular Household Dish-washing Detergent....Yep the stuff you use on your dirty Dishes (remember that we are trying to dissolve an Oil Build up in your Fabrics so a degreasing detergent is exactly what we need here)!
4. Leave the CDs in the Soapy Water overnight (please please please put it up high atau bertutup... way too many babies die every day in a bucket of water!)
5. Esoknye drain the bucket and pop the CDs into your Washing Machine WITHOUT any washing powder or soap at all...and jalankan washing machine on a Pre-Rinse if you are worried you over did the Soap!
6. Sidai kan seperti biasa...
7. Selesai utk digunakan semula...go back to enjoying those fantastic Absorbing machines we call Cloth Diaper
   

 OR...if U all tak gemar rendam merendam ni U can try this method...

1. Start with your CDs in a clean state or wash them as you normally would
2. Run your CDs and inserts through a hot water, heavy duty cycle without any detergent.
3. Run a cold rinse....If you have hard water, add Baking Soda (per the instructions on the box for laundry) to soften your water, which helps release residual detergent.
4. If you still see bubbles in your rinse water, run another cold rinse using the baking soda. Repeat until you see no more soap bubbles....
5. For stains or odors, sun dry your CDs....SUN=amazing stain buster!!! remember??!!
   

Stripwash ni dilakukan to troubleshoot ur CDs...mungkin U all tetiba ada masalah regarding the absorbency of the CDs....time ni la yg kena stripwash...or mungkin U all terletak fabric softener or bleach...so cepat2 wat stripwash...sbb as mentioned previous post...fabric softener or yg seangkatan dgnnye can have a very negative affect on the CDs and in short term these products will cause UR CDs to start leaking...kekadang even if U all wash your CDs perfectly every 6 months or so U might find that all of a sudden the CDs that were once like absorbing monster are now leaking before every change...this is a simple case of washing powder (or Liquid) build up that has coated the waterproofing of UR CDs....

there U have it...take good care of UR CDs as they take good care of UR baby bum...hehe...same2 lah kita berkongsi cerita...

Cloth diapering at NIGHT

This week Mommy nak citer pasal Nighttime CDing and it should be a pretty easy one! There are a few factors to keep in mind when selecting a Night CD berbanding dgn the usual Day time stuff yg mungkin not absorbent enough to last the whole night...

Absorbency - Ni paling penting in this topic...When U want to put a CD on your little one to last overnight you need to make sure it is going to be absorbent enough to do the job...biasanya U will try to get something to last U 12 hours (if UR lucky enough UR baby tido that long hehe)...Bamboo ialah salah satu yg Mommy cadangkan coz its quite simple in that 1 Layer is usually 1 hour of absorbency (obviously that would vary depending on the size and thickness of the Bamboo)...so utk 6 hours you need 6 layers....Some brands Mommy rasa ada yg ada lebih absorbency nye tapi lagi nipis so U all kena la find out survey2...hehe..pastu U all need to then Boost it by another 6 Layers...This is where the Bamboo Fold Ups come in (if you are a little tight for cash U could use the Boosters from another type for this job cthnye fleece etc etc etc)....This is a great rule of thumb with any CD that UR buying to use overnight. Find out how many layers of Bamboo it has and go from there....

Waterproof Layer - kalau UR baby is a serious wetter overnight U might also need to cover the Couture to last the whole extra hours...Wool is fantastic for this....Wool actually absorbs the moisture into its fibers and then evaporates them into the air! Neat huh! bila U nak cari a Wool Product for a Cover make sure is it is a minimum of 8ply 100% Pure Wool....so that UR baby will feel comfortable and breathable...

tapi kalau U all takde ape2 yg dinyatakan diatas...dont worry...back to our main purpose on using CD...so jgn susah2 hati...U can always use 2pcs 3-layers microfiber fleece...It can last for 5-6hours depending on UR better wetness...kalau tak cukup tambah je ngan fleece liner...so UR baby bum will be dry...ni Mommy suggest je...there are many ways out there...so pls do UR homework...hehe..let UR baby be proud of their mommy...

So there you have it! A nice and easy one :) I wish you all the success in using cloth overnight as there is nothing better than waking up to a Dry bum and happy baby smile :)