Monday, July 22, 2013

Stoffwindeln






Ich habe vor kurzem eine Menge Gedanken in Sachen von Stoffwindeln während wir in Deutschland sind. Es ist nicht, dass das Leben in Deutschland wird wie Camping, oder etwas rustikal und ungekünstelt so sein, aber wir werden Münz-Waschmaschinen zum ersten Mal in unserer 3 Jahre von Stoffwindeln Karriere haben. Spielwechsler? Ja. Sie sehen, unsere derzeitige System der prefolds und Mischung aus PUL und Wolldecken verlangt 4-5 Wäschen von unterschiedlicher Länge und Temperatur, und ich habe immer noch fand es schwierig, den Geruch von Ammoniak in Schach zu halten. Diese Art von Wäsche Routine, wenn wir zu einer Waschküche gehen und zahlen für jede Last haben, ist völlig außer Frage für uns. Und da wir einige mehr Windeln sowieso wie Bruno und Sebastian jetzt tragen die gleiche Größe (obwohl Sebastians Tage in Windeln begrenzt sind) benötigt werden, haben wir beschlossen, es wäre am besten, auf die Veränderung unseres Systems ein wenig zu reduzieren auf die Kosten der Arbeit diapering während in Deutschland leben.

Nach nicht viel Forschung, sondern eine Menge Gedanken und Polling von Freunden, machte ich einige Einkäufe. Ich wollte wirklich einen Haufen Tasche Windeln kaufen, aber die Kosten würde zu viel für uns, und am Ende des Tages fühlte ich mich war es nicht die größte Investition seit wir in der Tuch habe diapering für ein paar Jahre bereits. Es würde zudem den Rest unserer Windel Stash etwas nutzlos für uns.

Und so war unsere Entscheidung bis 2 Dutzend Vogelaugenahorn Wohnungen und 3 one-size Flip Windel bedeckt kaufen. So weit, ich liebe die Wohnungen. Wir kauften Clotheez Windel Wohnungen, die sind riesig, und passen Sebastian und Bruno sehr gut. Ich benutze nur eine in der Origami falten während des Tages und Nickerchen, aber verdoppeln sie für die Nacht Windeln. Ich habe auch ein Dutzend Osocozy Wohnungen, die auch groß, aber nicht groß genug, um in einem Origami falten für die Jungen zu verwenden. Ich werde sie als zusätzliche Einsätze verwenden, aber, und wenn wir noch ein Baby haben, sie arbeiten für ein Kind unter einem Jahr große geben oder nehmen.

Bisher bin ich sehr zufrieden mit diesem System. Sie waschen einfach und schnell, und wird glücklich sein, auf der Leine getrocknet.

Was Tuch diapering Herausforderungen konfrontiert und haben Sie in letzter Zeit zu überwinden? Jeder, dass du immer noch mit? Unsere Tuch diapering Reise war ein Kinderspiel für die ersten 2 Jahre, aber wir haben eine anständige Menge an Herausforderungen im letzten Jahr. Keine Reue, though. Tuch wickeln ist eine der lohnendsten Dinge, die ich jemals gemacht habe.

Und Bruno mag es auch.

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I’ve recently put a lot of thought into the matter of cloth diapering while we’re in Germany. It’s not that living in Germany will be like camping, or something rustic and unsophisticated like that, but we’ll have coin-operated washing machines for the first time in our 3 year cloth diapering career. Game changer? Yes. You see, our current system of prefolds and mix of PUL and wool covers demands 4-5 washes of varying length and temperature, and I’ve still found it difficult to keep the smell of ammonia at bay. This kind of wash routine when we have to go to a laundry room and pay for each load is completely out of the question for us.  And since we needed to get some more diapers anyway as Bruno and Sebastian now wear the same size (although Sebastian’s days in diapers are limited), we decided it would be best to work at altering our system a bit to cut down on the cost of diapering while living in Germany.

After not much research but a lot of thought and polling from friends, I made some purchases.  I really wanted to buy a bunch of pocket diapers, but the cost was going to be too much for us, and at the end of the day I felt it wasn’t the greatest investment since we’ve been cloth diapering for a few years already.  It would also render the remainder of our diaper stash somewhat useless to us.

And so our decision was to buy 2 dozen birdseye flats and 3 one-size Flip diaper covers. So far, I love the flats. We bought Clotheez flats, which are huge, and fit Sebastian and Bruno very well.  I use just one in the Origami Fold during the day and naps, but double them for nighttime diapers. I also have a dozen Osocozy flats, which are also great, but not quite big enough to use in an Origami fold for the boys. I will use them as extra inserts, however, and if we have another baby, they will work great for an infant under one year give or take.

So far I’m extremely satisfied with this system. They wash easily and quickly, and will be happily line dried.

What cloth diapering challenges have you faced and overcome lately? Any that you’re still struggling with? Our cloth diapering journey was a breeze for the first 2 years, but we’ve had a decent amount of challenges over the last year. No regrets , though. Cloth diapering is one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever done.

And Bruno likes it, too.


11 comments:

  1. BRUNO!! He's smiling right at me :) Miss you all fiercely!!

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    1. yep. he definitely is. miss you, too. most days i still can't believe we're not just on vacation. love you guys!

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  2. Also, I'm loving the new diapers. Super fun colors!

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  3. Oh man, challenges! I just recently had an almost-crying-on-the-floor moment recently when I realized that I have severely damaged/maybe-ruined-but-please-no a good portion of my bumGenius 4.0 because I a) dried them in the dryer and b) washed them with Tide. The PUL liner is cracked on probably 5-6 of them, which with 24 diapers isn't the end of the world, but still pretty sad. They will mostly be fine until James is potty-trained (I think) and those that aren't I can slowly replace. But I still am kicking myself for thinking the instructions were optional only.

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    1. oh man i'm so sorry! it is so terrible when that sort of thing happens. we recently lost one of our wool covers for a good long while, and i was like, "great! tons of money down the drain!" fortunately we found it. i hope your situation doesn't turn out to be as bad as it seems! it certainly must be frustrating. it's times like these that I remind myself that i'm STILL saving a ton of money by cloth diapering, so i should take it as it comes. but man... almost-crying-on-the-floor-moments... yes.

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  4. Hi Mary, I came across a link to a tutorial that you had created (many years ago, 2011) for the Bloom Alma Mini Crib Sheets - and alas, you've since relinked your blog so the link isn't active. I've searched your (lovely) blog, but I can't seem to locate. I was hoping you could re-post or share as I've struggled to find sheets and or dimensions for the Alma Mini Crib Fitted Mattress sheets and your tutorial was highlighted as a great alternative. Apologies if this is the wrong forum for the question (and your son is adorable).
    Best,
    Ali

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    1. so sorry you had so much trouble finding it. my blog archives are quite a mess! here it is and i hope it's helpful! http://marystrecker.blogspot.com/2010/04/make-room-for-baby.html

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  5. Ahh, yes, we have also been thinking about this! We will have access to laundry in our building, and while it's not coin operated, you pay for your usage every month. We have flip covers and inserts, and I really like them a lot. I'm hoping it works well for us in Germany, too.

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    1. that's great, kaite! that will probably work really well. and the great thing is that if it takes too many washes to get your inserts clean, you can always switch to flats easily and inexpensively. i'm sure we'll be having lots of conversations about this in the not so distant future!

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  6. Obviously, I have no diapering wisdom, experience, or thoughts to add. But I did want to give you mad props for making a post on dealing with human waste so gorgeous. THOSE PICTURES, especially THAT LAST ONE are TOO CUTE.

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    1. Thanks, Hannah! It's all part of my scheme to get more parents to cloth diaper. ; )

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