The cloth diaper saga continues…

Recently I transformed my cluttered laundry room into a cloth diaper changing station that makes clean up fast and drama free. I discovered that the top of my dryer is the perfect place to stick a changing mat.  It’s high enough that I dont’ have to bend over at all. My back really appreciates that. The shelf above provides tons of storage space for all my CD supplies. Everything is within reach and I don’t have to lug a heavy diaper pail around the house. Really yucky messes, such as the ones that occur when you make the mistake of letting your baby eat a whole can of mandarin oranges, can go straight from baby’s butt to the washing machine that is just inches away. Hooray!

The only downside to this system so far is that Micah keeps tossing items behind the dryer. I am going to have to somehow block that, perhaps with another shelf!

I made the switch from Econobum to Thirsties Duo Wraps and I really love the new covers. They fit Micah so well and despite the fact he’s been spewing mandarin orange poop all day like molten hot lava, the stinky orange gelatinous mess has been contained. The fleece liners I’m using, which I cut myself from an old purple fleece blanket, have worked wonders when it comes to keeping Mr. Stinky’s butt nice and dry. The diaper rash he developed this past weekend is now gone. I also use California Baby cream on his hiney with each change. If anything, it makes him smell nice and fresh. I also like how easily fleece cleans up. Stuff doesn’t stick to fleece like it does to cotton. For wipes, I cut up an old receiving blanket, and the squares are dampened with warm water. Water cleans up just fine without drying his skin. I love the Imagine prefolds I bought from Nicki’s Diapers. I only need a dozen to wash every other day. I’ve been twisting them for a trimmer fit that doesn’t interfere with Micah being able to run around. The toddler size snappies are a perfect fit as well.

The only other thing I’d like to get is a zippered wet bag, which would be a lot more portable (and smell proof) than the nylon lined trash can I’m using now. I like the ones that hang on the door. I’d probably get two so that one can hang in the bathroom by the toilet.