I had decided to participate in the flats hand washing challenge, so through the week, I wrote about my experiences. Here is how it all went.
Day 1
It was an easy day for sure. I had everything prepped and ready to go. I did have to wash what was sitting in the pail at the time, but I just threw that all in the washer. I wasn’t about to start washing about 12 pockets by hand, plus inserts. Anyway, since I only have 6 covers for day and 2 for night I decided to try the coverless on Veronica. She’s such a busy-body toddler that I figured it would be easy just to keep an eye on her and if she is wet to change her right away. With covers I tend to go a little too long between changes and then have stinky covers. So I use the covers on Michael (8 months) all day and let Veronica go coverless. So it was a really nice day of simple changes. I use one fold for the both of them. It maximizes the layers and makes them nice and absorbent. The receiving blankets are awesome; so totally cute coverless. Since she is coverless I have pulled out my pins. Yes, I love those pins. It really does complete the whole system when coverless. I don’t trust the snappi especially on the blankets. The teeth don’t grab the tighter weave. For night I used a hemp babies flat tri-folded in a flat (and honestly I don’t remember which fold I used for that).
Day 2
It was another easy going day. Flats really are easy to use. I’m starting to wonder that I should be using my fleece liners to help catch the toddler poo. Michael is still breastfeeding so his poop is not hard to clean. Oh, which reminds me, I really miss my sprayer. I love my sprayer. It works so well with the toddler “peanut butter” poop. All I’ve done has been swishing them in the toilet and I’m not sure that will be enough when it comes time to wash the diapers. Speaking of which, I haven’t really thought of how I am going to wash them. I’m thinking of soaking them in the pail (13 gallon trash can) overnight then washing in the bathtub.
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