Before the Wash

Diapers, wipes & covers — from the change table to the basket
What Goes Where
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To the basket
Prefolds & inserts
Every single use — never reused
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Reuse 3–4×
Covers (PUL wrappers)
Only if wet: wipe, air, put back on
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To the basket
Reusable wipes
~2 per change · use a mesh bag
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Every 72 h
Wet bag
Empty on arrival home
At the Change Table
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1
Poop into the toilet
Solids in the bowl, never the basket
→
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2
Insert + wipes → basket
Leave wipe tucked in; separate in the evening
→
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3
Never rinse. Never soak.
Nothing sits in a bucket of water
→
💧🧼
4
Every 2–3 days: wash
Pre-wash A 💧 → main load B 🧼
The Basket
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Open and airy. No lid. No sealed pail. Damp diapers in a closed container grow ammonia and mildew.
⏱
Never past 72 hours before the pre-wash.
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Out of the house: a wet bag. Empty it into the basket the moment you get home — never leave it zipped shut overnight.
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The wet bag itself goes into the wash with the diapers every 72 hours.
The Cover Rule
3–4inserts per cover
Wet onlyWipe, air, reuse
PoopStraight to basket
Never
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Soaking
Not in water, not in anything, not overnight
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Rinsing
Knock the solids off, that's all
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Diaper cream
On cloth without a liner between them
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Sealed pail
Or zipped wet bag left overnight
3–4
changes per cover
~2
wipes per change
72 h
basket → pre-wash
0
soaking, ever