Diaper Duty

I have gotten many requests to do a post on my cloth diapering experience...now that I have a groove, I am happy to share this with you....
I have been SO happy with switching to cloth diapers. I honestly can not tell a difference in using cloth vs plastic diapers other than an extra load of laundry and the $100+ we save monthly by switching! We have the occasional leak, but that happens with plastic diapers, too.
Andrew was not such a fan in the beginning, but has been a trooper--changing his fair share of diapers... He can't complain about saving $$.
Here are some pictures to explain our groove.

I have two types of inserts.
The one on the left is a basic microfiber multi-layer.
The one on the right is a multi-layer charcoal insert with a fleece outside.
I cannot really tell the difference between the two, other than the charcoal
one is much thicker (bulky) and charcoal inserts are more absorbent
and supposed to hide odor better??

I also have two types of covers.
The top one is called a minky diaper. It has a soft fuzzy outside and fleece lining.
The bottom one is a basic waterproof  PUL outer with a suede cloth inner lining.
Both of these diapers have a lining inside the pocket with a waterproof liner.
I also mainly use the one-size snap pocket diapers, however I do have one velcro one.
I don't mind the snaps, however, Andrew prefers the velcro.

Seen here is the liner pad being inserted in the pocket of the diaper.
This gets removed after each dirty diaper change.

I have to "stuff" the diapers with the liner after washing and drying.
This is probably the most time consuming part, but I am getting
to be more efficient.

Properly Stuffed Diaper (pocket opening seen here, also)

Stuffed Diaper (pocket opening at top)
This is how the diaper would lay for me to put it on Josie.

Here is the front of a stuffed diaper, all snaps exposed.

The benefit to a one-size pocket diaper is the middle snaps, which
allow you to appropriately size the diaper according to your childs weight.
Josie has very chubby legs so she bumped up a snap before she hit the weight.
Seen here (middle crease/fold) is where you have three options to size your diaper.

Completed, ready to use diaper!

As I mentioned before, changing the diaper takes me very little time
when comparing to using a plastic diaper. Once a dirty cloth diaper is removed, I
slide out the liner and put both the liner and cover in this diaper pail to wash.
The diaper pail is lined with a similar waterproof PUL liner, which is washed with the diapers.
I also have a diaper sprayer, but thought I would let you leave that to your imagination...

Here is my changing station...soon to be moved into Josie's room.

One of the baskets I purchased for Josie's room
perfectly holds the folded, ready-to-go diapers!
I think it will comfortably hold about 18 stuffed diapers
at one time. I have about 25 diapers total.

They come in cute patterns, too!

Who needs bloomers, when the diapers are this cute!?

They are a little bit bulkier than a plastic diaper, but we haven't
found anything negative about that, yet.

Josie loves her cloth diapers!

So at the end of each day, I run one load of cloth diapers and liners through a cold/cold rinse cycle only. Then, before I go to bed, I start a warm/cold cycle and add unscented soap. After my last late night pumping, I throw them in the dryer on low so they are ready to stuff for the next day's use.

My next adventure is making my own laundry soap, as well as my own liquid concoction of wipe solution so I can start using cloth wipes, which I will just wash with the diapers instead of continuing to purchase wipes, which cost us about $40 ever 45 days or so...
Here are my cloth wipes. They measure 5"x5" and are made of organic bamboo.

Please feel free to ask any questions, I know I have asked a fellow cloth diaper mom-friend plenty!

Special thanks to Josie for being the perfect and cutest baby model...<3