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Dunking diapers! Yes, definitely the
grossest part of cloth diapering. Well, here at least is one way to
keep that trial of the soul to a minimum. Many parents use a disposable
liner of polypropylene, wood
pulp fiber, or even a folded paper towel. The idea is that most or all
of the poop will fall into the liner which can be lifted out at
changing time and simply flushed away. (Be sure that if you live in a
rural Area your septic system can handle such heavy material.) Then you
can just throw the wet-but-not-really-dirty diaper in the bucket,
without soaking, until wash day.
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The thing to keep in mind is
that this liner is the thing that will actually be touching baby's
skin, and for most people into cloth diapering, what actually touches
the skin is very important. They like the softness of cotton. So if
you're using a synthetic or paper liner, you may find that you love
cloth diapering but are willing to forego the softness part for a
little less hassle.
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Hydrogen-peroxide-bleached
and unbleached paper liners are a good alternative, though the
unbleached liners tend to be a little rough (bleaching softens as
well as whitens the paper fiber).
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Two things you could do
instead: use the disposable liner for a certain part of the day (if
your baby poops pretty regularly each morning
or whatever) and then go
liner-less the rest of the day. Or use a cloth liner or doubler, laid
on top of the diaper, which you would end up dunking instead
of a whole diaper.
- Single layers of flannel or other
soft cotton could be cut into narrow mtrips, edged, and made into
reusable liners.
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