Hello everyone and welcome back to our channel. So today I am doing a cloth diaper update to tell you guys all about the diapers I've been using and how I like them. If you do hear any background noise it is my washing machine going because I am currently washing diapers. So today I wanted to share with you guys a little bit about our cloth diaper journey and where we are at so far. So when my Nolia was born if you don't know she was born premature so she was two pounds 14 ounces so she was not wearing cloth diapers. And in the Niki we just thought it was best to just go ahead and use the disposable, the nurses could change all that stuff. Then when she came home from the hospital she had a massive, unbelievable hernia and it really got in the way of us being able to use cloth on her when she came home. Though we could fold down like a pre-fold which we did use pre-fold in the beginning the covers were really hard to get a good fit because of how big hernia was. So once her hernia went down we were able to start using cloth and we started out using pre-folds and covers and we really liked it I think. Mainly I used them because my husband works and so I'm with her all day so I'm mainly the one changing her diaper. But the pre-folds I really really enjoyed they were easy to use. As she started getting a little bit bigger she didn't really like them as much because the whole thing got soaked and she does not like that wet feeling at all. So we didn't really use those for too long but we ended up using from the beginning I knew I wanted to use an Olin 2 type of a system because they're cheaper because you don't have to have a whole lot of covers you just need the inserts. Because you don't have to change the covers every time with an Olin 2 you only have to change the insert. And so we are using the buttons diapers and I've really been enjoying it. The pattern, this is my favorite one I just love this pattern. It's so beautiful but it is a double gusset on the leg and it does have snaps so the insert snap in. Currently all of my buttons inserts are in the wash but you can also use the best bottom inserts. They also work with this diaper. So I just snap in, you put them on baby when you go to change you just snap it out and snap a new one in. I really really like this one it has elastic in the back and in the front. You can kind of see that it dips down in the front and that's really helpful for us because of her hernia. Which she got repaired so that's not even an issue anymore but when it was that kind of went right under her hernia and it was perfect. So we have really been enjoying these. We use these mainly during the day when we're at home. If we go out I like to use a pocket. The pockets tend to be able to hold more so I don't have to change her as often. If she's wearing an all in two I usually change her about every hour to every hour and a half. With a pocket I can usually go a little bit longer like two hours so if we're out and about it's just a little bit easier on me to be able to not change her every hour. And I have three different kinds. I have bum genius. I only have a few of the Velcro which I actually really like the Velcro. Some people don't like Velcro because they say it wears. I haven't had my wear at all and she doesn't mess with it so I really like how fast it is. It's just like it's pretty much just like a disposable. You just put it on and just poop and it's really easy. You don't have to worry about which buttons do I put it on you just put it on. So it's really good for dad, for grandparents, things like that but I actually really enjoy the Velcro. I enjoy it so much. I looked into like I know that the Grovia one diaper has those little things that you can put on snaps to make it a Velcro. If anybody knows someone who makes those for a bum genius, for bum genius snaps because I do have a lot of bum genius snaps, I would love that to be able to just put something on it to make it Velcro for now. When she leaves it alone and then later on I can take that off and make it a snap. That would be amazing. The next kind that we have are the Smarty Pants. The reason why I like these is because it has an opening in the front for the pocket and in the back. So when it comes time to wash I don't have to take the insert out. I just throw the whole thing in the wash and the insert comes out on its own. I've tried that with the other diapers and they don't seem to come out. And the last diaper which is actually I think my favorite pocket one that we have at the moment and it is blueberry. I'm not sure if that's still a company or not. I feel like it might have changed. It could still be blueberry but I really am liking the blueberry. I think I have like three or four of them. These seem to hold the most. And it might be due to what the inside is made of. It's a little bit thicker. It's like a fleece and it's a little bit thicker than like the bum genius what's on the inside of theirs. But I really like this one. It's nice and wide and it just fits her nicely. I really really like these. So as far as washing I wash every other day and I use tie original. It's the easiest thing to get my hands on and it works great. I do have an HE washing machine which is not ideal for clock diapers because they do need a lot of water to get them clean. So what I tend to do I have a... let me see what kind of washer I have. I have a Samsung BRT steam washer. Ooh, fancy. Not really. It's like super old. But that's the washer that I have and what I do is I put all of my diapers in there. The inserts, the covers, everything, the wet bag. Oh, I use a wet bag during the day. So this is what I put my diapers in. This is ready to go into the wash and I will just dump it all in there, put everything in the wash. And then what I will do is I will put it on heavy duty hot cold. For the amount of liquid I use I use it to the number one for the pre wash. And then it's the number four which for my washer that's full, that's like max in the main compartment. And then I put it on heavy duty hot cold which does, an automatically does a pre wash. And then after that I do two rinse cycles. So I, and the rinse cycles are really short. They're like, yeah, they're really, really short rinse cycles. So I do that just to make sure that all of the suns are out and they come out really nice and clean. Then what I do is anything with a elastic, I do not put in the dryer. So all of the covers, I do not put in the dryer. They all just kind of hang out. What I, what I do is I normally just put them on the back of my couch and let them air dry. And then once they're dry, I put them away. So pretty much the only thing that goes in the dryer are the inserts. And I put those on medium heat. I don't use any softeners. You really, you do not want to use any fabric softeners or dryer sheets when you are drying your diapers. So I use, I have wall balls that I use for all of my, like anytime I do laundry, I don't use softeners or dryer sheets because those chemicals can cause a build up in your, in the drum of your washer and your dryer. And then they can transfer onto your diapers and you don't want that. So we use our wall balls for all of our laundry. And I really like them. My mom actually said that she likes them so much that she's going to get some dryer balls. So far we are really enjoying doing cloth diapers. And if you have any questions, I'm not an expert, but I do have fairly good knowledge on cloth diapers. I did work at a cloth diaper store before I had Magnolia, like way back when I first moved to Greenville. So yeah, if you have any questions, you can leave them down below and I could try the answer in the best I can. But I hope you liked this video. If you have a favorite diaper that I did not mention, definitely leave them in the comments below and I will check it out. And I will see you guys next time. Bye! you