Cloth Diapers and Daycare

Heather - posted on 08/08/2009

I use cloth at daycare and have from the beginning. For us there was no other option as my DD is allergic and breaks out in a rash. So I went with something easy like an AIO. I never asked them to dump poop or any other special instructions. When they change a diaper they put everything into the wetbag. I take her flushable wipes by Nature babycare so that at the end of the day I just dump the poop in the toilet and spray it off with my sprayer. Now the daycare is used to it and dumps the poop for me. I have had issues using my gdiapers there because the inner lining has to go between there legs like panties and the teacher will forget to do it and we would have leaks. I take them BG AIO. A good quality wetbag is a must. Oh and check your state laws first so that you can say I read through them and called the state and they said there is no law about it.

Angela - posted on 08/07/2009

nope, with Fuzzi Bunz it will be way easier for them to use the cloth ones.

Vilate - posted on 08/07/2009

I would suggest trying to make it as easy as possible for them. go with either a fitted with a wool cover that doubles as their pants of shorts, or a pocket diaper (I like these better than AIO's since they dry faster) that is just one item. If you suppied them with a bucket they could store the dirty diaper in there shouldn't be an issue. You could have a wet bag that you put in the bucket and then just take the bag home at the end of the day and bring it back washed and ready to use the next day (or have 2 bags )



here is my webpage that has different types of cloth diapers described on it to help you decide on a type of diaper you would like to use. hopefully it helps!

http://www.niftynappybyvilate.weebly.com

Breanna - posted on 08/06/2009

my baby is 5 months old and i get the privilage to stay at home, i also day care 2 other children. Coming from the day care/ cloth diaper view point, I would say cloth diapers are ok until you put them on solids, the diapers are messy and it might be too much to ask her to collect poopy diapers for you all day, the stink and the messy might get overwhelming. I love cloth diapers, but honestly if i did not get to stay at home all day and have the time to wash them, it would be overwhelming, not to mention the investment it is in the begning. i figured after 8 months i would be making money of them. i paid a little over 10 each for my diapers.

Jennifer - posted on 08/06/2009

We use CDs at daycare, they looked at me like I had 2 heads when I first brought it up, but after I showed them what they looked like the director and teachers worked with me to find the easiest way to make it work. Be prepared for many daycares to tell you it's against state regs because they really don't know and don't want to deal with the "extra hassle." Take a cloth diaper with you because most think of prefolds and vinyl pull up pants when you talk about cloth.

Aiyana - posted on 08/06/2009

When I was looking for a daycare one of the first things I discussed was that I use cloth diapers. Most places I found were open to them. I explained how they work and what they would have to do,. The most important thing I found to stress was that they needed to be changed more frequently than disposables.

The best tip I have for looking for a daycare is to go there when they aren't expecting you. That way you get a better feel for what it's really like.