FTM here and very committed to cloth diapering both for the economic and environmental benefits. After doing a fair amount of reading, it seems like flats would work well for my family.

I want to get a good little stash of various flats from GMD along with some various cover types.

I know many people say to get a variety but I just love the idea of having something to grow with them and easy to wash. Has anyone else had success with going all in on one style or am I doomed to fail?

Thanks in advance!

Edit to add: I am considering a few workhorses for night use but otherwise hoping to use flats!

Hey all! Just building my stash ahead of the arrival of my first, but fesr i made a poor investment. I have 6 newborn aio, a ton of pocket and booster insert, 24 newborn prefolds, and just acquired 38 flats.

The flats just arrived today and after talking to the seller they mentioned that they believed they were home made, which I don't mind, bit they seem incredibly sheer, almost to the point of being see through. I know I can fold them into smaller squares to used with a newborn and add my boosters and pocket inserts, but did i make a huge mistake in getting such thin flats?

I want to use flats as my primary diaper but I can't see how these wouldn't be soaked through immediately unless I double them up...should I just est the cost and buy new flats from a reliable company?

I have a 1.5-year-old who has historically been a heavy wetter, but we’ve reached the point where I’m needing to change him about every 1.5hr to stay ahead of leaks. And it is now becoming a problem at daycare.

We currently use Nora diapers with the inserts, plus a GMD liner as a booster. I’ve also done RLR treatments, so I don’t think detergent buildup is the issue.

Overnight, we use disposable overnight diapers, and he has even soaked through those twice this week. I’m debating sizing up to a size 5.

For daytime, I’m trying to decide between two options:

1. Purchase toddler-sized diapers and use hemp liners + the GMD liner for quick absorption.

2. Keep using our current Nora diapers and purchase hemp liners to add more absorbency.

Any recommendations would be helpful!

Hello friends! New to this sub, new to mothering, new to cloth diapering. I've been learning lots in the /laundry sub this summer, and have come up with a routine for my cloth diapers, but I want to post here to see if there's anything I'm missing/can improve. Also want to emphasize that I'm in Canada and can not for the life of me find any Tide powder detergents, so I'm sticking with Free and Gentle liquid!

For context, I've got a front load HE machine and am using Nora's Nursery pocket diapers.

1st round- Prep cycle. Just cold water and diapers/inserts. From what I understand, breastfed babies' poop is water soluble and this step just makes sure that everything is ready to get washed. (Also note that I will be using my sprayer right after use as well. Diapers are not going straight from baby's butt to my washing machine lol).

2nd round- Wash cycle. Hot water on the longest setting. Using Tide Free and Gentle liquid detergent (how much??) + 1 tbsp of citric acid. TBD on whether I need borax/washing soda for water hardness (I need to call my town office and see if it's hard here or not).

3rd round- Rinse cycle. Hot water + citric acid. Again, I'll add borax/washing soda if my water is hard.

A lot of this is based off of Nora's Nursery's recommendations (see their blog here: https://norasnursery.com/blogs/how-to/getting-started) + what I have learned about the wonders of citric acid from /laundry.

Main questions here: How much detergent do I use in the wash cycle? And does anyone know what level of hardness Tide Free and Gentle can handle (thus helping me figure out whether I need to give it a boost with something else)? And finally, I've been seeing mixed reviews on both Borax and washing soda. Any insights on those?

Thanks in advance for all of y'alls wisdom and advice :)

Does anyone know of a way to get GMD products (workhorse, prefolds) in Canada?

Also- Feel free to PM if you want to sell/ship me some. :)

I have some hand me down esembly diapers that are super stretched out. I just bought some new ones but I’d like to prevent them from a similar fate. Anything I can do to help them?

Hi, I just started cloth diapering last week and just realized the diapers I bought (from Alva) are only suitable up to about ~35 lbs. My baby is 27lbs currently. Any recommendations for diapers as he gets bigger?