Quote Originally Posted by luckies4me

From those who use cloth diapers, how many do you go through in a day? How long before you do a load of them? Do they smell really bad? Just any info would be appreciated.

My MIL (sirrahbed) made pretty much all of my cloth diapers. We looked around online and found some free patterns. She printed them off and ordered some fabric (also online) and then played around with them. She is a whiz with a sewing machine. She made them for around $7-8 a piece. We used the pocket style diapers so the outer is made of waterproof material. I found a great lady online who makes hemp inserts for a reasonable price and I'm working on building up my stash of inserts.

My baby is about 7 months old and we go through about 7 a day. I use disposable at nights. I have a covered trash can in then downstairs bathroom that I keep a large wet bag in. I toss the diapers in there when they are wet. If they are dirty, I swish it around in the toilet a few times and then toss it in the trash can. (I also keep a small covered trash can up in her room). I run them through the wash about the end of every second day or the start of every third day. I could probably go about one more day but by then my washer starts to get full.

As far as smell. They don't stink up my house. I keep a little bit of baking soda in the bottom of each trash can. When I go to wash them, they have some smell to them but it is contained in the trash can. I wash all the diapers, the wetbags, and any dirty bibs, washcloths, etc, all together.

Hope that helps to answer some of your questions! I love cloth and wish I would have started it sooner!