Quote Originally Posted by KBlaix View Post
That's more important for "used" diapers. Though you are supposed to prewash them before baby wears them. I always washed (note the past tense-Nathan's been potty trained for a couple months, so no more diapers here!) them on a short cycle (wash and rinse) on cold without any soap. That was mostly to rinse much of the pee out of the diapers. Then a hot longer cycle (wash and rinse once again) with soap. Lastly I ran a second cold rinse to make sure all the soap was out. Then I hung them on a dry rack.

I used a dry rack rather than a line for a couple reasons. I could hang them on the rack in the house then move the rack outside. I found that much easier with a baby then trying to take baby and diapers outside to hang them. Also if it started to rain I could quickly run outside and bring the whole rack inside.

You will want/need to use the dryer every now and then. Actually it's good for your diapers to go through the occasional run in the dryer.

You'll want to look up how and when to "strip" your diapers too.

This is EXACTLY what I did, too, 'except I used the dryer at least 50% of the time.

I also wanted to comment on Happy Labs:

That is a lot of water! Wow...I am glad I used disposable way back when my kids were little. I would have gone broke with my water bill.
I have heard this 'argument' before and have to completely disagree. I would run 20 diapers through one load of laundry. Disposeables cost roughly $.25 each. 20 diapers x .25 = $5.00. It certainly does not cost me $5.00 to run one load of laundry! I only used 1-2 Tablespoons of detergent (a whole bottle which would last 3-4 months only cost $2.97 (tho' I know the price has gone way up since a couple of years ago - I used Purex free & clear), so the cost of detergent was just pennies.

Also, I have heard people say how horrible on the environment because you use so much water. But the fact of the matter is, how many loads of laundry do you do per week just for your clothes? I personally do 7-8, just for our family of 3. So adding in 2 or 3 extra, again is nothing, and the impact on the environment. Nothing in the great big scheme of things.