Baby is 9 months old and husband and I have begun TTC #2. We'll most likely start with disposables until baby can fit the OS cloth diapers we have (estimating maybe at 1-2 months old?), so we're looking at potentially diapering a newborn and an 19-20+ month old toddler at the same time. I recall reading about stripping diapers between children, but that wouldn't be practical in this scenario. Is a single strip still suggested prior to simultaneous CDing? Should I just maintain separate stashes for both kids? Would it be OK to mix their diapers together to wash?
Here is what we have now:
22 pocket diapers (Alva and MamaKoala) with various inserts
@menacebysociety I'm fairly certain a strip is only recommended because the diapers are going to be/have been sitting in storage, not because they can't be used on two kids at once.
@gibbs41 i think it would be annoying snapping and unsnapping the rise settings if they didn't have separate stashes. if it were me, id divide them up by something obvious like solids for toddler and prints for newborn. (or whatever makes sense with OP's stash) and have one on my left and one on my right at the changing table. obviously in a pinch they can share and still be washed together.
@sprinkle For sure, having separate stashes is fine to do. All I said was that it’s not a requirement. People don’t have to keep them completely separate if they don’t want to
@menacebysociety I would probably use different diapers on each, just do I don't have to deal with snapping them to size each time...but that's my thing. Otherwise I don't see any issue with washing together, or sharing diapers. The kids are going to share their saliva, snot, and everything else. Just watch closely for yeast .
@adb For the one size (where there are 3 sizes in one) I keep the riser snaps done up all the time. (Not the waist snaps). So the snaps on the front that adjust the length of the diaper.
@menacebysociety Mine were all washed together, and we didn’t strip them. I will say the elastic is a bit worn, so I got a few more to rotate into the mix just to help them last longer.
@menacebysociety Not OP - but can I ask a question too? If they are both using the same size diapers (and thus the same diapers, which are all One Size) - do I have to do anything special? Is that okay? Haven't had any yeast or any issues.
@menacebysociety It depends on how often you want to wash. I have 45 pocket diapers and I wash every 3 days for one child. If i had another, I’d have to wash every other day.
@menacebysociety You only need to treat used diapers. I didnt strip or bleach wash between my kids. And while they arent in the same size diapers yet, they get washed all together.
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