Continuing on with our End of Summer Giveaway we have an object that is not incredibly glamorous but it is one of those incredibly useful items.

Ta Da, a diaper liner bag. Or as we call it here at The Burrow, the thrifty camping bag liner. This nylon bag changed my entire outlook on cloth diapering. Prior to buying my own nylon camping bag diaper pail liner I was dumping dirty diapers into plastic bags in buckets. And? It was gross.

After reading a few posts by the other Cloth Diapering Mama’s I moved to the nylon bag in trash can plan.

Now when it’s time to wash diapers I just take the bag from the trash can to the washing machine, dump all contents and then the bag into the washer. It rocks. Life! So much easier.

For other incredibly useful make your life easier cloth diapering tips, check out Kate’s ‘getting started‘ post.

To enter just comment on the post by Sunday at midnight, we’ll be back here Monday morning for another round of my Kid is a random number generator.

**Sorry winners are limited to US residents, due to not only postage but my unwillingness to drag two small boys to the post office and fill out the forms. Thanks for understanding.

Tags: Contests, giveaway, laundry, pail liners

So, if your new to cloth diapering you may wonder about transport. You know when you leave the house and change diapers outside of your home, away from your clean toilet water (it happens!). What to do? How to carry that gift from your cherished babe home to your diaper pail?

For awhile I just carried plastic garbage bags with me like I had done with disposables. Then I started to get jealous of Leah’s nifty nylon bags. (Also the plastic bags were handy when you through the diaper away but kind of ‘leaky’ when you stuffed it in your diaper bag to take home, and frankly, ew.)

Leah’s bag was similar to this sleeping bag stuff sac. These work really well. They are waterproof and washable. In fact our diaper pail liner is a hand me down sac from Leah. These are great, cheap alternative to some of the more popular diaper bag brands.

Of course if money is no option the popular diaper pail liners are super adorable. And not terribly more expensive. (must resist buying!) Marilyn writes at length about diaper liners in this post.

Which brings us to Etsy. Doesn’t it? Not subtle enough? Oh well, We all have our personal favorite places to browse and ahem, buy. I favor Etsy. I bought this cute wet bag at Batik Bags. I love it. It has held up very well in the many washings it has already had since it arrived last month (do I really go out that often?) and it is stylish.

Like the woman who creates these beauties, I soon tired of the baby patterned bags, and these wet bags have a nice grown up feel. They are also suited for Mamas (and non mamas) who use cloth pads.

Some of the bags zipper shut, but I find the drawstring works just as well.

If you search on Etsy for Wet bags you get a fabulous choice of hand crafted goodness. If you are on a limited budget, I have found zippered make up case at the goodwill or other thrift stores work great.

Transporting poop in style. Our new motto here at Cloth diapering Mamas. Catchy, No?

Tags: dirty diaper bags, pail liners

Everyone has a different setup for dealing with their “to-be-laundered” diapers.  I think when you’re new to cloth diapering, you may have to fiddle around until you find what works for you.  But an issue that is near and dear to all of our hearts is how to combat stink from the diaper pail.  Because that stuff can build up and take over FAST if we’re not careful!

My method is this:  We have a changing table set up in our half bath downstairs, where the vast majority of diapers are changed in this house.  This way the diaper sprayer is right there, a stink with warm water for cloth wipes is right there and the diaper pail is also right there.  But just because all of this is in a bathroom doesn’t mean I want it to stink any more than it has to.  In fact, I want it to stink LESS because that room doesn’t need help stinking, am I right?  When the weather is nice, I open the small window we have in there for ventilation, but I’ve noticed I can keep it smelling decent in there even with the window shut.

I purchased a cheap kitchen trash can at Walmart.  It’s a simple Rubbermaid-style 13 gallon trash can with a lid that has an opening that slides open and closed.  What I do is spray the inside and the lid with Lysol and then put in the pail liner.  I use the Wahmies brand and it fits perfectly.  The added bonus is the little hemp patch located inside the liner that you can drop some essential oil onto it to further control odors.  My local store didn’t have anything like that, so I purchased a Glade plug-in essential oil refill and I use that on the patch of fabric.  It works great!  The liner goes into the wash with the diapers so it’s super easy to take care of (and I don’t have to touch any dirty diapers!).

Between the closed pail, the Lysol on the can on laundry day, and the liner with the hemp patch, our bathroom has never smelled BETTER.

So what to do YOU do to combat diaper pail stink?  I love to hear everyone’s solutions!

Tags: diaper pail, pail liners, stink, Wahmies