I have MIA for quite a while and decided that I really needed to do an update.
I was able to complete the Flats Handwashing Challenge! I am also proud to say that I have been using flats since the challenge. I still use my pocket diapers and I do not hand-wash, but I have found a new love for flat diapers. I still have not had a leak. My favorite folds are the Diaper Bag fold and the Jo fold.
My experiences with the challenge convinced my awesome sister-in-law (and best friend) to use flats for her daughter. She was already cloth diapering, but finding a good fit for her petite daughter has been a challenge. Enter the flat diapers, Thirsties, and Bummis covers and my niece is the cutest cloth-diapered little girl ever!
If I was not the cloth diaper addict that I am, I would sell most of my pocket diapers and move almost exclusively to using flats and Thirsties Duo Wraps covers. When my 16 month old is getting a red bum for whatever reason, usually acid poo, I just put a flat on him with a little bit of coconut oil. The next day, his little heiney looks as good as new!
The flats diapers do not hold onto smell, wash and dry easy, and fit VERY trim. When my baby boy is in a flats diaper, you almost cannot tell he is in a cloth diaper! My one complaint about using flats is when it comes time to use the diaper sprayer to get the poo off. It is a lot of material to unfold and get clean, but it really only takes about 30 seconds more of my time. I attribute my complaint mostly to the 30 seconds being 30 seconds more of my time that my boys know I am distracted, so they can get into something!
All in all, the challenge was a major win for me and I am planning on doing the challenge again if it is hosted again next year!
