Cloth diaper No-nos

There are some things that I have learned the hard way when dealing with cloth. I have compiled a small list of cloth diapering no-nos.

1. Always use a wet bag. I have been without my wet bag on numerous occasions and just put my dirty diapers in a plastic bag. Not a good idea for a couple reasons. First, it doesn't hold in smell very well. Second, you will inevitably forget about one of the plastic bags and leave it in the car. When it is hot outside I promise you that is one surprise you DON'T want to find waiting for you the next day.
2. Don't use regular diaper cream. You want to use a cloth diaper safe diaper rash cream. CJ's BUTTer makes a great one that smells really good! Basically if you use a cream that is not safe for cloth it will make your cloth repel and then you have to strip them. No fun!
3. Don't be lazy. Don't wait till you are down to one diaper to do laundry. That will be the one time your baby decides to poo three times in one hour. 
4. Don't put microfiber inserts next to the baby's skin. These inserts are made to go inside a pocket diaper or under something else. They will make your baby's bottom red.
5. Do not use fabric softner. This can cause the diapers to repel and you will have some major stripping to do!
6. Only boil the inserts when stripping diapers. Don't boil the covers or anything with a snap. It can melt the snaps! You can still strip them, just wash them on hot several times in the washing machine and dry.

Luckily for everyone out there, it is actually really hard to "ruin" your diapers. Even if you accidentally leave a dirty diaper in the car in 90 degree weather for a couple days (oops) it can be fixed.  Don't stress out too bad if you happen to find yourself in one of these predicaments. Most likely it is nothing a little bit of TLC can't handle :)