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Taken from: Cloth Diapers in Hospitals |
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Part of my work badge lying on top of a newborn fitted cloth diaper. |
- Calmly tell the nurses you would like to use cloth diapers on your baby. If you really want to, put it in your birth plan.
- Tell the nursing staff you {or your husband} will change the diapers. Most nurses {at least the ones I work with} think using cloth diapers is crazy. Some of my coworkers said they were going to use gloves when they were changing their own baby's diaper.
- Bring a good wetbag to the hospital and be prepared that when you go home, you {or a family member} will have to wash the diapers.
- Use liners until your baby has his first meconium stool, especially if you're concerned about staining.
- If you're able to, bring easy diapers, such as Pockets and AIOs. To show the staff that you don't need to use pins in order to cloth diaper.
- Finally, be open to change. Remember labor is hard work and you need to recover after your baby's delivery.
Disclaimer: I did not use cloth with my daughter in the hospital and probably won't for future children, unless the hospital offers it. Mainly because, I don't like the idea of going home and doing laundry right away. I also do not work in Labor and Delivery or the Mother-Baby unit.
Did any of you use cloth right away with your baby?
If so, what suggestions do you have?
I would love to be able to use cloth in the hospital. We opted not to with our daughter because it was a new thing for us and we were at a new hospital and not sure what to expect. It was a good thing we did not decide to either as she was so tiny none of her diapers fit until she was 4 weeks old. Most diapers start fitting around 8lbs and she was 6. Plus, I did not want to buy newborn diapers. Now I know more and would probably rest or borrow some newborn diapers.
ReplyDeleteGreat suggestions, Sarah.
Yeah, these are good suggestions! But I'm not that hard-core!
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