Prepping Diapers - Here We Go!

They are here!! I ordered them Saturday and they arrived Monday! Way to go USPS! Once I pulled them out of the box, I realized they are way more confusing in person. Mainly the pocket diapers. There are multiple soakers (the absorbant insert part) for each cover. I wonder if I got too much variety for the first swoop?

Before she wears them they have to be prepped. This means they need to be washed and dried 3-5 times. They actually don't reach maximum absorbency until they have been washed around 10 times. So I read each label and started washing. It's been exciting to try out my new washer that was delivered Sunday.

(abbreviations: Rumparooz = RR, bumGenius = BG)

Washing

All diapers went in the washer together with 1Tbsp of Rockin Green. I added extra water to the cycle as suggested by some forums. Pretty easy so far.

Drying
Here is where the big difference is. My dryer was set on low/delicates. I can't wait to try out the new dryer on Friday!

• Pockets
• RR - Shells hang dry while soakers go in dryer.
• BG 4.0 - Shells hang dry while soakers go in dryer.
• All In One
• BG Freetime - Entire diaper hang dries.
• BG Element - Entire diaper goes in dryer.
• All In Two
• Flip - Shells hang dry while soakers go in dryer.

The RR shells have a fluffy interior that seem to take longer to dry than the BG 4.0 shells. The BG 4.0 have a soft but flat interior that looks like it will wick moisture well. Since the Flip shell has no fabric inside, it was dry almost instantly.

The BG Freetime obviously took the longest to dry, but it actually took less time than I expected. The BG Element was super easy because all of it got thrown into the dryer along with the other soakers. It did take longer in the dryer than the plain soakers, but not a whole lot longer.

Rank by First Washing Experience

After washing and drying all of the diapers 5 times (except the Flip shell which I only washed once) here is my ranking from favorite to least favorite:

1. BumGenius Element - so simple because everything stays together and can be dried
2. Flip - the shells dry super fast and the soakers are easy to wash
3. BumGenius 4.0 - the shells dry fairly fast but have to be hung up
4. Rumparooz - the shells take a while to dry and have to be hung up
5. BumGenius Freetime - you'll have a lot of "freetime" while waiting for these to dry

That's what I think so far as a cloth diapering noob.