Cloth diapers and meconium question

gina8177 · Jan 29th, 2010, 20:40 PM

I was wondering how you all dealt with the meconium stage after birth. Everyone that I have talked to so far tells me that I should use disposables for the first bit till all the meconium passes or else I will just ruin the cloth diaper.

Did you find this to be true? This advice is coming from people who have never cloth diapered, don't know if that changes things.

We were planning on using newborn fuzzi bunz with disposable liners. But I definitely don't want to deal with ruined diapers right away.

Thanks!!!

Bekkiboo · Jan 29th, 2010, 20:47 PM

Hiya hun,

I never personally started with cloth from the very beginning but from everything i've heard or read on the subject, I don't think you will have a problem with staining! Apparently breast milk poop is more likely to stain than meconium!

I can't 100% guarantee it though because I've never tried it but I'm sure someone who has will be along to let you know! x

bky · Jan 29th, 2010, 21:31 PM

I'm considering disposables for the first few days as here you are allowed to be in a hospital/maternity centre for 2-3 days after the birth (and it seems most people who don't have a homebirth do this) and I didn't want to shuffle reusables (OH is not going to know what to do with them at first and coming home to 3 days of cloth diapers that have been sitting does NOT sound like that much fun) from home and back. I'm still waffling on whether I want to go home or stay though.
I'd honestly be more concerned over the texture of meconium rather than staining. It's like tar! I might make some cheapy liners that can be tossed for the meconium, but I've also heard that BF poo stains more.

gina8177 · Jan 29th, 2010, 22:48 PM

Thanks. I'm not worried about staining, I'm worried that it won't come out of the diaper because of the tar texture, even if I use liners.

anothersquish · Jan 30th, 2010, 04:58 AM

Im using cloth from birth with disposable liners. Havent got any concerns, if it stains it stains but it will come out, I will just wash it on a higher temperature if I REALLY need too.
Not using any of my "expensive" nappies for the meconium phase just incase

sezzlebum · Jan 30th, 2010, 06:05 AM

i didn't use cloth for the first 6 weeks but i dont think i would have worried if i did as it was nothing compared to aimees explosive breat milk poos, i went thru 9 nappies a day in the first 6 weeks when that settled a bit we switched

dippy dee · Jan 30th, 2010, 06:09 AM

I used cloth from birth with my bunch and tbh i either doubled up on the flushable liners or used a fleece liner under a flushable and that generally did the trick.
As for staining sod it no one see's inside the nappy and as long as it's washed then there's no pronlem, a few of my nappies are stained and not from newborn poo either, i think all nappies stain sometime or another xx

Bumpontherun · Feb 4th, 2010, 12:07 PM

we used cloth from day one. Used disposable liners. The meconium came out on a forty degree wash and didn't stain. It doesn't smell either so wasn't too unpleasant storing them up to take home.

flutterbywing · Feb 4th, 2010, 12:14 PM

Meconium washes out better than BF poo

anothersquish · Feb 4th, 2010, 12:34 PM

Been using reusables and had plenty of poop in them, not even been a tiny issue so am using all my nappies. Certainly hasnt stained any of my nappies at all.

Jan 29th, 2010, 20:40 PM	#1
gina8177 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Port Coquitlam, BC Posts: 1,958	Cloth diapers and meconium question I was wondering how you all dealt with the meconium stage after birth. Everyone that I have talked to so far tells me that I should use disposables for the first bit till all the meconium passes or else I will just ruin the cloth diaper. Did you find this to be true? This advice is coming from people who have never cloth diapered, don't know if that changes things. We were planning on using newborn fuzzi bunz with disposable liners. But I definitely don't want to deal with ruined diapers right away. Thanks!!!

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Jan 29th, 2010, 20:47 PM	#2
Bekkiboo Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Posts: 1,593	Hiya hun, I never personally started with cloth from the very beginning but from everything i've heard or read on the subject, I don't think you will have a problem with staining! Apparently breast milk poop is more likely to stain than meconium! I can't 100% guarantee it though because I've never tried it but I'm sure someone who has will be along to let you know! x

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Jan 29th, 2010, 21:31 PM	#3
bky Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Christchurch, NZ Posts: 4,013	I'm considering disposables for the first few days as here you are allowed to be in a hospital/maternity centre for 2-3 days after the birth (and it seems most people who don't have a homebirth do this) and I didn't want to shuffle reusables (OH is not going to know what to do with them at first and coming home to 3 days of cloth diapers that have been sitting does NOT sound like that much fun) from home and back. I'm still waffling on whether I want to go home or stay though. I'd honestly be more concerned over the texture of meconium rather than staining. It's like tar! I might make some cheapy liners that can be tossed for the meconium, but I've also heard that BF poo stains more.

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Jan 29th, 2010, 22:48 PM	#4
gina8177 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Port Coquitlam, BC Posts: 1,958	Thanks. I'm not worried about staining, I'm worried that it won't come out of the diaper because of the tar texture, even if I use liners.

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Jan 30th, 2010, 04:58 AM	#5
anothersquish Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,415	Im using cloth from birth with disposable liners. Havent got any concerns, if it stains it stains but it will come out, I will just wash it on a higher temperature if I REALLY need too. Not using any of my "expensive" nappies for the meconium phase just incase

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Jan 30th, 2010, 06:05 AM	#6
sezzlebum Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: manchester Posts: 1,779	i didn't use cloth for the first 6 weeks but i dont think i would have worried if i did as it was nothing compared to aimees explosive breat milk poos, i went thru 9 nappies a day in the first 6 weeks when that settled a bit we switched

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Jan 30th, 2010, 06:09 AM	#7
dippy dee Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Newcastle under lyme Posts: 3,185	I used cloth from birth with my bunch and tbh i either doubled up on the flushable liners or used a fleece liner under a flushable and that generally did the trick. As for staining sod it no one see's inside the nappy and as long as it's washed then there's no pronlem, a few of my nappies are stained and not from newborn poo either, i think all nappies stain sometime or another xx

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Feb 4th, 2010, 12:07 PM	#8
Bumpontherun Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Inner Hebrides Posts: 1,205	we used cloth from day one. Used disposable liners. The meconium came out on a forty degree wash and didn't stain. It doesn't smell either so wasn't too unpleasant storing them up to take home.

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Feb 4th, 2010, 12:14 PM	#9
flutterbywing Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Midlands Posts: 1,791	Meconium washes out better than BF poo

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Feb 4th, 2010, 12:34 PM	#10
anothersquish Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,415	Been using reusables and had plenty of poop in them, not even been a tiny issue so am using all my nappies. Certainly hasnt stained any of my nappies at all.

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