Adventures in cloth diapering update
Thu Jun 26, 2025 11:36 am
Hey there! It's been a while. Thought I'd check in and let y'all know how I've been faring. I have been coping quite well. Still mostly using cloth diapers due to the ever increasing cost of disposables. Not only that, the sizing is not always the most accurate. I bought cases of Megamax and MegaMax Air lock in size medium, and another related Northshore product in medium as well, only to find they dont quite fit, they are too tight, and having to send them back for an exchange of larges. Turns out it was the USA version of Megamax that had the good fitting medium. Anywhoo... Life isn't too bad. I was told that we cannot use our portable washer in our apartment anymore due to the higher water usage.. that was a crisis moment.. But once I got over it and got used to the idea of doing laundry at my parents house for our regular laundry, and using our bathtub to hand wash cloth diapers, it wasn't all that bad 
We are making do. What other choice do we have, right? We can't go about using it and risk getting evicted. We JUST got married a little under a year ago, and I don't want to be homeless a year into our marriage. Not the best situation. The good news is, thanks to the unfailing customer support from Ecoable, I figured out the holy grail of washing regimens for when I can afford to use the coin operated machines downstairs again regualarly, which will be soon. My highest outstanding CC has been OFFICIALLY knocked down to below 1000. YAY! Not only that, but summer is a very busy time for us at Meijer, which means more hours for me. Not only that, I am scheduled to work on 4th of July, so that means holiday pay. CHACHING!
Still figuring out how to shave off a cycle here or there with the washing, becuase that will save overall on the expense. I don't have access to a machine with custom cycles, and I can only take so much of handwashing. Still a huge fan of AFDC flannel, Ecoable's fitteds, and I just ordered the new and improved Harmony nighttime fitted from InControl along with their Christy overnight pants. I'm hoping it is an improved design over their discontinued overnight fitted, which was awesome, but not perfect. The laundry tabs were flimsy. Anyway, I was disappointed to see that fitted go away on their site, so I'm tickled pink to see its back
Peace out!
Rob
We are making do. What other choice do we have, right? We can't go about using it and risk getting evicted. We JUST got married a little under a year ago, and I don't want to be homeless a year into our marriage. Not the best situation. The good news is, thanks to the unfailing customer support from Ecoable, I figured out the holy grail of washing regimens for when I can afford to use the coin operated machines downstairs again regualarly, which will be soon. My highest outstanding CC has been OFFICIALLY knocked down to below 1000. YAY! Not only that, but summer is a very busy time for us at Meijer, which means more hours for me. Not only that, I am scheduled to work on 4th of July, so that means holiday pay. CHACHING! Still figuring out how to shave off a cycle here or there with the washing, becuase that will save overall on the expense. I don't have access to a machine with custom cycles, and I can only take so much of handwashing. Still a huge fan of AFDC flannel, Ecoable's fitteds, and I just ordered the new and improved Harmony nighttime fitted from InControl along with their Christy overnight pants. I'm hoping it is an improved design over their discontinued overnight fitted, which was awesome, but not perfect. The laundry tabs were flimsy. Anyway, I was disappointed to see that fitted go away on their site, so I'm tickled pink to see its back
Peace out!
Rob