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Cloth Diaper Malaysia would like to introduce Featured Cloth Diaper Mom: HANZ!

About Hanz:

Hanz  is a full-time working mum who is a self-proclaimed Cloth Diaper Addict! She considers herself as a “bargain hunter”, and for her, Cloth Diaper shopping sprees don’t come too often. Therefore, she works out smart ways to “feed” her addiction. She looks around for quality in Cloth Diapers, and she already has a number of brands which are her favorites. This was after she had experimented and her being adventurous in trying many different brands. She enjoys sharing her Cloth Diaper adventures, knowledge and experience along her personal Cloth Diapering journey on her blog: Charm Chameleon Chatterbox. She also has a blogshop: The Honeybunch Marketplace.

Let’s hear about her Cloth Diapering experience:

Where are your favourite places to buy Cloth Diapers?
Initially, I purchased from Mia Bambina E-store. The former owner Sandra has been a great help on educating me about Cloth Diapers. Then, I discovered Tiny Tapir, and Li the owner has been a great help too. Soon onwards I bought everywhere… at Lil Danzell, Ez Motherhood, My Baby Pit Stop, Baby Tots & Mom, My Cheeky Boo, Baby-Mel, and also blogshops like Zizitots Collection. I have shopped in other places online too apart from the ones I’ve mentioned. I can say that I don’t have any favourite stores as I love to frequent any online store!

You mentioned you love bargain hunting. Can you share some tips about how you look for “the best Cloth Diaper deals”?
I AM a Bargain Hunter! Before I purchase, I will first visit the DiapersAsia Forum. Just to go through the different types of Cloth Diapers available for sale and see whether they will suit my needs. Sometimes I will visit even without any necessity, I have an urge to check out latest ad postings by Cloth Diaper moms over there. Not all the listings are preloved (second hand) Cloth Diapers. I find that many moms have brand new diapers which are unused in their collections, so they will put them back up for Sale in the forums.

How many Cloth Diapers do you have in your stash, and which are your favorites?
Previously, I had about 50 pieces, mostly Pocket Diapers and some All-In-Ones. However, I slowly de-stash my diapers by re-selling or giving them away. One of the reason is because I got tired of pocket diapers and the ones with the plain colours. Now I am on the lookout for cute and fancy prints, and prefer All-In-One diapers. In fact my almost 2 years old toddler even has his own preference for Cloth Diapers. He would choose the ones with the fancy prints for him to wear!

All-In-One diapers are my favourites, even though they can be very expensive to own. However, it is so convenient! The only drawback is that they take a longer time to dry, so the next best option is the All-In-Two diapers. I can unsnap the soaker for washing and the outer shell can still be reused.

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As a full-time working mother, how do you dedicate your time to Cloth Diaper?
I wash the soiled Cloth Diapers once in two days – a full load in the washing machine. I use the dry pail method – before washing day, I chuck all the soiled diapers in a covered diaper pail. For the diapers which has a poopy mess, I will give them several rinses without any detergent, and then they are washed along with the other cloth diapers. All this can be done right after I come home from work, while I take a bath and the washing machine will do its job. It’s not a hassle at all.

How do you Cloth Diaper during the night, any particular system/method?
For the past year, I reserve particular brands for nighttime use which are All-In-Two type diapers like Grobaby & Itti Bitti SIO. For both brands, the soakers are made from bamboo, and I love the fact that it is very absorbant yet dry on my baby’s skin. I never used pocket diapers for nighttime, but recently I love using Knickernappies diapers for night use. It is One-Sized Pocket Diaper with side-snaps, and what makes it truly a nighttime diaper is the special insert “Loopy Doo”. It is a combination of hemp and microfibre. This brand was as good as using All-In-Twos. I never liked Fitted Diapers before, but recently I have caught the bug, I want to give them a try by combining Fitted Diapers with wool soaker as the cover. I’ll review it soon in my blog, wait for it!

Do you think Cloth Diapering is an expensive thing to do?

This is a very subjective matter. It all depends on us. A piece of cloth diaper can be very cheap or very expensive. However I would rather label them as “Mostly Affordable” for the lower priced diapers, and “Slightly Affordable” for the higher priced ones. You might get carried away, like myself – I got addicted in having to acquire those cute & nice printed Cloth Diapers. And if the cloth diapers work well for you, you might be willing to part with a huge amount money to own more of them. If the prices of new “expensive” Cloth Diapers scare you, my suggestion is to mix your Cloth Diaper stash with preloved ones because some of them are really worth buying, and they come with a cheaper price tag.

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Thank you so much HANZ for sharing these tips with Cloth Diaper Malaysia  

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