Cloth Diaper Malaysia – Natural & Eco-Friendly Living, Why Not!?

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

Remember our Featured Shop Sentuhan Bayu? This time, let’s get up close and personal (regarding Cloth Diapering of course), with the owner of that online store, Lily! :)

About Lily:

Lily owns the online store Sentuhan Bayu (http://www.sentuhanbayu.biz/) which sells Cloth Diapers and natural and organic care for moms and babies. She also shares her thoughts and ideas about Green & Natural Parenting over at her blog (http://sentuhanbayu.blogspot.com/). She claims to be a lazy bum, but she still Cloth Diapers her baby!

Let’s hear about her Cloth Diapering experience:

Where are your favourite places to buy Cloth Diapers?

I used to shop at KasihkuSayangku & MyBabyPitstop. I just love the Blueberry diapers & BumGenius. Now I have my own store, I don’t shop as much as I used to. But I still do collect Blueberry , though. I simply love their prints.

You mentioned that you’re a lazy bum, but still manage to Cloth Diaper. Share your tips on doing Cloth Diaper laundry!

Haha, this is really a good question & you asked the right person. I don’t do manual pre-rinse except for poo. Using the dry pail method, I separate the inserts & covers into 2 laundry bags. I do my laundry every 2 days. On laundry day, (using washing machine settings) I Wash & Spin with no detergent, then the Full Cycle, with a little detergent (around 1 tablespoon), AND select with maximum water input. After that, I dry it. It’s effortless! Usually I put in the baby’s clothes in my Full cycle steps. That will save a lot your laundry time, electricity & water.

How is your husband helping you out with Cloth Diapering?

Oh he does help, but I can’t stand it if he puts the Blueberry inserts for example into another brand of diaper. Most of the time I do the laundry my self which takes only 5 – 10 minutes. My partner is glad that I’ve made the decision to use cloth diapers & he finds the modern cloth diapers very cute!

What are your favourite brand of Cloth Diapers?

My all time favourite is BumGenius. I have never had a leak with them, not once! Currently, my favourite is Envibum. It has very nice minkee fabric outer and is suitably designed for a lazy bum like me. Hehe, I love Envibum!

What important advice would you give to those new to Cloth Diapering?

• Don’t get intimidated by the price of Cloth Diapers. Nowadays, there are plenty of options. Prefolds, one size covers, pockets diapers, etc – Just take your pick! Even if you choose only to cloth diaper during the day or for night time, it will have a huge impact in saving our earth.
• Don’t get intimidated by the myth that its time consuming. It is NOT. We Malaysians are lucky because the water bidet (aka diaper sprayer) is very common everywhere. For laundering tips, try out my suggested laundry steps above. It’s so easy & ideal for lazy people (like me!) Hehehe
• Cloth diapers can still cause rashes. However, trust me that the diaper rash that your baby gets if he/she is on disposable diapers is much worse compared to when using Cloth Diapers. With Cloth Diapers, you get tiny red bumps at most, & it is easily treated. I speak from my horrible experience – My poor baby… Her skin around the diaper area (from genitals to around the butt) literally came off! Everything was super red, and it hurt her horribly that when she pees she will wail and cry! I felt so horrible at that time, I even cried. This hapenned with all 3 different brands of disposable diapers she was using. After that episode, I vowed that I only want to use Cloth Diapers on my baby…

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

Cloth Diaper Malaysia happily accepts interested Malaysian Moms who wants to be a Featured Cloth Diaper Mom. Are you interested to share your Cloth Diapering experience with us? Please refer to this post for further details: Want to be a Featured Cloth Diaper Mom?