I must warn the squeamish that this article deals with a subject of professional interest to me, but not one that is generally the subject to polite conversation, namely poop.
We wanted to do cloth diapers but just were unable to muster enough time to accommodate such frequent changing. In accordance with the general idea not to let perfection be the enemy of good, we stuck with using re-usable wipes instead (and then we flush out the poop so it doesn't all sit in the landfill until my grandchildren's peers invent landfill reprocessing mining machines). I like using the real cloth because I can make them nice and warm with tap water, and I can get the baby cleaner with fewer swipes and less discomfort than the cold paper disposable wipes.
We have a drawer of cotton infant wash cloths, mostly the tiny little cute ones from Target. Now, I'd read all the cloth diapering stuff long ago (those people know laundry), so for five years I've washed these out with a cold wash and then a hot wash, and they came out clean, very clean. First cold, then hot. No stains. Years and years of this (we did have a couple of years of no diapers in between our kids, I think, but that time seems so short - the time we didn't have our second child).
Recently I forgot myself and I washed them all in hot water first. (I blame the sickness fatigue. And five years of careful washing are ruined! The cloths are all stained and ugly now! Every time I think about it I get so irritated. I'm expecting my son to be potty trained in the next 3 or 6 months, and it's not like anyone sees them and rates me on their appearance, but I was very proud of my skill in washing.
And now it's all ruined in a moment of inattention.
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