Tiffany and I stripped today!

Cloth Diaper Inserts, that is!

It took a while, but we got it done and it seems to have really worked! 

The inserts are completely odorless!

But I’m pleased with the results from the boiling. 

Here’s what we did:

Brought the water to a rolling boil

Put the inserts in, and left them to boil for 10-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. 

Some were put in wet, some were dry.  That didn’t seem to make a difference

The pot was full enough to stir the inserts, even when they were all puffy from the water.  but not overfull.  In the big pot. about 16-18.  In the small pot, about 10.

We did not change the water between loads.  We did two loads in each pot, and in the last pot, we topped it off with a gallon of fresh water and brought it to a boil.

No snaps melted during the process.

The smell of urine and ammonia was definitely there during boiling, but it was not very sudsy.  Also, the water was slightly discolored after boiling for a few minutes, but nothing too horrible.

I dried the pocket diapers separately, and it seems that they still smell.  So I’m going to track down the RLR and wash the diapers in it, since you can’t exactly boil PUL.