Bumbini Cloth Diapers

There’s no shame in admitting that you’re scared to take the top off your diaper pail for fear of fainting. But really there are some easy fixes, so why not deal with those fears and any smells that might be lurking beneath the lid? In just a few easy steps you can return your pail to its pristine original state and get rid of those smelly gremlins for good:

1. This step will require rubber gloves and some elbow grease, but a little time put in now will bring immense pleasure down the road! To fight odours and give your diaper pail a good scouring there’s nothing better than Baking Soda – if it’s not amongst your baking supplies there’s sure to be an open box hiding in the back of the fridge. Grab it, sprinkle generously, add a splash of water and then scrub it into a paste. Once you have your paste spread throughout the pail it’s just a case of giving it a really good rinse, emptying the water into the toilet, and voila your pail is as good as new.

2. Now you can add in some accessories. These will make your life easier and, as it’s their job to control odour, moisture, etc., you’ll be doing yourself a favour by investing in at least some of them. To begin with, you can choose to use a pail specifically designed for cloth diapers – it comes with a space for a charcoal filter that will absorb moisture and odour and another space for a deodorizing disc to make your pail smell fantastic. Another nicety is a diaper pail liner; these wet bags, made specifically to fit into the diaper pail, can make for easy work – when it comes time to wash the diapers you just shake the bag over the washing machine to get the diapers in the washer and then throw the pail liner in too. If you don’t want all the bells and whistles you can just go for a large wet bag with a zip closure and it too can be washed with your diapers.Also, if you use a pail that doesn’t have space for a deodorizing disc you can still use one, just tape it inside the pail to the lid, for example.

3. If you’re properly dealing with your used diapers and washing them regularly (waiting no longer than three days between washes) there shouldn’t be much odour to worry about anyway, apart from a slight whiff of ammonia perhaps. So make sure that when dealing with soiled diapers you give them a good shake, shake, shake into the toilet and then rinse any residue off your diapers (e.g. by using a diaper sprayer that attaches to your toilet or rinsing them under the bath tap, with the water running into a bucket that can then be flushed). To make clean-up even easier lay a BioSoft liner in your diapers.

Hopefully those tips will come in handy, and may allow you to re-love your diaper pail for the fabulous and functional piece of furniture that it is!

We have a serious bias towards wool. It’s just so scrumptious as a diaper cover – soft, breathable, absorbent, antibacterial, natural – the list goes on!! We’re really excited about the latest wool cover to appear in our lineup – the absolutely gorgeous Loveybums Pull-Up cover. It’s a sized cover that comes in some truly lovely colours (french blue, green tea, mango & orchid). Made of a fantastically soft and beautifully thick wool interlock, this cover is great for day and perfect for night!