We are coming to the homestretch of the 2nd Annual Flats and Handwashing Challenge and have made it to Day 6. I’ve been blogging my experiences all week alongside 50-80 other blogs a day. You’ll find other blogs linked at the end of this post. Today is an “open assignment” day meaning all the bloggers weren’t given a topic so you’ll find all kinds of subjects being covered.
For my post today I want to explain how we use flats and make them fit an active and normal day with 2 kids. I’m not just sticking to the house for fear of having to change my son’s diaper in public nor am I never leaving my kids because I’m afraid other people won’t be able to figure them out.
The Diaper Bag-
So far since the Flats and Handwashing Challenge began I’ve gone out pretty much every day. The first time I was heading out I had to remind myself to switch out the diapers in my diaper bag since I’m usually pre-packed with All-in-Ones. I decided to pre-stuff a cover with a pad folded flat and included an extra flat. When it came time to change Ev I just grabbed that diaper as if it were an All-in-One and put it on him, throwing the dirty flat and cover into the wet bag.
For a wet bag I used a very small bag that only fits about 3-4 diapers and it is all polyester instead of having a cotton knit print like many brands. This was the best option for handwashing and drying.
I can’t imagine it being any harder than an All-in-Two system as long as the flats and pad folded flats are packed up. In my case it was as easy as an All-in-One because I had a cover ready to go.
Babysitters-
As luck would have it the Flats Challenge falls over Memorial Day Weekend again. My husband, who is living in Florida already, was able to come and visit. I am planning a date night for us and this will mean that a responsible 18 year old will be in charge. She is fine with our cloth diapers so for the night I’ll make sure I have my covers clean enough that I can have 2 spare all lined up and set with a pad folded flat. Last year during the first Flats Challenge I had a regular babysitter come over on her usual day. I did the same for her and she had no problems.
Husbands-
I have to say that my husband isn’t exactly gung-ho about the Flats Challenge, or cloth diapers in general. He was a hard man to convince in the first place so this is definitely out of his comfort zone. Last year he participated with the pad fold flats only. He never fastened a flat onto Everett. This year since he is here for the last 2 days and I expect the same level of participation. I didn’t and won’t be asking him to wash any flats. If this were the reality of our life then I would expect his full participation but that isn’t the case.
[hr]I can’t wait to hear what the other bloggers have to discuss today!
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