Some More Cloth Diaper Jargon.

Here are some other cloth diapering terms that are a little confusing:

Diaper Sprayer: It looks like a kitchen sprayer and attaches to your toilet to make the clean-up of soiled diapers extremely easy.  When a diaper is poopy, take it to the toilet and spray it off!

Doublers: Absorbent soakers that you can add to a diaper to increase absorbency. You can use these if you hvae a heavy wetter, during naps or at bed time.

Liners: Thin layers of cloth that lay inside of the diaper to make the clean up of poopy diapers easier. They protect the actual diaper from stains and make rinsing the mess easier.

Flushable Liners: You use these instead of cloth liners and you can then flush the mess and not have to worry about rinsing. I use flushable liners and I love them! They really do make clean up easy and if any gets on the diaper it is just a small amount and is easy to rinse off (with the help of my handy diaper sprayer!)

Inserts: Absorbent soakers that absorb moisture. You stuff pocket diapers with these.

Soakers: The middle part of the diaper that absorbs moisture when your little one wets...they can be sewn in, snapped in, partially sewed in, stuffed, or just laid in.

Wicking: When moisture is pulled to the outside of the diaper.

Stripping: Removing buildup from detergents, ointments or hard water from your cloth diapers.


There is also a whole set of terms that are for wool covers. I haven't used wool yet but hope to try it out this fall!

Wool:

Longies: Pants made from wool that are used as a diaper cover

Shorties: Shorts made from wool that are used as a diaper cover

Wool Soaker: Wool diaper cover

Skirty: A wool soaker with an attached skirt


If I have missed any terms, leave me a comment and I'll add it on!