messes, keepingbabies cleaner and more comfortable. But unlike modern disposable diapers, cloth diapers had to be rinsed, soaked, washed, dried, folded, and used again.
BabyCare & Hygiene
For many American mothers, this meant a never-ending laundry routine. Diaper pails sat in bathrooms or laundry rooms. Diapers were boiled or washed carefully, then hung outside on clotheslines to dry in the sun. Some families used diaper services, where clean cloth diapers were delivered and dirty ones were picked up for washing.
There was also the famous routine of diaper pins and
