The Switch!
Posted by Steph , Thursday, July 8, 2010 5:27 PM
I'm starting this up a little late, but we're doing it. We're taking the plunge. We're switching to cloth diapers!
I didn't know a thing about them when I had D. I thought it was all pins and laundry all day. And at the time, I didn't have my own washer/dryer. So the thought never crossed my mind to try Cloth. BOY was I wrong! I started perusing the internet, and cloth was everywhere! Then, my hangup was the cost. 20 bucks a diaper! No way! Now I've discovered how much they can actually save us, which of course, appeals to hubby. The wonderful folks at http://www.diaperdecisions.com/cost_of_cloth_diapers.htm broke it down real simple for us. If you use disposable diapers birth through potty training, on average it will cost you $2,577! vs. the pocket diapers birth through potty training was only $1677.66 They also took into account the energy bill from doing laundry! And you can maximize savings by going cheaper. Prefold diapers and covers you're only running up a tab of about $381.
Wow.
I decided about a month ago to make the switch. Little D gets BAD diaper rashes, and I think it's from our disposables. She also doesn't quite fit right in any of them. I wish I could say I was doing this for the environment, but in all honesty we're doing it for her little tushy and to save our wallet a little bit.
So where to start? I did some research, then more research and then read a few blogs, and read some more. There are a bunch of different options. Prefolds with a cover, which are "old school" the flat square you fold and fasten with a waterproof cover over it. Fitteds with a cover, which look more like a normal diaper you fasten then cover with a waterproof cover. We have Pockets which have a little pocket to stuff in an absorbant insert, but other than that you just plop on and fasten with snaps or velcro (depends on the diaper). And All in Ones, which are, as the name says. All in one. You use it like a disposable, one use, then clean. They all have pros and cons which I wont go into here, but I think I'll try them all by the time I'm done. The most common advice I have seen is TRY EVERYTHING! There is not one miracle diaper that fits every baby through every stage and prevents leaks. I'm taking that advice to heart. So on here, I'll document our adventures through starting cloth, and toddler-hood.
I didn't know a thing about them when I had D. I thought it was all pins and laundry all day. And at the time, I didn't have my own washer/dryer. So the thought never crossed my mind to try Cloth. BOY was I wrong! I started perusing the internet, and cloth was everywhere! Then, my hangup was the cost. 20 bucks a diaper! No way! Now I've discovered how much they can actually save us, which of course, appeals to hubby. The wonderful folks at http://www.diaperdecisions.com/cost_of_cloth_diapers.htm broke it down real simple for us. If you use disposable diapers birth through potty training, on average it will cost you $2,577! vs. the pocket diapers birth through potty training was only $1677.66 They also took into account the energy bill from doing laundry! And you can maximize savings by going cheaper. Prefold diapers and covers you're only running up a tab of about $381.
Wow.
I decided about a month ago to make the switch. Little D gets BAD diaper rashes, and I think it's from our disposables. She also doesn't quite fit right in any of them. I wish I could say I was doing this for the environment, but in all honesty we're doing it for her little tushy and to save our wallet a little bit.
So where to start? I did some research, then more research and then read a few blogs, and read some more. There are a bunch of different options. Prefolds with a cover, which are "old school" the flat square you fold and fasten with a waterproof cover over it. Fitteds with a cover, which look more like a normal diaper you fasten then cover with a waterproof cover. We have Pockets which have a little pocket to stuff in an absorbant insert, but other than that you just plop on and fasten with snaps or velcro (depends on the diaper). And All in Ones, which are, as the name says. All in one. You use it like a disposable, one use, then clean. They all have pros and cons which I wont go into here, but I think I'll try them all by the time I'm done. The most common advice I have seen is TRY EVERYTHING! There is not one miracle diaper that fits every baby through every stage and prevents leaks. I'm taking that advice to heart. So on here, I'll document our adventures through starting cloth, and toddler-hood.
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