You heard right! We are cloth diapering again. Actually you probably didn't know that we stopped cloth diapering (or that we ever did it).
Disclaimer: I totally understand people using disposable diapers. Hey, we did it for the last several months and it was super convenient. This just isn't that much harder for us and I wanted the money we usually spent on diapers every month for other stuff. I kept going back and forth and couldn't decide for awhile if it was worth it to do cloth diapering!
My Story
First we used gdiapers, both the cloth and disposable inserts. But the cloth inserts just didn't work that well. They leaked pretty quickly. So we just used the disposable inserts that are biodegradable and flush down the toilet. Well those got to be kind of expensive, so when it was time to move up a size in gdiapers we decided to just use plain old disposables. But then I started thinking about cloth diapering again and realized that maybe cloth would work if I just used the right system. After all, there are some nice pluses to cloth (cheaper, cuter, less blowouts, no poop stink, etc...oh and environmentally friendly).
After a lot of research, I decided on one-size pocket diapers (mostly FuzziBunz and a few bumGenius). One size means they are supposed to fit babies from 7lbs to 35lbs. Pocket diapers make it so you can put an insert(s) in the diaper and the urine goes through the fabric that is next to the baby's skin and into the insert. Amazingly, the fabric next to Miles stays almost completely dry!
Miles in his new FuzziBunz Elite diaper
My stash (10 FuzziBunz, 2 bumGenius) cost less than $250 and should last multiple kids
bumGenius (left), FuzziBunz (right)
My Routine
It has actually been really easy to start up again. I find this easier than the gdiapers, because they only have an insert to stuff (no snap-in-liner). When I change Miles I take the insert out of the diaper and put both the diaper and the insert in a hanging diaper pail bag. If there is poop I dump that in the toilet first (when they are breastfed only you can just throw it in the pail without doing anything first). Then every other day I do laundry at night. I rinse on cold, wash on hot, then dry the inserts in the dryer on low (I could dry the diapers in the dryer too, but I just hang them to dry overnight). Then I stuff in the morning, which just takes a few minutes. Oh and I still use overnight disposables for nighttime- not ready to conquer that one yet.Bottom line: I have to change his diaper more often (every 2-3 hours) and do an extra load of laundry every other day, but I save $50 a month. Plus they are cute, don't you think?
4 comments:
Those are way cute! Which brand are you liking better because those are the two I'm thinking of trying too? I want to use FuzziBunz mostly, but everyone I know says it's good to have a few brands to try and for size purposes on the one size ones (if they're in between size on one one size brand, then they might be perfect in the other one size brand.). I am thinking of getting a few BumGenius ones too. I need to start building up our stash here soon!
He's darling in those diapers!
Thanks for the tips! Yeah we're planning on using disposables for the first few weeks at least and then make the full transition to cloth. I'm thinking I'll be doing some fuzzibunz and some bumgenius ones too and planning to get some of each of those. And your welcome for the inspiration! :)
I'm so nervous to do cloth diapers when I have kids. Mom told me that she used to diaper Gary & I in cloth diapers, so hey, it must work some way or another. The extra work that goes into it might well be worth the $50 you save though! What about water costs (doing laundry every other night)? Do those go up much for you?
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