My baby is just over two months old, and we're down to the last pack of disposable diapers people gave us as baby shower gifts. I really want to use cloth diapers because they're so much cheaper than disposables and they'll cut down on the amount of trash our house generates.
So I have two general questions:
-What brands are the best for the price? I don't want to be spending $10-$15 on one diaper, but if the cheaper ones are terrible then maybe I will.
-Do you have to use special detergent? I haven't used special detergent for my baby's clothes and he's been fine.
Let me know of any other tips you have.
Re: Questions on the Basics of Cloth Diapering
Like any diaper, some people love them, others hate them. It doesn't hurt to try them out and see.
As far as detergent, I used to use Country Save when I was CDing full time because I could get it locally. Now I just use All Free & Clear because I am only CDing at night, it's what I already use on everything else, and I have a few friends that use it on their CD's without any issue (they CD full time).
I referenced this list to make my decision https://www.pinstripesandpolkadots.com/detergentchoices.htm
you can also look into prefolds and covers. you'd need about 20-24 prefolds and 6 covers.
prefolds are about $4 each and covers run about $12.
4x24 = 96$ and $12x6 = 72$
so for less than $200 you could have a stash.
Or you could get some prefolds/covers and some kawaii or alva.
We went with alvas and mostly Kawaiis. We have pent just over $200 on 46 diapers.
we are using rockin green for detergent right now but had samples of country save and liked it.
you need to use different rash creams too.
I use the flips system and it works great. I also have prefolds that I tri fold and they work great.
Prefolds from cotton babies are around $1.50 and you can get flip covers on sale or during a seconds sale for $7 to $9. Econobum makes a pretty good cover too. I like them.
I bought. Y wet bags from alva and use a small trash can. I haven't had any problems.
I have about 6 or so covers and around 20 inserts for daytime. I've used them for almost 2 years and everything is still I great shape. I use tiny bubbles detergent too.