Reusable Diapers....

mocampo

My husband and I are thinking of venturing into the reusable/cloth diaper venture when our 'nugget' arrives. This is our first child and we both work so is this a venture worth taking?? Any suggestions on the easiest way to clean, store, and any other info would be great!

 

Thanks  

CelticWife

The Eco friendly moms and the AP board are your best bets for good info.

We seriously considered cloth diapering, but we didn't have a washer and dryer available at our apartment and I didn't want to drive to a laundrymat to wash them.

The only issue you might have is that many day cares will not accept them, so you will have to use disposables while they are there.

LittleApple

CelticWife:

The Eco friendly moms and the AP board are your best bets for good info.

We seriously considered cloth diapering, but we didn't have a washer and dryer available at our apartment and I didn't want to drive to a laundrymat to wash them.

The only issue you might have is that many day cares will not accept them, so you will have to use disposables while they are there.

This.

JulietL129

We are using a diaper service :-) Same one my Mom used with all 4 of us. $16.50 for 80 diapers/ week, yes, please.

Linnea503

I'm thinking of using a cloth diaper service for the first three months while I am home with the baby. Then, I will reduce the diaper service to enough cloth diapers per week for just evenings and weekends since day care will use disposables.

I hesitate to invest in a full stash of cloth since it's an expensive investment up front if they won't be able to use cloth at day care. I feel like a cloth service/disposable combo will work for me. LO will also get the benefits of cloth and I won't have to worry about all that laundry.

houndbaby

I CD with ds, I have info on CDing in my baby blog

Mama_SAS

https://jilliansdrawers.com/

^I highly recommend this site, they have tons of info and an awesome trial program. Good luck 

TCsbride

We CDed DS since 18 months, DD since she was a newborn, and will be cloth diapering #3 from the start as well. A great way to save even more money.....buy used (and then sell when you're done) on DiaperSwappers (or swapspot on this site). I was able to CD my daughter for the first 4 months for only the cost of shipping and paypal fees, so about $30. There is no way I could have bought 4 mo worth of disposables for $30!

My kiddos do at home daycare two days a week and have to wear disposables, but we still see a considerable savings.

elizabeth429

Mama_SAS:

https://jilliansdrawers.com/

^I highly recommend this site, they have tons of info and an awesome trial program. Good luck 

This is a great program!

Bountifulbride

Definitely check out the Eco board.  I didn't do cloth with DS#1 because I was too overwhelmed about getting started since I didn't know anyone else using cloth but I bit the bullet with DS#2 and we are a cloth diaper family now and forever more

mncclimb

My husband and I got the bum genious diapers when my LO was about 2 -3 mo old. I LOVE them. Now that she's 9 mo I actually use nighttime disposables just for night... but that's 1 a day... and I do use disposable at this point in time, for daycare (I don't plan on working too much longer bc I'm preggo with 2nd) bc she is a mom and has quite a few kids... disposables are just easier for her. But no problems with stink... I got a sprayer that I hooked on to the toilet (REALLY easy... I did it) and just rinse after I'm done changing and throw them in the laundry basket... I usually do a wash just with my other clothes (unless it's a white blouse or something JUST in case) every 2-3 days.  The initial investment for me was... I think $120 for 6 diapers and the sprayer.  YOu just need to know about how many your LO goes through a day. I would say when they're LITTLE little disposables are easier just because you're going through 10+ a day for the first month or so! Hope that helps!