Need some encouragement

lauraska

I am expecting my first in April.  I would really like to CD although I worry about my ability to keep up with the laundry.  But I have been offered a four-day-work-week flex schedule when I go back to work, so I have to be able to deal, right?  I have quite a few friends who CD and are very encouraging, but I have one other friend who feels the need to tell me EVERY DAY that I'm going to fail at this and that I'm crazy to try it.  I love her, but to be honest, she's lazy. She can't even fathom cooking dinner, let alone handling a cloth diaper.

 I've tried every tactic...being polite, being sort of stern and saying that it's important to me and should be respected, to just being sort of nasty about it.  But she continues to revisit the subject constantly and tell me that I'm going to fail.  Any advice on how to deal with this?

 

anabell0920

I wouldn't talk about it anymore with her. If she brings it up tell her she has already expressed her opinion and you are aware of what she thinks. It sucks but this will not be the first of people saying what they think you will do as a parent and I have found it's easier to just not talk about it at all with the negative people.

UTKD

I would ignore her and CD anyway.  I wonder, why is she so obsessed with what you use to catch your baby's poop? 

StephanieDM

UTKD:

I would ignore her and CD anyway.  I wonder, why is she so obsessed with what you use to catch your baby's poop? 

This! We had a few naysayers when we told people we were going to CD. I wondered why they cared so much. They would say things like "wait until that baby comes, you won't want to wash diapers" or "we'll see how you feel about this when the baby comes". At first I would state my reasons, etc. Then I just started saying "okay. we'll see". Well, its been 5 months and we are still going strong and LOVING cloth. So, we did see.

Ignore them and do what you want! You can do it mama! 

Sam78

Mentioning the cost savings shuts up a lot of people (even if this isn't the primary reason you use cloth, like us, hearing that you're saving hundreds if not a thousand dollars usually makes people think)

Sarahbear621

Oh that sucks....i'm sorry.  Just ignore her- i know it is harder to say then do.  but don't worry about laundry.  I find it to be so easy.  i do it after DS goes to sleep and it is raedy for him the next morning.  You will be fine!  congratulations!

MWoodside

Why is it being discussed daily?  I never really talked about my decision to CD unless directly asked, which almost never happened.  If someone brought it up in a negative way I just said we were going to see how it goes.  The end.  

It is so not a big deal though.  I mean I guess it would be super hard if someone felt doing laundry was a huge pain or something, but I don't.  It boils down to about 3 extra loads of laundry a week.  That's not a big deal to me at all. DH & I both work full time & we've never struggled to get it done.