which is the next cheapest way to CD?

weddingcaketaster

i am due in may and am very excited to CD! im just starting to get into the research, and am a bit overwhelmed...i definitely will use a lot of prefolds, mainly for the cost aspect, but which ones are the next cheapest? pockets with inserts? fitteds with covers?

also, are they all washed the same way, or do different diapers need different care?

thanks!!!!

anmorgan32

I think pockets would be the next cheapest option after prefolds because you don't have to buy the cover. A fitted diaper without the cover usually costs about the same as a pocket diaper. However, since you are doing prefolds, you will already have covers so then you could just buy some fitteds to use with those covers.

After prepping your diapers, everything can pretty much be washed together. When prepping you have to keep natural fibers together and synthetic fibers together. 

WannaBeCrunchyMama

https://www.theecofriendlyfamily.com/2009/09/cloth-diapering-newborn.html

This has some basic price ideas  

And A LOT of useful information.

I browsed around this blog for a few weeks and really learned a lot. It's my go-to resource when I have a question. 

sdlock

The next cheapest option that I found were either the Best Bottoms, Flips, or other AI2/hybrid diapers like them.  Like with the prefolds and covers you still only have to have a few covers since they are wipeable inside, and you just buy as many inserts as you need.  The inserts cost more than prefolds, but are still cheaper than buying a whole diaper like you would have to do with pockets or AIOs. 

jamdv3

cottonbabies.com makes econobum diapers, and they advertise that you can cloth diaper your baby from birth to potty training for just under 100$ total. I believe it's a system of prefolds +adjustable diaper covers. Not sure though.

gaughan258

Will you have a baby shower? You could register for your CDs. This is what we did and it turned out great. We had almost no start-up cost. Then, my sisters got us more diapers for Christmas.

ElloPoppet

1) buy used

2) buy discontinued

3) watch the deal-a-day sites (babyhalfoff, ecobabybuys, etc)

I've found many fitteds,pockets, and AIOs for $10-$12 this way. Granted some may not be my favorites, but they certainly work.