Daycare won't take cloth, so should I give up on CD?
Quick back story: I signed up for daycare at 10 weeks because otherwise you won't find an infant spot if you wait past 12 weeks. Just the way it is here. So in my search and tours, I fell for this one daycare, the one we're going with, but our state (TN) does not allow cloth diapers in day care facilities. I've looked up the law and sure enough, there it is in all of its ignorance. This place is my best option in terms of price, location and schedule because I will be going back to work at 6-8 weeks since I just started in Oct. and don't have FMLA or STD and will have LO there full-time. So changing that is not an option. </back story>
So here's my question: I've already started a pocket stash of BGS, etc., and am planning to cloth diaper my baby at night and on the weekends when she's not in DC. But now I'm starting to worry I'm just making more work for myself in doing this if she has to be in sposies for most of the day until she's potty trained. The thought of her in sposies with chemicals, etc. has me upset, but I guess I could try 7th generation or Jessica Alba's new Honest brand. Has anyone else experienced this?
The environmental and health impact are the driving force behind my husband and I wanting to CD, but maybe I just need to be realistic and let this one thing go? We're still planning to breastfeed, make our own food, buy used clothes, etc., to minimize our footprint, but I'm going to be disappointed in myself if I don't CD. Thoughts or advice? Thank you!
Re: Daycare won't take cloth, so should I give up on CD?
DD never knew the difference from switching back and forth.
Give it a try. Worst case it doesn't work out and you have to sell new stuff (good return on investment). Best case you're CDing all the time at home. Plenty of people CD part time. It doesn't have to be all or nothing.
definitely still worth it!
what happens if your LO is allergic to disposables? do they allow it then? just curious because my DD is and i can't imagine what i'd do if they wouldn't take a doctors note.
This is our situation. Daycare (which I won't give up, they're great in every other way) needs to be able to toss out the waste, and putting it in a wetbag won't cut it. DD is in sposies for 45-50hrs/week, but we CD part time.
Laundry is still super easy (easier still during the week since there is less in a load). I feel a little smug every time DD is in different clothes when there's been a blowout and how that never happens at home, reaffirming my choice.
DD's skin hasn't been affected, fwiw.
The downsides to CD part-time is the increase in a land fill from using the sposies, and it will take longer to get your money's worth out of the cloth. But part time is definitely better than no time.
Good luck! The one piece of advice I will give you is to think of overnight diapers as a more important piece of your stash, because these will be used throughout the week when LO is older. In other words, it's a way to justify cute but pricey fitteds...
I did the same mental calculation. 48 hours a week of daycare is still only 2 of 7 days.
And to the PP nervous to ask the daycare, the worst they can say is no, which would be the same situation as now. You remind me of myself getting too psyched out to ask for a raise.
But don't you have to buy more disposable diapers anyway?
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