Invitation Wording for Cloth Diapers

badkins90 · November 2011

Hey CD Mama's I am looking for some wording ideas for my baby shower invites! We are doing CD's and I do not want anyone to buy us disposables because we are just going to return them if anyone has any cute ideas post it on here please! Thanks so much!!!

caralck · November 2011

My friends did a combo shower because their due dates were at the same time and both were doing CD. They actually put on their invite that they plan to cloth diaper and anyone who brought CD supplies or CDs would be entered into a raffle for fun prizes. They did an evite and here's what it said specifically:

DIAPER RAFFLE: We are both planning on using cloth diapers so please no disposables. You can WIN a gift card raffle if you bring cloth diaper products! You can find these on our registries at Zoom Baby Gear and Milagros.

I don't think anyone was offended at all and they got quite a lot of their diapers because people wanted to win the raffle. I think they would be more offended if they found out you returned their gift. People do want to give you stuff you'll actually use. I'll probably do the same thing. It's like having baby shower game prizes without needing to do the games

badkins90 · November 2011

That is a really cute idea! Thanks for sharing!! I am scared I am going to offend people so I think this is a great idea to make everyone happy!

Alliebooberz · November 2011

I'm hoping that people get the hint for my showers... We are only registered at Kelly's Closet.

Mrs.MauiBride24 · November 2011

I don't think there's any need to say it. If you do get some, just return them and buy something else from your registry. Obviously don't register for disposables and include cloth diaper items (if able) and your close friends may already know by word of mouth.

No biggie to get store credit!

caralck · November 2011

I actually was wondering, aside from those diaper cakes people seem to like making, does anyone really just get disposable diapers at a shower? All the ones I've been to usually the gifts were clothing or toys, and then the parents would give the stroller and other big ticket items. In fact, I don't think i've seen a diaper cake in person. I would feel bad if a friend made me a diaper cake out of diapers I don't intend on using (can't return those). Of course, only one friend of mine is probably motivated to attempt that. Not sure my family would do that but I have no qualms about telling my family not to buy me disposables.

SoccerMama9 · November 2011

My co-workers know I CD but they are still having a ?whipe and dipe? party for me and a co-worker. I?ll keep a few sposies for travel but 95% will be returned. I feel bad about returning the diapers but?. If you?re sending out invites to the shower include a little slip of paper stating were your registered and maybe put in a few directions about ordering from your registry.

pixy_stix · November 2011

Everyone knew that I was going to cloth diaper, so it wasn't needed to put on the invites. If you do get some you can return for store credit and/or donate them. It's not the end of the world.

badkins90 · November 2011

I know I could always return the diapers and of course I left disposables off my registry but experience from my last baby shower and others I have been to is that no one really pays attention to your registry except maybe 1-2 people so thats why I am looking for some cute ideas

so far I have only thought of one and me and my SIL both decided it should be left out but we considered "If its not cloth its trash" I thought it was funny and so did she but DH's family & me do not get along so well and they think that since I am using cloth diapers I am a snob I will never understand them! lol so we decided to leave it out

imurs8228 · November 2011

My stepmom said "Mommy and Daddy are planning on using cloth diapers on this little man. Bring a cloth diaper and you'll get entered for a drawing!"

kdello · November 2011

imurs8228:
My stepmom said "Mommy and Daddy are planning on using cloth diapers on this little man. Bring a cloth diaper and you'll get entered for a drawing!"

I like this, short and sweet. I think it's considered rude to tell people what they can and can't give you as a gift.

We donated ours to the women's shelter.

Froggy76 · November 2011

I'm not sure you have to say anything on the invitation. I had a number of CD items on my registry and I told some people I was planning to CD. I only received one small package of diapers, and they were from a co-worker who knew I was CDing, but who also knew it might be helpful just to have a few disposables on hand. No one else bought me diapers.

starskristen79 · November 2011

I didn't say anything, and we did not get any at our shower.

DiademChi · November 2011

I didn't receive any disposables at my shower. I had the cloth diapers on my registry and from word of mouth, most family members knew we were cloth diapering.

There is no polite way to phrase it on an invitation. The most you can do is mention it on the notes on your registry.

Most people don't like to gift diapers, anyway. Just be prepared for potential returns, but don't stress. No guest gets attached to diapers as a gift or would feel hurt if you returned them.

As for Diaper Raffles... they are a controversial etiquette topic. In many parts of the country, they are considered rude as you are pressuring guests to participate. Yes, it's "optional", but there is the presumption that people should bring it in order to participate in an event at the party. Check out the Baby Shower board and you'll see many people in arms about how tacky and offended they were attending showers with raffles or being invited to ones that had them.

kacelle · November 2011

Nothing was said on the invitation, but I did make a note on our registry. Something along the lines of: "The (Last name)s will be using cloth diapers for baby Violet when she arrives in May." No one bought us disposables. If they do, you can just return them for store credit.

rubyjem00 · November 2011

I didn't get any disposables at my shower - I don't know if it was because I had registered for some cloth diapering supplies or if word had gotten around that I am not using disposables but it wasn't an issue. I would personally avoid putting any mention of it on the invitation, especially because there are other ways to deal with it (like those PP have mentioned).

Jill070707 · November 2011

badkins90:

so far I have only thought of one and me and my SIL both decided it should be left out but we considered "If its not cloth its trash" I thought it was funny and so did she

I really wouldn't write this, please! I agree with a lot of the pps, I didn't say anything about it either way. I think I got 1 pack of diapers and 1 CD. No big deal!

badkins90 · November 2011

Jill070707:
badkins90:

so far I have only thought of one and me and my SIL both decided it should be left out but we considered "If its not cloth its trash" I thought it was funny and so did she

I really wouldn't write this, please! I agree with a lot of the pps, I didn't say anything about it either way. I think I got 1 pack of diapers and 1 CD. No big deal!

O trust me we decided not to do it after we thought of it! Its cute but I know that my DH's family would throw a fit so no worries there

CplusJ=S · November 2011

I'm registered at BRU and there is a place to write a message to your guests. I noted that we will be cloth diapering and asked for no cloth diapers. My family also knows so they can spread the word when people call to RSVP.

caralck · November 2011

Surprised that people think it's rude to tell guests not to bring disposables. I didn't take it that way at all when i saw the invite from ms friends and even though I wanted to enter the raffle, I had already planned my gifts for these friends which didn't involve cloth diapers. I didn't go out and buy cloth diapers feeling pressured to do it based off the invite. Isn't a registry basically telling guests what to buy? So therefore a registry would be rude?

pixy_stix · November 2011

Hold the phone, I'm just now reading all the responses. People hold diaper raffles at their showers? What?

caralck · November 2011

It's no different than winning prizes for the games some showers have.

pixy_stix · November 2011

caralck:
It's no different than winning prizes for the games some showers have.

Yes it is, you're not required to bring an item to be entered into the contest for those.

caralck · November 2011

I'd rather miss out on a raffle for not bringing a cloth diaper than be forced to play a stupid shower game. IMO, it's way better!

DiademChi · November 2011

caralck:
Surprised that people think it's rude to tell guests not to bring disposables. I didn't take it that way at all when i saw the invite from ms friends and even though I wanted to enter the raffle, I had already planned my gifts for these friends which didn't involve cloth diapers. I didn't go out and buy cloth diapers feeling pressured to do it based off the invite. Isn't a registry basically telling guests what to buy? So therefore a registry would be rude?

A registry is a suggestion of items a mother/father would like. It's a wish-list and you're not obligated to shop from it. Also, you're not normally required to shop from it in order to be admitted into the shower, or to participate in the games.

Having a raffle, even one that is optional, is purposely excluding certain guests from a game/event at the party simply because of what they did or did not purchase. That is what makes it rude.

caralck · November 2011

Oh well. Different strokes for different folks I guess. Probably why I'm friends with those two.

prncsstp · November 2011

If you are registered at BRU or Target and even Amazon, I would add cloth diapers to your registry (you can add BG on BRU and Target's online sites) - I did that, didnt receive any, but no one bought me disposables other than my mom - which was annoying, because she knew we were CDing.

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