Cloth diaper vs. Pampers

mrsjjohnson2010 · August 2012

which do you prefer to use cloth diaper or pampers[Poll]

OhSewCrafty · August 2012

We CDed our first and plan on doing the same for this one. Its so much easier than people think and we've saved a ton of money!

mrsjjohnson2010 · August 2012

sorry I tried to fixed the typos my pc is acting crazy today!

mrsjjohnson2010 · August 2012

OhSewCrafty:
We CDed our first and plan on doing the same for this one. Its so much easier than people think and we've saved a ton of money!

Really, I saw a video on You-tube and it seemed like a lot of things to buy to get started. is that true?

acesup · August 2012

we use pampers for DD and have been very happy with that decision. we will do the same for this one.

Aisham28 · August 2012

I was going to do cloth until my brother did it first. They are super expensive and then you have to pay for the routine cleaning of them. Plus the day care he put his baby in kept putting them on backwards because no one ever used cloth before him lol. Its too much of a hassle for me so I am going with pampers.

Sprinkles07 · August 2012

I am going to use the honest company for diapers. They are disposable and good for the environment.

pinottoparenthood · August 2012

I'm intrigued by the IDEA of using cloth diapers... but it seems so complicated. I spent about 15 minutes at the cloth diapering board before I was totally confused and my head almost flew off. Plus I am disgusted by the thought of poop floating in dirty water.

synchrosally · August 2012

Special snowflake. Higgins. Pampers have DS a major diaper rash and stuck to his bum. I'd love to do cloth but DH was 100% against it and I did not want to do it alone.

Eff you autocorrect. Huggies!

Mrs E in Oregon · August 2012

pinottoparenthood - You do realize that you dump the solids into the toilet right? Every parent will have their fair share of blowouts that cause soiled clothing to be soaked in a bucket to remove more not-so-solid-solids. You get use to it, and the breastfed baby poo isn't so bad.

If you were to use cloth diapers just part time you could save so much money every month. The start up may look like a lot of money but if you invest $50-100 in diapers at each size you can save $200-400 in disposables. You can also use them with each child or pass them on to someone else. The benefits also include that toddlers potty train an average of 4 months sooner, now that's savings! The environment is a distant 3rd place reason, for why we want to do cloth diapers most of the time.

And if you're handy with a sewing maching or have a surger, you can make them very inexpensively!

HappyMama30 · August 2012

We use cloth diapers, and they are very easy once you get your washing/drying routine established. But, we do use pampers overnight as I never wanted to bother with finding one that would be absorbent enough for night time.

HappyMama30 · August 2012

Sprinkles07:
I am going to use the honest company for diapers. They are disposable and good for the environment.

How can anything disposable be GOOD for the environment?

smilormarie · August 2012

I plan to use cloth (occasional use of disposables for convenience). You may want to post this on the parenting boards to get some input from real-life parents currently using one or the other. Good Luck and congrats!

candreco · August 2012

Sprinkles07:
I am going to use the honest company for diapers. They are disposable and good for the environment.

Ditto. I love the cleaning and bath products we get from them, and the patterns on the diapers are adorable.

(I voted pampers, since I'm assuming the OP meant that as disposables?)

Anne Mommy · August 2012

We tried cloth with DS, but had nothing but leaks. I really think you need to know someone who does it to help. No one I know uses cloth. Everyone thought I was crazy for trying. We used pampers when he was little and target brand once we hit size 2. FYI, target has a debit card that gives you 5% off everything.

margot209 · August 2012

We'll be using a cloth diaper service. Best for baby, best for the environment, and no hassle....no dumping or rinsing diapers, just toss them in the diaper genie (they provide), leave them on the front porch once a week and they drop off clean ones (as many as you need in whatever sizes). They also have a more environmentally-friendly cleaning process (using specialized washers with less water, and come out very clean). It's about $20/week, and we've already been offered by friends and family to buy weeks of diaper service as baby gifts (perfect since most of our families live very far away).

kacelle · August 2012

Sprinkles07:
I am going to use the honest company for diapers. They are disposable and good for the environment.

Totally your choice what to use, but I wouldn't say they're "good for the environment." That's completely false. They're disposable. I did my university research on infant diaper sustainability and the economic, environmental, and social implications of using cloth, "green" disposables (like The Honest Company I'm assuming), and traditional disposable diapers. "Green" disposables may not be bleached with dioxin, but there are still a lot of harmful chemicals that contaminate groundwater and can cause health issues.

OP, we've used cloth since we were in the hospital for DD's birth and it's no big deal. None of the four childcare settings DD has been in has struggled with CDs and the cleaning is no big deal. It can be done very affordably. If you're using cloth for the cost savings, I recommend checking out Rainbow BB pocket diapers on Ebay.

MrsMoody2006 · August 2012

I CD'd my first two, and will be doing so again this time. For an initial $250 investment, I will have had diapers for three children, just under two years for my daughter, 18 months for my son, and who knows how long for this next baby. I would have spent that in a year on one child.

OhSewCrafty · August 2012

pinottoparenthood:
I'm intrigued by the IDEA of using cloth diapers... but it seems so complicated. I spent about 15 minutes at the cloth diapering board before I was totally confused and my head almost flew off. Plus I am disgusted by the thought of poop floating in dirty water.

FYI there will be poop in your washer regardless of what you diaper with.

OhSewCrafty · August 2012

mrsjjohnson2010:
OhSewCrafty:
We CDed our first and plan on doing the same for this one. Its so much easier than people think and we've saved a ton of money!

Really, I saw a video on You-tube and it seemed like a lot of things to buy to get started. is that true?

Yeah, it can be pricy up front, but $400 worth of diapers will diaper both of my kids until potty training. Sounds like a savings to me.

lifesadance · August 2012

We currently cloth diaper our 2.5 year old and have since birth. We do also use disposables for when we are out of town (mostly because I'm already a heavy packer and it's just one more thing to pack), for the sitter, and overnight. I absolutely adore cloth and really really love the money it has saved us over the years AND that I can use those same diapers again on #2. CDs have a really high resale value too so if you don't like something or are done with it, there are communities you can sell them on and regain some of your investment. You can also buy used and save yourself some more money too.

Everyone has their reason(s) for cloth diapering. Mine is not for the environment, at least that is not at the top of my list. I, like many CD mamas, use them for the money savings, to keep those gross chemicals in disposables off my child's skin (as much as possible), and because they are So. Darn. Cute. Stick out tongue

bumpuser5078523 · August 2012

We will be using cloth. It is cheaper especially if you don't over do it with the cute diapers that you don't really need and you clean them yourself.

I sew, so I will be making them myself and tweaking them if necessary.

TeamK07 · August 2012

OhSewCrafty:
We CDed our first and plan on doing the same for this one. Its so much easier than people think and we've saved a ton of money!

All of this! We have used them with both kids so far and plan to with the next one too. Also, another bonus, cloth diapered kids tend to potty train earlier.

gsalyer06 · August 2012

Pampers-we get them free. Cool

jamiedsgirl · August 2012

We used cloth until DS was almost two, and then he developed an allergy or eczema or something that wouldn't clear, so we had to switch to Earth's Best. I don't know if it saved money - i was always buying new diapers because they were so cute. And I used all-in-two's, which are one of the more expensive types to buy. It can be done very economically. I think I will CD #2 at least in the beginning when you need to change the diaper every hour or so. I will use prefolds and thirsties covers - those are simple for little babies, and relatively inexpensive. However, I do like to think of all the waste I prevented by using cloth for almost two years.

BoatsNHoes · August 2012

We cloth diaper but not until they can fit into my one I've pockets/AIOs. Around two or three months. I might do some Prefolds this time from the beginning. Any excuse to buy diapers.

shibby00 · August 2012

We use either Luv's or Target brand. I am not interested in CD.

rayofsunshine99 · August 2012

OhSewCrafty:
We CDed our first and plan on doing the same for this one. Its so much easier than people think and we've saved a ton of money!

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rayofsunshine99 · August 2012

OhSewCrafty:
mrsjjohnson2010:
OhSewCrafty:
We CDed our first and plan on doing the same for this one. Its so much easier than people think and we've saved a ton of money!

Really, I saw a video on You-tube and it seemed like a lot of things to buy to get started. is that true?
Yeah, it can be pricy up front, but $400 worth of diapers will diaper both of my kids until potty training. Sounds like a savings to me.

Plus you can sell them for at least half, if not 2/3 of the cost what you paid for them once you're all done using them... so you get a lot of that money back if you want to