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Buying used cloth diapers?
Hi ladies. Baby #1 due May 6 and I'm debating cloth vs. disposable diapers. I was a cloth baby and will be a SAHM, so I'm leaning to cloth right now.
My question though is... I've heard moms who use cloth diapers say that there is a market out there to sell their used diapers at. How does that work?
Can I buy used diapers somehow? Is that gross? None of my friends/family have used cloth in the last 10 years. Craigslist? I really have no clue. Is buying used diapers from a stranger weird? Just sounds so out there to me and trying to wrap my head around it.
Thanks so much!
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Re: Buying used cloth diapers?
I bought a good deal of my stash very gently used. A lot of moms will resell their diapers after only using them for a very short time either because CD just didn't work out for them or maybe they just preferred another brand, etc. I don't find this to be gross at all and the type of diapers we use can be bleached if that would make you feel more comfortable
Craigslist is a good option to find diapers locally. My online favorite is diaperswappers.com.
Also, I don't know if you've seen it or not, but there's a cloth diapering board on The Bump as well if you want to ask this question over there.
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A lot of people buy them used, it's not gross
As pp said check out the CD board as well, they are a wealth of information over there.
I don't think it's gross. It was and still is a little hard for me to figure out which ones to buy used though. I finally won my first auction on eBay and was really proud of myself lol. I bought 2 B.G. pocket diapers that are one size. If I remember I got them for $25 and they came with 2 inserts.
Pretty much all sellers are going to tell you if there is a stain or the elastic is coming undone, how long they were used, why they are selling them and even sometimes what they washed them in. When I bought the 2 I have off of eBay that seller showed a picture of one of them where a stain is. It was just because she used a diaper rash cream that looks like it bleached the diaper. No biggie.
I was so overwhelmed with the whole thing but have been on the CD page here on the Bump and have done a TON of internet searching. Most websites that you can buy CD's off of have an infomation page that gives you all the info you need.
I just recieved my first shipment from Kellys closed (bought snappies, covers and a pail liner) and Green Mountain Diapers (bought 24 prefolds). It's odd how exicting buying diapers can be lol
Good luck!
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I bought most of mine new--the majority of my stash is prefolds with covers, the cheapest option. I did, however, pick up some BumGenius diapers second-hand--the mom selling thought she would cloth diaper and decided against it. You'll see moms on the CD board here selling occasionally, there are always tons on ebay (though I'm a little leery of ebay as you often can't see the condition from the pics posted).
I didn't feel weird about buying CDs from a stranger--though for some reason I did feel better that it was another bump mom...even though I know that's irrational. I washed and prepped them before using them, of course!
99% of our diapers are used. 100% of the nb diapers we used we purchased used because they are in them for such a short time that it is silly not to buy them used (plus the nb ones are usually in amazing, like new, condition since they are used for such a short period of time).
We got most of our diapers off of ebay and diaperswappers.com
I did want to add though that I ALWAYS clean and strip (with blue dawn) all used diapers that we get before they go on my dd. So if you get used I would recommend doing that as well.
Congratulations on your lo, you are going to love cloth diapering (at least I do).
most of our stash is from diaperswappers. i love buying used!