anyone cloth diapering?

Twinkler2011 · February 2013

So our little boy will be here in about 6 weeks. We have decided to cloth diaper him. I have become slightly obsessed with it.

Anyone else?

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leapgirl8 · February 2013

We cloth diaper our twins. It's great. We aren't 100% CDing - we started using disposables at night once they got older and weren't being changed overnight, and we use disposables when we travel or we're going to be out of the house all day.

I wouldn't say that the actual cloth diapering is quite as fun as the planning and buying was but the laundry really isn't a big deal (I just throw them in the dryer and they still look/work great after 9 months). And they're cute, cheap and green.

Twinkler2011 · February 2013

I'm sure the thrill will wear off once he is here and we are CD'ing daily.

We have a ton of disposables we got for the shower. We plan on using those as you described; long days out, traveling etc.

My DP keeps telling me a perk of CD was to save money (as well as be green), but that?s not true if I keep buying every CD I see!

So do you use AI1 or AI2? I?m not 100% down with the lingo yet lol. We are using covers with pre-folds, so Im pretty sure that is AI2?s!

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Twinkler2011 · February 2013

jrtmom:
Are you sticking with any particular brand(s)?

We have bought some of the workhorse diapers from greenmountaindiapers,com we were told they are the cadillac of CD's.

We have some ecobumz,rumparooz & a couple thirsties.

My favorites are from a local lady who makes them. She has so many really cute prints etc. I've got some OSU ones, dino print, little skulls, little owls....all kinds he will probably hate me for when he is older!

Jazibel · February 2013

We clot diaper our 7 month old and I love them. Very easy to use, and it feels great to be "Green" and I'm sure that we're saving money. We do use disposables when we travel, and I occassionally sneak one in when we leave the house. But using cloth diapers out of the house has been easy too. I even love cloth wipes and think they keep K much cleaner then the disposable wipes which are too soft to handle big messes easily.

My favorite disposables w/o chemicals is by Naty. And my favorite cloth diaper is by BumGenuis. E spent hours and hours researching cloth diapers before K was born, but in the end we just use the odd mix of diapers we own. Right now I love BumGenius for overnights because they hardly leak.

leapgirl8 · February 2013

I have almost all AIOs - BumGenius Freetimes, with a few Elementals and some Flips. I did a newborn cloth diaper trial which confirmed my suspicion that I would dislike pockets and fitteds (and I didn't even try prefolds - I wanted simple, simple, simple). We also live near a Cotton Babies (the brick-and-mortar BumGenius store), so it was a pretty easy decision.

I won't be able to tell how much money we saved until after they are both potty trained (since that determines how many disposables we would have purchased), but I estimate we'll save $2-3,000 by using cloth.

clairmeij · February 2013

Our plan is to use cloth as much as possible, but where its more convenient to use disposable, we will. Probably travelling mostly.

We've been given a big pile of prefolds, will buy lots of flats too, I grew up cloth diapering my sister and cousins with flats, so I'm a folding fool and most comfortable with flats. For day care and grandma's house, we'll be doing all in ones. We've bought some Grovias, some Bummi's Tots Bots (which I think might become my faves) and we're planning on buying some Swaddlebees, Kissa's and Thirsties. We're looking at some kawaii and ecoposh diaper covers to cover the flats and prefolds. Its going to be a big investment, but I think that it'll work out in the end, and I'm a huge fan of not filling landfill with poop and pee gel. I'm also a big fan of flushable liners for big messes, it just makes the diaper cleaning process easier.

Lewinny · February 2013

We used cloth for our girls and will reuse our stash for the twins. Mosly pre folds and pockets. Am happy we do it, I didn't really even notice the extra laundry after a while and love the money savings! The cloth diaper board is helpful!

havingaleo · February 2013

We are using cloth diapers through a service that drops them off and picks up the dirty ones. I thought it would be a good time saver, but maybe I should consider buying them and washing them myself. Why did you all choose to buy and wash rather than use a service?

leapgirl8 · February 2013

Two reasons:

(1) The only diaper service in my area only has prefolds. I wanted to use AIOs.

(2) I have a washer/dryer at home so I didn't feel like the laundry would be a big deal. If I lived in an apartment or otherwise had to drag my diapers to a laundry room or a laundry mat, I probably would have chosen a service instead. As it is it takes me < 5 minutes to do a rinse cycle, start the wash cycle, and transfer to the dryer. It takes more time than that to fold, of course, but I just fold while watching TV or hanging out with the babies in the nursery.

2MamazInSeattle · February 2013

jrtmom:
Yes! We plan on cloth diapering and have become addicted to buying diapers. We counted them last night and have 55! Yikes! I think we are set but some of then are so cute. Are you sticking with any particular brand(s)? We have mostly bum genius 3.0 and 4.0s, but also have some other brands that were too cute to pass up.

I want a tour of your 55! ?? we are cloth diapering but I got overwhelmed by all the options and haven't gotten back to it in a while...

Manada · February 2013

I am in the camp of people who don't yet have babies but who are mildly addicted to cloth diapers.

Most of our stash so far is prefolds, but a friend of mine is also going to give us her used fitteds next time we see her, so we will have those too. We also have about 15 AIOs though I think we will have to see how they work as I am dubious about them.....

I have been doing a ton of research on it because the whole thing fascinated me and think prefolds will work for us mostly because they are so easy to clean... We have a HE front loading machine so I worry it will be hard to get the thicker dipes fully clean in it....

clairmeij · February 2013

havingaleo:
We are using cloth diapers through a service that drops them off and picks up the dirty ones. I thought it would be a good time saver, but maybe I should consider buying them and washing them myself. Why did you all choose to buy and wash rather than use a service?nbsp;

OK, I know that this is completely irrational logic, but I feel that using a diaper service would be like sharing underwear with strangers. I know that its completely sanitary, but it would wig me out a bit knowing that many other people's babies had pood on the same diaper I'm putting on my baby. The totally contradictory thing is that I have no issue reissuing our friend's baby's old ones. I also justify buying my own by saying I'm saving petrol usage by not having them delivered and collected, but on the other hand I get a weely vegetable box delivered. Long story short, I think that its a personal choice, and if you're anything like me you'll justify one that makes sense to you.

Twinkler2011 · February 2013

I was also worried about the AIO's coming clean enough and drying time etc. I thought the prefolds sounded simple and easy enough. We only have one diaper service in our area. I haven't checked into it but maybe I should.....

only1leia · February 2013

We are definitely planning on cloth diapering. I wish I could use a diaper service, but there isn't one in my city, unfortunately. My mom told me she used a service for my siblings and I, and loved it. She didn't have to worry about buying them, or washing them. My big concern right now is I won't know how to clean them properly, or our animals will get into the dirty diapers, or I will use them too fast and run out of our stash. My partner is way better at that kind of thing.

We haven't gotten any diapers yet, and I am completely ignorant of the different types and brands, how they work, and what's different. I'm going to do my best to learn fast, though! Haha. Nice to know others that are or plan on cloth diapers.

firstcomeslove2013 · February 2013

We will definitely use cloth diapers. We aren't pg yet but have some friends who use cloth and we feel its the best choice for us. We still need to decide on the type we want to use but that is the path we'll take!

havingaleo · February 2013

After reading all of these replies, I am still really confused about which diapers to buy and how many in which sizes. I want to avoid the ones that have polyester on the sides--even though they say the baby's skin doesn't come into contact with it.

mypalbabs · February 2013

havingaleo:
After reading all of these replies, I am still really confused about which diapers to buy and how many in which sizes. I want to avoid the ones that have polyester on the sides--even though they say the baby's skin doesn't come into contact with it.

You will need a waterproof layer of some sort - that usually comes in the form of PUL (a type of polylaminate). AIOs and pockets have this layer (usually of PUL) built in. Prefolds, flats, and fitteds require an added cover, usually made of PUL.

Unless you're using wool covers 24/7, you're likely to encounter polyester of some sort on your cloth diapering adventures.

Twinkler2011 · February 2013

Changing Diapers by Kelley Wels, is a MUST read for anyone just starting out clother diapering or thinking about cloth diapers. It is literally the Cloth Diapering for dummies book, its awesome!

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