Cloth diapering

AB87 · July 2013

How many of you used or use cloth diapers for your twins? I want to give it a try and if it goes well switch them to cloth completely. I have a few questions:

What brand do you use and why do you like it?

How many approximately do I need per baby?

How did the cloth diaper work for overnight? I have one baby that sleeps all night and can really fill up an overnight pamper.

I have been looking a gdiapers because they have disposable inserts as well as cloth inserts. I would you use cloth most of the time but could have disposable inserts for backup and travel. Has anyone used gdiapers and would you recommend them? Thanks!

s0ulchicken · July 2013

We CD "most" of the time. I loooove Charlie Banana pocket diapers. They are my fave. They are super soft, and the MF inserts are very absorbant. I also love the adjustable leg elastic. I use mine as part of an everyday rotation, and they are holding up beautifully. I was also pleasantly surprised by Alvas. We just got a few, and they have worked well for us. I am not sure how I feel about suedecloth overall yet.

I have heard that gdiapers can be a PITA, but have no personal experience with them.

Are you on FB? Check out the cloth diaper swap. There are tons of mommas on there who have great, practical advice!

Eta: I use sposies overnight. I have yet to find a combo that keeps the leaks away overnight. Many other parents have, but I am not that patient!

Eta x2: We have 26 diapers. I wash every day and a half. I did not CD when my girls were NBs, as I was lucky to have clean underwear myself. Page LottaLattes, she is a CD guru, and I believe has cd'd all 4 of her boys.

CNYBride05 · July 2013

We are also looking into CDing. I initially thought gDiapers sounded great, but have read some bad reviews - not absorbent. In general, I've found that anything serving multiple purposes (cloth and disposable in this case) tends to do neither as well as I'd hope.

SoulChicken, I'll have to look into Charlie Banana

s0ulchicken · July 2013

CNYBride05:
We are also looking into CDing. nbsp;I initially thought gDiapers sounded great, but have read some bad reviews not absorbent. nbsp;In general, I've found that anything serving multiple purposes cloth and disposable in this case tends to do neither as well as I'd hope.SoulChicken, I'll have to look into Charlie Banana :nbsp;

I cannot say enough times how much I loooooove Charlie B's. Target recently had a huge clearance of them, so you can find quite a few pretty inexpensively on the resale pages.

katiebenes · July 2013

I'm going to be CD-ing part time with a possible switch to full. the CD board has been super helpful! I got a few different kinds (just a couple of each) to try out and see what's the best fit for my coming boys.

Corleyrae · July 2013

A little over 3 weeks here in GMD premie prefolds and rumparooz and homemade covers. Just did sposies last night and K ended up with a rash. He is back in cloth. I really like them. We have 5 dozen prefolds and 10 covers.

MuseumMaven · July 2013

We started CDing at around 4 months, when my boys grew into the one size diapers we have. I have Kawaii diapers exclusively. They work great and the price is outstanding. The boys are now 2 and we're still using the same diapers. I have literally saved thousands of dollars.

We don't CD overnight, though a friend of mine has a new method and I'll willing to give it a try. As of right now we use Costco diapers overnight.

As for quantity, I have about 36, which allows me to wash EOD and still have a few leftovers.

I haven't heard great things about Gdiapers but I have no personal experience.

Good luck - it's totally doable and saves a ton of money (not to mention the earth!)

MrsChopp · July 2013

We are planning on CDing our twins when they arrive. I have been picking up a few here and there on the Cloth Diaper Swap page on facebook. I have a few friends that swear by BumGenius, but they are a little more pricey than some. So far we have a few BumGenius 4.0s, Alvas & Sun Babies. I also have some Kawaiis on order. We are most likely going to use disposable for the first few months until they fit the One Size cloth so that we don't have to invest in a bunch of newborn sizes, too. There is also a huge resale market for cloth. So if you try it and it doesn't work for you, you can usually make some of your money back.

LottaLattes · July 2013

I wouldn't recommend G diapers. Some love them but most seem to hate them with a passion. I almost exclusively use BumGenius Elementals, but they don't make the old style any more and I wasn't a fan of the new style so they're a little harder to come across. My runner up are Swaddlebees Simplex one size. I MUCH prefer AIOs. Well, actually, with my singletons I loved my pockets but there are just so many to keep up with when diapering two that I only have a special stash of prints I can't get in AIOs and use them for "fun"

You can get away with about 36 changes, but 48-60 is better for days like when you have two kids with diarrhea or whatever. I have 60 aios and 34 pockets and 24 prefolds with 8 pockets for backup.

Overnights I use Simplex with a doubler which works great, most people seem to use fitteds with either a cover or wool.

Good luck, definitely doable! My babies have never worn a disposable which is kind of fun for me for whatever weird reason, though using them in a pinch isn't a huge deal anyhow.

AB87 · July 2013

Thank you all!

sarack · July 2013

we plan on cding. so far we're planning some cb xs pockets, prefolds/bummis super brite covers, and bum genius aios for the nb stage. I also have bumgenius one size all in ones & pockets, sun babies, alvababy diapers, justsimplybaby diapers, a couple kawaii heavy night wetters, and some more cbs for after the new born stage.

our babies aren't here yet, but i'm pretty excited about it.

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