Diapers: Disposable or cloth

little_bren · August 2013

Just curious how many out there are using/ planning to use cloth vs. disposable. If "other", explain below.

little_bren · August 2013

***Or are PLANNING to use if this is your first***

noahsmommy81 · August 2013

Cloth!

1017Shannon · August 2013

Cloth 100%!! We will have 2 in cloth diapers for awhile! So much easier IMO, they stink so much less than disposables and they are so much cheaper. Also...my son has only had 2 minor rashes his whole 20 month life..and that was from days we used disposable. (can you tell I love my cloth lol)

roo1oo · August 2013

FTM here, I'm going to use disposable at least in the beginning just because I don't want one more thing to worry about making sure there's enough of/learning how to use. I think, maybe, after a few weeks to a few months I'll try out cloth, but daycare won't use cloth diapers so baby will need to be in disposables at least part of the day.

Kelly11235 · August 2013

Cloth. Ok, technically, both.

The cloth diapers we have are from 7 to 35 pounds. Since I have nothing more than a guesstimate of what the baby will weigh once he's born, we've bought some disposable newborn diapers.

I know they make cloth diapers in newborn sizes, but I didn't want to spend the money on them since I didn't know how long we'd be using them, or if we'd be using them at all (if baby is big).

frizzydizzy · August 2013

I'm using disposable for the first little while then onto cloth. I will have disposable on hand just in case or for travel.

olga1311 · August 2013

disposables only. Last thing I want is to spend all my days washing cloth diapers. Can't beat the convenience of the disposables IMO

amaseya · August 2013

Like pps said, we are using disposables for the first few days as I've read the meconium can stain the diapers.

J&Jaggies06 · August 2013

We do plan to use disposable until she is big enough for our AIO one size diapers.

melosch · August 2013

frizzydizzy said:

I'm using disposable for the first little while then onto cloth. I will have disposable on hand just in case or for travel.

our plan too!

barnwife · August 2013

amaseya said:

Like pps said, we are using disposables for the first few days as I've read the meconium can stain the diapers.

Meconium does stain, but if you hang them to dry in the sun it comes right out! Actually, BF poo stains as well. But again, the sun will remove the stains.

As for doing diaper laundry all day, I love doing diaper laundry. It's the only laundry I enjoy. I like how the stains disappear. And sorting/putting away is sooo much easier than other laundry. Sadly, it's only 3ish loads a week.

I wish I could get the rest of our laundry down to three loads a week.

We are 100% cloth from day 1.

CourtJack · August 2013

Definitely starting with disposables but am very interested in trying cloth after a few weeks/months.

little_bren · August 2013

I just can't bring myself to do cloth although I know it's cheaper and more green. *hangs head in shame*

lovalove101909 · August 2013

We're doing both, would love to do cloth 100% but I think it would be to hard with our life style

AlwaysForgetful · August 2013

Both. I am cheap and will not spend the $$$ for newborn cloth diapers. Yes, I realize I will spend that $$$ for disposables in that time period given how often they need changed. I just bought new cloth diapers for larger sizes and I know DH will not go for newborn too. Plus I will be lazy the first month. After that, cloth. I already have one in cloth.

Jilly82 · August 2013

We are doing cloth except for when he is at daycare because she doesn't do cloth

Bunnyfer · August 2013

Another in the camp of disposable at first then cloth when she is bigger. We were gonna do all cloth but decided this was easier for us

katiebenes · August 2013

I am going to use a mix of cloth and sposies. cloth at home, sposies when out.

MrsBlindLove · August 2013

We are doing disposable for the first two months and then doing a cloth diaper trial run through a local business. The trial run lasts about two weeks and we get to try out all the different kinds. From there we will decide what our long term plans are.

Sea Conquest · August 2013

Cloth except for while at the hospital.

KaylaC0514 · August 2013

I want to do cloth but everytime I change a poopy diaper and I can just wrap it all up and throw it away, I have second thoughts. So much more sanitary and convenient.

barnwife · August 2013

KaylaC0514 said:

I want to do cloth but everytime I change a poopy diaper and I can just wrap it all up and throw it away, I have second thoughts. So much more sanitary and convenient.

Except for the fact that you are supposed to dump the poop from a disposable into the toilet. Human poop is not meant for the landfill. It should be put in the toilet so it can go to the water treatment plant. This is often mentioned on diaper packages, but the culture here in the US ignores it.

If you don't dump it, it's less sanitary to the rest of the world.

TLRachelle · August 2013

Reasons for using disposable:

1. Cloth diapers confuse me - half of the "new" ones fall apart after a few washes, some need inserts and services make you clean the diapers anyway

2. Unfortunately I have to work after the first 6 months which means daycare which means no cloth

3. FTM

4. no time to learn/figure it out - I'm moving next week to a new state/city, I have an entire house and nursery to set up, I have to register at a new hospital and see a new OB, I have to take new labor classes and get my carseat inspected in the new state, I need to get a new license and my car inspected, Oh and I have to tour the new hospital, husband has to get established with new dr. (has chronic illness) and husband starts new job - oh and I have a graduate school class starting and I'm sure there are a hundred things not on this list....

5. I honestly don't see the decrease in waste. You wash cloth so there's laundry (i.e. water waste, energy waste) and you toss biodegradable diapers which is more landfill waste - both create waste just not the same kind. I also live in a city where water and energy is really high in cost so an increase of 3+ loads of laundry a week is very expensive.

I will keep an open mind. Especially if LO develops a rash or allergic reaction then it's easy, I'll just have to pay more and use cloth but for now I'm going to try and use the nice biodegradable diapers and I'll follow the rule to flush the poo. That's easy enough.

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