@Pearlvirus I don't think it's too early to start talking about college for these babies. Better to have a plan and start early. I opened a bank account for my son within 3 mo after birth.
Oh I'm all over the financial part of planning for this baby, my 1yo and 3yo already have 529s that we contribute to monthly. This baby will get the same, soon after birth. It's amazing how much more power money added when they are young has than if you wait to save...
@jenbabymama We are super hippies and recycle everything, and try to create as little waste as possible. Landfills (and the oceans ) are filled with disposable diapers. We don't know how much money we will actually save but we hope to register for everything we need because we have hand-me-downs for everything else that can be used again safely.
@jenbabymama we also used cloth to reduce waste. Saving money was also a huge plus. We figured it out and while the upfront cost is more it evens out in about four months we found. @justsuzie our recycling spot outside is so crazy since we sort everything and we take it to different places! I only wish we had a teracycle place nearby to take wax coated boxes and double layer bags too!
@justsuzie you guys are making me sad/ boil with rage all over again... Sometime in 2016 our county stopped its recycling program because it "was costing the county too much money." Still pissed.
@justsuzie re saving money with cloth- you can sometimes buy off a BST (you'll wash and strip them before you use them anyhow) and save money that way when buying cloth- and sometimes websites (like abbyslane) will have some decent sales.
@ivyvines6, @justsuzie, and anyone else who does cloth diapers, what is your reason for doing it? I get the reasoning that the plastic ones irritate the baby's skin but are there other reasons?
Well since you asked Let me put on my hippie tinfoil hat here:
I'd taken a public speaking course in college and one of the other students did an informative speech about cloth diapers. She planted the seeds of more breathability, less rashes, and less waste at that time. When I found out I was pregnant I did a lot of research and discovered that disposable hygiene products in the US are largely unregulated, and can house some problematic materials that's close to a tiny developing human's genitalia. (I also use cloth menstrual pads, in case you also made that connection) For us it's more peace of mind knowing exactly what's against his skin all day every day.
We do use sposies on occasion, and we usually buy honest company, or rarely seventh generation. He usually gets a rash in them if he wears them too long, they're an unbudgeted expense that's annoying, and I swear every time he wears a sposie and he poops, it leaks. I still buy cloth diapers here and there, as a print comes out that I like, so I can't say that we've necessarily saved money, but not having to budget diapers every couple weeks is really nice. If we start to run out of diapers, you don't have to run to the store. Besides, they're cute!
so adorable! I use disposable with my DS, my sister used cloth with my nephew. I may give cloth a go this time around if we can get DS potty trained before #2 arrives. Also, this was a very well written post and brought up some points i wouldn't have thought of!
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@justsuzie our recycling spot outside is so crazy since we sort everything and we take it to different places! I only wish we had a teracycle place nearby to take wax coated boxes and double layer bags too!