When I mentioned to my sister that I would be cloth diapering, She was all "Your crazy! Why do that to yourself." Now I absolutely knew where she was coming from. I mean cloth diapering is no easy task and even harder to keep up with when you go out. But with twins, I really felt it would save me a huge amount of money and it was a healthier option. I was committed to trying.
My plan was to do it only when we were home. While I was pregnant I began my search. I was thinking I would have to get pins, diaper cloths, covers, inserts and etc. but because cloth diapering has become so popular, it was a bit pricey to start out, so I hit the internet.
To my surprise Diaper clothes have really come a long way. The new cloth diapers come with snaps, velcro instead of pins. Friends of mine have used the BumGenius diapers but they were to expensive per kit. They even have these really cool pin less fasteners if you really wanted to brave the folding cloth diaper method. I decided that I wanted to go with the snap fasteners figuring that it would be harder for kids to pull them off or slip out of. Again, major brand names were expensive. How I saved a ton? EBay. I placed bids on diaper cloth sets, inserts and covers. Eventually, I spent only $50 to cover the cost of diapering them daily.What one kit would have cost me with G Diapers or BumGenius, I spent have to cover two. Granted I would have to run a load every night for the first few months of use until they start to use less diapers around one but well worth it.
I went with 100% cotton (Organic for most) and the covers came with snaps and a pocket for inserts. I also purchase off Ebay and Amazon these thin disposable cloth liners. These are key for when baby poops in cloth diaper and she want to avoid the poop mess on cloth. The cloth inserts last longer this way. With my oldest son we had bought a sprayer attachment for the tub to shower him. I use that to spray off any poop that my end up on cloth directly into toilet before tossing in pail. Oh and you will need a pail too with a wet bag.
The babies came and unfortunately the diapers didn't fit my little ones until they were 6 months old because they were so tiny. On and off, I alternated between cloth and disposable. Never really committing to the cloth diapering outside the home. It really worked well. Until night time when I switched them to a disposable diaper because it really holds in the wetness. In recent weeks, I have been cloth diapering daily. I had to re-waterproof them as the urine was getting through. I dry them on the line but I dry the inserts in the drier unless they are discolored, I bleach and dry in the sun.
Now with my son having a reaction to the diapers, if he keeps a diaper on just an hour he gets a rash. I keep him in cloth diapers most of the day or slip a cloth insert into his disposable diaper so that his skin never touches the disposable. It has worked great in keeping rashes at bay.
I know this isn't my usual talk about skincare but I really wanted to share this with my readers. If your considering cloth diapering, I say, do it. It really works well for us. And though I have days where I surrender to the disposable, especially if I have to leave kids with their dad, I am happy with it. If you have to clean a tush either way, I say go with the cloth diapers. It's best for your kids as their skin can breathe better, environmentally friendly and easier on the wallet.
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