I've wanted to try cloth diapering for a while now...but the start up costs for the type of diapers I wanted were just too big for our tiny budget. This past month we were happily surprised to discover the government gives you $1000 for every kid you have, woot! When did the government start paying people to have kids? lol So anyway, I decided this would be the perfect time to start cloth diapering. I mean, there are soo many reasons to use reusable diapers-from saving money to saving the planet!
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| velcro vs snap closure |
I have to admit, once I got right down to it, the thought of giving up my so easy to use disposables seemed a bit scary (would I hate the smell of the diaper pale?, would it be too much laundry? Would they leak? Would people think I was gross? Would I have TIME?).
I'm happy to say that we are in week 3 of cloth diapering and I am IN LOVE! They are easy to use, we found a great product to wash them in and keep the pale smelling good, and I LIKE laundering them (They're just so darn cute and soft)!
Here's what we've started off with:
-10 velcro diapers by Kawaii
-10 snap diapers by Kawaii
-4 Night time "heavy wetter" diapers by Kawaii
-3 Rumparoos (1 snap, 2 velcro)
-3 Fuzzi bunz
-2 diaper pale liners
-1 wet bag for the diaper bag
-diaper pale
-Crunchy Clean diaper formula
My favorite diapers are definitely the Fuzzibunz; I just put in another order at Kelly's Closet for 5 more. They're a bit expenive at $20 a pop, which is why I went for the kawaii at $7ish each.Crunchy Clean is amazing, it smells soooo good! We got samples of about 10 different scents (such as oatmeal, milk & honey, pink sugar, granny's pecan pie, apple butter pie, and other deliciousness) and it was really hard to pick, but we narrowed it down to our two favorites. Special diaper detergent is essential to cloth diapering since the soap builds up on the fabric, making it hard for them to absorb anything, but it's pretty inexpensive at $10ish for 60-80 loads compared to $100 a month we were spending on disposable diapers! The crunchy clean detergent is also great when shaken into the diaper pale (our favorite scent: monkey fart, makes our pale smell like bananas and pineapple)!
All of our diapers are pocket diapers; they have an opening at the back or front in which a fluffy absorbent liner is placed to soak up all the wetness. When changed, you simply shake out the "soaker" into the diaper pale then throw in the dipe itself. All the diapers nowadays are lined with PUL, a waterproof barrier making diaper covers obsolete. On the inside of mine is soft microfleece for baby's bum.
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| diaper and soaker |
These are not your Granny's diapers!
