We will stick with cloth diapering at least until the new year and hopefully longer since I already own the diapers but I doubt I will ever love it!
Monday, 22 October 2012
Cloth diapering
When my second baby was almost one we moved to a place that had an in-unit washer (and dryer but that has nothing to do with this). I had never really considered doing cloth for my first baby but when my second came I decided I would use cloth if we had laundry in our home. Well, we moved and I bought diapers. I paid more than I should have for every single diaper I bought; I was not as well informed as I should have been before starting. At least I only bought 11 diapers, though. I cloth diapered for 3ish months and guess what? I hated it! Then I got pregnat and the smell of the dirty diapers was more than I could bear. So I switched back to Pampers, which I love. When baby #3 came, I used Pampers because I was scared to try cloth again and because I love Swaddlers. I love their smell, their feel and the little yellow line that turns blue when they need a change. About half way through the box I just finished I decided I wouldn't be buying another box. So we have been doing cloth diapers for 3 or 4 days now and guess what? I still hate it! There are all those moms out there who say they love cloth diapering and I believe they do but I don't get it! What is so lovable about cloth diapering? Is it saving 30-35 dollars a month (once your baby has worn the cloth enough to pay them off, which is about 5wears/$ spent)? Is it the 'green' thing? (Which, honestly, unless you use organic cotton, hemp, or bamboo, I'm not so sure how much 'greener' it is. I've read studies etc.)
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I tried cloth diapering in the very beginning with my daughter and was so disappointed! She was leaking all over her clothes and it was just gross. Then I tried other brands and now I love it. My daughter gets a rash from disposables and now I never have to use creams!
ReplyDeleteWe are now doing part time cloth diapering and I am liking it a lot better now. I realized that one of the reasons I hated it so much was that I don't have enough diapers (only 11) so it was stressful making sure they were clean and dry before I was on my last one and I was washing only 3 at a time so it seemed as wasteful as disposables. I only hang dry my diapers so we do 2 to 4 days with cloth then 2 days disposable. Somehow none of my daughters have ever had rashes no matter what they wear. I am very blessed by that
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