I have just about every style of cloth diaper. We started with Cloth-Ez prefolds and covers. I tried two pocket diapers(Fuzzibunz and BumGenuis 4.0), and I couldn't resist two cute work-at-home-moms fitted diapers. I tried and returned an all-in-one BumGenius freetime. I have some Flip stay dry inserts that I'm planning on selling. I have bummis, flip, thirsties, and wool diaper covers that I made from upcycled sweaters.
Does it sound like I'm speaking another language? Why do we as moms have to make things so complicated when they could be so easy? Diapers do one thing...catch pee and poop until your child is potty trained.
Do you want to know what I've learned? Buy flats! They're $1.50 each at IKEA or $1 at Target(flour sack towels), or free if you use that ratty old T-shirt of your husband's that you really hate.
Although I love my fitted diapers, I find that no matter what I try, they get detergent buildup and baby girl gets a rash if she sits in them for too long. My two pocket diapers I hardly ever use because they seem to get buildup and repel and leak if I use them too much.
My prefolds are great ($3 each for medium wide baby size) but take forever to dry.
I just started using my own diy t-shirt flats and wish I would have just done it from the start! They wash up so easily because they're thin and you don't have to have a crazy complicated wash routine. I'm thinking I'll get a couple from IKEA(burping cloths) and use them when we travel because I won't have to worry about detergent buildup, etc, and can even handwash them if I needed to.
So for a dozen flats at $1 each and three covers($14 each), you could have enough diapers from birth-potty training for under $60! That is incredible! Ask around for family members 100% XXL t-shirts and you have free spares. Although I have to admit, I felt a little trashy using cut up t-shirts to diaper my child, but I wanted to see how I liked the whole flats thing. Yes you have to do some folding, but it's nothing complicated. Can you watch a YouTube video? I bet you can!
What if you have a squirmy baby? Rylee is the squirmiest, and always has been. Whether it's a disposable, prefold, flat, or fitted diaper, we have just as hard of a time. You learn to get really fast at pinning that diaper!
What if you have a squirmy baby? Rylee is the squirmiest, and always has been. Whether it's a disposable, prefold, flat, or fitted diaper, we have just as hard of a time. You learn to get really fast at pinning that diaper!
We use disposables for night time because I could not figure out a system that kept our sheets dry and her bum rash free in the morning, so I gave up around 6 months and am not ashamed at all. I do die a little inside every time I shell over the cash for a box of Huggies, but it was better than troubleshooting diapers every single night and changing sheets and worrying about rashes.
If you're interested in cloth diapering, don't get caught up in the very complicated world of modern cloth diapering. Keep it simple. Go to IKEA, eat some Swedish meatballs and a slice of chocolate cake, get some cute printed "burp cloths" for $1.50 each, and then order a couple diaper covers(I love Thirsties and they come in two sizes) off Amazon, and don't go crazy with laundry detergent. Then treat yourself to something special because you just saved yourself hundreds of dollars on disposable diapers and lots on complicated pocket diapers.
And don't forget to get a swim diaper for your little waterbaby! I have a couple Bummis swim diapers that we've liked, but again, don't get caught up in the dozens of brands and kinds.
And don't forget to get a swim diaper for your little waterbaby! I have a couple Bummis swim diapers that we've liked, but again, don't get caught up in the dozens of brands and kinds.
Wow! That sounds super complicated, and like it's been quite the process! It makes me a little glad that the first brand of disposable diapers we picked for Emma worked and didn't cause any rashes so we haven't had to experiment at all with diapers.
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