Cloth Diapers
Pros:
- It's WAY CHEAPER! If you are sissy about it and get a diapering service to launder them for you, then it probably won't be cheaper. But for the most part you can save about $1500 doing cloth diapering.
- They come in really cool colors and styles, so you can match them with any outfit.
- The diapers I'm using, FLIP and ECONOBUM are inexpensive and practical. I like the fact that they are NOT all-in-ones. I can get away with using only 2 covers per day and about 6-8 inserts depending on how much peeing and pooping Ruby does.
- Less Diaper rash!
- Less landfill waste.
- Not too convenient for traveling. However I can get disposable inserts that are biodegradable for my cloth covers.
- Higher electric bill (since we don't pay for water, luckily we don't have to worry about that expense.
- Lots of laundry. Luckily since I'm using the covers and inserts instead of the all-in-ones, laundry won't be that bad!
- More burning of fossil fuels for electricity, and more water use.
3 comments:
So, I happened to drop by your blog from the Movin' Mommas blog. :)
I highly recommend this accessory if you plan to cloth diaper:
http://www.diapers.com/product/productdetail.aspx?productid=7153
(I wouldn't recommend using it as a bidet or for feminine hygiene though, as only really COLD water comes out)!
Diaper Champs work for both disposables and cloth diapers (not in the same champ of course) if you want a non-smelly alternative to a diaper pail!
Okay... you didn't ask for my advice, so I should probably run now. :)
Con: Having a husband who says he's on board but then the wife ends up doing all the diaper laundering and folding.
I have a bunch of friends who use cloth diapers. Some things I've noticed from them:
-way more laundry but also folding. don't forget that part!
-diaper rash can still happen, especially if the diapers aren't cleaned properly. one friend had to like boil all her diapers twice before using them until a bad diaper rash went away. wow!
-some friends take disposables in the diaper bag and just use cloth diapers at home. that seems to make sense.
-in the same respects, they use disposables at night... it wicks away the moisture better and baby can sleep longer in one diaper. I stopped changing diapers at night a loooong time ago. changing a wet diaper wakes up a sleeping baby! you want them to sleep.
'nuff from me! good luck! also look at BumGenius and G diapers... lots of my friends use them.
I like BumGenius. Another pro: less poonamis (diaper blowouts). My experience with disposables is that they are more likely to "blow out" and get poop on your baby's clothes (compared to the cloth diapers). I rarely had blowouts with cloth diapers.
Yes, diaper rash can still happen, but you shouldn't have a problem so long as you follow the laundering instructions. I didn't mind the laundering and folding, to be honest. I preassembled all the diapers while doing the rest of the laundry to save time when it came to changing the baby's diaper!
My personal experience is that cloth diapers are just as effective at night as disposables (and again, less risk of blowout).
If you're against disposables altogether, I highly recommend getting a Bummis Wet Bag (I think that's what it's called)! Then you can put the wet things in the bag. It does really good about containing odor and wetness, so it doesn't get on your other things. Or, plastic grocery bags work too.
There's two more cents of mine. At this rate, you'll be rich. :)
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