Cloth diapering? WHAT?!?! Are you crazy? Frankly, yes I am. BUT It's not because I cloth diaper. "What about all those pins & ugly plastic pants?" Nope, not anymore. No pins. No "plastic pants". Cloth diapering has changed & has become a great way to save money with the little ones.
Fun Fact!
Did you know that people that use disposable diapers spend on average $2000 a year (just on diapers). Now we all know that have a baby is a large expense, why add to it? Say you have twins, that's $4000 a year. IN JUST DIAPERS! That's a large amount of money. With cloth diapers if you have twins, they can share diapers just like they can share EVERYTHING else.
How much does it cost to cloth diaper?
It all depends on you AND your baby. Ask yourself these few questions: How often do you want to do laundry? What is your budget? Do you have a reliable washer & dryer? Are your family & friends willing to use your cloth diapers? If you are on a strict budget cloth diapering can cost as little as $500. & that's for items that can last you until your baby is potty trained. Sounds way better than $2000, doesn't it?
What are the different kinds of cloth diapers?
- Prefolds w/ covers
- Pockets
- AIO (all in one)
- Hybrids
Theres many different ways you can do this. My above list is from cheapest option to the most expensive option. I have personally never used the Hybrid cloth diaper. So I really don't know anything about them. As far as Prefolds, Pockets & AIO diapers, some consider me an expert (:
Prefolds with covers!
This is again the most inexpensive option as far as cloth diapers. The main difference of prefolds with covers & all of our other options is that prefolds with covers have more than one step. I used prefolds for my daughter when she was a newborn. I didn't see the point in spending a large amount of money on diapers she can only wear for a little bit. I got my prefolds from Green Mountain Diapers, the cloth-eez prefolds. They are a little bit pricey as far as prefolds go, but they were well worth it. I did most of my research once I first decided to cloth diaper on YouTube and I decided on these diapers. They worked fantastically. The covers we used were from Diaper Junction which is where I still get all of my cloth diapering supplies. We used the Rumparooz & Flip diaper covers. Which I also got from Diaper Junction. They make them in newborn sizes as well as one size. They also make them with snaps & with a Velcro fastening. I liked the snap fastenings the best because I was worried about the Velcro getting worn out. I do recommend this type of diapering system if you are on a strict budget or if you just don't want to spend the money on cloth diapers.
Pocket Diapers!
These are my FAVORITE diapers. They are kind of like the covers they just have cloth on the inside that makes a pocket for inserts. The pocket diapers are fantastic because you can mix and match inserts. I put THREE inserts in my daughters diapers at night so we don't have any messes in the morning. There are MANY different kinds of pocket diapers out there but again my favorite is the Rumparooz & Bumgenius. The one thing I do have to say about these diapers is that just because they work for my baby doesn't mean they will work for yours. EVERY BABY IS DIFFERENT. I love the double gussets on the Rumparooz. It helps a ton with blow outs. The Bumgenius on the other hand do not have the double gussets. So I use the different diapers for different situations. The Rumparooz are usually my go to for out & about, as where the Bumgenius is my go to for around the house. Another pocket diaper I love is the Kawaii Good Night Heavy Wetter. THis diaper has been a life saver for night time for us. I have had the Kawaii newborn pocket diapers from the same website, which I do not recommend. They just didn't do the job very well. I bought them on black Friday on a very good sale, the only reason I bought them. But again, every baby is different & that diaper might work perfectly for your baby (:
AIO
The all in one diaper is a cover with the inserts basically built & sew in. There is no stuffing the diapers after they're dry, you just snap it on the baby. That simple. These diapers are more for convenience than anything else in my opinion. I have only had one kind of AIO diaper. It was a new born diaper. We got them as a gift, & I did absolutely love them. They were the Rumparooz Lil'Joeys. They were a GREAT diaper to have, they even had a snap down for umbilical cord. The only thing I didn't like about them is they stained in the gussets easily, because they were so small. I have not tried any other AIO diaper before. But if you have the money they are nice to have. The only thing I have to complain about the AIO's is that they take longer to dry. Other than that they're great (:
There is so much more I could tell you about cloth diapering, but I'm going to save that for another post! I will also do a video on my diapers so you can see them. Maybe I'll post some pictures of the munchkin in them as well!
Thanks for reading!
Have a good day (:
