One of my good friends here in town is sold on them, so I'm leaning on her for the best products on the block...she's pretty much tried them all! I went over to her house last night, and she sent me home with a stash to try out for a few days. Today was my first official day testing them out on Graham, and I have to say, the process is much less painful than I thought it would be. Call me crazy, but I actually kind of like the system, and I'm a big fan of not having smelly diapers sitting around.
I am still contemplating whether or not I want to take the plunge, but I gotta be honest...it's not what I thought it would be. I hadn't realized how far these things have come over the past few years. My mind kept thinking back to the burp cloth type diapers + clothespins + plastic covers, and I wanted nothing to do with that.
Thankfully I have a friend who is much more informed than I am. Never would I have been brave enough to take on all the research myself, but I'm leaning on her experience, and it's been painless so far...what a great first day in the life of a cloth diaper mommy ;-)
I tried a couple different ones throughout the day today, and so far these are my favorite:
http://www.ragababe.com/
5 comments:
my friend uses cloth diapers and loves them. she has certain cloth diapers she uses and certain inserts. she says she saves $100 a month. let me know if u need anymore assistance!
i am all for just throwing them out and not dealing with them. but i am defintely a thrower outer and not green at all :)
I don't use them for the "green" part. I use them for the "saving hundreds of dollars" part. They aren't that bad are they? I've been doing it for 2 years now and I must say there are days I don't want to because they definitely take longer to put on and they are more work in general. But to us, it's worth the money. Esp since I can't breastfeed and bringing my babies home takes a bit more money than the average mom:)
you are totally not crazy. i considered them myself. If i had a friend let me borrow some to try out. I would TOTALLY do it!! Way to go court!! :): Glad you had fun in Chi-town!! :):)
Hey Courtney I have used BumGenius pocket diapers since my son was born. I love them! I have maybe spent $300 on diapers in 2 years. I have a few blog posts about them.
Just like Grace we use BumGenius 4.0. My husband actually grew up with the creator of them. Most days I am really glad we use cloth. You know there are "those days" when you just want to throw away the diaper (but we just keep a few 'sposies around for that). I totally agree with not having dirty diapers sitting around in trash cans. We started cloth when Elena was about 3 months old. I remember counting the days until trash day. There are definitely several tips I could pass along that make cloth easier but it sounds like you have a veteran friend helping you out. Good luck!!
Oooo one tip I have to give you now since you might buy some. I would highly recommend snap closures. Elena is 10mo. old and already knows how to open the velcro closure ones that we have.
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