Comments on: Save a Bundle by Using Cloth Diapers

By: sunny

sunny — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:02:27 +0000

My daughter is expecting twin boys in Oct or Nov. We are considering cloth diapers to cut down on expenses but have been unable to find any water proof covers,ie. the old rubber or plastic pants. Can you help? Did you find any? Please help us…Thanks

By: Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:40:44 +0000

We have found a site Rogers Market (unrelated to our site)that has a dozen DSQ qaulity Indian prefolds for around $1.50 each. Believe the price is $17.95 for a dozen.

Address to the site is http://www.rogersmarket.com

Probably have to cut and paste into your address bar.

Just thought we’d share this money saving idea with everyone.

By: Cindy B.

Cindy B. — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:37:28 +0000

I used cloth diapers with my second child who is now 12. I purchased a Diaper Duck that let me wring out the diapers in the toilet with out getting my hands wet. I washed every other day with hot water. I used diaper covers instead of pins. The diapers are still in service as car wash rags. The covers went to my brother for his kids that also used cloth. We used disposables as a convenience when traveling on vacation, and on sleepovers with Grandma. I cringe when I see our neighbors and her 3 year old is still in disposable diapers, and they have a new baby. What a waste.

By: Shannon Christman

Shannon Christman — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:03:14 +0000

In answer to Mike D. and MoneyNing –

Our average might really be more around 10 per day, but I do know that we generally buy a box of 100 diapers each week. Occasionally (once every 5-6 weeks), we can skip a week.

My son soaks through diapers quickly, and I don’t change him unless he really needs a change. He is unusual, though — I will admit that most people would indeed spend far less on disposable diapers than we do.

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 21:50:01 +0000

I did cloth with my daughter from birth to 4 months and loved it. I used a service so I never had to wash diapers. I did wash the covers but that wasn’t a big deal and I bought good covers, not cheapies. I never had to deal with diaper rash while she was using them. I have since gotten a few One Size BumGenius diapers and use them overnight and it has worked well. For baby #2 I am registering for more BumGenius diapers and plan to use cloth diapers longer than I did this time.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 16:31:46 +0000

I chose to cloth diaper for money saving purposes and don’t regret it. My husband also was squeamish about the cloth diapers, but he got over it after only a few changes. I started with a bundle of prefolds from a garage sale and have been adding to my pile by sewing some using free plans from websites from inexpensive flannel bought from stores or old lady moo-moos I’ve bought from the thrift store. And I am not a good sewer; they aren’t pretty or straight, but they are serviceable. I would suggest spending some money and not scrimping on the diaper covers. I bought some inexpensive Gerber ones online and they are very poor quality. I had to resew on the velcro almost immediately after beginning to use them and they are not holding up well (daughter is 10 months today). I am considering splurging on some well made ones in the near future.

By: Teri

Teri — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 15:06:20 +0000

Jenny – yes you would want to if you wash yourself. But like the article states, it’s not really that different than wiping a baby’s butt anyway – that in itself can be pretty disgusting. LOL.

But if you have a diaper service – no – the service will take care of it. As the kids get older poop gets more solid so I often just plop the solid parts in the toilet anyway – why not. Not a biggie. But is the biggest difference as far as how convenient a diaper service can be.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 22:47:00 +0000

Forgive me for asking a kind of gross question, but do you have to empty the cloth diapers into the toilet first before putting them in the wash?

By: Teri

Teri — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:30:42 +0000

I don’t buy those studies for a second. They always leave out the environmental impact of manufacturing diapers. It’s a double-edged sword, manufacturing AND disposing of maybe 8-10 diapers, per day, per child. Cloth gets nowhere close to this, as a small amount of cloth diapers will last the lifetime of a child. There is no way there can be any comparison. It does not take that much to launder a few cloth diapers.

As a whole I just don’t buy it. Most of the people I know who use cloth home launder and don’t use a lot of chemicals or resources towards it. The study seems really blown out of proportion overall on the laundering diaper side.

I think though if everyone did one or the other it would make a significant environmental impact. I won’t argue that. Obviously the tables are tipped to the disposable side and I think it is nice so many people these days look to other alternatives. Water and resources used aside, the landfills teeming with chemicals and excrement from disposables can not be a good thing.

By: Irmine

Irmine — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:21:46 +0000

I just have a baby and she is 2 months old . I never think that baby use that much diapers. I really like that idea about clothe diaper ,i think i am gonna start using them so i can save some money.