Well I finally did it. I took the plunge and started using cloth diapers *all* the time. Not because I am a tree hugger or anything, I'm all for taking care of the environment don't get me wrong. I did this to save money (and do you know HOW CUTE CLOTH DIAPERS ARE?!?!?!). I did it so that my hubby's hard earned cash can go elsewhere and not on our darlings adorable little butt. Well of course the initial investment is expensive, but lets say I am spending anywhere from $60-$80 a month in diapers for the both of my kids, I spent probably a little over $150 to start up, and now all I do is wash them, and my house no longer smells like poo.
I didn't try out a whole bunch of diapers, I just went for the what looked to be the easiest for a beginner like me. I bought G-diapers and a few pocket diapers from Rumpsack. It took a bit to get used to the pocket diapers, and even longer to figure out how to put on a g-diaper correctly so that it's not leaving angry red welts on my daughters thighs.
The Rumpsack diapers are handmade by a mom like me. I think its great that this woman has found a niche in which she can stay at home and run a business. They are affordable, and when I kept having problems with leaking, she was more then willing to answer all my questions! They are also the cheapest as far as inserts are concerned, yeah I had the fancy g-diaper insert, but know what worked the best in them? Those cheap microfiber car cloths at Wal-mart. I also ordered a few cloth inserts off of etsy that worked great, but dealing with that person was a NIGHTMARE so I won't mention them here. They ended up being almost as expensive as the gcloth inserts anyway too. I have no complaints about them, I just need more of them, :)
Onto the g-diapers. Okay to be perfectly honest one of the biggest draws to these diapers was how stinkin cute they are. I mean the little g on the butt is sooooo cute! And the designs!!!! All that aside they are super duper easy, I can use the same cover all day long. Sometimes I have to change the liner if there is poo, but other then that I just take out the insert and put a new one in. Simple as that. The initial start up cost is expensive here though. The gcloth inserts run about $30 for a pack of six, and that doesn't last long. The diapers themselves are about $17 for one, so its a bit pricey. I was lucky enough to catch them when they were on babysteals.com for a really good price! You don't have to use the gcloth you can use the disposables that they have too, *supposedly* they are flushable. My one experience with trying to flush them happened two years or so ago when I first tried them and we in an apartment. I ended up plunging the toilet and praying the whole time I wouldn't have to call maintenance and explain to them I tried to flush a diaper...It finally went down, but that was the last time I used them. It took me a while to figure out how to put them on properly too, they kept leaving sores on Lailah's thighs, but once I figured out you just have to Velcro them up by her armpits, no more sores! They also fasten on the back which is nice.
Check out these links if your interested in cloth diapers.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Bonita-CA/Rumpsack-Diapers/255250188960?ref=ts
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