Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Cloth Diapers!(:

  If you have a baby, you know how expensive it can be to buy disposable diapers and wipes. How sad does it make you to pay around $10 for 36 diapers, only to be throwing them in the garbage in 1 week? Well, you don't have to! I have been using cloth diapers on my 8 month old daughter, Lilly Mae and I LOVE THEM!
 
  I've tried a few different styles(there are so many!). My favorite happens to be the cheapest: Prefolds. They cost about $11 for a package of 12 and about $8 for a pack of 6 covers. I also love re-usable wipes! My daughter has sensitive skin and most wipes break her little bottom out. I didn't actually buy my reusable wipes. I just had an old cotton T-shirt I was going to toss out, and I just cut it into wipe sized squares. I fill my sink with a little water and add a few drops of baby soap, toss in the wipes and wring them out. I use a wipe container to store them. To me, It's easier to just toss the wipes in the pail with the diapers. And, not to mention less messy. You can just wash them over and over!

 
 I tried the pocket snap cloth diapers and they just weren't for me. But, everybody is different! Try whatever you and your family likes best! When I first got into cloth diapering, I bought one of a few different kinds of diapers and found that I kept going back to the prefolds! I know moms that fell in love with pocket cloth diapers too. Like I said before, choose whatever is best for you.
  There are so many websites that have lots of good deals for new cloth diapers and lots of different types and colors! I also ordered a lot of my diapers and reusable wipes on Ebay. You can find great prices there and usually free shipping!(:

 During the day, I just rinse the dirty diapers and wipes( I hold the diaper into the toilet and flush to clean a poopy diaper. There are diaper sprayers you can buy for about $20 that hook to the toilet for easy cleaning!)  then toss them in a 5 gallon bucket with a lid. (Or, you can buy nice diaper pail from Walmart or Ebay)I like to fill the bucket about half way with water and a tad of laundry detergent. ({Be sure to put the lid on if you have a little one that can reach it}) At the end of the day I pour out excess water and toss them in the wash. Simple as that!

 We save about $45 each month using cloth diapers and wipes. I'm defiantly excited about that!(:  I hope this info was helpful!

No comments:

Post a Comment

I would LOVE to hear any feedback from you and comments you may have! Please share(: