This may not be an exciting topic for all of my readers, so bear with me. Chris and I have recently started making some important decisions regarding our little man. There's always the topics of: breast feeding vs formula, organic or not, etc. The most recent being whether or not we choose the standard diaper versus the modern cloth diapers. Between the two of us we really had no knowledge of cloth diapers, other then it really appeared to be a hassle more then anything. So when we went into a local store we had the opportunity to have a nice woman teach us everything we could want to know about today's cloth diapers systems.
Let me tell you they have come a long way from the cloth and pin options! These new fancy pants come in velcro or snaps that have the option to grow with the baby. That means ONE diaper cover for the duration of the child's diapering stage! Wowzers! Then there's the option of a hybrid cloth diaper, meaning it has an insert along w/ a disposable liner. Or you always have the more standard option of just the washable insert. This gives you the opportunity to go out in public and not have to carry around a soiled insert (granted they do have some pretty cool bags for that purpose). You can just toss the disposable insert and be on your way just like a normal diaper. This was a big concern of mine with cloth diapers, I felt it really could hinder your outings. Boy was I wrong!
I think one thing that intrigues the Hubby the most is the cost savings :) And saving the environment of course, haha.We all know Chris is a sucker for a good deal or anyway he can save a penny--not that I'm complaining! A cloth diaper starting system is around $200, this gets you through around 3-4 days before you have to wash the inserts. Not bad. So if you add a few more inserts/covers to the series you could have a 5-6 day supply and you are really only doing the laundry (for diapers) once a week. Not saying the extra laundering will be fun though (hoping if Chris wants to save a buck, he'll be helping out w/ it). I know I'll be doing laundry on a daily basis anyway, what's one more load? Haha I'm sure I'll eat those words too!
Needless to say we are very much leaning towards cloth diapers. I'm not overly organic, but I do see the benefits to cloth diapering and right now they outweigh those of standard diapers. So any friends and family out there that have used them and have any advice for us PLEASE share! We'd love to hear your opinions either way. We are both new to this ballgame so we are all ears (on most topics) :) !
Here are a few links for the systems I'm talking about if you want to check them out!
http://www.bumgenius.com/
http://www.fuzzibunz.com/
Love,
Chris, Amber & Baby Z
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