Cloth is Cool

Eliza's cute, big bum!

When Joshua was a baby, I knew cloth diapers were around but I didn't see a reason to use them. When he was about 4 months old I read some facts about disposables and how much waste is generated by them and I was shocked. I thought that I should at least give disposables a try and I figured I could buy the diapers I needed and give it a trial run, if it didn't work out I would go back to disposables in a few months and not have lost any money.

As you can see in this picture Jason was always a little skeptical of the disposables!

We've added two more kids to the mix and are still using some of the original cloth diapers we bought. There are endless options out there for cloth. We have gone the cheap route with prefolds and covers. (We even found some covers for $1 a piece at the 2nd hand baby store.) There is a little bit of a learning curve, but it is easy when you get the hang of it. I did have a little more work to do with washing diapers, but we love never running out of diapers and having to make a midnight run to the grocery store. Joshua and Delia both started asking to use the potty at around 18 months, and to me the extra effort was all worth it when my 2 year old is going poop in the potty!

Should you use cloth diapers?

No Impact Man's thoughts on cloth diapering.

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