I just wanted to share with you guys that I have been using cloth diapers when I am home and I have found it to be a pretty easy process, and saves money. It had really hit home with me having two kids in diapers both how much they cost and how much of my trash was diapers. My thrifty side and my green side both feel really guilty about that. I had tried briefly with Reid to use them, but never got into a routine. Here is what I am doing with Ryan though.I got all of my diapers from a web-site called http://www.nickisdiapers.com/
I have 4 Fuzzi Bunz that I bought when Reid was little. I also have 1 called a Bum Genius that I recently bought. These kind are called pocket diapers. They have a pocket in the back that you put a microfiber insert into and then go on basically like a disposable diaper. Then I have 12 old-school diapers (the ones are used for burp cloths now, but most of us were diapered in with safety pins when we were kids:) And I have 2 diaper covers. One is called a Thirsties diaper cover, and the other Bummi's Super Brite (I like the thirsties one better). You lay the cover down and fold the old-school diaper in thirds and put it in the cover, then put it on like a disposable basically. I haven't decided which ones I like the best, they are all pretty easy to use. They have all contained leaks pretty well also.
Basically I am washing them every other day. You do a cold rinse cycle, then a hot water full cycle. I also have a "wet bag" that the diapers go into when they are dirty. When it is time to wash them, I dump all the diapers out into the washer and put the bag in too. Since Ryan is breast fed, his poop dissolves in the wash. When he starts eating food, I have some liners that you put in the diapers that are flushable. Then when he poops I take the diaper off, and flush the liner and the poop in the toilet.
Oh I am also using cloth wipes. I made some wipes solution which is 1/4 cup baby wash, 1/4 cup of baby oil, and 1 cup of water. Then I put it in a spray bottle and spray it on either a wash cloth or some flannel reusable wipes that I bought. I find it is easier to use disposable wipes with disposable diapers and reusable wipes with reusable diapers. Then the reusable wipes go into my wet bag too.
I have found this to be a really intriguing process. I know it seems really out there, gross, and granola, but it really doesn't feel that way at all. When using cloth there is a somewhat large initial investment, but then depending on what kind you buy, you really don't have much more to buy- hence saving you lots of money in the long run. It has felt pretty rewarding to me to only throw away half the diapers I usually do:)
I have 4 Fuzzi Bunz that I bought when Reid was little. I also have 1 called a Bum Genius that I recently bought. These kind are called pocket diapers. They have a pocket in the back that you put a microfiber insert into and then go on basically like a disposable diaper. Then I have 12 old-school diapers (the ones are used for burp cloths now, but most of us were diapered in with safety pins when we were kids:) And I have 2 diaper covers. One is called a Thirsties diaper cover, and the other Bummi's Super Brite (I like the thirsties one better). You lay the cover down and fold the old-school diaper in thirds and put it in the cover, then put it on like a disposable basically. I haven't decided which ones I like the best, they are all pretty easy to use. They have all contained leaks pretty well also.
Basically I am washing them every other day. You do a cold rinse cycle, then a hot water full cycle. I also have a "wet bag" that the diapers go into when they are dirty. When it is time to wash them, I dump all the diapers out into the washer and put the bag in too. Since Ryan is breast fed, his poop dissolves in the wash. When he starts eating food, I have some liners that you put in the diapers that are flushable. Then when he poops I take the diaper off, and flush the liner and the poop in the toilet.Oh I am also using cloth wipes. I made some wipes solution which is 1/4 cup baby wash, 1/4 cup of baby oil, and 1 cup of water. Then I put it in a spray bottle and spray it on either a wash cloth or some flannel reusable wipes that I bought. I find it is easier to use disposable wipes with disposable diapers and reusable wipes with reusable diapers. Then the reusable wipes go into my wet bag too.
I have found this to be a really intriguing process. I know it seems really out there, gross, and granola, but it really doesn't feel that way at all. When using cloth there is a somewhat large initial investment, but then depending on what kind you buy, you really don't have much more to buy- hence saving you lots of money in the long run. It has felt pretty rewarding to me to only throw away half the diapers I usually do:)
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