Isn't he irresistible?
I know a lot of people will think I am crazy, but I am 100 million percent in LOVE with cloth diapering. Seriously it is AWESOME. I wish we would have started with Mckenna and saved like $3,000 by now (grr!) I was so clueless about how modern cloth diapers work. Gone are the days of diaper pins and swirling the diapers in a toilet (well, I mean those thing still happen, but it isn't the "norm" anymore. There seriously are toilet sprayers to spray them off, how sweet it that?). These BumGenius (that Drew is so kindly modeling for us...) are all-in-ones. Basically it goes on and off like a disposable. You just toss it in a wet bag and wash it later instead of tossing it in the trash. I do laundry at least every other day (I didn't always do that, this is a new trend that I am finding I like MUCH more. It makes putting clothes away easier and then it isn't as much of a CHORE as it used to be. I just toss a load into the washer in the morning and that is it- so nice and so much easier...anyway...) and I just make one of those loads a diaper load. The other type we got are the Flip System. Basically it is just a PUL (type of fabric) outer layer and then you lay inserts into it. Then you can reuse the same outer layer until it gets dirty and just keep changing the soaker. PLUS this system has disposable inserts you can put in. That is so enticing to me for when we are gone a long time in the day or traveling, etc. There are so many cool options now :-)
We have been using them for two weeks now and they are fresh, clean and going strong. I love it! PLUS they are unbelievably SOFT! My kids prefer them. Mckenna told me today, when I put our last disposable diaper on her because well it was more convenient at the time ( ...the cloth diapers were upstairs, I was downstairs, you get the point) that she wanted a soft diaper!! I would totally agree with her. After feeling these new diapers my kiddos old disposables feel like an itchy paper towel! Poor things.
I am not like super "Earthy", but if I can help out here or there I think it is better. Like using reusable zipper snack bags instead of disposable ziplocks- so easy. Or buying rBST free milk from Bashas' instead of not rBST free from Fry's (I may be wrong, Fry's may be rBST free, but it isn't clearly marked)--and they are the same price. You get the point :-). So I might as well not contribute to a landfill full of yucky diapers that aren't degrading in my lifetime. SIDE NOTE- do you know that on disposable diaper direction it tells you to dump out any solid stuff before throwing it away. I had no idea. I can guarantee that like none of my friends do that, haha!
We were 99% motivated by the money aspects of cloth diapers, the earth benefits are just icing on the cake :-) If you are at all chemical conscious with your kids you should read what they make disposable diapers out of. I am not particularly into all of that, but some may be.
Anyway, I am not trying to convert anyone to using them. But, I do think that some people may be more willing to do it if they knew more about it. So if you are interested at all I can give you the websites I used to decide what kind of diapers I like, etc (or just Google how to cloth diaper and there is a really good blog with tons of information- NOT the Diaper Pin, I didn't like that site at all)
I am just dreaming about what I can spend all the extra money on, haha... Oh wait...we have student loans to pay, boo :-)
