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Q: Cloth Diapers - Anyone?
asked by: ladylee70 on August 6th, 2007
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Cloth diapers have really come a long way. I thought most people still used pins and thin plastic covers. Not true! I am really excited about saving money and doing my very little part in helping the environment. I am going cloth. It is actually a little easier than people think! I am going with Fuzzi Bunz pocket diapers and Bum Genius all in ones. I will also be looking at a few others for my collection.

Anyone else out there attempt cloth diapering??

I guess with my son being almost four (four years old in a week!) and still having accidents at night as well as being a late potty trainer, I really want a better option. I dread to think about how much money we have really spent on disposables!
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Dale123
replied on August 6th, 2007
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YES! They're wonderful! They cut back in diaper rash, money, and also make there bums look so cute and chubby! They are VERY soft and comfortable!

All 10 of our babies use them! With ours most parents have a little insert to put in the diaper, and then when they have a BM (bowel movement) we can take the insert out and FLUSH it. At the end of the day the parents take the diapers home and wash them!

GOOOOOOD CHOICE! I have also heard before that sometimes they leak the first use.. HOWEVER after the first wash the knit gets tighter and they don't usually leak. Also some regular diapers are scented and are not good for allergies.

SOME MORE REASONS!

Top Ten Environmental Reasons For Choosing Cloth Diapers

1. Disposable diapers use 2x as much water as cotton diapers.

2. Disposable diapers use 3x as much energy as cotton diapers.

3. Disposable diapers generate 60x more solid waste than cotton diapers.

4. Disposable diapers use 20x as much raw materials as cotton diapers

5. 1 billion trees per year are destroyed to make disposable diapers---approximately 4.5 for each baby who uses them

6. It takes between 200-500 years for a disposable diaper to decompose.

7. Disposable diapers are the third largest single consumer item in landfills, and represent 30% of non-biodegradable waste

8. 1 ton of garbage is created for each baby who uses disposable diapers

9. 1 cup of crude oil is used for the plastic in 1 disposable diaper

10. 18 billion disposalbe diapers are used in the U.S. each year ­ enough to stretch to the moon and back 9 times
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musikmaker
replied on August 6th, 2007
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My sister is using them on her 10 month old and she is going to make me some whenever Luke is about 3-4 months old (I wanna get out of the really runny poop stage before trying them).

She makes her own because she is a seamstress and I think that they turned out soooo cute. Her son seems to think that they are more comfortable too. She says that they are easy to clean up and I have seen her do it and it looks easy enough. Whenever they go out somewhere or go to church though she uses disposable. She doesn't want other people to have to deal with them.

Let me know how you like them Karin because I will be using them too prolly.
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sandyallen
replied on August 6th, 2007
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Karin, I am so with you 100% on this one! I used to have friends that made them for me and used different patterns on them, I offered to pay them for there time and the cost of material, they said that they were easy to make, they were so great, true, you might have to do a little extra washing and I also agree with the flushable little liners you use with them. Don't take me wrong, I am not judging you that do use the plastic diapers, different strokes for different folks.
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meggan
replied on August 7th, 2007
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we use tiny tush.. I love their cloth diapers.. they are a little pricy but i love love lvoe them! We really started using them when lil Don had a probelm with the disposable diapers irritaing his penis. so now the only time we use disposable diapers is when we have to go out for a certain period of time!
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Dale123
replied on August 7th, 2007
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meggan wrote:
we use tiny tush.. I love their cloth diapers.. they are a little pricy but i love love lvoe them! We really started using them when lil Don had a probelm with the disposable diapers irritaing his penis. so now the only time we use disposable diapers is when we have to go out for a certain period of time!


Thats great.. For us automatically we change our babies every two hours NO MATTER WHAT! LOL which is ALOT anyway. How long do the cloth diapers last like hr. wise. I can't blame you for not wanting to carry around a dirty diaper.
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meggan
replied on August 7th, 2007
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i check about every hour or so to see if its wets.. Sometimes its not soiled at all! But if so i change him! i would say its like disposables!
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ladylee70
replied on August 7th, 2007
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Dale, thanks for the interesting statistics!

I never heard of tiny tush but I will check them out. I wish I could sew and make my own or knew someone who did. Poor lil' Brian has diaper rash right now and I am doing everything I can to help him. I also heard that cloth diapers cut down on diaper rash which is just one more reason I can't wait to get my cloth diapers. I should be getting them in a few days. I will let everyone know how I like them. I just have to get into a washing routine.
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Dale123
replied on August 8th, 2007
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ladylee70 wrote:
Dale, thanks for the interesting statistics!

I never heard of tiny tush but I will check them out. I wish I could sew and make my own or knew someone who did. Poor lil' Brian has diaper rash right now and I am doing everything I can to help him. I also heard that cloth diapers cut down on diaper rash which is just one more reason I can't wait to get my cloth diapers. I should be getting them in a few days. I will let everyone know how I like them. I just have to get into a washing routine.


No problem! One suggestion.. For when he's a bit older.. Make sure you put in a double insert at night time to keep him dry.. Sometimes they leak if they're worn all night. So, the double insert seems to do the trick! Also, they do need to be changed aprox every two hours. They help alot with diaper rash!

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You could probably find some on ebay new and in the package! I just love them! They make there bums look so chubby and if youre planning on having more you can use them on your next child!
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Dale123
replied on August 8th, 2007
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And if you want to get really crafty! You can make your own wipes too!!

http://www.justpeace.org/babywipes.htm

I go through so many wipes! One place I worked made there own wipes.. They also helped cut back on diaper rash! It's great! (If you have the time)
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Dale123
replied on August 8th, 2007
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One more thing!!! Ohhhh my.. I have taken over.. Sorry


Try not to buy the velcro cloth diapers.. They do figure out how the open them up quickly, and can make quite the mess.. (when thye're a little older.) I would recommend the ones that snap up. Like the little one piece outfits generally these ones are also good because you can buy them for weights that go from 20 pounds to 35 pounds.. WHich would probably cut down on cost also!
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ladylee70
replied on August 8th, 2007
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Darn it! I just ordered some velcro ones!

I just got my first shipment today of fuzzi bunz with snaps! I love them! The fit is really good. I only got six but once I get my other orders, I will decide what I like best and order more. I got six Bum Genius all in one size but they velcro. I also just got some chinese prefolds with four Bummis Velcro covers and only one snap!!!Sad The Bummis Velcro only go up to 15 pounds.

Thanks for the diaper wipe recipe. If I decide to get creative, I should try that.
I should have looked on ebay for my diapers but didn't! I will do that when Brian gets older and needs size medium.
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Dale123
replied on August 8th, 2007
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ladylee70 wrote:
Darn it! I just ordered some velcro ones!

I just got my first shipment today of fuzzi bunz with snaps! I love them! The fit is really good. I only got six but once I get my other orders, I will decide what I like best and order more. I got six Bum Genius all in one size but they velcro. I also just got some chinese prefolds with four Bummis Velcro covers and only one snap!!!Sad The Bummis Velcro only go up to 15 pounds.

Thanks for the diaper wipe recipe. If I decide to get creative, I should try that.
I should have looked on ebay for my diapers but didn't! I will do that when Brian gets older and needs size medium.


Velcro should be fine for him! He's brand new, and probably not thinking about doing any art work in his crib Wink *POOOP* The velcro probably only go up to 15 lb.because after that they might cause some surprises! LOL

They are great! Some of the ones be wet have like 5 snaps on each side. Most of them are wearing it on the first second or third snap and will be on the fifth snap when they reach the toddler room at 20 mon. I think these ones will go right until they're 24 mon. Depending on the babies size.
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