Diapers

When I was pregnant with my first baby (3.5 years ago), my brain and conversations were filled with all things baby.  The one thing that I never even really gave much thought to was the type of diaper I was going to use.  I mean, of course I would use disposable diapers - that's what everyone does, isn't it?  I did have a few conversations with friends about diapers.  Ranging from "whatever brand I can get for cheap/free" to cloth diapers.  Truth be told, the friends who use cloth I thought were nuts and that they'd "see the light" and switch to disposable after just a few diapers.

I happily ignorantly used disposable diapers with my daughter.  I found great joy and satisfaction in finding the best deal I could on them.  I don't think I EVER paid more than $.03/diaper for name-brand diapers.  It was awesome!  With prices that low, there was no question.

Fast forward to January 2012 ... I now have a new little person in diapers.  She had just turned 1 and I finally reached my breaking point with disposable diapers.  The prices had gone up SIGNIFICANTLY.  At this point $.25 was a "good" price/diaper (yeah, that adds up FAST), and one of our favorite brands switched their "technology" which gave my poor baby a horrible diaper rash!  I was DONE!  

So, what does a frustrated mom do?  Post to Facebook!  I looked to my friends for input on cloth vs disposable diapers -- within 30 minutes there were 50-something comments to my simple question, and I had some research to do.   The more I researched, the more I really wanted to switch to cloth.

I decided to let my husband have the final say, knowing he'd veto immediately.  Much to my surprise, he told me that if I am not getting good deals, and it'd be cheaper to do cloth to show him the numbers.  So, I did the math, figured out as best I could the actual cost to us of making the switch (still knowing that he was going to veto).  When he looked at the numbers, realized how much money we were throwing away each month, he told me to "go for it" on one condition - I am NEVER to wash his work clothes in the load immediately following diapers :).  Sold.

I scoured the internet and found the best deal on a few brands of diapers that I liked.  Ordered, waited, washed and LOVE!  After just a few diapers, even my husband told me that he prefers cloth to disposable.  I have been SO happy with them.  

The only downside is remembering that I don't have an "unlimited" supply - meaning, I have to make sure that I'm thinking enough ahead to have them clean (and dry) BEFORE we run out!  

Want to know what we're using?  That's coming up next :)