Yesterday I drove my Subaru to Whole Foods, took out my reusable grocery bags, and "wore" my cloth-diaper-clad baby through the store. I seem to fit a very specific market niche.
I'm not going to go into great detail regarding our specific cloth diaper plan, because there are plenty of resources online devoted to that, but here are a few notes from our experience.
I'm not going to go into great detail regarding our specific cloth diaper plan, because there are plenty of resources online devoted to that, but here are a few notes from our experience.
Benefits of Cloth:
- Fewer diaper rashes
- Fewer blowouts
- Less expensive lifetime costs
- Cute
- Less waste to landfill
Detriments of Cloth:
- Large upfront costs
- More laundry
- Bulky, will probably move up in clothes sizes 2-4 weeks earlier than otherwise necessary
We had a combination of Buttons, Flip, and Alva diapers. The Buttons are my favorite, and the Alva are easiest for on-the-go because they are a different style. They were working out great during the day, but once Sarah started sleeping longer at night, she was wetting through the diapers, even when I put in additional padding. I did some research online, and the main suggestion was to switch to a different style, called a fitted diaper. Basically, instead of just a strip of absorbent material, the entire diaper is absorbent, and then it requires a plastic cover over it, which we already had with the Buttons and Flip diapers. Since fitted diapers are expensive (see detriments above), and I wasn't entirely convinced it would work, I decided to buy a used diaper from Baby Junk, a boutique store that has a consignment section in the back. Bottom line, it was gross sorting through used diapers, but I found one that worked out, we tried it for a few weeks, and I bought two new ones that arrived this week. Now when she wakes up at night I just feed her and she goes right back to sleep, without needing a diaper change.
In other news, Sarah got an infection that we are treating like pink eye this week, so she has her first antibiotic. It doesn't seem to affect her at all and is clearing up just fine. Yet another benefit of not returning to work - we didn't have to figure out how to juggle getting her to the doctor.
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| Alva Dinosaur Minky Pocket Diaper |
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