Cloth Diapers...your Experiences?

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Discussion Overview

This thread explores participants' experiences and opinions regarding the use of cloth diapers. Various brands and types are mentioned, along with personal anecdotes about their effectiveness, ease of use, and environmental considerations.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based

Main Points Raised

  • One participant, identifying as a consultant, shares that they are considering Bum-Genius 3.0 diapers for their cost-effectiveness and environmental benefits.
  • Another participant mentions using vinegar to soak soiled diapers to eliminate odors.
  • Several users express satisfaction with cloth diapers, noting their ease of use and effectiveness in preventing diaper rash.
  • One participant describes their friend's positive experience with cloth diapers and homemade wipes, while also mentioning G diapers as an alternative.
  • Another participant highlights the convenience of Bum-Genius 3.0 being pin-free and similar to disposables.
  • One user recounts their experience with traditional cloth diapers and the challenges faced, contrasting it with modern options.
  • Another participant discusses the transition from cloth to disposable diapers due to time constraints.
  • One participant shares that they have heard cloth diaper users may potty train earlier, although they have no personal experience with this.
  • Another participant mentions that cloth diapers can be repurposed as polishing rags, drawing from their long experience in car maintenance.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ on the ease of use and effectiveness of cloth diapers compared to disposables, with some participants expressing satisfaction with modern cloth options while others share negative experiences from the past. No clear consensus emerges on the best approach.

Contextual Notes

Participants share a range of experiences from different time periods, reflecting on how cloth diaper technology has evolved. Some discuss the financial implications of using cloth versus disposable diapers.

Who May Find This Useful

Consultants and parents considering cloth diapers may find the shared experiences and opinions helpful in making informed decisions about their diapering choices.

KellyTheChef
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Hey all...Gillian really has me considering cloth diapers. She uses Bum-Genius 3.0 diapers which can adjust all the way up to your child being 35#'s. I am seriously considering these. I am figuring that a child in diapers till the age of three can cost $1500-$2000 in diapers alone. Not to mention all of those diapers sitting in a landfill somewhere. Even if I get TWENTY of these diapers, it will only be $360 and that should be all I ever need to spend on diapers while this next baby is still not potty trained. (Aside from detergent, time, water and such...)

What are your experiences?

Hints?

Tricks?

Cons?

I have a diaper Champ now, and would love to use that to hold them in between washes for a day or so...will that work?

Where I will buy them recommends Allen's Naturally Detergent (leaves no residue, so keeps them absorbent and helps so no diaper rash...) and she said she gives out a flyer that talks about "stripping" them as needed and such.
 
A pail of vinegar around is great to put the soiled diapers soaking in until you can wash them. It takes out the urine smell.White vinegar is cheap too.
 
A friend of mine uses cloth diapers and she's very happy. She uses these cute little clips for them too: http://www.babyworks.com/catalog/product.asp?dept%5Fid=14&pf%5Fid=1406&gclid=CJmbh6O_xZUCFQNbxwod13CjjQ
 
Sorry, no experience, but have a friend that uses cloth diapers and makes her own wipes. It was an adjustment, but she is very happy with it! She also recently recommended G diapers to me. Very "green" for the environment, but a little more costly than disposable. I really want to use them because I just can't go the totally cloth way, but we just can't afford it right now.
 
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Oh! The BumGenius 3.0 are totally pin free! (Seems the "closest" to disposables...so DH can't say he won't be able to figure them out!! lol)

The "adjustable" part is snaps...and where you put them on and close them is velcro. Lemme find a picture or something....
 
KellyTheChef said:
Oh! The BumGenius 3.0 are totally pin free! (Seems the "closest" to disposables...so DH can't say he won't be able to figure them out!! lol)

The "adjustable" part is snaps...and where you put them on and close them is velcro. Lemme find a picture or something....
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Sounds like a lame attempt to not change diapers to me. :p
 
http://www.bumgenius.com/one-size.php
 
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Sounds like a lame attempt to not change diapers to me. :p
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Don't they all try those lame attempts?

I still change the majority of the diapers, and honestly I don't mind...but I didn't want to bring home cloth diapers and have him act all dumb and say it was too confusing to figure out!! lol
 
These cloth diapers are made and sold by a cheffer, Crys: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5054867
 
Wow, they have come a long way in cloth diapers!! I had no idea that they made cloth diapers like that. If I knew that, I might would have tried those!! My 2yo DS is just almost ready to start potty training now.
 
The Furry Guy never shirked his diaper-changing duties. He never even tried. However, I couldn't bear to watch him. He is probably the most patient man on the planet. He would attempt (several times) to get our baby boy to put his legs down. On the third attempt I'd leave the room. I never complained, though. The fastest way to get any man (or woman, for that matter) to stop doing anything is to criticize his effort.The second-fastest is to re-do what they've done.
 
My husband changes lots and lots of diapers. Matter of fact, it seems like for the last 3 1/2 years we've not done nothing but change diapers!! But, these look like they're all really cute! Good luck with them.
 
I did cloth and it was great. We just used basic Chinese Prefolds with Snappis and Prowraps covers. Worked great!
 
I use bum genius and fuzzi bunz. LOOOOVE them!!!!!
 
Soaking in vinegar is for old school diapers, not bumgenius or fuzzi bunz. It will break down the fibers. I put the stinkies in a wet bag (a zippered bag lined with PUL (waterproof fabric) to hold in yuckies and smells). I ordered PUL off eBay to make my own wet bag and I am so proud of it. I would love to make you one as a baby present! Even if you don't end up doing cloth it is great for soiled baby clothes while you are out, etc.
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I think your diaper champ would still work, but it would be more of a pain than just throwing them in the wetbag.
 
Oh yeah, I use All free and clear and Planet detergents. It is cheaper than the Allen's and as long as you strip them monthly they will be fine :)
 
I used cloth diapers for my oldest child always. She would get a terrible rash from disposable since her skin could not breath. I thought they were very easy to use. I just had a diaper pail w/the deodorizer compartment in the top of the inside. I never soaked them. I would of course dump any bowel movements into the toilet.

My daughter is 18 now so I used the old fashioned diapers w/the pens and plastic pants. When my second was born I had a few of the ones like Gillian uses, but I personally didn't like them as well. They didn't seem to keep from leaking like the others did. They may have been improved though. The old ones I would wash in hot water w/tide w/bleach. They would come out white and clean.

For my third I mostly used disposable just because of my work schedule and time. He didn't have the problems w/the rash either. I did put him in the cloth training pants w/plastic cover pants in order to potty train him. The disposable diapers just don't get wet like cloth so it's harder to train children.
 
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I have actually heard that babies who used cloth diapers potty trained earlier on average than other babies, but I don't have any experience with that yet :)
 
I lived with my sister when her babies were little. They were 14 months apart. The older one was in double diapers & the baby had to have triple diapers because her hips were "dislocatable". It was a nightmare! I hated every minute of cloth diapers! Of course that was 28 years ago so I am sure things have improved since then! After my experience with that, I never even tried cloth with my babies! If I hadn't found a brand of disposable that they weren't allergic to, maybe I would have but I wouldn't have done so otherwise!!!
 
When I told my mom I was going to do cloth she thought I was nuts just because cloth used to be so much harder than it is now. I dump out the poo and pull the insert out to throw them in the wash, but that is the only way they are different from disposables. If you have more time than money it is by FAR the best way to go, but if you have more money than time I would stick with disposables ;)
 
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When I told my mom I was going to do cloth she thought I was nuts just because cloth used to be so much harder than it is now. I dump out the poo and pull the insert out to throw them in the wash, but that is the only way they are different from disposables. If you have more time than money it is by FAR the best way to go, but if you have more money than time I would stick with disposables ;)
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HeeHee! That's a good way of looking at it!

You have a PM!
 
Tell your DH that cloth diapers make the absolute best waxing/polishing rags, ever. While everyone else recommends microweave and Turkish toweling for waxing/polishing, take it from someone who's been waxing antique cars for 35 years that diapers are the best! (And I learned that from someone who's been polishing cars for another 20 years before I started - which is why his kids were all raised in cloth diapers!)
 
That bag is so cute Gillian. I bet if you made Kelly a pink/brown one (even though she's having a boy) she will go nuts over it!!!!
 
The_Kitchen_Guy said:
Tell your DH that cloth diapers make the absolute best waxing/polishing rags, ever. While everyone else recommends microweave and Turkish toweling for waxing/polishing, take it from someone who's been waxing antique cars for 35 years that diapers are the best! (And I learned that from someone who's been polishing cars for another 20 years before I started - which is why his kids were all raised in cloth diapers!)
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I was waiting for you to chime in....
Back in the old days....
We had Diapers,a diaper pail, Ivory Snow flakes, this stuff called Diaper Pure. Then there were these plastic panties W/elastic around the legs & waist. They looked like old time bath hats or what ever they were called :eek: The pail was in the bathroom, so you cleaned out the REALLY messy ones in the toilet:yuck: :eek:& then they soaked till it was time to do laundry! Don't even get started on sterilizing bottles,nipples etc....:(
 
KG you are so right - they are the best for dusting and polishing.

I was so lucky my MIL gave me a huge stash of cloth diapers when my daughter was born. She was a baby sitter for 25 years and had collected them from people who brought them for their kids!

I've almost run out of them now! I hate to think of having to buy some!
 
The_Kitchen_Guy said:
Tell your DH that cloth diapers make the absolute best waxing/polishing rags, ever. While everyone else recommends microweave and Turkish toweling for waxing/polishing, take it from someone who's been waxing antique cars for 35 years that diapers are the best! (And I learned that from someone who's been polishing cars for another 20 years before I started - which is why his kids were all raised in cloth diapers!)
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They are the BEST dust rags too!!!!
 
I forgot to mention my Dear Mother bought me diaper service for 8 weeks when my first two were born. It was great they would be delivered and they would pick up the dirty ones once a week. They smelled really good when I got them. They were so much softer for a newborn then the disposable diapers! Unfortunately by the time I had my third in 1995 they were out of business. Maybe them will come back someday!
 
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Well...a friend of mine gave me a TON of disposables when Connor was born, and I am just now getting to the end of them. So, yesterday I went shopping for cloth diapers for Connor. Once there, I decided to get the FuzziBunz. I hope 16 diapers is enough! I will have to keep you all posted on how they work out!
 
16 is NOT going to be enough.... unless you're washing every day and a half. You may want to pick up some prefolds and covers for just in case, their cheap and if you decide you don't like them they still make great burpers. you can get a dozen for under $30 and covers are about 11-13/cover check out Cloth Diapers & Parenting Community - DiaperSwappers.com it's a forum cloth diaper users, and can help you out with anything you may need. I LOVE using cloth! they are SOOOO much easier than they used to be. DH also uses them without complaint, and we only have fitteds and prefolds which both need covers... so it's two steps with a super wiggly little one.
 
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