When my oldest was a year old I decided to try out
cloth diapers for the first time. He has really sensitive skin and we were
going through multiple brands of disposables before I heard about the use of
cloth. When I first imagined cloth diapers I thought of ugly rags with ducky
safety pins. Boy was I wrong!
I went online and researched all the different
types and brands that I could find. There is a social networking site called
Baby Gaga that has a forum for cloth diapers. The women in there answered all of
my questions wonderfully. They seemed to know the answer to every problem. I
went back with different questions like “How do I wash the diapers properly?”
or “My child is getting a rash. What is going on?!”. There is so much information on the internet;
I love being able to get my questions answered with the stroke of a few keys.
(Link for forum below)
I was really interested in the environmental side
of using cloth as well, and just seeing how many diapers we threw out to be put
in a landfill disturbed me. However, what got me hooked was how darn cute cloth
diapers are! I slowly added to our stash over the course of a couple years.
Every once in a while I stumble upon a great deal and I cannot resist.
After our second child was born we continued using cloth for months. It
was at least 4 months before I became tired of the extra laundry and started
buying disposables again. Then a few months ago I decided to sell my cloth to
make a little extra cash. When I brought up the box of cloth diapers and
started going through it I had a change of heart. There was no way I could say
goodbye. It sounds silly but I have a slight emotional attachment. Now months
later my children are rocking their cloth again. It's really fun because they
can pick out their own diapers. When they are soiled we have a garbage can with
a lid and waterproof washable bag in the bathroom that we toss them in. In
the summer time we have a clothesline outside that we hang the diapers to dry
on after washing.
When we go on trips or away for more then a couple hours they are back
in disposibles because the last thing I want to do when we get home is a load
of dirty diapers. I’d rather have nice clean cloth waiting for us when we come
home.
Cloth diapers are not for every family but for ours they work great.
Our favorite brands are:
Bum Genius
Kawaii
BubuBebe
I purchased most of our diapers at www.cottonbabies.com
and www.ebay.com.
For more information on cloth diapers:
My babes rocking Bububebe diaper covers. 
My youngest happy to be in a Kawaii pocket diaper. 
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