The Cloth Update…

Cloth diapering is one of the best things that has happened to me as a mama. I’m not joking! I am really enjoying it and so grateful I took the risk and dove in!

My stash has increased greatly since my initial Econobums purchase in November. I bought two Econobums when they were on sale buy one get one for $9.95 from sweetbottomsbaby.com. I went ahead and did this deal again and bought two more at the end of November giving me 4 covers and 4 prefold inserts in addition to my Gerber prefolds I had from a shower gift when I was pregnant with Molly. Because the covers are reusable, I was able to wipe them clean and just use an additional prefold while letting the one I just wiped air dry out. If the cover got soiled by a BM, I would wash it before using again.

Using my Gerber prefolds as stand bys, I was able to diaper Molly during the day using just one and sometimes no disposables. I still used disposables at night because I didn’t have a great night time diaper. I was needing to wash diapers EVERY night though. With very few diapers, this was no fun.

In December, I purchased an Imagine diaper from Nickisdiapers.com. These diapers are $9.95 and are a pocket diaper with an insert. I actually really like this diaper! Its bulky on Molly, but works great for her at night!

Then mid December, my mom blew me away by letting me know that she purchased 12 Fuzzibunz one size diapers and 10 BumGenius newborn diapers for me for Christmas! I kind of couldn’t believe it. Still can’t.

I’ve been using the Fuzzibunz on Molly– they are actually already on the largest setting and fitting a bit snug. I’m really hoping she potty trains soon!

After her bath this evening, I was hoping to take a picture of her in her diaper, but she wanted to run around the house and be silly! Thus the crazy pics!

The back of them say “cloth is cool.”

Some of the ones my mom got me say, “Does this diaper make my butt look big?” Too funny!

I’m still learning so much about this whole process. I still have some things I need to purchase to make the process easier; especially if Molly isn’t potty trained by the time baby comes! I need a diaper pail upstairs and down stairs by our laundry. I need a wet bag, cloth diaper safe diaper rash cream, more cloth wipes, and I’d LOVE a diaper sprayer, but have been surviving without one.

I also need to add more diapers to my stash. I have enough for Molly right now, but if she outgrows the Fuzzibunz before she’s potty trained, I will need to find more that are larger.

And the more research I do about newborns, the more I realize I do not have a realistic stash for him. Most diapering moms say that you need at least 24 diapers for newborns. I have 10 newborn diapers, plus the one size Fuzzibunz– which again most mamas have said that one size diapers usually don’t fit baby until they are around 10 pounds. Molly didn’t weigh that much for weeks… so I think I need some more extra small diapers.

Once baby reaches 10 plus pounds– I have enough. Until they outgrow the newborn diapers, and then I will need more again.

If I think about it too much, it gets overwhelming!

I’m choosing to tackle my diapering needs one by one as the budget allows. I know God will meet our needs and has blessed us so abundantly with so many so far– and I’ve only spent about $30!

I’m hoping to be able to nab some great deals at the Just Between Friends sale in Spokane in March as I’ve heard they sell LOTS of cloth diapers and supplies! I also regularly sign up for giveaways and check sales on websites. We will get to a full stash eventually.

All in all, I am excited about this journey and love that I’m saving my family money, throwing less trash away, and keeping away the skin irritations Molly has from disposables! Its worth it!

January 13, 2012. A Happy Home, Frugal Living, Green Living Tips, Homemaking.