Monday, February 11, 2013

Adventures in Cloth Diapering

In another attempt to save us some money, we have jumped into the realm of cloth diapering. An added bonus to cloth diapering is saving hundreds of diapers that would have gone into a landfill.

Another added bonus:

How cute is his little tush?!


After tons of research and recommendations, we went with the Fuzzibunz and Bumgenius diapers. I like the Fuzzibunz because they are pocket diapers and you can stuff them with extra inserts. I like the Bumgenius AIO because you DON'T have to stuff them. They're both super cute.

We also have experimented with gDiapers. I was originally drawn to them because of the hybrid system. You can use cloth or disposable inserts (with are biodegradable and flushable). I also liked the idea of not having to wash the whole diaper. You can re-use it and just replace the insert. After using them for a few weeks, I think I like the regular cloth diapers better BECAUSE you can just throw the whole thing in the wet bag and slap another on. You don't have to touch a dirty insert or inspect the cover to see if it got dirty, too. I was kinda bummed, because I really wanted to like them. There's still some hope, but I may end up selling them.

Speaking of money, I found a lot of my diapers and accessories on Ebay. You can find a lot of brand new stuff people bought and washed then never used, or only used it a handful of times before deciding it wasn't for them. It saved me quite a bit of money doing it that way, but it takes some time and patience. I also looked for things that were offered with free shipping. I was surprised by how many items on Ebay I could get for free shipping. Anyway, if you're serious, Ebay is great.

Diaper sprayer is installed. It only took 6 hours longer than anticipated. This is only because in my attempt to install it I stripped the threads leaving Wes to replace all the toilet innards.

I felt bad.



But anyway, LOVE this. I highly recommend it.
















I'm still waiting on a few things to get here, but so far I'm excited!


In other exciting news, we have a sitter!!



AND a future crawler!




Have a good one!

The Turners

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