Cloth Diapers: All In

We met with some good friends on Sunday to talk diapers. No sales pitch just: what works for you, what do you recommend and what have you learned. They even walked us through their day/travel/ wash routines. They been using cloth for 2 years so it was awesome to talk to and actually see how someone makes it work. The best part is that they’re like us, practical about it. They gave some really good advice, suggested some things we would have never thought of, and answered a lot of questions. Brandon and I both felt more confident when we left and the encouragement they offered was incredible!

4 days in and I’m still really liking it. Our sitter found that she LOVED it and the church childcare didn’t mind since we gave them the system that is just like disposable diapers to use (pocket diapers).

The laundry every night has not been bad at all. Last night provided a real test of strength and energy as we spent the entire evening teaching our son a lesson in limitations and the screaming that comes with it. Completely exhausted by his bed time I still started a cold rinse cycle just before his bedtime routine. I put Andrew to bed and by the time he was down everything was ready for the hot wash/cold rinse cycle. I left for Walmart, in need of some serious alone time, soon after and asked Brandon to put the diapers in the dryer on low once they were done washing. By the time I got home they were ready for their 2^nd low dry cycle and within 30-45 minutes I had a stack of stuffed and ready to go diapers before 9: PM. I stuffed the pockets while relaxing in front of the TV. Since we won’t be washing every night like we do now I can totally see this working for us. The nice thing about the laundry piece is you set and go. I don’t have to hover and can do other things while they’re washing/ drying; I’m not really seeing what the big deal is or what all the fuss is really about.

We have been using disposables at night, for now. The only reason being that we currently only have enough diapers to last a day or so and I would prefer not to be down a diaper first thing in the morning. Since Brandon doesn’t care for the pre-folds we haven’t been using them but have discussed using them at night for now. It really is all trial and error. We have plans to finish out the week, do another weekend, and possibly revisit again next week before “officially” deciding. We really want to give this a fair trial without jumping in head first; however, so far so good! :)