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Originally Posted by Sleepyheaded_Mama  Also, the wet bags they have on that site are absolutely beautiful (Planet Wise) but I don't need anything that pretty or expensive, really. I do need waterproof, which apparently the cheaper/plainer Bummis wet bags are not. Can anyone point me in the direction of inexpensive waterproof wet bags? I need a large one for the garbage pail that will be the dirty diaper bin and a small/medium sized one to carry in my diaper bag.
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www.etsy.com personally. This is not always going to be the cheapest way to go, but imo it's a good way to go because of the ability to see feedback on the WAHM before you buy and also to make custom orders (eg, measure your pail and have someone make a bag specifically to fit it). There are a lot of choices there.
Did you say you sew at all? I know a very simple way to make a waterproof wetbag if you've got a piece of PUL and some elastic (fold-over elastic is best). You can get a yard of each for less than $10 total, and depending on the size of your pail you can probably get a big pail bag
and a little one for the diaper bag both out of that same yard. Maybe even two little ones. Basically you just fold it over and sew it on two sides (so that, with the fold, there are 3 sides sewn shut and one side open). I do a french seam because imo it's more waterproof (and it's really not hard--you should be able to google it, but if you'd like more detailed directions you can pm me). Once you have the bag, then sew the fold-over elastic around the top (use an elastic stitch or zig-zag and stretch the FOE as you sew it on so that it will squeeze the top partway shut when released), and then make a little loop of plain elastic on one side. You can use the elastic loop doubled-over (like a rubber band closure) to close up the top of the bag. I have found this cheaper, faster, easier, and longer-lasting than zippers (zippers can get stuck or break) and I have never had a problem with waterproofness.
Actually, if you're really on a budget, you can do what my mom did for two decades--scrap the wetbag and just carry a few plastic bags around with you. It's not as cute, but most people have a few old bread bags hanging around that they can devote to diapers.
She never lined her pail either, just rinsed it out each time she dumped the diapers into the washer. (Some people use the washing machine itself as the diaper pail...just dropping diapers directly in, then doing the diaper load first on wash day...if you have your own washer that's an option to consider!)
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That sounds like a great stash to get you started.
My mom is horrified about how 'unsanitary' cloth diapers are, especially since I won't be bleaching them (horror of horrors). She keeps telling me I'll have to give the baby "so many baths" because it will be so dirty from the 'unsanitary' diapers. Um, don't all babies in diapers get poop on their bum? You kind of just wash it off and they're fine.
