Anyone thinking about diapers yet? - Page 3

[jillybeans]

Go to the diapering forum and ask what work best for newborns. My personal opinion is that fitteds work best. Less dry time, you can change a cover easily if it gets poopy, which it will. I'll be making all of mine, and will be using mostly knit and recycled wool covers(which I also make)

If you're wanting pul covers, I preferred proraps with dd. They have the scoop in front, the leg gussets, and are cheap. Second choice was bummis super whisper wraps.

AIO's are great but personally I don't like the dry time. An AI2 would be ok though. I just don't like pul that much anymore.

[Dee-Groovy]

Originally Posted by GinaRae

Basically what I need is for someone to say, "Do this, buy this." And that would be a great start. If it doesn't work, they can tell me to try another brand and which one.

Tell me which for day time, which for night time and what accessories I need. I can go from there.

Do I sound pathetic?? I am! I am fully willing to try and get it right but learning about it all and deciding for myself is too much for this ADD brain if mine.

OMG I totally identify with all of that! Maybe I need a book, maybe I don't - I find options overwhelming so more info isn't always a good thing. I understand some of the factors in choosing CD but I just want an easy answer: buy this many of this size in this brand. I'm not looking forward to CDing being "fun," I just want something ecologically and baby-butt friendly that's as easy and cheap as disposables. Is that too much to ask?

[monocyte]

DH caught me twice tonight doing diaper stuff...first I was in the attic making a list of what I still have for nb/small stuff, and second I was online looking around
: and perhaps snagging some off the tp!

Anyone knit?? and want some extra $$? DS was born in June...so I have very few longies!!

[jillybeans]

Originally Posted by MajorGroover

OMG I totally identify with all of that! Maybe I need a book, maybe I don't - I find options overwhelming so more info isn't always a good thing. I understand some of the factors in choosing CD but I just want an easy answer: buy this many of this size in this brand. I'm not looking forward to CDing being "fun," I just want something ecologically and baby-butt friendly that's as easy and cheap as disposables. Is that too much to ask?

Oh but it IS fun! It seems overwhelming, I know. But spend some time in the right forums and you'll learn quickly! I started with prefolds when dd was born, and by three months I was making my own fitteds and AIO's.

CHEAPER than disposables, remember. Easy it is! I honestly have more issues with having to drive to get disposables, and drive home, and find a place to throw them away(no trash service out here, and you can't recycle em!)

CDing really isn't that big of deal. It gets easier the more you do it. It'll seem like a lot in the beginning, but after a few months things really slow down.

As for the number, we had 36 prefolds and did dipes every other day. Basically it was 12 in the pail, 12 in the wash, 12 in the drawer, or so. If you don't mind doing them every day, you can easily get by with just 24. And it is pretty much the same no matter what type you use. I'll be making about 24 fitteds and using some of the old prefolds in between.

As for type, do you want one step or two? All in ones are great if you want one step, but they take a bit longer to dry, and you can't reuse the covers. If you use fitteds, you can reuse the covers if you just let them air out(if they don't get poopy) This saves money on covers. If you use pockets, like fuzzibunz, you still have two steps, but also have the AIO style, and it dries easier. I found that for us, pockets(fuzzibunz) worked great in the beginning, but as she grew, they were harder to fit and leaked more. I really like fleece covers for winter. The ones I make and sell are two layers and never get wet, even with my super soaker toddler.

And the wool, the glorious wool! Longies in awesome colorways are all the rage for winter. Just take a peek at the trading post! Spendy, but dang they are nice! I'm too cheap to get more than a few pair of knit wool, so I have my old lady knitting group friends do it. And I also sell recycled wool, so most of my wool stash is that.

Hope that helps?

[GinaRae]

So longies are knitted wool pants instead of regular diaper covers then?

I don't mind using diaper covers or longies sometimes but think I would like some diaps that aren't as bulky so I can put certain outfits on. I'm not a 100% lover of knitted things.

I'll have to see if my mother will learn how to knit some of the longies. :

[sagira]

I'm also a newbie but here's my idea for a starter kit:

Tushies disposables case of 270 for the newborn stage -- $54 (I found nothing cheaper than this in the CD category)
16 Imse Vimse (IV) one-size contours (8 flannelettes, 8 Terrys)
3 day and 2 night small IV covers
1 IV newborn or small wool cover (they run large)
8 BumGenius (BG) 2.0 in assorted colors
12-pack prefolds for use as burpcloths and doublers
My friend is sewing me some wipes
200-pack flushable liners
Perhaps the toilet spray

If I like both the IVs and the BGs, I'll add more so I'll do less laundry. Maybe add a package of two IV AIOs. Just wanted to try them out first. To sample in case one of these don't work for me: Kissaluvs, Happy Heiny's.

I'm steering clear of Fuzzi Bunz (FB) because I'm allergic to 100% polyester, its inner absorbent material. Wouldn't want to risk it with a tiny dd with delicate skin.

It's nice to hear what other people are doing

[jillybeans]

Those things sound pretty good sagira. I personally didn't like contours. And look into the aristocrat wool covers, they last a long time. And if you get prefolds for doublers only, make sure to get the 4x6x4 not the 4x8x4, as they are super bulky if used for doublers.

[scheelimama]

Sagira, you'll want to stay away from the Bumgenious as well, since they also have 100% polyester inner. They work so amazingly well though!!! They are by far, my favorite of all the cloth diapers I've ever tried and we've tried just about every system under the sun.

[scheelimama]

GinaRae and Dee, here's something that you all might want to check out:
http://www.parentingbynature.com/01-...pers-mixer.htm

You can find cloth diapering starter packages all over.

[Dee-Groovy]

Awesome, thanks Alisha! I guess I had hoped that there wouldn't be so much trial-and-error involved but I guess CD is like everything else, there's no "one size fits all." And if it's labeled "one size fits all" that means it doesn't fit anyone!

[GinaRae]

Yes! Anything to get me started. I hate to be wasteful, so I hope I find a good match to start with. But at this point, I just want to start!

[steelcitymama]

hi, ladies~

i just found this thread and think it's so helpful! i'm new at CD'ing, too. i'm due w/ our first in june and i'm trying to buy a variety of CDs to see what will work best for us. as of right now, i have 4 BumGenuis AIO's and 3 Happy Heiny's. I'm also going to try a few fitteds and prefolds and covers. I'm looking forward to experimenting, but like some of the other newbies, I find it a bit overwhelming at first! Thanks for all of the advice and tips.

[thirdchild]

I part-time cloth diapered my second child...I used a little bit of everything out there (even some I made myself!). Then when I got pregnant with my 3rd I searched and searched and finally came up with the Bumgenius pockets. I bought them and started using them at around 2 months (used disposibles until then) and unfortunately as much as "I" loved them the inside leaves a rash on my baby's bottom. I used them for about 5 months with a fleece liner inside and then went back to disposibles for Christmas and just haven't gone back to the BG. I feel horrible, but every time I try them out on her little bum it gets another rash. I can use the fleece liners but for me it feels like a pain...I mean I paid alot of money for these I shouldn't have to add something to them. And unforunately they are the v.1 and since v.2 came out the resell value isn't that great for mine. WHICH I still love but it's just my little sensitive bottom girl!! LOL

I wish now I would have purchased the ones with fleece (they were limited edition) but I didn't know. I am going to hold on to them and see if the new baby's butt likes them though! (And I figured that I used them for 5 months, I got my money back since disposibles are so expensive!!).

Anyone got any ideas about anything I can do for my baby's butt to like them better? I can only think of putting in some fleece liners.

[scheelimama]

I think it's good to try a little bit of everything at first, then sell off what you don't like no the TP. But after you figure out what works best, I really like having a pretty uniform stash. It works best for washing and drying and it's also best for dh. When we were doing a little of everything, I'd find dd in a fitted with no cover or an AIO with a cover on top of that or a pocket diaper with no stuffings. He could never get it all straight. If you have one system, your dh is more likely to get it and help out.

[scheelimama]

Lisa, that doesn't really make sense, since the fleece and suedecloth are both 100% polyester. I would think maybe she was sensitive to polyester, but if the fleece works, I have no idea. Something like Very Baby with a cotton inner, might work better for her.