If you CD.....

[green_momma2007]

Once the baby is born, do you plan on using any disposables ( like when going out or at night?) I just started CDing my toddler, and I still use disposables when going out. I'm think i'll probably use disposables at night during the early months.

[Molliejo]

No, I won't use disposables. I bought some Tushies with my first baby but never needed to use them. I find that a good nighttime diaper and a wool cover work just fine at bedtime.

[tschecter]

I agree with norajane... disposies are not tto touch the new baby... well, with one occasional exception... I use sposies when we air travel... I just can't fit enough diapers to last even a couple days in luggage for a plane. so, we are stuck doing sposies for that, since I really won't be able to do it with two in tow.

Than said, going out or even on long car trips there is no reason to do sposies.... cloth is so much nicer, and if you want easy for the road, go with AIOs or stuffed pockets... as for night, I have 2 solutions... 1, I make a special "nite" diaper with extra layers of terry through the full body... bulky, but it works, and he wears either a wool or a double layer fleece cover (we don't do PUL so far) or, I tried this last night and it worked no problem... he wore a fleece outer pocket, stuffed nice and thickly.

no issues.

[thismama]

I plan to CD. I won't use sposies part time coz it's too freaking confusing! If I decide to go out, I have to change the little bugger, even if I just changed them, so I'm not taking them out in a CD? No thanks! Seriously, I am that lazy. Newborn poopy dipes are so innocuous, I'll just take a wetbag and go.

[mmpmelmack]

I have found when cding my toddler that i do use disposables a night. I dont use them when going out, except when going to the gym, b/c the freaked out with cloth, not worth the hassle. we are also just starting to EC so maybe that will eliminate my disposable issues. When he was a NB i used only CD. Never changed at night either too lazy, and too tired. we use PF and bummis, with a few contour dipes mixed in. I have tried lots of other, and this is what i come back to every time.

Melissa

No sig, b/c I have dial up and it takes to long....but we CD, BF, Co sleep, and plan to homeschool

[bugnbean]

I ended up needing to use preemie sposies with my last baby because he was born early and nothing fit him well and we leaked everywhere! But once we hit about a month old we transitioned to full time cloth

[Molliejo]

Originally Posted by mmpmelmack

I have found when cding my toddler that i do use disposables a night. I dont use them when going out, except when going to the gym, b/c the freaked out with cloth, not worth the hassle. we are also just starting to EC so maybe that will eliminate my disposable issues. When he was a NB i used only CD. Never changed at night either too lazy, and too tired. we use PF and bummis, with a few contour dipes mixed in. I have tried lots of other, and this is what i come back to every time.

Melissa

No sig, b/c I have dial up and it takes to long....but we CD, BF, Co sleep, and plan to homeschool

Welcome to the group, Melissa!

[*Aimee*]

I'm going to use cloth too. DH is worried we'll be too busy and tired to clean them but I just said "hey! your mom did it we can do it!". I didnt cd my son until he was 3 months old so I'm really excited to start right away now!

[MrsSurplus]

We won't be using sposies on the newborn. We rarely use them on the 1yo. (Sometimes I take them to church because my bag is already stuffed with books and CDs take up so much space.)

I am looking for diaper suggestions. I have some mother-ease diapers that I LOVE...but mostly I have prefolds I bought at Wal-Mart. I'd love to try something new with the new baby. One of the things I like about the ME diapers is that they are made to fit from newborn to toddler...so I don't have to buy a whole bunch of different sizes (that I can't afford). Anyone else have faves?

[blizzard_babe]

I'm going to keep a stash of size-appropriate 'sposies around because our water is not consistently functional. Last year, right after our neighbors/friends/coworkers (a teaching couple) brough home their new baby (who they CD), we lost water to teacher housing for four days. Diapers are RIDICULOUSLY expensive at the village store, so I'll likely bring one box of each size with me. I won't have to worry about that until the kid is three months old, though, since we'll really only have a few weeks after aforementioned offspring is born before heading back to the Lower 48 for the summer.

[kwilki8]

We use CD's all the time and have since dd was about 3 months old--she was a preemie and we just weren't prepared. The only time we ever use disposables is when we're camping or traveling for an extended time.

I would like to use cloth from birth this time, although if I have another tiny one we'll probably use disposables until the babe can fit into what we already have.

[NaomiMcC]

Probably. I totally plan to CD at home and use sposies when we're out.

Hm. I suppose I should get on the CD wagon soon....I have like 4. LOL

[LaffNowCryLater]

Nope we 100% CD. I did bring trimmer dipes in the diaper bag (Bumkins AIOs) and had a size small bummis wet bag for dirty dipes.

[symesa]

I ended up using disposibles with my DD at night...but that was when she was about 18 months or so. I just could not keep up with the amount she peed or with her sensitive tush. She was getting too many rashes when left in cloth all night.

But...once again, that was when she got bigger. I'll just play it by ear with a newborn...

[Killick]

I will probably do sposies at the hospital for the meconium. I don't want those kinds of stains on my dipes.

I am doing a mixture of dipes, but all AIOs. I covet the softness of minkee, but have hard water so they can smell a bit. I don't want to spend a ton, so I am going to be making some too from the diaperkits lady. Love that she does all the hard work of cutting and pattern stuff and I just have to sew it together. I am even going to get some cute prints and water proof them so I can use them as outers for the AIO.

Very cool

[Taedareth]

We have used cloth exclusively on DS, even though well-meaning friends gave us disposables. The meconium didn't even stain! And we took a 2.5 month road trip last fall with a 10 mo baby and used only prefolds the whole way. We stayed at KOA's and did laundry at camp. Oh but if we take any other road trips I'll use this trick - put used diapers in a 5 gallon bucket with a tight-sealing lid, and soapy water. Put in trunk and drive all day. At night, the diapers are ready to be rinsed and hang-dried!

[Nate'sMama]

I'm just going to hover this thread and read.
I don't CD, but want to this time around.
I need to learn everything I can from you girls - thanks in advance!

[APmom2Libby]

Hmm, well I didn't go cloth with dd until she was 10 months, so I need to do some research on NB CD'ing.

Currenly, -we use disposables at night and CD during the day. Prefer VB AIO's Bamboo. But, will probably do fitteds with NB until he/she fits in the M/L AIO's that I have a TON of gender neutral's!

I figure I got plenty of time to decide!

[christinespurlock]

Originally Posted by Nate'sMama

I'm just going to hover this thread and read.
I don't CD, but want to this time around.
I need to learn everything I can from you girls - thanks in advance!

Me too. I need to convience my DH of this too. He really worries it's gonna be too much work. Our planet is sick and I'd know too much now to go back to disposables. I just wish I could get him on board.

[Nate'sMama]

OK maybe I'm not just going to read and maybe this should be a different thread but...
Should I start CD on my 16mo now before the NB comes. Which would be easier? Learning on a NB or a toddler? This is sort of on topic right?