Cloth diapers...??? - Page 2

[nolonger]

Danielle, just an update on what I spent for Terran's next-size-up stash:

Elasatic@ $1.30 + Velcro @ $5-10 (I'm not sure how much I'll have left when I finish the final cover)=$6.30-$11.30

The polyester fleece was left over from making slings for my l'il Etsy store, but it's usually aobut $3.99/yard at JoAnn's. The sheets were priceless, but I'm sure you could find flannel sheets at a thrift store for not that much money. IIRC, I got a dozen 30" x 30" squares from each set.

Don't get me wrong--I'd love to have the beautifully crafted Biobottoms or Bumpies or else DIY with organic wool and be using $89/dozen hemp prefolds and I sure wouldn't turn up my nose at Baby Kanga's, but $300 would pay for both boys" health insurance for a month or most of the rest of what I owe for next summer's CSA farm share.

Sometimes the best way to "go green" is to be happy with what you already have.

As an added bonus, I need fewer fleece covers since they can go in the dryer in our super-damp climate and the flannel squares need far less time in the abovementioned dryer than prefolds or even "real" flats would so that reduces our carbon footprint and our power bill a tad more..

[BabyBump]

I was wondering about the diaper pail-closed or not. I had been keeping it closed but I read in the article in Mothering to leave it open. Makes more sense to leave it open and not trap all that moisture.

[mamatomax]

I love pocket diapers! I have 24 small Fuzzi Bunz that are quickly being grown out of (6 weeks old and 13 lbs. and long already--what can I say, I guess I just give birth to 3 month olds ). I have already gotten 10 Med. Fuzzi Bunz to have on hand, and I have ordered prefolds in every size through a co-op. I plan to do more prefolds and covers (I'm making fleece and wool interlock soakers) after I sell off the small Fuzzi Bunz, but I'll probably end up buying more med FBs, too. We'll see how it goes with the prefolds; at the very least, I can use them to stuff pockets.

ETA: No way would I do a closed pail--YUK!

[nolonger]

They do grow FAST!!! Don't get me wrong--I love our three kissaluvs and will probably indulge in fuzzibuns for nights at some point, but if money is an issue, you can still get flats here

My kids' delicate tushies can't tolerate pull-on plastic pants but they are cheap too and can't be any worse for your dc's skin than sposies.

I'm still happy with my repurposed $10 diaper stash but thought I'd also post how to make your own prefolds and how to make your own aios.

[Dea]

Originally Posted by eilonwy

I've yet to hear of anyone getting arrested or even fined for throwing away paper diapers.. but it's a really unfair kind of deal; The bleach & chemical free diapers are obscenely expensive and a lot more difficult to come by than huggies and papmers, which may be the most expensive varieties of 'regular' diapers, but which have coupons and go on sale so that they end up being cheaper than generics more often than not.

She's not saying that you can get arrested for throwing out poopie diapers, she's saying that you shouldn't wrap the poopies up in the diapers and throw them out, rather shake them out in the toilet the throw out the diapers. And it was human waste, I'm sure I'd get busted if I threw out my placenta.
It's not fair that the chemical free diapers are more expensive, hopefully one of the larger companies will start making them!