Anyone thinking about diapers yet? [Archive]

chubbycheeks

03-10-2007, 06:20 PM

Not sure what I want to do this time around. . For DS1 I tried everything, and then ended up with FBs. For DS2, started off with lots of cute fitteds, Kissaluvs and wool, then ended up with pockets as I had two in diapers and it was just easier. This time around part of me wants to get everything I have ever wanted to try, as I know this is the last baby for us, but the other part me wants to just go with bumGenuis or something, as I know things will be super hectic with three under 4! Any one else thinking about diapers?

meisterfrau

03-10-2007, 06:34 PM

I am. We started CDing my DD pretty late. I also started with a variety and ended up with FBs. While the FBs are easier, I am also thinking of trying something else.

I liked my fitteds and PFs, but I hated how bulky they were under clothes. I am not really sure what I am going to do.

*Lindsey*

03-10-2007, 07:17 PM

We use prefolds and covers during the day around the house, and the onesize bumGenius pocket dipe for outings and nighttime.

That works well for my DD. I'm hoping it works well for our new bundle as well! I actually just ordered some infant prefolds and small Proraps from a co-op on the Christian mom's forum. :shy

Mommy2Cadence

03-10-2007, 07:54 PM

We are doing fitteds(kl0) and pockets(fb & hh) to start off with.

ChiaraRose

03-10-2007, 10:07 PM

I think we will do Kissaluvs(ds old ones) and prefolds (those are new to me) for the early weeks. ds is in motherease and Happy Heiny's now and I like it that way. ME for around the house and HH for outings, so the new bean will end up in those when he/she reaches medium size.

WeasleyMum

03-10-2007, 10:09 PM

I am. Not by type or anything yet, but I definitely want to CD. Since this is my first and I haven't changed a cloth diaper in 15 years at least, I don't really know what's out there yet.

Dee-Groovy

03-10-2007, 10:31 PM

Organicavocado

03-11-2007, 12:45 AM

3/4 of my stash was done before I even conceived, I sew a lot at home :) I just need a ton of prefolds, and since I don't need all that fancy schmancy stuff I thought I'd ask for new pockets in M and L for my baby shower. :D

scheelimama

03-11-2007, 08:04 AM

I'm an AIO mama. I tried everything under the sun with dd1 and early on with dd2, but by 3 or 4 months with dd2 I realized that AIO's were the way to go for us. I'll probably be using the nb and small fitteds we have, but I'll also get a bunch of AIO's to use as well. Now, what brand is the question? I love Very Baby's! (I'm a very loyal VB user!) But I recently tried a Bumgenious, and wow! The fit is amazing on dd and they can hold the hoover dam!!! I'm quite uncertain of using any diaper with a poly inner with a newborn though, since dd2 had bird legs and the pee wouldn't soak in quick enough with the nb pocket diapers we had. We'll see.

sorteep

03-11-2007, 09:15 AM

I'm sure I'll be hung for this one but we use disp diapers.. our childcare situation is such that is is our only option , I just don't have it in me to do cloth like I did with my 1st.. I am just being honest,, sorry environment.. we do use Nature Boy's or Tushies tho,, does that help any?
Laura (environmentally incorrect diaperer..)

scheelimama

03-11-2007, 09:23 AM

Sorteep, you are totally free to do whatever is best for your family. I don't think you need to apologize for that. When dd2 was born, I used cloth on her, but I quit using cloth on dd1. It was just too much laundry and we had to use sposies at daycare anyway. I've gone back and forth between cloth and sposies over the last few years, doing cloth about 70% of the time, but sometimes it's just not the best option. We did use cloth at home quite a bit when they were in daycare, so it's possible to do both, but if that doesn't work for your family, don't apologize about it.

meisterfrau

03-11-2007, 12:31 PM

My dd is in a sposie right now. We usually use cloth, like 99% of the time. Right now she has a rash, and I want to use my rash ointment without worrying about it all over the dipes. I know air is good for it, but I just can't abide the thought of my exhausted self cleaning pee off the floor, which is inevitably what will happen. I'm taking the opportunity to strip my dipes good then sun them since it is nice out today. I haven't had a chance to do that in a long time.

Sometimes we use disposables when we go out because for some reason she's been really leaky lately...the leg holes seem an awful lot bigger than they used to.

You do what's best for you!

Azuluna

03-11-2007, 12:40 PM

I bought a whole stash having never cloth diapered before, but I lurked on diapering forums quite a bit so hopefully I've chosen well. I bought prefolds and Thirsties covers for the first month or two, and bumGenius one size pockets for (hopefully) the rest of the time I'll be diapering this baby.

jessicaSAR

03-11-2007, 01:19 PM

I have a whole bin of newborn and small fitteds, prefolds and soakers in my storage room, but I am too chicken too take them out and look at them. I sold all my dipes after dd#2 potty trained right after her second birthday. We were not planning to have any more children. When I found out I was pregnant last summer I was so excited I collected a whole stash of adorable newborn stuff. After my miscarriage I had to pack it away because it was too sad to keep looking at it. Now I am afraid I'll jinx myself if I take it out again.

But, if this baby sticks we were very happy with prefolds/prefitteds and wool at home, and bumware aios for going out. That's probably what I'll do again. And, of course, I'll get some adorable knitted longies. I"d use those even if I were using disposable dipes.:lol

*Lindsey*

03-11-2007, 02:18 PM

Laura--I agree, you do whatever works for you! I used sposies the entire time for my DS, and only started CDing my DD when she was a year old.

FillingMyQuiver

03-11-2007, 02:31 PM

I have a decent NB/ small stash of fitteds from when DD was a newborn and quite a few wool covers. I think I'm going to be converting 1/2 of my infant ubcpfs into prefitteds (about 2doz) (DH has a hard time folding). I also need to work on knitting up some longies, when DD was born, I only had 2 pr cuz I had only been knitting for a few months, now I've been knitting for 2yrs and can crank out a pr of NB/ small longies pretty quick.

shelley4

03-11-2007, 03:52 PM

i use mostly ones that i make myself, but i do want to buy some kissaluv's size 0 for the beginning.. i hear they work great on newborns!

cheeseRjedi

03-12-2007, 12:33 AM

This is my first too and the choices for CD seem overwhelming. Is it better to get an assortment and find out what you like OR just get a bunch of one kind that sounds the best for the sake of consistency? I don't sew so I won't be making my own. I've done a little research and it seems like pocket diapers are a good compromise between all-in-ones and "regular" um, whatzit, prefolds with covers? I love the prints that Happy Heiny's has too! Any advice for a total newbie? Thanks!

When I started CD'ing DD at 4 months, we got one of everything to see what worked for her and for us. That is the way to go. You don't want to get stuck with 10 diapers that you hate. We used a combination of fitteds & covers, pockets, and AIOs for quite a while but when dd started squirming through diaper changes, we dropped the fitteds and covers. It was hard enough to have her stay still through getting one diaper piece on - getting a fitted closed and THEN a cover closed was out of the question. So now we use mainly pockets (Happy Heiny's and FuzziBunz mostly) for daytime and an AIO with a hemp doubler for nighttime. It works well for us. I stuff all the pockets right out of the dryer (which reminds me I have to get off MDC and go do that :lol ) so they are essentially 'one piece' when I need one. As for the HH prints, there are some adorable ones but keep in mind that they will leak faster than the solids because they are made from a different weight PUL. It's not a huge deal though - when I put a HH print on her I just make sure to check her a little more often. Sorry for the book, but I love helping CD newbies.

As for the new babe, I think we'll just do prefolds and covers in the beginning. I want to get past the every-diaper-change-is-a-poo-explosion phase :lol before I bust out the more expensive diapers :wink . I will probably spoil myself (errr..my baby :p ) and get a newborn HH pocket or two. They are rediculously cute with a crossover tab for extra skinny waists.

Dee-Groovy

03-12-2007, 07:28 AM

Thanks for the great info Cathy!

scheelimama

03-12-2007, 07:49 AM

For the cd'ing newbies, you'll also want to remember that what works at one stage (i.e. the newborn stage), may not work at another stage. For example, I don't care for side-snapping anything on newborns. Their legs are still all curled up and it's hard to get them to put their legs down enough to get the snaps done up. I usually stick with front closing diapers. But side-snapping would be perfect on a chubby 6 month old.

Generally, you can't go wrong with a variety of sizes of prefolds and covers. Bummis Super Whisper Wraps are my favorite. But I had a lot of friends who liked the Bumkins covers for their prefolds since they have a more trim fit and a pocket at the top of the back to hold the prefold in place. I'm not a fan of prefolds, but they do work.

JamesMama

03-12-2007, 01:38 PM

Not 100% if we're gonna CD in the newborn stage.

James was a big baby, he was over 12lbs by 2 months old...so I'm not sure how cost effective it would be to buy a whole thing of newborn cloth to only use it for a few months. And secondly, we live in an apartment and 'share' the washer and dryer with our neighbor...he does laundry on the weekends, we do it during the week. So I'd need enough diapers to get me through Saturday and Sunday and part of Monday...with a newborn thats a LOT of diapers. It makes me kind of sad, but we'll probably have to do dispos.

Oh, and I looked into prefolds and covers and DH said 1000% NOT, he will not change a single diaper if we go that route...@@

Undercover Hippie

03-12-2007, 11:22 PM

I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking about diapers already! :lol

I CD'ed DD from 3 months to 18 months and after that it's a long story but we ended up in sposies for a while until PLing this winter. During that time I think I tried every diaper under the sun but we ended up liking FBs and HHs the best, and also kept some fitteds around to wear under wool.

I can't decide whether pockets make sense for a NB though. Seems like a lot of money for x-small/small stuff that will be outgrown quickly! DD was 9 lbs at birth, 13.5 pounds by 2 months, and solidly in a medium by 3 months. So I keep thinking prefolds and covers would be more economical until we get to size medium. But then I remember that I never really liked prefolds. :lol The next thought is fitteds and covers, but which kind and which sizes? What won't be huge on a 9 pound NB but won't be outgrown immediately either? And I want to knit some cute little longies, but where do you find little shirts instead of onesies? Is wool even practical for a super-pooping newborn?

So, these are the thoughts that keep me up at night. :lol Please tell me I'm not alone...

scheelimama

03-13-2007, 08:08 AM

Well Tara, I don't recommend pockets on a newborn, but that's just because of my experience. I made a whole collection of pocket diapers and the pee would jsut roll out the side instead of absorbing into the soaker. If you do decide to do AIO's on a newborn, you can buy them used and then resell them to buy smalls/mediums. That way it's not really a cost issue. If you do fitteds, you can research it at the diapering forum, but I found most of them to be much to big on my 7 pounder (I used a variety of fitteds and pocket AIO's on her, but nothing really worked too well.) They would probably fit a 9 pounder, but then again, most newborn diapers are outgrown by 10-11 lbs which could take just a week or two if your baby is starting at 9 lbs. The prorap covers really were the best on my newborn. Bummis were pretty good too. I personally wouldn't do wool again on a newborn. Yes, they blow out even with good cloth and I was rather exhausted with recovering and taking care of a newborn and toddler. I just didn't have the energy to clean the wool properly.

So, if I were you, I'd probably buy pocket diapers in small and either use preemie prefolds/nb covers until he/she grows into the smalls or sposies until they grow into them. A lot of smalls start fitting around 10 lbs and after the umbilical cord has fallen off.

My second dd didn't grow out of her newborn diapers until about 6 weeks and wore her smalls until 7-8 months. In fact, she could have fit in the nb diapers for longer, but the absorbancy was lacking so we moved up to smalls. I have no problem investing in an AIO NB stash, but mostly I will be making them.

renaissanceed

03-13-2007, 01:05 PM

I still have all of DD's diapers, although none were very small, just as well since she was a 9 pounder at birth. We seem to have tried everything here but I've found that AIOs work best for us. Sadly, I do not have many small AIOs as my mom bought us small dipes and they are locally made and not very good. I may, depending on the status of the impending mini van purchase :blush , invest in some smaller AIOs.

Bonawich

03-13-2007, 04:51 PM

I'm definitely thinking about diapers. I decided no prefolds this time, just fitteds....and I'd like some wool which I didn't use with my DS because I was worried it would be too itchy. I think longies will be the way to go from birth to the spring!

De-lovely

03-14-2007, 11:42 AM

I am going to buy an 18 pack of FB's and be done with it....Thats whats easiest for me with the other children still in dipes.....I usually do a layaway at NoPins4Baby.com....I love that store!

AimeeandBrian

03-14-2007, 05:37 PM

I just know I wanna do Kissaluvs on my newborn...FBs look so good for later, but then you miss out on all the cute covers. I am in love with the wool covers!

myjulybabes

03-14-2007, 06:37 PM

De-lovely

03-15-2007, 07:50 PM

I have no clue. None. I currently have a developmentally delayed 5 year old in PullUps, because school won't use cloth, even if I could find more than a handful that were big enough for a 50lb kid (I think BunnyHugs XL would still fit if he didn't have a fit about wearing them). Not a lot of luck finding natural sposies in that range either. :(

So I don't really want to add any more to the landfills, but I'm utterly clueless since this would be my first infant in cloth-- ds only wore them for a few months around 2-3 years old. I'm thinking prefolds and covers would be the most economical, but I'm also thinking I may not be able to get dh to use anything requiring folding and pins/snappis/whatever you use on them these days! He didn't mind the various AIOs we had for ds, but was still utterly clueless about adding extra layering to a nighttime dipe, no matter how many times I showed him. :lol

Fitteds...refresh my memory, what are fitteds? Kind of a contoured shape, rather than rectangular for pfs, and still needs a cover, right? Do they need a fastener, or do they come with snaps/aplix/whatever? That might be the way to go. I really wanna knit some wool covers! :D

As much of a plan as we have right now is to start with sposies until things settle into a routine, then switch over to cloth, while still using sposies for outings (since we have to carry diapers for ds still and pullups take up a stupid amount of room in a diaper bag).

Fitteds are usually put together with snaps, sometimes aplix but most often snaps.....contours on the other hand are like prefolds with shape and require some sort of fastener like a snappi or pins.....

Prefolds and covers are indeed most economical however in my experience it is hard to get people on board with those because snappis, pins etc, plus I found them to be a bit cumbersome on my wee little ones. I think Kissaluvs fitteds truly fit the best for a newborn BUT I think all around that FuzziBunz are the best in the long haul as far as $$ and ease of use....plus the babes seem to stay in the same size for quite sometime....I think I have literally had every diaper that is fairly well known as well as some WAHM and FB's have never let me down. If you got to nopins4baby.com they do layaways and you could gradually pay on it to get it all out of the way....

Dont get me wrong though I DID go through a MAJOR soaker/cover phase and had to have all the prints/colors etc etc and now (4th baby) I am all about function even though FB's do come in cute colors not as fun as fitteds and covers......

jillybeans

03-19-2007, 11:06 PM

We used prefolds in the beginning with dd. This time I'll be making 95% of them. Fitteds, with recycled wool and knit wool, fleece covers. The joys of owning your own business is that you can use the material for yourself! :lol

LittleBrownDog

03-19-2007, 11:40 PM

We used a service with DD for about 4 months, then experimented a bit, then went with FBs and have stayed with them. I'm really tempted to just stay with PFs and covers next time though... I can't wait to dig out the NB covers and ooh and aah about how cute and teensy they are :D But that will wait for a while yet :D

Baby Makes 4

03-20-2007, 12:41 PM

We have a great stash of L FBs and XL Luke's Drawers right now so I will buy a one size pocket like BumGenius to take us from newborn - 30 pounds where the FBs we have will start to fit.

I will wait until we have a gender determined before I buy though. After 2 boys I would love to buy a whole bunch of pretty pink and purple diapers.

My boys were both over 9 pounds at birth so I think we will be able to move right into the one size diapers.

steelcitymama

03-20-2007, 01:06 PM

i'm happy to see all the great info here! i'm due in june and we plan on CD'ing. i ordered a few bumgenius 2.0's and a few HH's today. i would like to order a few FB's too, to see what will work best for us. seems like some of you like the kissaluvs a lot too, so maybe i'll check those out as well. i think if the CD's we got don't fit our newborn, we'll probably do disposables until s/he grows into the CD's.

have a total newbie question---what are 'longies'??

jillybeans

03-20-2007, 03:24 PM

longies are wool pants. Wool is great because it's a natural fiber but absorbs up to 30% of its weight before it even feels wet! Shorties are wool shorts, and soakers are well, just the bum part. :) Check it out!

Dee-Groovy

04-01-2007, 01:31 PM

Bumping up this thread b/c I have more newbie questions! I'm considering using sposies for the nb stage but trying to determine cost effectiveness.

How many diaper changes a day for a nb?

Jamesmama mentioned that newborn sized diapers were impractical for her b/c she had a big baby. Assuming I have an average sized baby, how long would s/he fit in nb sized dipes? 6 weeks? 8 weeks?

Does anyone like the one-size dipes that are supposed to fit all sizes of babies? Any brand recommendations or dislikes?

Thanks!

renaissanceed

04-01-2007, 02:00 PM

I changed DD's dipe a lot when she was NB because she was a pooping machine! So, about 10 to 12 times/day on average, and for us that didn't really slow down much til about 6 months because she didn't stop pooping (probably around 8 times/day after 3 or 4 months).

I also had a big baby so have no idea how long NB dipes would fit - we never used them.

As for the one size dipes, most people I know find them a bit too bulky for newborns, even big ones. I certainly liked having smaller sized cloth dipes for Miriam's newborn phase. We have some one size fits all ones (Motherease springs to mind, I have sooo many brands of dipes that it's ridiculous because I've never been able to settle on just one) and I still prefer the sized ones.

I ordered some small dipes from the Jango coop and am so looking forward to those!

Ackray

04-01-2007, 02:05 PM

I think I'm going to start with KL and move up from there. I hate hate hate FB's and will not be using them at all.

I wish I hadn't just dumped all of our diapers in the past few months. I had 3 kids under 2.5 and had a ton of cloth. Oh well. There's new stuff out there now so this should be fun! I need to keep the quantity down this time.

And all of this new yummy bamboo looks good.

I find that disposables don't work all that great for nb poop coming out at light speed. KL with whatever cover worked best and is the most cost effective.

I'm intruiged with the bum genius dipes (cost, cuteness, and reviews) and the bamboozles.

I can see myself getting totally out of hand buying diapers.:lol

scheelimama

04-01-2007, 04:19 PM

For us, dd1 would have outgrown newborn cloth by the time the umbilical cord came off (2 weeks?), maybe sooner. She was 8 lbs. 5 oz. We were using disposables at the time and she went straight to size 1.

However, dd2 came out much smaller (7 lb. 2 oz. and with no butt to speak of) and wore her newborn diapers until 6-8 weeks (depending on the brand). And yes, we went through about a dozen diapers a day at least until 3 months.

The great thing about cloth is that it has great resale value if you get the good stuff. Bumgenious are awesome! I haven't tried the fitteds, but I imagine they would be great. Kissaluv's were fine, but I didn't find them very absorbant.

Cloth diapering a newborn is so fun! They are so tiny and cute.

GinaRae

04-01-2007, 07:26 PM

This is my 4th and we're finally going to CD!! But I am SO lost!

I just started reading Sarah Zmuda's cloth diapering guide (http://www.balterbaby.com/media/cloth-diapering-handbook.htm) and I am still lost. The book is great - it's just me.

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.

meisterfrau

04-01-2007, 09:23 PM

Gina, I don't know that it's really just you. I CD my daughter and have for over a year, and I still feel lost!:dizzy: I cannot seem to make my pg hormone addled brain decide what would be best for us with a new baby.

On one hand, I liked my FBs well enough when we started with them, but I think they are kind of stretched out of shape and I have a hard time keeping them clean in the hard water we have.

OTOH, I really disliked the bulk of PFs. I had some fitteds and contours and they were ok but...

I think part of my problem is that I started CDing on a baby almost a year old, and the needs were different than those of a newborn. Also I was living in a place with decent water, not the crappy, crappy, crappy water we have here. Did I mention the water is crappy?

jillybeans

04-01-2007, 09:52 PM

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. :lol 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

04-01-2007, 10:00 PM

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? :lol :o

monocyte

04-01-2007, 10:05 PM

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
:duck: 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

04-01-2007, 10:28 PM

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? :lol :o

Oh but it IS fun! :D 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!) :lol

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! :D 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. :lol And I also sell recycled wool, so most of my wool stash is that.

Hope that helps?

GinaRae

04-02-2007, 12:21 AM

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. :duck:

sagira

04-02-2007, 06:59 AM

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

04-02-2007, 10:40 AM

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

04-02-2007, 06:05 PM

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

04-02-2007, 06:19 PM

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

You can find cloth diapering starter packages all over.

Dee-Groovy

04-03-2007, 04:11 PM

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! :lol

GinaRae

04-03-2007, 04:43 PM

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

04-04-2007, 07:55 AM

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

04-04-2007, 06:27 PM

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

04-04-2007, 06:28 PM

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.