Diapers the not so final frontier! That's because potty training
follows. Not to mention poop play, constipation, and other growing pains of the
digestive kind. Our G is doing wonderful using her little potty at home and at grand-mama’s
and using the regular toilets (with some assistance from mom or dad) when we're
out and about. She is still having a few accidents, but we are getting there. So by the
time July rolls around it looks like we'll have only 1 in diapers! Yeah :)
And
this time around we are going to try cloth diapers. I'm getting some very
helpful and practical advice from some family, but still have much to learn. I
have more reading to do, some testing, lots of purchases to make, then a bit of preparation before we roll this plan out. One thing I know - I will have to
keep up with laundry! I am excited and hope it works for our family because in the long term it will save us money and reduce our trash.
Oh baby yes, only one in diapers! G is truly doing great with the potty and like you said only a few accidents... I think it's remarkable that she goes so well for you in public restrooms, that's where allot of kids freak out!
ReplyDeleteAs far as cloth diapers go, I think their great... I was a cloth diaper mom but I too was a stay at home mom... You may have to make concessions if you're going to continue working.
Plus, I hate to be the one to spoil your plans but I no longer can use diaper pins safely; I had enough trouble when you guys were little, I wouldn't trust myself now.
Sometimes also, safety pins, after wear and tear, open and can stick the baby; I had this happen to Stephan :( So let us be careful!!!
An old trick to keep safety pins from getting dull and to make it easier to go through the cloth diaper is to stick them into a bar of soap or actually have a decorated bar of soap in the nursery to leave all unused pins in :)
Neat tip about the soap but I do not plan on using pins. There's this new thing I've heard about - I plan to try using Snappis. They look like a 'Y' and they hold the diaper closed with little teeth. Much like the little fasteners used with many ace bandages. Also the modern cloth diaper covers seem to hold the inner diaper much better then older styles. So at least in that regard I am not too worried.
ReplyDeleteOh how neat, Snappis; they sound like something I won't have trouble with :) What do you mean by 'modern cloth diaper covers' are you talking about plastic pants? It's great if they too were updated and improved...
ReplyDeleteI did the math and disposable diapers, training pants, swim pants, and wipes cost us between $5500 and $6000 over 3 years. While my estimated cloth diapering expenses (including flats, prefolds, covers, swim covers, closures, bedtime inserts, wipes, wipe lotion, toilet sprayers, Wet/Dry bags) will be between $1000-1500 all at once. And if/when we have more kiddos there would be minimal diapering expenses (at least wipe lotion) since we are investing now! :)
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