We have been using cloth diapers with Little Man for almost a whole year now! We started about 4-6 weeks after he was born, when we ran out of newborn sized disposables and didn't want to buy more. It took a little while to get our routine down, but once we did, it has been smooth sailing ever since!
I have been pretty loyal to the bumGenius brand of cloth diapers and have NOT been disappointed! I will explain more about our specific choices in an FAQs post coming up, but for now...
- 24 "changes" of diapers - you can get 24 one-size diapers, or a combination of one-size, all-in-ones, and cover & inserts diapers so that you have enough diapers for 24 "changes"; of course you can buy fewer if you want to do laundry more often, but I find this is a great number for doing laundry every 2-3 days (I will explain more about our laundry routine in a future post)
- 12 bumGenius 4.0 one-size diapers ($15 ea/$180 total)
- 3 bumGenius Freetime all-in-one diapers ($20 ea/$60 total)
- 6 Flip covers ($14 ea/$84 total)
- 9 Flip Stay-Dry inserts ($4 ea/$36 total)
- Extras for nighttime diapering - your baby will probably need something extra at night to avoid leaking - it takes a little trial and error to figure out what works best for you (I put 1 hemp liner and 1 doubler under a Flip stay-dry insert at night)
- 4 Thirsties hemp inserts ($4.50 ea/$18 total)
- 4 Hemp Babies diaper doublers ($3 ea/$12 total)
- Place to put dirty diapers
- 2 Planet Wise diaper pail liners ($16.50 ea/$33 total) - I like having 2 pail liners so that as soon as I take the one with dirties in it out, I can put a new one in, so I'm not stuck later with a dirty diaper and no liner in the pail!
- 1 Planet Wise wet/dry bag ($21) - this is perfect for on the go and for the nursery at church
Bonus:
- 1 bumGenius diaper sprayer ($45) - some people would say this is an essential, but we have not used ours as much as I originally thought we would
- 1 Planet Wise large wet bag ($19) - when Little Man stays with my mom, I send 4-6 pre-stuffed diapers and this large wet bag for her to put dirties in, instead of having a separate pail at their house
Having changed a bazillion diapers over the last 10+ months, I feel that I am somewhat of an expert on the subject (at least that's what I tell Little Man). Please feel free to ask any questions and I will add those to my FAQs post about cloth diapering.
Next time with CDs - Our Laundry Routine!
So fun meeting you yesterday!!! Thanks for sending me the link to the new blog! Little man is getting so big!
ReplyDeleteI agree! I'm so glad you stopped me!! :)
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