Saturday, January 25, 2014

The World of Cloth! Entering it and not losing your mind....


One ideal I am holding to in this first pregnancy is that I want to choose the best things for my little one that I can. Also along that line I need to not go broke :)
When I first started researching Cloth Diapering (CD) I was very overwhelmed by the massive amount of work it seemed to entail. Then as I dove deeper and learned about the ways it actually can benefit your baby and save you money, my interest was heightened. I have learned so much on the side of just how financially it can save you thousands of dollars in disposable diapers and it's is really better for the landfills.
Random fact: It takes 500+ years for a disposable diaper to completely decompose in a landfill and that's due mainly to the amount of plastic and chemicals that are used.
I have gotten some funny looks when people find out my plan is to CD my kids. This is just one aspect of my approaching motherhood and if it is not for you that is totally ok! CD is not for everyone! I am just excited to share my experience, trials, and adventures with this as I figure it all out.
I have started to slowly order cloth diapers off of different websites in the past few months. I am going with the Pocket Diaper approach. There are inserts that can be stuffed inside the diaper or layered on-top and interchanged when soiled. Here are some pictures of what I have collected so far.




These are all one size fits all pocket diapers that have snaps on the front to shrink them for when baby is smaller. They are rated for 10-35lbs. The small cream diaper on the bottom left is actually a newborn AIO (All-in-one) diaper that is basically a cloth version of a disposable where you use once and wash.




This is called a wet bag. Its purpose in life is to contain wet and soiled inserts and diapers while you are on the go outside of the house. It has two zippered pockets and is water resistant on the inside. I will need to collect a few of these so you have plenty to take a clean one whenever you have an outing. You can, on laundry day, just throw it into the wash with your diapers and inserts.

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