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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