Your Experiences with Cloth Diapers: Good or Bad?

Question

I'd like to know the benefits and hassles of using cloth diapers.

Any information appreciated. Thanks!

Answer 1

My experience using cloth diapers has been excellent!



My daughter has no rashes now, no leaks and is so happy in her cloth diapers! We started at 3 months old and I wish that we had started sooner. It is important to really weigh all the options out there and decide what is best for you and your baby. Also, it is good to try some different kinds of diapers to see what really works best for you. I have always read and heard great reviews for Fuzzi Bunz diapers but I hated them when I bought some!



The diapers I love for day time are Baby Kangas and bumGenius 2.0 diapers. Both are one-size pocket diapers. I like to use hemp inserts always as I find they hold way more than cotton ones do.



http://www.jamtots.com/Baby-Kangas-One-Size-Pouch-Diaper-C502.aspx



http://www.bummis.com/en/Products/covers/aio.html



For night the best diapers I have found are TotsBots Bamboozles with a wool or fleece cover. Bamboo, like hemp, is more absorbent than cotton and it is really soft and beautiful.



http://www.bummis.com/en/Products/covers/Bamboozle.html



Here is a good cost comparison for cloth vs disposables:



http://claudiaschoices.ca/store/index.php?main_page=infopages&pages_id=4



You won't use tons of water and detergent to wash the diapers so ignore those people who tell you that all your savings on the diapers will be lost to a high utility bill. Not true! Also, remember, when you are done using the diapers there is a good resale market for cloth diapers so you can sell them and make some of your money back! Try doing that with disposables!

Answer 2

The biggest hassle here so far is the struggle to find just the right diaper. The first ones we tried are great, but take forever in the dryer. The next kind might be a bit on the leaky side... And so on. It seems no one diaper works for everybody.



http://diaperpin.com has very useful reviews.



But I do like cloth diapering enough to keep going. We were already using cloth wipes, so the added laundry isn't such a big deal. And it's much cheaper.



You can do partial cloth diapering -- I use disposables at night and when out...

Answer 3

No that's no longer that undesirable in any respect, to me that's incredibly undemanding incredibly. I even have the bumGenius One length textile Diaper 3.0's and that i like them, they are basically as undemanding to positioned on and rancid as a disposable diaper is. The bumGenius diapers are somewhat on the high priced section yet they are in a position for use for little ones and babies as they are adjustable for from 7 pounds to 35 pounds. the only subject it particularly is diverse is which you do no longer throw the diaper away, for diapers that are basically moist you basically positioned them in a bin made for textile diapers, which will save the scent away till you're arranged to bathe them. For poopy diapers that's style of greater sturdy basically via fact they are messier, yet I actually have a diaper sprayer good via the bathroom and so I basically spray the diaper and clean them up somewhat earlier putting them interior the bin. I additionally use textile wipes and a backside cleanser so as that i do no longer might desire to apply toddler wipes and that they the two paintings super. I actually have a 6 %. of greater advantageous inserts purely for a decrease back yup yet havne't had to apply them yet. I actually have a mini textile diaper bag that holds moist and solided diapers as quickly as we are out some the place. - Amy

Answer 4

i have ZERO negative experience with cloth...i swear by hemp fitted snap diapers



the hassle is truly minimal....especially with a breast baby



i spent about $250 to start my collection od cloth dipes ....compare that to $3000 on sposies over course of birth to fully potty trained



go for it.....you won't regret it if you buy quality diapers.....don't buy gerber prefolds from wal-mart and expect to be happy though



edit.....i have NOT seen my water bill go up a penny, vinegar to help wash them is super cheap, cloth needs very little detergent actually



and quality diaper covers are essential also



i also cloth wipe....and the daycare gladly uses my diapers dor my babe



so in short......i spend NO extra money to care for them, very very little time washing them

Answer 5

cloth nappies are much better for the environment and also not that hard to use alsong as you have been told how to put them on properly. They take a little bit more time to put on in my opinion and obviously need to be washed alot of times. Disposables are much easier to use as they can be brought from most supermarkets and corner shops and can be thrown away rater than washed. Its your choice though. try both and see how you get on.

Answer 6

in my experience it doesn't save any money since your using lots of extra money washing them and the all the extra blankets, sheets, clothes every day! (breastfeed baby that pooped several times a day) extra detergent, energy to constantly run the washer and dryer and all the time. It's very time consuming! There may be a better brand out there, though! Hope you find a good brand!

good luck

Answer 7

My daughter did well in cloth diapers. I did it for the money as I was very poor. i picked theses up from thrift stores and garage sales. They worked well.. she was prone to diaper rashes so it was good that there were no chemicals in it

Answer 8

good idea... bad expeirence! LOL



it is nearly impossible to get poop off of them!

Answer 9

i use them as burp rags! well, more like anything - even a napkin for myself when i can't find one :-)