Comments on: How To Start Cloth Diapering on a Budget

By: Neva

Neva — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:01:35 +0000

Diaper Pin.com has a great calculator for those of you who get sticker shocked over the price of cloth diapers… It really shows how much you save in the long run!
http://www.diaperpin.com/calculator/calculator.asp
Here are a couple other things I did to save money:

1) Get old t-shirts and cut them up to use for wipes
2) You can easily sew wool diaper covers from an old wool sweater
3) Children’s consignment shops often have used prefolds and you don’t have to worry about washing them 10 times before use!
4) There are many shops on Etsy that sell diapers for cheaper than name brands

Good Luck!

By: Alli

Alli — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:41:49 +0000

When I had my baby I asked my mother-in-law to buy us cloth diapers instead of other baby stuff. We bought the Basic Diaper Package from ClothDiaper.com for $146.95.

It included:
3 dozen infant 4×8x4 prefolds,
2 dozen premium 4×8x4 prefolds
8 Bummi Super Whisper Wraps (4 small, 4 medium).
a roll of Bioflush Disposable Liners

I sold the Whisper Wraps on Diaperswappers and bought Thirsties Covers. If I were to do it again now, I would buy Blueberry Coveralls. Three is enough covers at first, I just handwashed them in between loads and hung to dry in the shower. And I bought the same trash can you recommend, a Swaddlebees Pail Liner, and four Snappi fasteners. I use cotton receiving blankets cut into roughly 5″ squares for wipes.

Grand Total: under $200 for EVERYTHING I need to diaper my kid so far. She’s currently 14 months old, and 23 lbs and 30 inches tall, and still hasn’t outgrown the premium diapers. I’ve since added another pail liner, and a yard of fleece cut into 5×13″ strips as diaper liners and we use the occasional washcloth as a diaper doubler.

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Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:47:36 +0000

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By: Autumn Beck

Autumn Beck — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:27:06 +0000

Thanks, Julie.

By: Cloth Diaper Mom

Cloth Diaper Mom — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:59:49 +0000

Sorry, I forgot to say that the prices I quoted are in my store Little for Now http://www.littlefornow.com.

By: Cloth Diaper Mom

Cloth Diaper Mom — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:01:51 +0000

You can get 24 Indian infant prefolds, 4 Thirsties covers, and flat rate shipping for only $92.95. Chinese prefolds and 4 Thirsties covers are only $86.95 with shipping.

By: emmer

emmer — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:33:21 +0000

have you considered making flannel shaped diapers or inserts? quilters’ flannel or outing flannel works well and turns out cheaper than diaper flannel. you also get colors, if you like. i did mine in a sort of hourglass shape and used the scraps along with old towels and other absorbent clothes as padding between the layers. as baby grew, i could use the old, smaller diapers as the insides of a larger one. i used a lot of remnants for the first diapers and put out the word to friends that i could use their sewing project leftovers. you can ease into cloths diapers bit by bit this way at almost no cost.

By: Autumn Beck

Autumn Beck — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:38:35 +0000

I always throw my pail liners into the washer. No bleeding but after about 20 washes the Dollar Tree ones start to disintegrate!

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:01:08 +0000

Just wondering if you threw your Walmart pailliner or Dollar Tree laundry bags in the wash with your diapers? Did they bleed at all? I’ve been looking for a cheaper alternative for a pail liner.

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