Comments on: How To Start Cloth Diapering on a Budget http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/how-to-start-cloth-diapering-on-a-budget/ Cloth Diaper Answers Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:57:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stephanie http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/how-to-start-cloth-diapering-on-a-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-21252 Stephanie Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:26:12 +0000 http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/?p=73#comment-21252 Nofia have you checked out The Cloth Diaper Foundation? They are an organization that helps lower income families cloth diaper. If you qualify they will give you a cloth diaper loan of 12 diapers. You do have to pay for the shipping and return them when you are done using them. They have been closed from taking applications but will re-open for apps on Monday Feb 14th! http://www.clothdiaperfoundation.org/application/

Nofia have you checked out The Cloth Diaper Foundation? They are an organization that helps lower income families cloth diaper. If you qualify they will give you a cloth diaper loan of 12 diapers. You do have to pay for the shipping and return them when you are done using them. They have been closed from taking applications but will re-open for apps on Monday Feb 14th! http://www.clothdiaperfoundation.org/application/

]]> By: Rochelle http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/how-to-start-cloth-diapering-on-a-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-21115 Rochelle Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:29:45 +0000 http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/?p=73#comment-21115 Thanks! I totally missed that! :) Thanks! I totally missed that! :)

]]> By: Nofia http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/how-to-start-cloth-diapering-on-a-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-21091 Nofia Sat, 05 Feb 2011 20:37:27 +0000 http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/?p=73#comment-21091 I am a single mom and I need more cloth diapers and have no $$ to buy them. I have been using cloth but have to wash every day because I don't have a good supply. I'm exhausted from doing laundry. I've had to buy sposies because it's just too hard with only 6. I am a single mom and I need more cloth diapers and have no $$ to buy them. I have been using cloth but have to wash every day because I don’t have a good supply. I’m exhausted from doing laundry. I’ve had to buy sposies because it’s just too hard with only 6.

]]> By: Autumn Beck http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/how-to-start-cloth-diapering-on-a-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-21090 Autumn Beck Sat, 05 Feb 2011 20:28:31 +0000 http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/?p=73#comment-21090 They are fleece topped ;) They are fleece topped ;)

]]> By: Rochelle http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/how-to-start-cloth-diapering-on-a-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-21052 Rochelle Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:25:19 +0000 http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/?p=73#comment-21052 I am new to CDing and am purchasing Thirsties Duo wrap and some of their hemp prefolds as well as their microfiber terry/hemp inserts. Their product website indicates that you can lay the microfiber insert into the Duo wrap and put it on the baby. (http://www.thirstiesbaby.com/duo_insert.php) Unless I am missing something, that would mean the microfiber would be directly against the baby's skin. Is this bad? Should I just stick with the hemp prefolds? I really appreciate your site!! I am new to CDing and am purchasing Thirsties Duo wrap and some of their hemp prefolds as well as their microfiber terry/hemp inserts. Their product website indicates that you can lay the microfiber insert into the Duo wrap and put it on the baby. (http://www.thirstiesbaby.com/duo_insert.php)
Unless I am missing something, that would mean the microfiber would be directly against the baby’s skin. Is this bad? Should I just stick with the hemp prefolds? I really appreciate your site!!

]]> By: Jessica P. http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/how-to-start-cloth-diapering-on-a-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-20589 Jessica P. Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:28:16 +0000 http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/?p=73#comment-20589 What a lot of people who choose the one size route do for newborn diapering is just buy 2 dozen newborn sized prefolds and a couple covers. This will still be cheaper than disposables over the time you would likely use them, and then you have the added bonus of being able to use to prefolds for inserts for your pocket diapers (if your one size dipes are pockets) or as burp rags, etc. There are a million uses for them! What a lot of people who choose the one size route do for newborn diapering is just buy 2 dozen newborn sized prefolds and a couple covers. This will still be cheaper than disposables over the time you would likely use them, and then you have the added bonus of being able to use to prefolds for inserts for your pocket diapers (if your one size dipes are pockets) or as burp rags, etc. There are a million uses for them!

]]> By: Spring http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/how-to-start-cloth-diapering-on-a-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-20107 Spring Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:06:32 +0000 http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/?p=73#comment-20107 Thank you both, we are definitely checking them out & adding them to our registry... Having trouble finding a store that carries them, besides the basic cloth diapers at Wal-mart... I just wanted to see, touch, & feel them before we decided on what we want to use. Thanks again and Congrats to you too Roxanna! Thank you both, we are definitely checking them out & adding them to our registry… Having trouble finding a store that carries them, besides the basic cloth diapers at Wal-mart… I just wanted to see, touch, & feel them before we decided on what we want to use.
Thanks again and Congrats to you too Roxanna!

]]> By: Roxanna http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/how-to-start-cloth-diapering-on-a-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-20092 Roxanna Wed, 29 Dec 2010 21:34:47 +0000 http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/?p=73#comment-20092 Congrats on your triplets! I think you can definitely cloth diaper three :) I had 2 in diapers for one year using disposables. We would have to make 2x monthly trips to the superstore to spend $125 on diapers. The amount of stink and garbage we had was unbelievable. I can only imagine how much more you will have with 3. Switching to cloth was such a relief, we paid less in garbage disposal, no more bi monthly trips to spend all of our spare money, and the one extra load of laundry every day was barely noticeable. We are expecting our third next summer and I will be CDing that one from newborn, and possibly still CDing our 2 year old as well as CDing our 3 year old for night. 3 is possible! Congrats on your triplets! I think you can definitely cloth diaper three :) I had 2 in diapers for one year using disposables. We would have to make 2x monthly trips to the superstore to spend $125 on diapers. The amount of stink and garbage we had was unbelievable. I can only imagine how much more you will have with 3. Switching to cloth was such a relief, we paid less in garbage disposal, no more bi monthly trips to spend all of our spare money, and the one extra load of laundry every day was barely noticeable. We are expecting our third next summer and I will be CDing that one from newborn, and possibly still CDing our 2 year old as well as CDing our 3 year old for night. 3 is possible!

]]> By: Autumn Beck http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/how-to-start-cloth-diapering-on-a-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-20014 Autumn Beck Fri, 24 Dec 2010 03:35:30 +0000 http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/?p=73#comment-20014 Congratulations!! The only extra step in using cloth diapers is a load of laundry. Much easier than taking out a whole trash bag full of stinky disposable diapers to the trash EVERY day and knowing that 1) you're throwing away a lot of money and 2) adding a lot of garbage to landfills. I'm no environmentalist but I'd probably become one if I went through 36 or more disposable diapers in a day! You'll have your hands full just trying to feed 3 babies so I understand the concern about extra work. Will you have help? I imagine you'll be doing a load of cloth diapers every night. I'd go with a simple stash that can be used on all the babies. Prefolds may be the most affordable option for you. If you go that route I'd buy Proraps covers. They're easy, have gussets to hold in poo and they're affordable. If you want a more reliable system and can pay more money I would look into Softbums or Rumparooz. Triplets will probably be itty bitty for a few months so I would look into a huge premie/xs stash of an affordable aio like Nana's Bottoms. They won't have the best containment but they are easy and cute :) I have just updated my ebook on cloth diapering with new sections and links. Check it out at http://ultimateguidetoclothdiapers.com Congratulations!! The only extra step in using cloth diapers is a load of laundry. Much easier than taking out a whole trash bag full of stinky disposable diapers to the trash EVERY day and knowing that 1) you’re throwing away a lot of money and 2) adding a lot of garbage to landfills. I’m no environmentalist but I’d probably become one if I went through 36 or more disposable diapers in a day! You’ll have your hands full just trying to feed 3 babies so I understand the concern about extra work. Will you have help? I imagine you’ll be doing a load of cloth diapers every night. I’d go with a simple stash that can be used on all the babies. Prefolds may be the most affordable option for you. If you go that route I’d buy Proraps covers. They’re easy, have gussets to hold in poo and they’re affordable. If you want a more reliable system and can pay more money I would look into Softbums or Rumparooz. Triplets will probably be itty bitty for a few months so I would look into a huge premie/xs stash of an affordable aio like Nana’s Bottoms. They won’t have the best containment but they are easy and cute :)

I have just updated my ebook on cloth diapering with new sections and links. Check it out at http://ultimateguidetoclothdiapers.com

]]> By: Autumn Beck http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/how-to-start-cloth-diapering-on-a-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-20013 Autumn Beck Fri, 24 Dec 2010 03:25:14 +0000 http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/?p=73#comment-20013 If you absolutely are solid on buying a one-sized diaper I'd go with Rumparooz or Softbums. If you absolutely are solid on buying a one-sized diaper I’d go with Rumparooz or Softbums.

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