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Cloth Diapers - Anyone? Posted: 08-06-07 00:10am
Cloth diapers have really come a long way.
I thought most people still used pins and
thin plastic covers. Not true! I am really
excited about saving money and doing my
very little part in helping the
environment. I am going cloth. It is
actually a little easier than people
think! I am going with Fuzzi Bunz pocket
diapers and Bum Genius all in ones. I will
also be looking at a few others for my
collection.
Anyone else out there attempt cloth
diapering??
I guess with my son being almost four
(four years old in a week!) and still
having accidents at night as well as being
a late potty trainer, I really want a
better option. I dread to think about how
much money we have really spent on
disposables!
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Dale123
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Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Posts: 697 Location: Barrie, On Canada
Posted: 08-06-07 00:30am
YES! They're wonderful! They cut back in
diaper rash, money, and also make there
bums look so cute and chubby! They are
VERY soft and comfortable!
All 10 of our babies use them! With ours
most parents have a little insert to put
in the diaper, and then when they have a
BM (bowel movement) we can take the insert
out and FLUSH it. At the end of the day
the parents take the diapers home and wash
them!
GOOOOOOD CHOICE! I have also heard before
that sometimes they leak the first use..
HOWEVER after the first wash the knit gets
tighter and they don't usually leak. Also
some regular diapers are scented and are
not good for allergies.
SOME MORE REASONS!
Top Ten Environmental Reasons For Choosing
Cloth Diapers
1. Disposable diapers use 2x as much water
as cotton diapers.
2. Disposable diapers use 3x as much
energy as cotton diapers.
3. Disposable diapers generate 60x more
solid waste than cotton diapers.
4. Disposable diapers use 20x as much raw
materials as cotton diapers
5. 1 billion trees per year are destroyed
to make disposable diapers---approximately
4.5 for each baby who uses them
6. It takes between 200-500 years for a
disposable diaper to decompose.
7. Disposable diapers are the third
largest single consumer item in landfills,
and represent 30% of non-biodegradable
waste
8. 1 ton of garbage is created for each
baby who uses disposable diapers
9. 1 cup of crude oil is used for the
plastic in 1 disposable diaper
10. 18 billion disposalbe diapers are used
in the U.S. each year enough to stretch
to the moon and back 9 times
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musikmaker
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Posted: 08-06-07 10:04am
My sister is using them on her 10 month
old and she is going to make me some
whenever Luke is about 3-4 months old (I
wanna get out of the really runny poop
stage before trying them).
She makes her own because she is a
seamstress and I think that they turned
out soooo cute. Her son seems to think
that they are more comfortable too. She
says that they are easy to clean up and I
have seen her do it and it looks easy
enough. Whenever they go out somewhere or
go to church though she uses disposable.
She doesn't want other people to have to
deal with them.
Let me know how you like them Karin
because I will be using them too prolly.
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sandyallen
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Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Posted: 08-06-07 17:39pm
Karin, I am so with you 100% on this one!
I used to have friends that made them for
me and used different patterns on them, I
offered to pay them for there time and the
cost of material, they said that they were
easy to make, they were so great, true,
you might have to do a little extra
washing and I also agree with the
flushable little liners you use with them.
Don't take me wrong, I am not judging you
that do use the plastic diapers, different
strokes for different folks.
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meggan
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Joined: 10 Nov 2005 Posts: 490 Location: westchester
Posted: 08-07-07 20:05pm
we use tiny tush.. I love their cloth
diapers.. they are a little pricy but i
love love lvoe them! We really started
using them when lil Don had a probelm with
the disposable diapers irritaing his
penis. so now the only time we use
disposable diapers is when we have to go
out for a certain period of time!
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Dale123
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Posts: 697 Location: Barrie, On Canada
Posted: 08-07-07 20:19pm
meggan
wrote:
we use tiny tush.. I love
their cloth diapers.. they are a little
pricy but i love love lvoe them! We really
started using them when lil Don had a
probelm with the disposable diapers
irritaing his penis. so now the only time
we use disposable diapers is when we have
to go out for a certain period of
time!
Thats great.. For us automatically we
change our babies every two hours NO
MATTER WHAT! LOL which is ALOT anyway. How
long do the cloth diapers last like hr.
wise. I can't blame you for not wanting to
carry around a dirty diaper.
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meggan
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Joined: 10 Nov 2005 Posts: 490 Location: westchester
Posted: 08-07-07 21:00pm
i check about every hour or so to see if
its wets.. Sometimes its not soiled at
all! But if so i change him! i would say
its like disposables!
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ladylee70
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Posted: 08-07-07 21:48pm
Dale, thanks for the interesting
statistics!
I never heard of tiny tush but I will
check them out. I wish I could sew and
make my own or knew someone who did. Poor
lil' Brian has diaper rash right now and I
am doing everything I can to help him. I
also heard that cloth diapers cut down on
diaper rash which is just one more reason
I can't wait to get my cloth diapers. I
should be getting them in a few days. I
will let everyone know how I like them. I
just have to get into a washing routine.
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Dale123
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Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Posts: 697 Location: Barrie, On Canada
Posted: 08-08-07 17:28pm
ladylee70
wrote:
Dale, thanks for the
interesting statistics!
I never heard of tiny tush but I will
check them out. I wish I could sew and
make my own or knew someone who did. Poor
lil' Brian has diaper rash right now and I
am doing everything I can to help him. I
also heard that cloth diapers cut down on
diaper rash which is just one more reason
I can't wait to get my cloth diapers. I
should be getting them in a few days. I
will let everyone know how I like them. I
just have to get into a washing
routine.
No problem! One suggestion.. For when he's
a bit older.. Make sure you put in a
double insert at night time to keep him
dry.. Sometimes they leak if they're worn
all night. So, the double insert seems to
do the trick! Also, they do need to be
changed aprox every two hours. They help
alot with diaper rash!
You could probably find some on ebay new
and in the package! I just love them! They
make there bums look so chubby and if
youre planning on having more you can use
them on your next child!
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Dale123
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Posts: 697 Location: Barrie, On Canada
Posted: 08-08-07 17:32pm
And if you want to get really crafty! You
can make your own wipes too!!
I go through so many wipes! One place I
worked made there own wipes.. They also
helped cut back on diaper rash! It's
great! (If you have the time)
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Dale123
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Posts: 697 Location: Barrie, On Canada
Posted: 08-08-07 17:35pm
One more thing!!! Ohhhh my.. I have taken
over.. Sorry
Try not to buy the velcro cloth diapers..
They do figure out how the open them up
quickly, and can make quite the mess..
(when thye're a little older.) I would
recommend the ones that snap up. Like the
little one piece outfits generally these
ones are also good because you can buy
them for weights that go from 20 pounds to
35 pounds.. WHich would probably cut down
on cost also!
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ladylee70
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Posted: 08-08-07 18:43pm
Darn it! I just ordered some velcro ones!
I just got my first shipment today of
fuzzi bunz with snaps! I love them! The
fit is really good. I only got six but
once I get my other orders, I will decide
what I like best and order more. I got six
Bum Genius all in one size but they
velcro. I also just got some chinese
prefolds with four Bummis Velcro covers
and only one snap!!! The Bummis Velcro
only go up to 15 pounds.
Thanks for the diaper wipe recipe. If I
decide to get creative, I should try that.
I should have looked on ebay for my
diapers but didn't! I will do that when
Brian gets older and needs size medium.
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Dale123
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Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Posts: 697 Location: Barrie, On Canada
Posted: 08-08-07 19:46pm
ladylee70
wrote:
Darn it! I just ordered some
velcro ones!
I just got my first shipment today of
fuzzi bunz with snaps! I love them! The
fit is really good. I only got six but
once I get my other orders, I will decide
what I like best and order more. I got six
Bum Genius all in one size but they
velcro. I also just got some chinese
prefolds with four Bummis Velcro covers
and only one snap!!! The Bummis Velcro
only go up to 15 pounds.
Thanks for the diaper wipe recipe. If I
decide to get creative, I should try that.
I should have looked on ebay for my
diapers but didn't! I will do that when
Brian gets older and needs size
medium.
Velcro should be fine for him! He's brand
new, and probably not thinking about doing
any art work in his crib *POOOP* The velcro
probably only go up to 15 lb.because after
that they might cause some surprises! LOL
They are great! Some of the ones be wet
have like 5 snaps on each side. Most of
them are wearing it on the first second or
third snap and will be on the fifth snap
when they reach the toddler room at 20
mon. I think these ones will go right
until they're 24 mon. Depending on the
babies size.
The Bummis Velcro
only go up to 15 pounds.
*POOOP* The velcro
probably only go up to 15 lb.because after
that they might cause some surprises! LOL
