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That makes no sense. Either a newborn needs more diaper changes in a day or she doesn't. More changes = needing to wash the stash more frequently.
No it doesnt. If you read earlier, my mother bought me over 30 diapers (i had also got about 10 diapers from a friend who cloth diapered but was done having children, so i had just over 40 diapers, more than enough for 3.5 days). That was more than enough to get me through my normal 2 washings a week.
Moderator Cut I gave a comparison of what MY cost savings would have been if i had bought retail.
Last edited by Jaded; 08-09-2013 at 11:37 PM..
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Well we've been using our Kawaiis since he was ~2-3 months old and he's just over 2.5 now, they're just fine. I've not had any broken snaps and i have 1 single diaper that has slightly stretched elastic that i noticed the other day actually.
Edit to add: the kawaiis finally fit him at exactly 3 months old (he was a preemie), I just checked back through my photos and he's wearing those same kawaiis at over 2.5 years.. All but the 1 will be saved for a future child.
On that note, Moderator Cut. Have fun.
Last edited by Jaded; 08-09-2013 at 11:40 PM..
Reason: Removed deleted quote and reply to it.
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We cloth diapered almost exclusively for our first two children and about 3/4 for the third. We bought MotherEase diapers from Canada. Going back aways because my oldest is 11, but I believe I spent about $250 out of pocket initially. We did a couple extra loads of laundry per week. She went to a Mothers Morning Out program at age 1 (twice per week) and she had to wear disposables there. Or if my mom or someone watched her, I'd put her in disposables. She trained at 2 1/2 years and nighttime at 3 years 2 months. We never needed to buy new diapers. I'd say she wore cloth 95% of the time.
For my second child, we used the same diapers. She was much bigger than my first child and trained a little later (age 3), so I had to buy additional diapers in a larger size. I think I spent an additional $100 or so. She also did Mothers Morning Out, so she wore cloth about 95% of the time, too.
When she was done, I sold my good diapers and covers for about $50 because I thought I was done having children.
Then along came my very wanted surprise child (who I believe was actually born because I sold my diapers. Doesn't it always happen that way? ). Found someone on Craigslist who was selling like new Motherease Diapers - a huge stash for $100. He wore them about the same as the other two children (95% of the time) until age 3 when he was daytime trained. By then he had outgrown our diapers, so I sold whatever was still good, and put him in disposables at night because I thought it would be for a very short time. It turned out he didn't night train until age 6, so he was in them a lot longer than expected. If I knew then what I know now, I would have bought larger cloth sizes but not sure they even would have fit between ages 4 and 6!
This thread is a simple Poll on the type of diapers parents use/d on their babies. Discussions about sanitation, exact savings/costs and male fertility really are too off-topic. To avoid such derails, just K.I.S.S. (keep it short and simple) your posts and answer the OP's poll. Much appreciated.
When I was at home with the kids, I used cloth. Thirsties, bumGenius, Blueberry pockets mostly. A few fitteds with covers. I am completely uninterested in prefolds, flats, and pinning.
When working full time, I used (and still used) disposables.
It is true that cloth can add up if you have an elaborate wash routine and use $25 pockets.
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That makes no sense. Either a newborn needs more diaper changes in a day or she doesn't. More changes = needing to wash the stash more frequently.
Doesn't it always happen that way? 
). Found someone on Craigslist who was selling like new Motherease Diapers - a huge stash for $100. He wore them about the same as the other two children (95% of the time) until age 3 when he was daytime trained. By then he had outgrown our diapers, so I sold whatever was still good, and put him in disposables at night because I thought it would be for a very short time. It turned out he didn't night train until age 6, so he was in them a lot longer than expected. If I knew then what I know now, I would have bought larger cloth sizes but not sure they even would have fit between ages 4 and 6!
