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I'm somewhere in the middle (see bottom of post for pros and cons!)
I was very pregnant and decided to buy my fabric at Jo-Anns early Black Friday morning. Well, turns out they didn't have the material I was looking for (bamboo fleece) but this awesome Military Mom heard me and told me she used microfiber for her cloth diapers for her two boys (THANKS YOU Military Mom !!!)
Tip: even if you don't have a Sam's club you can still get a one day pass from their website! ;)
I used a $8 sheet from Walmart for the fabric covering the microfiber from being against baby's skin.
Fold Microfiber into 3 sections (5" wide and 11" long)
You are only going to sew one side of the edges together (the side that you cut to 11") so it will fan out while washing & dry well.
I
ended up making a "one size fits all"... it has a tighter fit in the
smalls (but she was only in Smalls for about a month b/c I used
disposables until her cord fell off) but the medium and large inserts
are supposed to be the same size anyways.
Here are the pros and cons I came up with:
Cons:
"Hard to travel with & Disposables are more covenant."
***Once you get the system down, I found them to be just as quick and convenient- I use disposables when out.
You do have to change diapers a little more often.
*** But that means less rashes anyways!
I also wondered about the cost & health concerns with washing them in the washer machine.
***But rinsing (or putting a liner on top of insert) for dirty poopy diapers before washing them settled that.
Pros:
Very absorbent
Good for Environment
Can use for future kids!
CUTE COLORS!
LESS RASHES!!!
AND More Economical: I spent $294 Total.
$8 for the sheet from Walmart
1 year of
disposables, averaging $35 a month will total out $420 for the first
year. If you have 3 kids and use cloth for all of your kids (assuming they are
still in good condition - which mine are so far!) you can save $2226
dollars on diapers!!! (which you'd just be throwing out anyways...) Who
want's to spend that much on diapers??? I'd rather use that $ for a trip
to Hawaii! :)
Plus, look at that cute little pink diaper!!!! ♥
Whew! Hope that wasn't a mouth full!
Feel free to ask any questions.
Whew! Hope that wasn't a mouth full!
Feel free to ask any questions.
Hannah ~ You are truly amazing...
ReplyDeleteYou're inspiring, Hannah!! :-)
ReplyDeleteAlright. Question for you- have you figured out the cost of washing the diapers on a weekly basis? Or are they so small they just get lost with all the other laundry?
I wash them separate and let them add up until there are enough to wash. I do 1-2 loads a week. I don't know the exact cost of a load of laundry (you can hang them to dry too) but would think that it couldn't be more than 90¢. With that said, it probably cost around $40 a year.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that's pretty good! (and no land-filling, either. ;-))
ReplyDeleteLove this idea!
ReplyDeleteGlad you like it!
DeleteGreat green-friendly alternative to disposables.
ReplyDeleteI know!
DeleteNote for people who always say about the cost of washing them:
ReplyDeleteRemember you can make your own detergent AND with disposable diapers you have the cost of your trash so I am sure by the end of the year it equals out pretty well
So true! :)
DeleteDid you make a doubler or anything with your left over 5x16 scrap of microfiber cloth? Do these end up twisted after several washes or do they lay/fold flat automatically out of the dryer?
ReplyDeleteI didn't make the extras into doublers, but it wouldn't hurt to have more absorbency (which ='s less changes :)
DeleteWhat I do sometimes do is add a could of extra insets (either the microfiber ones or terry cloth ones my mother in law made me) on top if it's going to be a long gap between changes.
They don't get twisted at all. Sometimes the flap gets flipped over, but you really just shake it out once out of the drier- very easy to "fold"
Hope that helps!
<3 Hannah
You could also sub the sheets with those WAY too tiny baby blankets! Microfleece is super absorbant! Also, these same materials can make reusable wipes. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your tutorial! I also use the gDiapers, and have been wanting to make some more inserts, to extend my time between washes! I might have to try this! I have some old sheets from college I'm wanting to re-purpose, I plan on using the flannel ones to "repair"/"re-surface" my store-bought prefolds that are wearing out.. Do you think flannel would work okay, or do you think it would work better to use a plain cotton sheet?!
ReplyDeleteHi Amy!
DeleteIf the flannel is absorbent then go for it! The most important thing is making sure that whatever fabric you use isn't waterproof.
Hope that helps!
That helps a bunch! I think I'm going to use the flannel since it is thicker, and thus more absorbent! Thank you for responding!!
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