"The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it"
Psalm 24:1
People cloth diaper for several reasons. As of April 12, we became a cloth diapering home. I chose to cloth diaper for the following reasons:
1) I personally struggle with sending so many disposable diapers to the landfill knowing that they slowly, if ever, biodegrade. I want to honor the planet Earth that the Lord has given me and make choices that help sustain our fragile ecosystem. (If you use disposable diapers, no judgement)
2) Being a foster parent means we may have babies of all ages and sizes come through our home. Cloth diapers are adjustable in size and can be worn by babies 8 - 35lbs. Meaning, I can use the same set of diapers on most of the babies that stay with us. Win, win.
3) Cloth diapers make my Olive's hiney sooooo stinkin' cute. Can I get an "Amen"?
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| Olive diaper modeling Bumis AIO |
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| The Jak Attack, in case you were wondering. |
GrowVia Hybrid: Like this diaper a lot. I'm actually going to invest in more of these. The system is in 2 parts. Outer shell & snap in liner. This allows me to simply change out the liner & keep the shell the same for a couple of changes. As a bonus, there are also disposable/biodegrable pads I can use when we are out and about. Jak Attack Seal of Approval
Bummis All in One: I like this a lot too. We will be purchasing more of these. Olive is modeling this diaper in the photo above. It's easy to fit to the baby and you can throw the whole thing into the washer and the dryer. There is no pulling out soaker pads to deal with. It's most like a disposable in terms of putting on. Jak Attack Seal of Approval
Bummis Flushable Bio-Soft Liners: This is what makes cloth diapering so easy. I bought a package of 100 liners for $8 and I use them in every diaper. If baby has a b.m. you simply flush the liner in the toilet with her waste. Easy peasy. Jak Attack Seal of Approval
GrowVia All in One: Not a fan. It's bulky, but it does the job. The snap closures are counter intuitive and the additional snap-in soaker pad is puny.
FuziBuns Elite One Size: First of all, this diaper wins the "Best Name" award hands down. It's a simple pocket design. The outer shell dries quickly and the microfiber inside is super soft. It is very trim and would be great on small/skinny babies. It fits Olive now, but I don't know if it will fit her in a few months. (Side note: She is in the 75% for weight!!!)
There you have it. My Earth Day post. I have ordered a couple of pocket cloth diapers from Lotus Bumz and Jungle Roo. I'll let you know how they work out. All in all, it's been an easier transition than I thought it would be from disposable to cloth. We are still learning the best system for napping and outings, but I'm glad we made the switch.
P.S: Thanks to Megan, Angela, Vasha and the nice Airport Stranger Lady for answering all my questions about cloth diapering.
Oh I'm so glad you've gone the cloth diaper route! I was going to comment on an earlier post when I saw a big box of disposables that you should try cloth diapering, but I hesitated for fear of sounding 'preachy'. We use BumGenius - mostly 3.0s (now discontinued) with a few 4.0s and the new Freetime - all with velcro closures. They're so great in the summer when all bebe has to wear is a shirt and an adorable diap!! Best of luck with yours :)
ReplyDeleteYay, cloth diapers! It has really worked out well for our family and they seem so much nicer than disposables. The diapers I have liked the best are FuzziBunz, bumGenius, and the prefolds from Green Mountain Diapers (folded in thirds in a cute cover). I didn't really get into prefolds until baby #2, but now I really love them and have even LESS diaper rash than with a pocket diaper on Lewis. (FYI, all my babies tend to break out in a rash when we use disposables for travel or whatever.) (Also FYI, I really prefer snap closures to Velcro; they wear a lot better and last longer.)
ReplyDeleteI mean...a stinkin' cute bottom :) Love!!
ReplyDeleteJaklin, I go to NBC and just came to your blog from Angela's post about your summer study. Anyway, I cloth diapered both of my girls (now 4 and 6!) and I ran across a random collection of some of the diapers that I still have. You are welcome to have them all if you want. I think I sold most of my nicest ones but you are welcome to pick through these and see if you want any. I never got around to trying to resell them. Feel free to email me at pipandsqueak@gmail.com and I can get them to you.
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