Well, I'm asking seriously for your input...
If you had the choice, would you:
A - use disposable diapers, knowing you'd be spending anywhere from $1800 to $2300 per child from birth to potty training
B - use a diaper service, which would be comparably priced, but save a bit of money as you'd not need diaper creams as often, and your child would be out of diapers sooner
OR
C - buy a cloth diaper package with a large up front cost that is 1/3 of the above total and do diaper laundry every 3 days
We're toying with the idea, and I'm just not certain that cloth wash-them-myself is the way to go, BUT I'm not sure I like the idea of paying $16 a week for someone else to drive to my house, drop off clean, and pick up dirty diapers...
Any input is gratefully considered...
2 comments:
If you're planning on using one of the cloth diaper systems, I'd totally go for it. Inkling's brother & his wife use them with their kids.
I tried the original kind with BabyGirl because I'd never seen diaper wraps. My MIL (who was obsessed with cloth diapers) bought us 3 dozen (I said I wanted to "try" it....). I used them for about 2 weeks then went back to disposable. But I had to mess with pins, plastic pants, lots of leaks...it wasn't fun. And I had to wash all her clothes almost everytime she wet. I think the kind that has a separate cover would work so much better.
I'd also keep a supply of disposibles for when you're gone from home. They're easier to use when you don't have anywhere to wash out the cloth.
A Wandering Heart has a friend who owns her own cloth diaper business. http://cutietooties.com/
I'd check her out.
All of my friends used cloth diapers back in PHoenix. They all constantly had the WORST diaper rash I have ever seen. Where does the idea that they won't get diaper rash come from? Maybe they did not change them quickly enough?
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