Cloth Diapers

I am cloth diapering. And no, not using a diaper service. The main reason I wanted to do this is the cost, which is WAY lower than disposable diapers, but it's also nice that I'm not throwing away bag after bag of dirty diapers each week--we used disposable for a couple of weeks until baby grew into the one-size diapers we have and I was amazed at how much trash this generated. I was also bummed about the diaper rash that developed in his poor little butt. This has also gone away since switching to cloth.

I chose BumGenius Elemental One Size All In Ones because I didn't want to mess with inserts and I definitely didn't want to have to buy a new set of diapers every time baby grew into a new size. I found them in a set of 18 that come along with a diaper sprayer that hooks up to the toilet, some little washcloths that can be used as reusable wipes, and some disposable liners for the diapers (think the same material as a dryer sheet, but obviously, without any dryer sheet chemicals/scent on them). The liners are really nice because they catch most of the mess of a poop diaper, but I will admit, there usually is still some on the sides of the diaper, and then it can just be thrown away. The mess that remains gets rinsed off into the toilet and flushed, and the diaper goes into the diaper pail, just like any diaper would.

I wash a load of diapers about every other day, not too bad I have to say. And I think the diapers themselves are really cute and you can order them in whatever colors you want.

And, no when baby goes to the bathroom, the diaper does not leak. From my experience with both kinds, it seems like the disposables had more accidents than the cloth ones do...

Anyway, I cannot recommend cloth diapers enough.