Cloth Diapers? - Marietta, GA

I have always cloth diapered my son, and will this next one too. I work for a local cloth diaper company and love their fitted Little Beetle. www.betterforbabies.com .
I also have some growing greens that don't have the same absorbancy, but fit from day one to potty train. I would recommend getting a mixture. But the more you spend on a better diaper, the less you are going to use disposable for night or long trips(which i ended up doing with the growing greens until I got the Little Beetle) I prefer wool covers myself. PUL is what most covers are made of, and are still too chemically for my taste and don't breathe. You only need about 3 wool covers (you can buy them organic/cruelty free) and the babe's bum can breathe, and they only need to be (hand)washed every 2 or 3 weeks. You can message me if you have any questions about cloth, it's sorta my job. Good for you for cloth diapering (by the way, fitted are also very husband friendly, neither one of us ever even considered going disposable for this next bambino)

Check out www.gdiapers.com. They are new Hybrid diapers with a cloth outer and disposable, biodegraeable inserts. less washing and mess than all cloth and very affordable. I just started using them and they work great and are almost as easy to use as disposables.

Wow! There's a lot of great info here! We use Fuzzi Bunz and love them. They have a lot of great info on their website: http://www.fuzzibunz.com/why_choose_fuzzibunz.php

You can find them from online retailers in bundles with inserts included at quantity discounts, and they're super cute! The ones we used when our 16 month old was first born look pretty much brand new, and they're ready to use for #2 due in June! Talk about savings, not to mention the environmental implications! You're making a great choice. Good luck!

I love Fuzzi Bunz, they are about 18 each but if you buy a bunch you will get a discount.

They don't leak, are easy to clean and put on and they come in cute colors. My baby loves them, they really keep her dry and happy.

Hope this helps.
H.

We have loved Mother Ease brand one size. You just buy covers to fit different sizes as they grow. They fold up easily and we rarely have anything get out of the diaper and cover. We bought some AiOs but haven't really felt like they were that useful, so we probably won't buy them in other sizes as baby grows. The website is http://motherease.com/
Good Luck!

We have a Cloth Diaper Support Group at the Parenting in Columbus Playgroup which is headed up by Rachel who owns www.twolittlewhales.com.

www.playgroup.meetup.com/461

I'll contact her to see if she can help. She is referred to as the Cloth Diaper Guru in a recent article which ran in Columbus.

~C.
www.parentingincolumbus.com

Great decision to be environmentally friendly and save some money too!
When my dd was first born, we used fuzzi bunz, but did not like them. They seemed to leak the newborn poo and pee all the time. We sold them on ebay, and I tried out various other styles. The prefolds were difficult for me and didn't seem very comfortable to my dd, but I have a friend who used prefolds and loved them.
What we have stuck with is mother-ease Sandy's diapers. http://www.mother-ease.com/database/scripts/store_product... It is a fitted diaper that snaps on - very easy to use. Then a cover goes over it. You only wash the covers every couple weeks or so, so you only need maybe 3 or 4 of them. I have really liked these. They also sell a "one-size" that you use from newborn to toddler, but they seemed really bunchy on my dd. I hope this helps!

K.,

I sell Happy Heiny brand and my customers love them! I am in Douglasville if you would like to come and see! My site is BalterBaby.com. Hope this helps. I have a couple of local Moms who I am sure would be willing to give you input as well as a large group of retailers that have tons of experience and great advice. Just let me know.

K.
www.balterbaby.com

I used cloth diapers with all three of my kids--two of them being twins. We used the prefolds with pull-on covers. They worked great, but I might have purchased the all-in-ones had they been in the budget. My favorite cloth diapering site is www.cottonbabies.com. I have heard rave reviews about the bum genius diapers. My friend who has twin boys says they are fantastic and they "grow" with your baby. Those weren't available when we purchased our first set 5 years ago. Cloth diapers are easy to use and are now so much better in quality than the diapers our mothers and grandmothers used. Good for you!

Good for you! I've used cloth almost exclusively, and I haven't had any trouble. I did splurge on one 3-pack of the "fancy" diapers, and I can say that they weren't any better than the cheapie ones. Other than that one pack, I bought the plain old pre-fold ones, at no more than $1.50 each, and they've been great. I bought a couple of dozen small ones and, I think, three dozen large. And the plastic pants that go over, I just bought at Kmart and Walmart, because they were cheaper, and I could buy them a pack at a time as my son outgrew them. I haven't had any problems, and in fact, the only time we've had leakage issues is when we've been traveling and used disposables! And, really, they're not much more work than disposables. My grandmother, who is 92, reminds me that she used all cloth because of course she had no choice, and that was back when she had to do laundry by hand! So I feel lucky that I can just toss mine into the washing machine and walk away. Good luck-- you're making a great environmental (as well as economic!) choice!

If you are going to get prefolds then make sure you get the DSQ (diaper service quality) ones. Do NOT buy the gerber prefolds. They are AWFUL. Also the Bum genious one size diapers are great diapers. You can find them on sale at some places for cheaper than that. I am not sure how you feel about used diapers, but www.diaperswappers.com is my favorite site and it is a great resource for both buying and for information. Please e-mail me and I will answer any questions on cloth diapers that you may have. I am completely obsessed with them!

My next door neighbor does cloth diapers and loves it. I don't know what brand she uses, but she loves it. I wish I had done it. I didn't know anyone who did when I had the first, who is nearly five, and just went along with the flow with my son who just turned two. I've also heard somewhere that you can look for used sets of diapers online. Good luck and I hope you can do it!

I did a lot of research before I bought mine at cottonbabies.com. I think they have the best prices and variety. I went with the Bum Genius one-size brand. They are amazing! I got them when my daughter was 4 months old. She is almost 2 years old now and still wears them. For extra support I put micro-fiber clothes (the kind you use to wash cars with) inside the front along with the inserts that come with the diapers. I bought 12 of them which works perfect for us. It's a bit expensive but you'll save so much money in the end. They are so easy, I'm going to use them for our next baby.

I've been using Ultra All In One Diapers by Kushies on my 8 month old, and I absolutely love them. I wish I had them with my 21 month old. I could use them on her now since they do come in different sizes, but she is potty training. The Kushies are great because you can also put them in the dryer. I just keep the used Kushies in a pail filled with water and a little bit of detergent until I wash them. I sometimes use the pin on cloth with the plastic pull on liner, but my baby is so wiggly during diaper changes I am afraid to stick her with the pin. The Kushies just make things so much easier. I've saved so much money not buying diapers, and even though some would say you are increasing your water bill, I've found that to be untrue. I just wash them with my regular laundry load, and I also use Tide Coldwater and they come out spotless. They come in a 5-pack, which is nice, because when I researched cloth diapers, most were sold as single diapers. If you would like to find out more about them, just google Kushies Ultra Diapers. I bought mine on sale at BabyCenter.com where you can also read the reviews, but you might be able to find a better deal on a different site now! Good luck!

My son is 12 and I never even considered cloth diapers (they seem to have made a comeback recently) but it just so happens that a friend of mine had a baby girl about 6 months ago and is using cloth diapers. She posted this review on her site and I thought it was quite honest and useful so I decided to repost for you:

We have two kinds: Little Beetle and Crickett's. Both kinds we have enough of to not have to wash them every day, and even if I put all of them into the wash, it makes one load, perfectly, so the extra laundry isn't all that bad. Neither of them require boiling of any kind, and have generally the same washing instructions. I bought flushable liners for the diapers, so when she poops, we don't have to scrape it off of the diapers, which definitely makes all the difference in the world. For both types of diapers, we use the same covers, which are the Bummi's, not plastic or rubber, which can cause really awful diaper rash.

Little Beetle Diapers
http://www.betterforbabies.com/littlebeetlediapers.html
We have the cotton kind. Little Beetles are more widely and readily available than Crickett's. I did not pay retail on them, and got them at a really good deal. They are super soft and are designed to be outgrown. We have both size one and two in them, along with doublers. They are really beautiful diapers, but the low-rise on them along with the fact that the material is designed to be like velour makes them susceptible to leaking, and make Lainey kind of hot when she's wearing them. The doublers for these are really bulky, and I haven't been using them, since the diapers are actually really thick. Lainey also complalins more about being wet with these. Most of the ones that we have are with the aplex (velcro) closures, which is nice, since it allows for more specific fitting, but, in the wash, the velcro picks up every little bit of hair and lint that's in the washing machine. Also, the recommendation for drying them is obnoxious, since they are really supposed to be dried on a low setting and take about eighteen years before they are dry.

Crickett's Diapers.
http://www.crickettsdiapers.com/index.htm
These are the diapers my parents bought us for the shower, and are significantly less expensive than the retail on Little Beetles. They are a cotton/hemp blend and are more absorbant, and the hemp probably makes them more durable. The doublers actually snap in, to reduce slippage, and I wouldn't want to try to use these diapers without them. The closures are also snaps, and are spaced very nicely for the best possible fit. These diapers are designed to last her for her entire first year. They are also not as stiff as the Little Beetles, which probably is mostly because they aren't as thick. The recommendation for drying these is the high setting, which is really great.

In short, Crickett's are the way to go. Although I did do a lot of research before I bought the Little Beetles, I am kind of disappointed in their performance, especially in comparison with the Crickett's.

I like the good quality pre-folds (not the Gerber ones you buy at the store-they are much thinner) better than the AIO's. They are much easier to wash too, in my opinion. As for covers, I prefered the snap ones, but also liked to have the bumkins velcro ones (they are easy to wash & dry quickly if you are in a pinch). I did try some of the others (a lot of internet places will let you order a sampling- it costs, but its worth it so you don't spend all your money on something you end up not liking).
I know exactly how you feel, overwhelmed with all of the choices--I think I spent hours trying to decide before my DD was born!! Hope this helps some!

I love cloth diapering! One really great place to check things out is www.diaperswappers.com (DS)it is a forum but they also have a For sell trade board (FSOT)where you can find great deals. Bum genius is a great brand and they make a onesize diaper that brand new is around 15.00 give or take a few depending on if they are on sale and who you are buying from. Average price for them on DS BSOT is around 11-12.
I personally didn't care for prefolds but absoluetly LOVE fitteds- especially for the begining on a little baby bum.
I like Kissaluv size 0's for the first month and then I really like Mother ease sandies size smalls until the baby is in a firm medium. Those particular fitteds seem to easily go from small to medium with no issues and my babies grow really big really fast so they were they only thing my last guy didnt grow out of within a week.
lets see some of my favs are
LHC- Lucy Hope chest both the fitteds and quick dry AIO (all in ones)

Kind hearted women fitteds

Mother ease sandies and One sizes

BUM GENIUS- I really love their AIO but I have also used the onesize- which is a pocket diaper. I do not like stuffing pockets but the diaper really was awesome and a good buy for the budget since they grow. Their bamboo were super dreamy too but I am not sure if they are still making them.

Kissaluvs- fitteds

Muttaquin- fitteds

Royal Bums- fitteds

Sugar Plum Baby- fitteds

All my diapers I more or less buy off FSOT on DS so I buy expensive diapers but at a fraction of the cost.

There are soooooooo many cool diapers out there and I like different kinds for different stages of babyhood. Anytime you wanna talk dipes- let me know! I was so overwhelmed when I first started and it helped having someone walk me thorugh it. I am WrapHappy on DS.
Oh I also forgot to mention that for covers hands down MotherEase covers work the BEST!
Also check out this site http://pinstripesandpolkadots.com/basics.htm especially the washing instructions.
Have fun!

I am a member of the group referred to by Carol Ann. I also own a cloth diaper store. I would be glad to help you figure out what will be best for you. Personally, I would not use prefolds, but I would also not spend $38 per diaper! $17-$24 is more reasonable for nice diapers. You can check out my site www.twolittlewhales.com and contact me through the contact link if you would like more information.
My favorite diaper (and I have tried A LOT) are Knicker Nappies Disposanots. Using one size diapers, or a mix of one size and sized will certainly save you a lot of money.

R.