Cloth Diapers - Irvine, CA

I used a diaper service. They are great! All you have to do is just clean them out, and the service does the rest. You do have to keep a stock of diaper pins handy.

One thing I did notice, is you should keep you hand between the diaper and the baby. This will help you from sticking the baby. I loved using them. It also helped with potty training later on.

J.

I used cloth for most of 2.8 y.o. son's life and highly recommend it - for $ savings and the environment and I think it helped my son potty train faster. I used prefolded with velcro covers (diaperaps.com) and some all-in-ones (Kushies)

Here are a few things I wish had known sooner:

1) Have LOTS of diapers and covers
2) Kushies carries liners for extra protection (I used them at night)
3) DON'T use bleach
4) DO use vinegar
5) Rinse dirty diapers immediately and then throw them in the pail
6) Line the pail with a plastic bag
7) Put an inch or so of vinegar or baking soda and water at the bottom of the pail for odor absorption
8) Use diaper cream and baby powder at night to keep baby drier and skin protected

Good luck! If you get in a routine, you'll be fine. Most people try and give up after a few diaper changes.

I have been using cloth diapers for 9 months now and am very happy with it. I use regular pre-folds with Thirsties diaper covers. Very affordable and simple!

I've used cloth since my daughter was born (now 19 months) and I LOVE them. Check out www.diaperpin.com for excellent reviews and help. Also, www.mothering.com tends to have a more "natural" approach to parenting and lots of good advice.

Cloth diapers are so nice for baby- no harsh chemicals or weird gels- more than once I've taken a disposable off my baby (I use them when we travel) and there were bits of the gel stuck to her bottom! Also, dispoables are h*** o* the environment- they never biodegrade and can end up in the ocean.

I use 2 types of cloth diapers. We started with dydee, the service, for 3 months when my daughter was born, so I could get the hang of it and see if I liked cloth. Then I decided to buy those exact diapers and wash them myself. So I bought the indian prefolds and 6 prorap diaper covers to use during the daytime. At night I use the fancier one-size pocket diapers- these have microfleece that are super soft against baby's bottom and also wick the moisture away, so the baby stays completely dry all night. It's amazing. Also, since there is a pocket, you can stuff as much absorbency as you need. I've used several brands- bum genius, fuzzy bunz, happy heinys, and kanga something... they are pretty similar. Some Targets carry the bum genius if you want to see in person. The diaperpin website has reviews for all the diapers as well as sites where you can comparison shop. The best advice I read was to buy one of a few different brands and try rather than buy a whole bunch of anything. Although the prefolds are super cheap (a couple bucks each) so I think it's fine to buy lots of them.

Washing turned out to be really easy. I only wash every 3 days, and there is no smell in our room. I do one cold wash no detergent, then a hot wash with detergent, vinegar rinse occasionally. Every so often I do an oxiclean soak to get them back to white white. They are great! We have saved so much money on diapers.

We just used the diaper pail that came with dydee diaper service- they let us keep it. I would definitely recommend buying a fabric diaper pail liner instead of plastic- you can turn it inside out in order to push the diapers into the washing machine and never have to touch a dirty diaper. Then the diaper pail liner goes in too and gets washed along with the diapers.

I use these diaper liners:

http://www.babysorganicnursery.com/home/dp1/page_9/diaper...

You can wash and re-use the liners a couple of times and they keep the poo off the diaper and make it so easy to clean up. Keeps your diapers looking great.

Btw, my daughter has never had diaper rash! We use A&D during the day but we don't use any diaper cream at night at all. (Can't use with the microfleece).

Good luck!

Hi B., the negative feed back is because cloth diapers are not good for a baby's skin, in my opinion as a mom, they there's no dry lining to keep the urine of the babys skin, they leak, the cloth rubs on the babys skin when they move or crawl, I used a cloth diaper one time with my first born and the one the one and only time that any of my baby's got a diaper rash. Sorry

Hi!

I have a 7.5 month old girl and we use Bum Genius diapers. We got the ones that expand to fit her as she grows and they are AWESOME!!! I would suggest getting them from www.cottonbabies.com website. They seem expensive to start your set but then you don't have to buy any more. I have 18 pairs and I wash them every 2-3 days.

We tried DyDee Diaper service (diapers leaked and really bulky and ugly plus it's expensive). We also tried gDiapers but they leaked a lot and I had to change her clothes constantly. Also, the covers seemed to wear out quickly. And we couldn't flush the inserts b/c of our plumbing.

Bum Genius are stretchy and come in adorable colors!

Notes:
1. If you get BumGenius - get at least 18-24 pairs. You might also like to have a wetbag (available on Cotton Babies site). I have the wet bag hanging on the changing table and another one in my diaper bag to take with me during the day. When you wash the diapers the wet bag can be thrown in the washer too. I also keep a trash can in the bathroom for the poopy diapers. You can buy a sprayer by Bum Genius that is easily attached to the toilet which you use to spray solids into the toilet. It's VERY convenient. It's $40 or 50 dollars. I would think you'd spend close to $400 setting the whole thing up. But you don't have to buy everything at once. I took 2 months to get everything so my poor husband could deal with the AMEX bill.
2. My daughter has never had a diaper rash BUT I change them around every 2 hours (except at night).
3. They are bulkier than disposables and she has to wear a size larger in pants/clothes.
4. They have NEVER leaked for us!!
5. If you use diaper rash cream or anything you have to put some liner in the diaper to protect it - diaper rash cream doesn't come out of the diaper!!
6. I bought the recommended detergent (Allen?) from the same website. Washing is very easy!!
7.

Good luck and feel free to email with questions! ____@____.com

C.

I saw that someone suggested the jilliansdrawers.com cloth diaper trial kit. I would try that if I were you. I have bumGenius One size (that grow with the baby 7 to 35 lbs), which I love, but I think it would have been nice to try others. I also think I would have preferred to go with something more natural (like hemp, bamboo, organic cotton), but I didn't think about that before. My bumGenius are great, easy to clean and put on, cute colors, and I love the inserts since you can decide how much your baby needs at a given time, just not the most natural materials. I used CottonBabies.com for buying my diapers, they are great!

Some tips, for washing you need to make sure that you use special detergent, no brighteners, fragrance, etc or the diapers lose their ability to hold liquid, http://pinstripesandpolkadots.com/hedetergentchoices.htm has HE options. I use Planet detergent, which you can get at Smiths, Frys, Kroger. It's kind of expensive, but you're using a very small amount (for bumGenius, 1/4, or 1/8 for HE, of normal detergent amount). It lasts forever, I used the same bottle for 8 months, with two wash loads every other day (you do a cold and then hot wash for bumGenius). You should also go ahead and get cloth wipes and washable diaper pail liners (I use Wahmies brand, I have two and love them), that way you can just throw it all in the wash with the diapers, no waste!

For the people that give you negative feedback, don't worry about them! You can tell them why you are doing it, how you're saving money, the environment (yes you do have to wash them, but it's comparable to the materials and energy to make disposable diapers, with no trash), and how you're helping keep chemicals off of your baby, but they probably won't listen anyway. Also, my son hasn't had any diaper rash, and we have only used cloth wipes with water and his cloth diapers, and he's 8 months old. He actually did have problems when we used disposables for a week while traveling, but he was fine once we got home and were using his cloth again.

I used cloth on both of my boys and loved it. I have a natural parenting store in Fullerton, Belly Sprout (www.bellysprout.com) and we have the largest selection of cloth diapers in pretty much So. California. In the store all of us cloth diaper and are able to FULLY educate parents when choosing cloth. We offer Diaper Clinics once a month and the next one is May 16th.

My best advise for parents using cloth with their first baby is to try a variety of styles and brands. This way you get a feel for what fits your baby best and what works best for your family. I discourage new cloth diapering parents to buy only one style when first starting out, because if you don't like them you are stuck with 24-36 diapers!

On that note, try 2-3 wraps with an assortment of 6-12 pre-folds and fitteds. Definitely try about 6-8 One-size Pockets, about 2-4 sized Pocket diapers and 2-3 All-in_ones. You should at least have 18 diapers to start, preferably 24 so that you wash every other day. You can add accessories like hemp inserts, doubler, wet bags and diaper sprayers.

A note about Dy_dee Service. I used this with my first for the first month. The service is great, their wraps are not! Buy your own. Your diapers are only as good as your wraps, so choose high-quality love cheap ones. We love the Imse Vimse ones in the store! As far as the G-Diapers: I also tried these. They are a nice fit but I still prefer cloth over them. They are more expensive, they leaked a LOT more and the liners clogged my toilet. You have to wash the covers anyways, so to me it just made sense to wash a load of cloth diapers.

If you are in the area you should visit us! Also we have plenty of information and adding more to our website, www.bellysprout.com.

Good luck,
C. Funk
www.bellysprout.com

Please dont listen to someone who "used a cloth diaper ONE time". I have been cloth diapering my daughter since she was 4 months old. The chemicals in disposalbe diapers are BAD for baby and BAD for the environment. There is a fabulous store in Fullerton. Belly Sprout www.bellysprout.com. This is where I learned all about cloth, the owner does a class on cloth. So much to choose from, all great just preference. There is also a mommy and me every Friday at Noon there. So many great supportive mommys to talk to. "It takes a village" mentality alive and well. Please check it out, really great for support and information.You are doing GREAT for your baby by using cloth great job mama

I used cloth diapers exclusively in our home and used disposable when we went out. Not a perfect, earth friendly approach, but a compromise that worked for us and felt like I was doing a little something to help the environment. I just could never get into carrying around dirty cloth diapers in my baby bag. Good for you for giving it a try. Good luck finding which approach will work for you and your family.

P.S. Also, it is REALLY Important to get the right size water proof velcro wraps that go around the cloth diapers. No more pins. With the velcro wraps the diapers go on like a store bought disposable and are easy to check without loosening the wrap and making it easy to leak. I could not have made it work without the velcro wraps.

Hi B.!

It's so great you want to give cloth a chance! There are many ways that you can give this a shot! I've done cloth for all 4 of my boys but this time I'm using a new one called gDiapers (check out www.gdiaper.com) it's an excellent system and they even have flushable inserts that you can switch between... And the liner is excellent! I've tried many styles of cloth diapering but even my husband can do this one! And he loves it too! Plus, it doesn't hurt that it's so CUTE! I only had to use real pins with my first, then I discovered wraps that are pinless! We've always washed and dried on our own too! it's just and extra load every couple days. My eldest son was allergic to the chemicals in disposables and that's why we switched to cloth. Cloth was our ONLY solution!

Good luck! And if you have any further questions, feel free to message me =)

<3 J.

We love Fuzzi Bunz. Have used them since my daughter was about 1 month old. They're very durable and easy (read: Dad-friendly). The Medium size will fit your son till he is potty-learned.

Cloth diapering is healthier for the environment, and more importantly healthier for your little one. Good for you, making the change!

Tlo the person who replied that cloth diapers are not good for baby's skin - there are diapers that wick the moisture away from the skin (like Fuzzi Buns, and there are others) - much better than putting all of those disposable diaper chemicals against your baby's skin. My daughter has never had a diaper rash or any other issues.

Hi B.,

After a lot of research for an alternative to regular diapers (which take 500 years to you biodegrade!), we settled on gDiapers (www.gdiapers.com). Our reasons for wanting an alternative were twofold, but mostly environmental. We wanted a diaper that was better for the earth, but that was also less toxic for our son. There are a few natural disposable diapers that are less toxic to your child (7th General to name one), but gDiapers were the nice balance between cloth diapers (which becomes bad for the environment because of the amount of washing) and disposables. If you go on the website, you can learn all about them. We have an older home, so we did not choose to use them with the flushable option (and let's face, the less I have to deal with the diaper the better). Good luck to you whatever you decide!

Hi B.-

I used cloth diapers on both of my kids and loved it. I used Tidy Didy diaper service which unfortunatey went out of business when my son was a little over a year. Reading one of the posts someone said that she used Didy diaper service so hopefully they are back. It was wonderful and they really seemed to care about my family and me.

Good luck!!

Dear BriAnne,

Thank you for being green! You might consider using an alternative for overnights simply because cloth diapers are not effective for more than a few hours.

Good luck to you!
H.

I did cloth diapers for about 3 years with my son. We used disposables when he stayed with his one set of grandparents (because they refused to use the cloth ones) or if we were going to be out and about for long amounts of time and didn't want to haul around the dirty cloth ones.

I was the only one I know who used cloth. I got negative feedback from everyone. Pooh on them! There is nothing wrong with using cloth diapers. It's just not socially popular with the majority crowd right now.

I used a diaper service (Dy-Dee Diapers). They provided diapers, covers, hampers, deodorizers, and best of all they took the diapers away dirty and brought them back clean. They don't even want you to scrape or pre-rinse them. I didn't wash a diaper the entire time I used them.

The Dy-Dee website also has all sorts of tips on how to fold the diapers for different aged children, or for different diaper needs.

I thought that using the service was just as convenient as using disposable diapers, and it really didn't cost that much. (I'm thinking it was in the neighborhood of $50 a month?)

If you really want to use cloth, go ahead and do it. I swore by my diaper service. :) Good luck!

hi. i didnt go the cloth route with my daughter just for the convienance. but for me i wouldnt like to wash diapers that have been sitting over night (but thats me). i would be doing wash every day if my daughter was in cloth diapers. maybe try the cloth diapers that are like regular diapers but washable..
they are all in one cloth diapers-
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4601012

heres a cloth diaper website (i googled it)-
http://www.diaperpin.com/howto.asp

I don't do cloth, but, a friend of mine does. and loves it. her diapers are all one pc. The diaper/cover/velcro. and they are super cute. the only thing that I would hate, she has to wash them 2x to get the smell out. You can always decide to change to disposables if you hate it.

Dy-Dee Diaper service is the way to go. Their operations are even more environmentally friendly then if you washed and dried your diapers at home and having the service saves you loads of time. I use the diapers for cleaning his face after he eats and lots of other baby related messes as well - and they wash it all. It's great, and no more expensive than disposables. We are lucky to live in Los Angeles and have this service.

Hello,
I use cloth diapers, but use a service called Dy-dee Diapers. Look 'em up online. They are awesome and very reasonable. They drop off diapers at your door, give you a bin to put the dirty diapers in (no cleaning needed), then once a week you put out the dirty diapers and they pick them up and drop off new ones. Cost is approx. $20 a week depending on the amount of diapers you need. It's awesome! Good luck.

I love using cloth diapers. I wish I started sooner. I waited till my son was 14 mo old before starting them, because all my other mom friends said it was crazy. I decided to try g-diapers, which I love. You can get them at http://www.luckyvitamin.com/item/itemKey/75603 for $22.29. I subscribe to Amazon.com for the flushable refills. I use those when I'm traveling or away from home because they're so easy. You could also use cloth inserts with the g-diaper liners. I double up for nighttime.

Otherwise I love my bumGenius snap diapers: http://www.cottonbabies.com/product_info.php?cPath=94&amp.... A bit more expensive then the velcro kind, but they are thinner. The bumGenius 2.0 one size fits all are also wonderful.

My favorite so far are Gro Baby diapers, which just came out. http://www.kellyscloset.com/Gro-Baby-System-Sample-Kit_p_.... They are the highest quality, and they look like they will last the longest. They're similar to the g-diapers in that you can switch inserts and keep the same cover. Usually the #2 doesn't get on the cover since the insert does such a good job.

Have fun!

I did cloth with both of my boys for the first year, and felt good about putting that many fewer diapers into landfills. I like Bumpkins all in ones. They had super strong velcro, snap out thickening pads, etc. The only thing I didn't like is that you couldn't bleach them, it would ruin the outside waterproof covering. I had to stop after 1 year because they got too good at taking them off. In those days, the disposables had glue on them and were harder to get off than today's disposables. They were not at all repositionable. Neither of the boys had rashes, and both were easy to pee pee train because they did not like being wet. Durnig the second year I had to go to disposables, because I ran a family day care with six kids, all in diapers at one point.

I have tons of friends who CD. Here is a great forum they are on with great advice. Dont worry about what others say. Do what you feel is best for your home! Good luck

http://www.diaperswappers.com/

Dear B.,
All my sons wore cloth diapers...they are less expensive in the long run than the disposible ones. I used those only when on trips to avoid dragging wet ones around.
The only thing is you have to rinse the ones with potty out in the toilet then flush it. Buy a good hamper that will keep the odor in. Wash them with hot water. I sometimes used bleach, but sometimes that bothers little guys.
Some people use the prefolded ones which saves the time of folding later, but is offset by taking longer to dry.
Enjoy you beautiful gift from God...I was given three sons:)
H.

I tried a lot of kinds. Fuzzy bunz were expensive but worth it. The size mediums fit my son (snap style) for a year and a half. they were used when I got them and were still in good enough condition to give to my friend for her kid.

the all cotten ones are really hard to clean, but almost all stains can go away in the sun.

Hydrogen peroxide really helps get rid of stains.

I liked to rinse each diaper out after use in my industrial sink with water and my rubber glove on. If the poop was a clump i could drop it in the toilet.
I then throw it into a diaper pail (no water etc! too heavy to lift into the washing machine-tried that!)
Once I almost run out of diapers after a few days or so I throw the whole load into the wash and turn it onto SPIN dry. They I start the wash like normal with natural soap and hot water. One wash and then dry in the dryer or in the sun for a fresher diaper.

I dont really have any advice with the cloth diapters, but I did want to say : GOOD FOR YOU!!
you will soon see that people will always have an opinion about what you do/say with your children. You are the parent of your child and be confident with your decisions. Dont listen to the negative. If you ask their opinion then respect their opinion, but you still have to decide for yourself!
Good Luck with the diapers. It is better for the environment!

Jillian's Drawers offers a cloth diaper trial, so you can out a few different brands to see which ones you like.

http://www.jilliansdrawers.com/

Hope this helps! Good luck. =)

Hi there!
you and only you are in charge of decision making. my advise is take in all info that sounds good and forget all that sounds negative. My children are now married and when they were little I had them using disposable diapers only when we went out.
but, just in case let them cloth diapers be of cotton. When soiled, rinse and throw in a weak solution of chlorine and detergent. some mothers will use "dreft'.
also I learned to give my babies a bit more of water to drink so they would not get "rashes." and if you go shopping for your diapers explore them first to see what shapes thickness etc., you think will best suit your baby's needs. I am now taking care of my 3 & 1/2 mo. old grand daughter and you just have brought memories of my children... thank you!

oh good grief... people who tell you that cloth diapers are not good for a baby ... or are this or that... quite simply their parents probably had to use cloth diapers... used to be all there was... and SURPRISE!!! we survived. I think it's a great thing that you want to be more environmentally friendly. One of the diapers that i Have heard lots of great things about is the Gdiapers line. I would have liked to have use cloth, but I didn't know better and only bought the ones that are not pre-folded and i got scared of the pins. So I actually use the Nature Baby Care diapers that are completely biodegradeable. This could be an away from home option for you if you wanted or with a baby sitter. Sometimes they are more squeamish than parents are. Good luck! :)

Just because reusable diapers are made out of cotton, does not mean they're better for the environment. Some people think they're going green with this, but it's not all black on white. Here's something to take in consideration before you decide.

"Reusables.The major environmental cost of cloth diapers is in laundering. A load of home-laundered diapers uses up to 50 gallons of water. About half of this must be heated. Chemicals such as detergents and bleach can add to the negative environmental impact of cloth diapers. Similarly, laundering diapers in a laundromat or through a diaper service has an environmental cost from the use of chemicals, water, and energy.

Production, distribution, and eventual disposal of cloth diapers also have environmental impacts. The cotton from which most reusable diapers is made takes much more plant nutrients, pesticide, water, mechanical energy, and labor than does the production of trees from which disposables are made, and may tend to increase soil erosion and reduce species diversity, too. However, it's important to remember that a single cloth diaper can be reused at least 75 times.

Different studies have come up with entirely different conclusions on the relative "life-cycle" impact of various products, depending on assumptions, definitions, and perspectives of researchers. There is no clear answer as to which type of diaper is best for the environment over the total life cycle of the product. In the end, you are the only one who can weigh the importance of the various factors to you--and indeed, the importance of environmental consequences at all."

Information from: http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/housingandcloth...

To someone who was a mother before the advent of disposables, the fuss about cloth diapers seems a little amusing -- sorry! I took four babies through cloth diapers. I didn't have a dryer most of the time, but they smelled great after hanging out in the sun. We didn't have special cloth diapers. We just had big squares, which we folded and pinned, and covered with plastic or rubberized pants. I do remember that someone came out with diaper liners that I did use. They were flushable, and with luck, everything just rolled off into the toilet, and the diaper by itself wasn't that bad. It went into a diaper pail, and from there into the wash. Because I actually had 7 children (some adopted), I did many loads of laundry per week, and had the luxury of doing not just white and dark, but white, red, blue and dark, at the least! Good luck with the cloth diapers.

S. Toji

Hi B.,

Not sure where you live, but I highly recommend visiting the store, Babies in Bloom, in Vista. The owner has many of the diaper options available for you there to look at and touch so you can have a better sense of what might work for you. Also she offers cloth diaper intro classes about once a month. www.babies-in-bloom.com 760-940-BABY. If you decide to drop in, call first to see when Rochelle is working-she is the most knowledgable about cloth diapers.

My babe is 7 months old and I recently started cloth too. I'm very happy with the whole process and do not feel aggrivated or grossed out by having to clean them myself. Now I just have to get my hubby on board with my system!

I absolutely love me cloth diapers! I highly recommend it. Our daughter is 10 weeks old now, and has been in them since 5 days (after cord stump fell off). We use fuzzi bunz and love them. I have only had 1 leak (I like to blame that one on the hubby for not putting them on the tightest snap :) Our daughter gets rashes from the disposable (her pediatrician believes it is because of all the chemicals touching her skin). I do two washes a week usually, sometimes I will add in a third if we get a stinker! It is very simply, I never thought I could do it, but I actually enjoy it alot. We use g diapers on trips or when we have a sitter and love them too, plus they are flushable, decomposible, or compostable. I can't say enough about cloth diapers and how much I love them. Please feel free to send me a message if you have specific questions.

You go girl, cloth is awesome!! I had twins and I used them all the time. Don't listen to anyone just go with it.

I have used Gdiapers- love them and you can use a cloth diaper as an insert for them- there is a forum for gdiapers on yahoo that gives plenty of starter info.

C., mother of 3, sleep consultant, sleep blog writer www.lullabyluna.com

Hi B.! I used cloth diapers on my girls that are now 11 and 8. I did it for the environment. I don't remember what brand I got but I do know that some are very thin and leaked a lot. Living in Los Angeles is good to because I was able to wash/bleach them and hang them in the sun. Good luck and don't let others change your mind. Also it is easier to potty train with cloth than disposable when that time comes.

Hi B.,
I use cloth, the Gerber brand, at home, usually in the early part of the day, and when I think my daughter will not be having a bowel movement. only because it's just easier to throw the peed ones in with the wash. If she happens to poop, I try to drop as much of it as I can into the toilet, then I rinse it in the sink, then into the wash after I've collected a few. She's breastfed so they don't smell too bad. I also use old fashioned safety pins. I hold my left hand, the not-pinning one, behind where I'm pinning to ensure she does not get pricked, instead I do! I think they are very nice to use when I'm not busy, and I like how the do not leave red rings on her thighs. Sometimes I will put a vinyl cover over the cloth if I will have her sitting somewhere vulnerable to pee leaking out. I bought these items at Target. Dydee service is great. I've wanted to try their "snappies" clips instead of safety pins. The monthly service $90 is an expense I'm skipping right now. They have a nice website. If you are comfortable w/ cloth, it's great for your babies skin, hygiene and of course, our dear mother earth too. A little less in the landfills.
Good luck!

hi there!
i also made the switch when my son was 9 months old! boy was i happy i did! i loved them. at first we used prefolds, with imse vimse covers.... and i loved it! eventually i tried the bum genius, one size diaper, and i loved them too!! super easy to clean... and i was happy knowing my baby's bum was sitting in cotton and not plastic! who wants to wear plastic underwear all day?!! good luck!!

I used FuzziBunz with my boys. They were great. Not quite as absorbent or leak-proof as disposables (we had to use disposables for overnight) but we saved a lot of money and they were so easy to use. Just an extra load of laundry every few days (but no folding!). All I would say is use a natural detergent, follow the washing directions precisely, and you will probably want a sealed diaper pail (like a diaper genie) because they are quite smelly until washing day! I used a diaper genie with standard kitchen trash bags and when it was full I would throw it right in the wash. Then I put the clean dry diapers into a mesh laundry bag next to the changing table. Very easy. And Tea Tree oil is great for fighting the smell. You can put a couple of drops into the diaper pail, and a couple of drops into the wash if you notice the smell lingers on the diapers.

Cloth diapering is a little more work, but I've never heard of anyone who regretted it. Good luck!

Ignore the negative feedback! When I started I had many friends doing it so I got lots of help from them. A website I used - 5 years ago, is still around and has lots of good information: http://www.punkinbutt.com/

I used mostly Fuzzi Bunz but I also used my prefolds with covers a lot too and had a stash of all in ones for quick changes. My kids slept in fuzzi Bunz because they wick the moisture away well, I'd just stuff them with a folded prefold or several inserts.

Best wishes,
M.

I was pretty clueless on cloth diapers, but have used them for almost a year. My favorite kind are pocket diapers, i like a brand called pocket change best. I find I use different inserts depending on the day, and how long I will be out. hope this helps.
J.

If you are new to cloth diapers, you may want to check out gDiapers.com They are perfect for beginners and give you more flexibility in your options. We use the inserts for out and about and cloth prefolds for home. And I love that you can flush or compost (or throwaway) the inserts.

i found this woman on ebay that makes them. covers, liners and all in ones. I just switched too so I am still figuring out everything. This is her ebay link.
They are very resonably priced as well.
http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/turtletailsdiapers

Hi. We use cloth during the weekend (son is also 9 months) through Dydee Diaper service. They are great - super helpful and easy. I tried other covers, but prefer the prowraps that they sell. Easy. Good luck!
http://www.dy-dee.com/