Cloth Diapers... - Cleveland,TN

When my teens were little, I used the "old fashioned" kind that you had to fold and pin with plastic pants. But with my little one, I had a friend give me Bum Genius. I love them!! It came with a wetbag and that's all I use. AWESOME! They hold up well too. I wash them daily.

1. Our favorite brand are Happy Heiny's one size pocket diapers. They have snap adjustments for growing baby.
1. They are our favorite because they have lasted for 10 months so far and they are going strong. (we've been exclusively cloth diapering since she was 3 months)
3. For 12 Happy Heiny's diapers it cost us about $120, some people have a looot more but we just wanted a basic amount. We have not spent ANYTHING AT ALL on diapering since then. It's been pretty amazing. Sometimes I browse online and wish that I could buy more because oh how pretty they make some of them, but I try and control myself..hehe.
4. Honestly we really don't use any accessories. When we are out I just fold them up and put them in a plastic or cloth bag that I bring. When at home we just put them on top of our washer (we do a load every night or every other night depending, we do a lot of diaper free time) buuuut that's what works for us. other mamas swear by wet bags and sprayers but really since her poop has been solid enough for us to just flush down the toilet, we really don't need anything like that.
5. I recommend buying cloth diapers online no matter what because there are usually online deals to be had. There happens to be a cloth diaper store in our town that does sell many differeny brands,but I've always found them online for a muuuch cheaper price.

There are SO MANY CHOICES I'd say get a couple different kinds, and see which one works best for you, then buy a whole bunch of them. Some places on line have special 'sampler packs' you can try.
When I was first starting out, this site was an amazing resource: http://www.clothnappytree.com/

good luck!

If there is a diaper service in your area I would recommend going this route. They will not only take care of the waste/laundering, but likely are a great resource for information and supplies. No way can I imagine cloth diapering without our diaper service :)

1. Curity or Gerber
2. cheapest by far than the boutique brands!
3. depends on how often you do laundry. it could cost a couple hundred using the fancy boutique diapers, but could cost as little as $50. if using plain white diapers.
4. diapers - 1-2 doz
diaper covers - 3-10
pins or snappi's, unless the diapers have snaps or velcro
diaper pail
any plastic bag can be used for soiled diapers when out, you don't
need a special "wet bag" but they are nice if you can afford them.
Liners & Doublers are useful for older babies that are sleeping
through the night. I just used an old diaper for a doubler, nothing
special needed, even an old washcloth can be used
A diaper ducky, holds the diaper securely while you flush the toilet, to rinse, but again, nice but not needed.
5. Since I have no idea where you live, I cannot say what's available in your area. In my area, you can get Gerber & pins in WalMart, but have to order Curity (with velcro tabs) & Snappi's online. There are a lot of Amish around here, and they usually have little community stores that have the plain white diapers & covers & pins, very reasonably priced. Ebay usually has some pretty good prices too.

1. FLIP are by far my favorite.
2. They are sooo easy to do and to do in public places. The outside part stays on change after change and you just change the liners. I do not like pocket diapers (I think it's a little gross :))They were also pretty inexpensive.
3. I spent $100 to start and then a couple of months later I spent another $100 and that is all I will be buying in the foreseeable future. I started when my daughter was 15 months old and will continue using them with my second daughter (due in March) This was for 4 Flip one day packs, and I do laundry (diapers) twice a week.
4. I use a garbage can with a liner and lid to keep the wet diapers in. Then I just wipe down the liner with a little clorox when I put the diapers in the washing machine. I don't have a wet bag I keep ziplock bags in my diaper bag, but I am just looking for a sale on wetbags and I will be buying a couple soon. I don't use doublers I just put in two liners at night and one during the day. A friend of mine just bought me a diaper sprayer but I haven't installed it yet, I am very very very excited about it!
5. I use kellyscloset.com to order my diapers. I started using diapers.com but you can only get 2 pink or 2 blue on kellys closet you can mix and match the colors that you want. I like to have a variety of different colors. Shipping is free over $50 and you can google coupons. I had them within 3-5 days when I ordered them. Make sure that you wash before using. :)

If you have any other questions that I can answer please message me. :)

When I chose to use cloth diapers, my main motivation was money, so I went with what was highly recommended while still being cheap, namely, Chinese prefolds from clothdiaper.com (some diapers are too thin to really be called diapers, imo, and really ought to be called burp cloths; but these are thick and absorbent). I used diaper pins (get a whole bunch of these at once, so that if you lose them, you won't have to spend a lot on shipping to get another pair). And for diaper pants, I used NYLON (not vinyl) diaper pants from TLCare.com. The vinyl ones got holes after just a few weeks, even though I didn't dry them in the dryer; the nylon ones lasted literally for years even washing and drying them in the hottest temperatures -- I tossed maybe two or three of them (the inner lining finally rubbed off and stopped being water-proof), and I used them for both of my children, with each child being in each size for several months at a time.

My older son was about the age of your baby when I started using cloth, and I got 3 dozen of the large size diapers (they had some "seconds" which were cheaper than their first-run diapers, but they worked just great). With shipping and everything, I think I spent about $40-50 for that, although I did spend more later to get extra diaper pins and the **nylon** diaper pants from TLCare. I got some small/newborn size diapers when pregnant with my younger son (and assorted sizes of diaper pants for both boys, as needed), and that lot of diapers (I got 4 dozen, although that was probably too much) was about $50-60.

For the diaper pail, I used some 5-gallon buckets I had; but didn't find any accessories to be "must haves." When the kids were older, I used the small "newborn" size diapers folded up inside the larger diaper as a "doubler," but didn't and wouldn't purchase anything special. [Although, other types/brands of diapers *would* need doublers; that's one of the good things about Chinese prefolds -- they're so versatile!] A lot of the time, especially as the kids got older, I ended up putting them in disposables when I went out; but if I had to change their cloth diaper, I would just put it in a plastic bag (like that hold groceries) and take care of it when I came home. And for wet wipes, I would sometimes still use commercial wipes, but more frequently just use washcloths (cut in half) wetted with water right before use, or, for on the road, have a wet washcloth in a zip-lock type baggie.

I didn't use cloth diapers but a gal I know did and she actually got a hose/sprayer that attached to the water hook up next to the toilet. She ordered it on line somewhere and she loved it! It was so much easier to wash the poopies this way and you didn't actually have to submerge it, or yourself, into the toilet. I would recommend looking into that if you can find it! It sounds worth the investment to me!

Many of your responses make this seem so much more complicated than this needs to be.

1.Kushies-can order online
2.They are an all in one. I bought 10-15 of two different sizes which have lasted 5+ years through 3 children.
3.Each diaper costs between $8-$10 and that's all you need. No covers, no pins, no inserts or liners. Although I did use a classic gerber cloth diaper as an insert when my son was about 1 1/2 or 2 for his overnight diapers.
4.I use a trash can with a lid to contain dirty diapers. Every 2 days or so, I dump them in the washer with any free and clear detergent.
5.I ordered my diapers online through walmart and picked them up at the closest one.

Hope this helps

My first suggestion, don't go longer then 3 days, without washing the diapers. They are harder to wash clean and it's not good for the diapers themselves.

1. BumGenius and Grovia. We often use Chinese prefolds in the GroVia diapers, along with the inserts that come with.
2. They have lasted 19 months!! BumGenius, they are adaptable. They make a GREAT nighttime diaper. They are a pocket diaper, so you can stuff them to make them absorbent as needed. We've never had a nigh time leak.
3. My whole stash cost around $200. It seems like a lot, at first...but when you consider at least 2 years of disposables...
4. Detergent, is SO important. You HAVE to use a cloth diaper detergent, or it will repel and cause leaks. I personally use Country Save, which I purchase at Sprouts Market locally. It's about $12 a box, but it lasts 6 months. I don't use a wetbag. We just use an open pail and rinse the pail out wash time and wash it with soap once a week. A diaper sprayer has been helpful, for us. It attaches super easily to the toilet. It sprays the poop right out. It's especially helpful when the baby is on solids full time and the poops get bigger. Doublers are great for at night.
5. It depends. I don't have many stores around here, that carry cloth diapers. You might have them around you. Do a google search and see if you can find any local stores. It was very easy to order online and my order qualified, for free shipping.

I recommend Kelly's Closet. They have a GREAT information section with all kinds of helpful info about cloth diapering. They usually have free shipping and sales, too. I got all my diapers there.

http://www.kellyscloset.com/