Comments on: UK basketball and cloth diapering

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 22 May 2007 17:10:38 +0000

Have you been to Mother Nurture? It is here in town and I have another girlfriend who just had a baby who is using cloth completely. Check it out.

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 19 May 2007 23:42:00 +0000

We’ve been CDing for years. Fuzzibunz are great (especially with a microfiber cotton insert or two from CottonBabies.com), but a Chinese prefold (8×4x8) and a Bummis Super Wisper Wrap are the all time trusty no blow out workhorses, and so far,they’ve lasted pretty well through two kiddos…research your detergents – less is more as far as additives and softeners…

By: A. Campbell

A. Campbell — Sat, 19 May 2007 22:54:07 +0000

Is there no service in Lexington? Google tells me there’s something called Wee Care… our plan is for cloth, though we share a washer w/ 3 other apartments and our landlord pays the water bill, so we need to be circumspect.

By: Amanda H.

Amanda H. — Sat, 19 May 2007 04:16:59 +0000

i absolutely LOVE cloth diapers! i’ve been using them on my one-year old daughter since she was about 4 mos. old. i just use the plain ole’ gerber diapers they sell at wal-mart with vinyl diaper covers. the only time i use a disposable is when i put her to bed. i’ve had one too many leaks in the bed with the cloth diapers ;-) i really feel good about cutting down on waste and saving money. it’s a win-win situation.
also, just an fyi … i keep a bucket full of one gallon of water mixed with one cup of vinegar on my washing machine. i drop the dirty diapers in my “diaper pail” and wash about every 2-3 days. it’s really not that much extra time/work. plus i think they’re a lot more comfortable on her than the disposables.
i’m happy to hear there’s other cloth diaper fans out there, too!

By: thoughtful1

thoughtful1 — Sat, 19 May 2007 01:03:28 +0000

My mom used cloth diapers, and she wanted my brother and his wife to use them with their kids. They didn’t. I don’t know why, but odds are they have felt intimidated. Plus, I think Mom was lucky enough to have a diaper service…

By: Cloth

Cloth — Fri, 18 May 2007 17:25:27 +0000

I use cloth diapers and recommend it as long as one is ok about washing them frequently. It prevents nappy rash as well. But disposable diapers are important for the night.

By: Brian Y.

Brian Y. — Fri, 18 May 2007 15:34:55 +0000

My wife and I have cloth diapered both of our sons (first diaper went on in May of 2003). No one wants to talk about diapers and diaper situations, but I believe families will save nearly 60% of their diaper budget if they go to cloth. Remember it’s roughly $8.99 (with a coupon) for 48 diapers – if you go through 6-8 a day – that’s roughly $8.99 each week for 1.5-2.5 years. Each Fuzzi Bun (we use Bum Genius) runs about $18 new. You want 25 diapers to get you through 3 days of laundry. In the first year, you’re spending $450 on cloth diapers vs. $468 on disposable. Granted that’s only $18 – so buy another diaper…. in the 2nd 6 months the disposable families will spend another $234 and the cloth families will just pay their water and electric bills. Our first son potty trained 27 months, our 2nd son is 13 months old and still in cloth. We know of 3 year olds still in diapers. That can get pretty expensive.

Our daycare in Louisville was comfortable with us using cloth diapers once we demonstrated how they worked. Daycares are used to sending “soiled” clothes in the big ziplock bags anyway…

There are “paper” inserts available for those families who need to use a laundromat.

I applaud you on your clever way to get interest in this diapering hobby. My wife has found (as I’m sure you have as well) an several online communities of families who share and trade their cloth diapers once their families have outgrown them.

We left Kentucky in 2005 and never found other families who cloth diapered. Congratulations to you families who are brave enough to do so.

I say “families” instead of mothers, because as you know, dads do their fair share of changing. In most public places (restaurants, airports, theme parks, the ball game, etc.) the line for men to diaper their children… just isn’t there like in the women’s rooms. So ladies – there’s another reason you can throw at your lazy husbands to get them to change junior when you’re out.

By: carrie211

carrie211 — Fri, 18 May 2007 15:25:54 +0000

My sister in law used cloth diapers with all 3 of her kids. I think it’s a great idea, and will probably do the same when we have the little darlings.
Have a great weekend!
God bless :)

By: mix3d3m0ti0n5

mix3d3m0ti0n5 — Fri, 18 May 2007 15:11:05 +0000

An excellent WAHM for AIO’s is Sumbuns. Her store front is at http:hyenacart.com/sumbuns. Typically her custom slots are pretty easy, compared to other hyena stores, to obtain. However, she’s been out of town helping some relatives so I don’t know when she’ll have customs open again, but I can let you know. She’s an awesome e-friend of mine.

Diaperswappers is a another good source for used (should have posted that sooner, huh?). I’ve done most of my via the communities at livejournal or the forums at hyenacart (since I have a store front there, too). If you’re looking for more fuzzi bunz, check out http://www.fuzzibunzseconds.com.

With baby number 2, we’re going to cloth from day one and since more than likely I won’t be returning back to work thrift is going to be my middle name.

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 18 May 2007 14:57:36 +0000

Ohhhhh, that must be why all the Mother-Ease auctions I was watching suddenly got yanked. Good to know. But I agree, kind of silly.

I went to Mother Nurture last week and bought a Mother-Ease diaper just to see how it looked in person. What a neat contraption with the cover and all! But I’ll probably invest in a good supply of all-in-ones for traveling, if the budget allows. Thanks for the tips!