Cloth Diapering

Several months ago, I decided to try out cloth diapering for both environmental and financial reasons. I had a few friends who did it and loved it. So, I bought six bumGenius 3.0 One-Size Cloth Diapers and tried it out. Really, it wasn't as disgusting as one might think and they actually performed really well. But, I didn't commit to go for it and switch to cloth entirely. Why? Well, a few reasons. Brett really wasn't sold on the whole idea and at $18 each it was a significant expense to buy more. (At that point Lucie was using more than 6 diapers/day so my original purchase wasn't enough to get through the day AND I had to wash them every day. It was kinda a pain.) Also, they were significantly bulkier than disposables and I thought they looked a little weird under onesies. I used the cloth occasionally to make my disposable stash last longer, and I still played around with the idea of fully switching to cloth.

After months of being irritated each time I bought disposables, I seriously started considering it again in November. Brett wasn't really changing many diapers anyway so his preference really didn't bother me anymore. Lucie was starting to phase out of onesies so the bulkiness didn't really to seem an issue in my mind. But, realistically, I needed to have at least 12 if I was going to make it feasible to do cloth. When I saw a "Cyber Monday" sale at Cotton Babies, I decided to "go for it." I bought another eight diapers in really cute colors and got a pail liner and was set to go.

When I got the diapers, I was pretty excited. They are pretty darn cute. Supposedly, they should fit Lucie until she is potty trained. So, just for kicks, I had Ella try one on too just so I could see if these will really fit a big girl. It was a pretty funny sight.

But, it did prove to me that these should last through potty training, I should get my money's worth out of them, and hopefully I should even save a little money too.

After using them for over a month, I've decided that it really isn't that hard. I wash them every other day and have gotten the routine down. Also, amazingly enough, the diaper pail doesn't really smell at all. I just use a little bit of essential oil on the pail liner to cope with what little smell there is. It is NOTHING compared to the whiff I got each time I used the Diaper Genie.

Now if you're a relative of mine reading this post, don't worry. I won't be bringing my dirty cloth diapers to your house. I still plan on using disposables when we go stay with other people. But, when we're at home, I think I'm sticking with cloth.