A Change Of Heart

Those who know me well also know my opinion of cloth diapers.  If you were to ask me, I would say, "Eh...they are fine if you want to deal with the mess!" OR "It's not like they really save that much money!" OR "Who seriously has time for that?"  Several months ago Wes started to develop a pretty persistent diaper rash. It was driving me crazy! I tried a bunch of different brands of diapers, but to my dismay nothing would help except a good lathering of diaper ointment at every diaper change. Realizing that I would have to switch to some sort of super sensitive disposable diaper (which of course, I could not buy at my beloved Costco) had me thinking about the possibility of cloth.  I did not want to admit that I was really considering this option but I thought, it's worth a try.  After all, if I could not buy my diapers at Costco I was not going to buy them at all because they are by far the cheapest at this location.

I was so sad every time I looked at Wes' poor little rash, and honestly the disposable diapers were starting to gross me out.  The nasty little absorbent beads were constantly showing up on my sweet boy's bum since he is such a heavy wetter.  I finally decided to take the plunge, and found the transition extremely easy thanks to the help of the wonderful, Anne Parker Huret, and several cloth diaper bloggsters.  I bought all of my supplies from Sweet Bottoms, who I would highly recommend! They offer great deals when you buy in bulk and free shipping on all purchases. PLUS my package was delivered in two days! Awesome!  I bought a total of 14 diapers to start hoping to build the rest of my supply gradually.  Wes goes through about 8 diapers a day....depending on the day, so my plan is to do one load of wash (diapers) every other day.  My opinion of cloth diapers has changed 100%.  I love them.  They are super easy and of course, NO MORE RASH!  I spent a total of $180 on all of my supplies, which is essential the cost of 3-4 months of disposable diapers.  These diapers will fit Wes until he is potty trained (35 lbs) and I can use them on other (soon to come) Baughman babies.  I line dry the diapers, so my electricity bill will not increase by much at all.  AND, best of all, I will never have to buy a disposable diaper again!

If you're interested, here's what I decided to go with:
Baby Kawaii Diapers: $8 a piece: 4 blue, 4 green, 4 brown, 2 over-nighters

                                   

Butt cream  (have to use a special kind so that it doesn't build up on the diapers)

 Detergent (have to use a special kind of this too so that the diapers remain absorbent)

Medium sized wet bag (where the dirty diapers go when you are out and about)

Antibacterial pail liner (on left) for dirty diapers and mini trash can on right for dirty wipes

 Cute little baby to wear the diapers :)