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Hello all,
WE (like DH has anything to do with lugging another human being around inside oh HIM) are currenlty 14 weeks pregnant with baby #3. We currenlty have 21 month old twins and I am mulling over the thought of using cloth diapers iwth this one to save money. Has/does anyone use them? How many and of what would I need? How do you wash them? Any information anyone can give me would be fabulous!!
Thanks,
Susan
Finley and Jde
21 months
#3 arriving 05/2007
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We are big fans of Happy Heinys with hemp inserts. They are pocket diapers, which means that you use inserts inside them for absorption. There are all in one diapers, which have all of those layers sandwiched together. While convienient, they take longer to dry. Then there are prefolds, which are the old-fashioned diapers that use pins or other method to secure them. You generally use covers, either plastic or wool, with them.
I generally take the inserts out and throw everything in a dry bucket in the laundry room. I wash once a day. All diapers get air-dried, inserts in the dryer. I invested $240 in 20 cloth diapers (Happy Heinys) and a friend lent me the inserts. With a newborn, that is a lot of washing. With a toddler, its totally manageable.
That is a very, very brief synopsis of cloth diapering. Mothering.com has a great cloth diaper board and loads of resources. Good luck!
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I will be cd'ing this baby that's coming in January. I have gotten TONS of info on diaperswappers.com. That's also where I've been buying everything I'll be using - cheap! Definitely check it out. There's also good info in the "diapering your baby" forum of babycenter.com.
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I've cloth diapered for a while now. We have a 16 month old, 3 year old, and are expecting number 3 in april.
i am a fan of pocket diapers for older babies. we use happy heinys, fuzzi bunz, and other pocket diapers, as well as bumkins all in ones.
when katie was a newborn--up to 7 months, i used prefolds (old fashioned diapers) and fitted diapers with covers. I loved doing that.
I am not sure if i will be cd'ing my third baby. it is a lot of laundry in the beginning, but if you stay home with your kids and want to save in the long run i think its worth it.
greenmountaindiapers.com has awesome info. thats where ive bought all my stuff.
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I've used them on all 3 kids and plan on using them when #4 arrives. I have collected a variety of different diapers over the years and I think all have their positives and negetives. The biggest plus is that my boys have potty trained early, my middle ds was completely trained at 2 and my 20 month old is in the process of training (he only poops in the toilet and is getting to the point where I can put him in underpants when we are at home during the day and he'll stay dry).
The diapers I have are
Happy Heinies and Fuzzi Bunz, which are pocket diapers. I stuff them with prefolds instead of the inserts. I've found the prefolds are cheaper and absorb just as well.
Fitted Cloth diapers with snaps and covers ranging from Bummis Whisper Wraps to Wool Covers (which are great in the summer!)
All In One Diapers, which are my dh's favorite because there is no stuffing or having to put on a seperate cover. I have a few varieties but our favorite are Blue Pengiun AIO's. They are less expensive than the Fuzzi Bunz, IMO more convenient and they absorb a lot.
I currently wash our diapers with Charlie's Soap and hang them out to dry. You don't have to use special detergent, but I have a front loader that doesn't use a lot of water and I was getting residue build up on my diapers. Even with the extra rinse. I store the dirties in a dry pail and on wash day I run a pre-wash, wash and extra rinse cycle. I usually wash every other, every 3rd day. But I have a "collection" of diapers now since I have been CD'ing 3 kids. So far I have about 30 diapers that I rotate for my 20 month old. I also have a stash of smaller diapers when baby gets here.