http://theclothdiaperbuzz.com/save-money/ buzzing about the whole "Kit & Caboose" of cloth diapering Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:56:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://theclothdiaperbuzz.com/save-money/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Jamie Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:35:05 +0000 http://theclothdiaperbuzz.com/?p=23#comment-3 I think the author was very generous with her quotes on pricing for the costs of cloth diapers. I consider myself pretty thrifty in most situations and this is one of those situations where I find that we are REALLY saving! We just switched to cloth diapers about two weeks ago and spent a total of LESS THAN $200 to start diapering and are doing great! We normally spent about $20 every two weeks on disposable diapers. I only purchased a total of 5 bumGenius pocket diapers, one Happy Heiney pocket diaper, 15 prefolds and two Thirsties diaper covers. I wash the diapers every night. It's a Small load and takes very little time to rinse, wash and dry. So far, my favorites are the bumGenius, with the prefolds close behind. The bumGenius pockets are just so simple to put on a squirmy nine month old! So, it will take me approximately six more months to recoup my initial cost (which I would have spent anyways) and I'll break even. After that, I will essentially be saving $20 a week, minus the laundering cost. (We have three kids, so what's another Small load a day?!) I think the author was very generous with her quotes on pricing for the costs of cloth diapers. I consider myself pretty thrifty in most situations and this is one of those situations where I find that we are REALLY saving! We just switched to cloth diapers about two weeks ago and spent a total of LESS THAN $200 to start diapering and are doing great! We normally spent about $20 every two weeks on disposable diapers. I only purchased a total of 5 bumGenius pocket diapers, one Happy Heiney pocket diaper, 15 prefolds and two Thirsties diaper covers. I wash the diapers every night. It’s a Small load and takes very little time to rinse, wash and dry. So far, my favorites are the bumGenius, with the prefolds close behind. The bumGenius pockets are just so simple to put on a squirmy nine month old! So, it will take me approximately six more months to recoup my initial cost (which I would have spent anyways) and I’ll break even. After that, I will essentially be saving $20 a week, minus the laundering cost. (We have three kids, so what’s another Small load a day?!)

]]> http://theclothdiaperbuzz.com/save-money/comment-page-1/#comment-2 mom of 3 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:43:56 +0000 http://theclothdiaperbuzz.com/?p=23#comment-2 This is the main reason we cloth diaper. All our kids have sensitive skin and have struggled with rashes. We switched over a year ago to cloth. On a rare occasion have used "sposies", but find that they are sitting in them longer. With the cloth we use pre-folds and covers, have a couple of pockets for Dad and Grandma for ease of use. We have only rashes now due to antibiotic use on occasion but no where what they used to be. I am so glad come time to go to the store that I don't have to buy diapers to add to my bill, we used to worry when they would get sick and get diarrhea or go though peeing a ton on a particular day that we would run out of diapers before payday. Now I just throw them in the wash and they are ready to go again. One time buy and life time use ; ) This is the main reason we cloth diaper. All our kids have sensitive skin and have struggled with rashes. We switched over a year ago to cloth. On a rare occasion have used “sposies”, but find that they are sitting in them longer. With the cloth we use pre-folds and covers, have a couple of pockets for Dad and Grandma for ease of use. We have only rashes now due to antibiotic use on occasion but no where what they used to be. I am so glad come time to go to the store that I don’t have to buy diapers to add to my bill, we used to worry when they would get sick and get diarrhea or go though peeing a ton on a particular day that we would run out of diapers before payday. Now I just throw them in the wash and they are ready to go again. One time buy and life time use ; )

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