Cloth Diapers

I never thought in a million years that I would be blogging about cloth diapers. In the past I thought that is way too hard and CRAZY. But, when we got the amazing news that we were expecting our 'little man' last October, we knew that we had to do things a frugal as possible. In came the cloth diapering thoughts. With a little bit of reluctance I decided to start digging in and researching cloth diapering only to come up empty handed and defeated. So I decided to give my amazing sister in law Val a phone call to pick her brain about everything she knew about cloth diapering (which was a lot, she has been doing it for the past 2 years). 45 minutes later, (and countless emails) I hang up the phone so excited to start picking out which cloth diapers would be right for us. Ryan and I talked, and researched for the next 2-3 days about diapers, (again I never thought in a million years that Ryan and I would be choosing cloth diapers as I dinner conversations :) ). So we choose to go with a pocket diaper system

This diaper is lined with micro fleece in the inside and a form of blended polyester for the cover which helps to maintain leaking.The snaps allow the diaper to be used form 8 lbs to 40lbs. So in theory the diaper will grow with the child until the point of potty training begins.

An insert is placed in the diaper in a 'pocket' that is between the micro fleece and the blended polyester. This insert is where the pee will be absorbed, if our 'little man' decides that he will be a monster urinator :) we can place another insert into the pocket to double up that absorbency. We will also add in a diaper liner that will sit between 'little man's' bottom and the fleece to catch any poo that may come out. These liners can be flushed or thrown away, they look similar to a dryer sheet. This liner isn't necessary, but we thought it would be best for the cleanup and washing of the diaper and pocket insert.

A pocket diaper may not be for everyone, some people prefer 100% cotton prefold diapers, or even all in one diapers. Ryan and I wanted to have the best of both worlds and we decided that the pocket diaper was the compromise between the AIO and prefold.

During washing (which seems like it will be a trial and error process) the insert is taken out of the pocket and you wash the diaper and the insert separate from each other, but in the same wash cycle. Like I said the washing will be part a science experiment, part logic, and may at times be challenging. We hope that washing is easier than we anticipate.

I will post again when we start this journey in just 15 short weeks, and let you know how it is going, and if it was in fact the best decision for us.