“Frugal moms use cloth diapers to save money”

Frugal moms use cloth diapers to save money

I love using cloth diapers. They are certainly less expensive than disposables and those companies saying that they are not are just trying to keep you buying disposables.

I use imse vimse organic one size fitted diapers with thirsties covers and it works great. They keep the poop in most of the time. They work WAY better than any paper diaper I have tried. If I put a paper diaper on my son Ethan and he poops, I definitely will end up having to wash his clothes, which defeats the whole purpose.

Washing diapers is really a lot easier than some describe even. Personally, all I do is throw any solid waste (from older babies and toddlers) into the toilet and then toss the dirty diapers in a “wet bag” (a cloth, water resistant bag,) and then when I go to wash I just toss all my diapers in and run a rinse cycle. After the rinse cycle, I run a full wash with hot water and then I do an extra rinse cycle at the end to make sure all the detergent is washed out. Then I just toss them in the dryer on high until they’re dry. The type of diapers I use dry pretty quickly because they are fitteds. All-In-One (AIO) diapers dry much slower because they can’t be separated from the cover for quick drying.

I use arm and hammer essentials free and clear for my detergent. It is considered safe for cloth diapers and covers and it is inexpensive.

So, use cloth, it’s easy! Even if you work out of the home (if you are a Christian I hope you are staying at home), you can use All-In-One diapers and the day care or babysitter is required to change it because it isn’t any harder to change than a paper diaper. By law, you can’t throw away poop, so even with paper diapers they would be required to dump the poop down the toilet.

Here’s an article on the dangers of using disposable diapers…

Hidden Dangers of Disposable Diapers

There are plenty more articles where that one came from.