Cloth Diapers: Covers, Inserts, Pins, Oh My. Easiest, Cheapest Ideas

Pocket diapers are probably the easiest diapers to use. My favorite pocket diapers are bumGenius 4.0 one-size diapers. They are $17.95 per diaper ($19.95 for some super cute prints). Using prefolds with a cover is much cheaper. Econobum makes a great cover and their prefolds are super soft. You don't need any pins or anything, just trifold the prefold and lay it in the cover & snap the cover on baby. You can get a day's worth of diapers for a little under $100. bumGenius and Econobum diapers are both made by Cotton Babies. www.cottonbabies.com I have been cloth diapering my little girl for about a year and I love it!!

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I bought mine off of ebay. They were about 5 bucks a diaper. Many people say don't buy them they are bad, but I have ordered twice from them and have been happy both times. The diapers are made in China and are free shipping. I have had no problems at all with the ones I have bought. They have velcro or snaps for closure. I have the snaps and love them.

my friend swears by these wool diapers. funny things, but I googled it, they look awesome, the idea of them is great. They are knit, you treat them with lanolin, and you wash them every week or so. simply dry between uses, the sheep wool does something (you'd have to google wool diaper) their used with a liner. no pins, no plastic pants and their water proof hypo allergenic.

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I use Bumgenius. You have to realize though there is an initial outlay of money for the diapers- mine were around $350. That $350 bought enough diapers to last my child the entire time until potty training, but it would not make sense as a temporary measure. Also, you have to launder them which is not that time consuming but may be tough after bath surgery (have to wash at least every 48 hours or so). the website www.momsmilkboutique.com is where I get my supplies.

Unfortunetly, cloth diapers are more expensive at the start if you do not already have them in stock and more labor intensive. This could also be a problem since you are having back surgery. A pile wet diapers in a pail is a very heavy load! Do you have other family you could ask for a gift of diapers from? As a grandma I cannnot do enough for my granddaughter, and I would be their for any other family member as well that had such a humble request. When people ask what they can do to help, be honest and let them know. Good luck!

Given the situation you described I second Pamela G's advice....

Depending on the age of your diapered child, prefolds (gerber burp cloths) and plastic pants (potty training pants) from Walmart are cheap and easy. I find this set up works well with under 6 month olds that aren't moving around a lot. You will have to change the diaper every hour though to keep baby comfortable and cut down on leaks. Walmart.com also sells Kushies all-in-ones (5-6 diapers for $50-$60). They are an effective, velcro tabbed diaper that have an absorbant liner attached to a waterproof cover. Good Luck!

It's been 28 years since I used diapers back then you didn't have much choice if your baby was allergic they were all so highly perfumed. Pinning and plastic pants was all there was. I know they still have them at Walmart while the initial purchase was high it paid off in the long run. I only washed my with ivory or dreft since anything else would break her out. Plastic pants can be washed but not dried because they will dry out and not last long. I started out with 2 dozen they might have to be replace before they are all used they will wear out. Hope that helped

I love my cloth diapers. I started out using just prefolds and pins and covers and loved it. That is all I used for my first child. I have picked up a few more things by now (baby number 3), but still use some of those first ones. There are a lot of options, but if you go to diaperswapper or hyena cart there are people who are willing to sell their used diapers for the cost of shipping just to help someone start cloth diapering. If I was looking to limit cost I would look at econobum http://www.bananapeelsdiapers.com/catalog.php?item=1537 which looks easy and is rather cheap and size-changeable. I don't know anyone who uses a wet pail anymore, so it shouldn't be too rough on your back, or some people just use their washing machine as their pail and never have to move the diapers. If you have any questions or want to know more, feel free to ask me, I do love my cloth diapers, and not only are they cheaper (especially if you have more than one kid), but they really are better for the baby. There is a lot out there, and you can spend a lot on totally cute cool diapers, but you can also save a lot buying used and/or going the prefold/cover route.

by the way, I started out using gerber prefolds and plastic covers, and quickly switched to indian cotton or dsq prefolds and velcro covers (I like bummis), and there is a HUGE difference and not a big difference in price. Don't waste your money on gerber, they don't hold anything and are hard to use.

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