If you had asked me 6 years ago if I would ever consider cloth diapering, I would have laughed in your face and called you a hippie.
Right before Corbin was born, I started to actually consider cloth diapering, but I looked around at the mountainous supply of diapers that I already owned (thank you, wonderful friends of mine), and didn't see a need to purchase diapers, since I had almost 6 months worth of disposables waiting to be used.
Fast forward to when the supply ran out. I considered it again. The upfront investment is $75-$100 to get started. Um, yeah at that point, I was spent on both energy and cash and it just wasn't worth the investment just to "try it out".
But now, we're sinking into a nice little groove. Corbin is 20 months, and I probably won't even attempt to potty train him until a year from now.
So for the cost of 3 boxes of diapers, I bought enough to "try it out". 4 Bummi covers, 6 prefolds, 3 snappis, and a box of disposable liners (because solid poop in your washer is nasty).
3 boxes of diapers would last us about 2 months.
So I figure, If I can do this for 60 days, I'll have broken even with what I've spent, so far.
Anything after that will be money still in my pocket. If I continue, I'll spend another $20+ to get another dozen prefolds for the diapers, and maybe some other diapering supplies I don't know about yet, but I think that's still worth it, considering I currently spend that amount every few weeks on disposables.
Even if it is totally gross and more work, I think I could stand to see these little rockets on Corbin's bum for 60 days.
So, the adventure begins.
I will use disposables at night.
I will use disposables when I send my baby to a friend's house, have a sitter, or go on road trips, because I still have a box of them to use up.
And also because I am not 100% certain what I have gotten myself into.
But I can do anything for 60 days.
If I hate it after 60 days, the cloth diapers will be lovingly tucked into our 72 hour kits, and I'll never look back.
As a bonus, I won't have to worry about replacing the diapers in my 72 hr kids every time my babies grow into a different size.
Is it worth it?
We'll see.Stay tuned.
It should be noted that I gave myself a few pats on the back for purchasing these online. Whaaat?!
Go me.
