https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:03:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/3#post-845668 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:39:45 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 845668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ohapostrophe: we're using Bummis bio soft liners. They were just what our local cloth store had in stock. They're working well, if he has a bm they toss the liner (although it says flushable) and there's no residue underneath. Sometimes there is a bit on the sides, but Bummis makes a wider size (we use the small). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/3#post-845663 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:38:26 +0000 mrskc 845663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It just seemed too overwhelming to me. Too many options, too confusing on how to wash them, etc. Plus DH was totally against the idea. And our current washing machine only does cold water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/3#post-845641 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:31:12 +0000 ohapostrophe 845641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mewtill: what kind do you like? We spray at home and I'm thinking I'd like the option of liners. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/3#post-845615 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:20:12 +0000 Cchoi4 845615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After cloth diapering for 5 months, DH was losing his patience, especially when LO would have messy poops...like trying to scrape off bits and pieces of peanut-butter-like poop while dealing with a squirmy toddler. That as well as the extra packing, room, and supplies we needed to bring when we were out and about. I feel guilty for not continuing because I love that cloth diapers don't create as much garbage as disposables...but with a 2nd one coming, we needed the convenience of disposables. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/3#post-845607 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:17:22 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 845607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i tried it but realized it wasn't for me for several reasons - <a href="http://www.hellobee.com/2012/07/20/confessions-of-an-ex-cloth-diapering-mom/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hellobee.com/2012/07/20/confessions-of-an-ex-cloth-diapering-mom/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/3#post-845600 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:13:32 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 845600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ohapostrophe: we started using liners at daycare for that very reason! It's saved us! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/3#post-845589 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:10:18 +0000 Corduroy 845589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We considered it but decided not to.</p> <p>1. Laundry room is hard to get to, $4 per load, and communal.<br /> 2. CD limited the day care options we could use and we were already severely limited by the length of our days.<br /> 3. It's more effort on our part. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/3#post-845574 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:04:10 +0000 ohapostrophe 845574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I'm a huge fan of CDing, but I will say that if my child was in daycare and I had to bring home a bag of poop diapers every day I don't think I would have continued cloth past the solid food phase. Spraying a diaper into the toilet is NOT a big deal at all, but dealing with hours-old poop diapers every night after work? I think I would have reconsidered. I'd probably still CD at night/home/weekends though ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/3#post-845072 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:32:46 +0000 Mrs. Pen 845072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>haha this post made me laugh @aprk!</p> <p>I initially cloth diapered, but when J was 7.5 months old we had to move out of our townhouse, and into an apt. There is only a community laundry room, $1/wash, $1/dry and I just couldn't justify the added expense of laundry anymore! Not to mention dragging the cloth diapers all the way to the other end of the hall to wash. AND the washing machines didn't have programmable settings- I couldn't do the rinse cycle first then wash. So I would have had to do two cycles which would have made it $2 to wash! Way too expensive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/3#post-845067 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:31:13 +0000 Pepper 845067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just don't have any interest in cloth diapering. I never even considered it when researching baby gear. Disposables are convenient and not that expensive when you buy them in bulk/buy store brands. I do think some cloth diapers are really cute though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/3#post-845059 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:29:47 +0000 jmarionsmith 845059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: @swurlygurl: i think the fact that we even tried cding made others feel inadequate in some way. though, i really don't understand why. so when we switched to disposables it was like "see, they're no better than us!" i just don't know why they feel the need to make me feel worse about my decision! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/3#post-845033 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:21:42 +0000 swurlygurl 845033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jmarionsmith: Ugh, that sucks! That's definitely something that pushes me through when I'm feeling tired of CDs - I do NOT want to hear everyone telling me they knew it wouldn't last and I-told-you-so's </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/3#post-845020 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:18:48 +0000 immabeetoo 845020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jmarionsmith: that is SO obnoxious... some of our ILs would have been/would be thrilled if we ever stop. they couldn't stop telling us all the reasons we were going to fail at CDs. and, as an aside, our LO has very sensitive skin too and we use disposables at night and have had good luck with baby naturecare naty off amazon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/3#post-845002 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:14:31 +0000 purrpletulips 845002@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not a fan of doing laundry and adding more didn't appeal to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/3#post-844987 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:10:46 +0000 Crisark 844987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wasn't even on our radar. Not something we would be interested in at all. I can spend $15 on three weeks worth of diapers using store brand so it's not expensive at all to use disposables. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/3#post-844948 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:55:01 +0000 sunny 844948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't think washing diapers was something I wanted to tackle given all the other things new moms have to do so I didn't ever seriously consider cloth diapering. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/3#post-844947 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:54:27 +0000 HabesBabe 844947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We actually CD from 3 weeks until about 10 months-- we converted to disposables about a month ago and we are so much happier! No more extra laundry, time stuffing, giant diaper bags, scraping off poop with a spatula, leaks, and worries. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/3#post-844923 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:49:08 +0000 jmarionsmith 844923@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: this is pretty much our cd experience too.</p> <p>we tried 3 different brands of cloth diapers and they just didn't work for us. they leaked a lot. disposables may have occasional blowouts but i'd trade that for the constant leaking issues we had with cds. it gave me SERIOUS anxiety.</p> <p>also, LO's butt stayed red. unless we changed his diaper ever hour, the cloth diapers just didn't keep him dry enough and his skin is wayyy too sensitive to stay wet. admittedly, disposables cause their own issues with his sensitive skin but at least they're cheap enough to try different brands and if it doesn't work we don't feel like we just wasted a big sum of money.</p> <p>when cloth diapering didn't work out for us i had a big cryfest. it was something i was so looking forward to and had high hopes of accomplishing. </p> <p>the worst part about deciding to not cloth diaper were the "i told you so's" from people who told us we'd change our minds once LO was here. i honestly think they're happy that we "failed" at cding. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/3#post-844807 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:10:11 +0000 bunnylove08 844807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't have a washing machine in our house or apartment building and the thought of having to drag dirty diapers to the laundromat was not appealing. We also could not afford a diaper service. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/3#post-844734 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:50:09 +0000 Cherrybee 844734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did talk about it because we both care about the environment and like to do our bit, recycling etc. But on close inspection, we couldn't see much of an environmental advantage - after all, you have to wash and dry the cloth nappies and, as we live in the rainy UK, that would mean tumble drying them - it seemed a case of environmental swings and roundabouts, really. </p> <p>Ultimately, the real reason, though, was because I really couldn't see me scraping poop out of the nappies, letting them sit around the house - poop and pee soaked - until I was ready to wash a load and then putting them into our washing machine, where our clothes go to get clean! Not for me, thank you!! </p> <p>Lastly, I agree with pps who have said "you pick your battles". I think having a new baby is going to be hard enough work, without trying to set myself up as some kind of super-mum and vowing to do everything the "right" way. I've bought back-up formula, I intend to use jars of baby food, I'm using disposable nappies and wipes - I'm planning to go really, really easy on myself and maybe, just maybe, I'll make it out in one piece!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/3#post-844618 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:08:22 +0000 LuLu Mom 844618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH nixed it for one, 2 - I'm not a fan of poppy diapers, so the idea of cleaning them out instead of throwing them away is not something I wanted to do (or make my daycare provider do.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/3#post-844505 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:27:00 +0000 Ra 844505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The thought never really appealed to me. If there is a poopy diaper, I would much rather wrap it up, throw it away, and pretend it never existed. I'm also a WOHM and the extra time and effort doing laundry was off-putting.</p> <p>I don't really see it as laziness. The benefits just don't outweigh the inconveniences in my opinion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/3#post-844499 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:26:21 +0000 oliviaoblivia 844499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@allison: I know. I was really gungho and excited to do it, but did the math and its more expensive to cd. </p> <p>FTR we've had only 3 blowouts with disposables and mainly because she was borderline on sizes and I hadn't bumped her up yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/2#post-844479 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:21:58 +0000 allison 844479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: I wouldn't CD if our laundry was shared! Even if it was just $1 a load. So shared and $6 a load?! No way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/2#post-844473 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:20:13 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 844473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: We've done cloth and disposables as well and did notice more poop-on-the-clothes action (not blowouts per say) with the disposables. So I guess your mileage may vary :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/2#post-844460 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:16:14 +0000 Happygal 844460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No baby yet for us, and I'm on the fence on this one. </p> <p>The main reason I would consider it would be for environmental reasons. I read a lot about whether it's really the greener option, and it seems like a bit of a wash. I would love it if our town had a place to compost diapers--that seems like the perfect solution! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/2#post-844451 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:13:16 +0000 plantains 844451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have zero desire to, and I am not at all conviced that it would be any cheaper for us. I don't get how people go through a $30 box of dipes in a week, my DD can't even get through one of those in a month! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/2#post-844378 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:51:13 +0000 loveisstrange 844378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, thought of another reason we quit. I hated how all her clothes fit all weird with them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/2#post-844361 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:45:39 +0000 winniebee 844361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Convenience and lack of time working out of home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-choose-not-to-cloth-diaper/page/2#post-844360 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:45:36 +0000 prettylizy 844360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It just wasn't on our radar. More laundry is seriously off putting. When she was EBF I could have seen doing it, but now that this $#!t is real (so to speak) I don't wanna mess with it. We've thrown out a shirt she had a blow out in insted of rinsing and trying to salvage it! lol! </p>