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@allison: I know. I was really gungho and excited to do it, but did the math and its more expensive to cd.
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.
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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.
I don't really see it as laziness. The benefits just don't outweigh the inconveniences in my opinion.
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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.)
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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.
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!!
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!!!
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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.
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@zippylef: this is pretty much our cd experience too.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I'm not a fan of doing laundry and adding more didn't appeal to me.
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@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!
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@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
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@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!
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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!
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haha this post made me laugh @aprk!
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.
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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
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We considered it but decided not to.
1. Laundry room is hard to get to, $4 per load, and communal.
2. CD limited the day care options we could use and we were already severely limited by the length of our days.
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@ohapostrophe: we started using liners at daycare for that very reason! It's saved us!
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i tried it but realized it wasn't for me for several reasons - http://www.hellobee.com/2012/07/20/confessions-of-an-ex-cloth-diapering-mom/
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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.
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@mewtill: what kind do you like? We spray at home and I'm thinking I'd like the option of liners.
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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.
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@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).
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