Our Cloth Diapering Beginning

Welcome, 2012!! Sorry I haven't gotten around to posting again for a little while. With the New Year weekend, I didn't get a chance to blog!

I wanted to post a little about how we got started into cloth diapering. Our sweet babe was born in April of last year, but before he was born, a friend of mine asked me whether we were going to use disposable diapers, or cloth diapers. Want to know my first thought? CLOTH DIAPERS?? Really? I wasn't opposed to them, but that was my reaction, because to tell you the truth, I knew absolutely nothing about them. I turned the idea over in my head, talked with my husband about it, and asked him what he thought of the idea. He, of course, was open to it, because it's so laid back, and like me, very keen on any idea that could be money saving. After discussing it a little, we never really made a decision, and kind of put the idea aside without much more thought.

It wasn't until about a month before our son was born that we gave it some serious consideration. We were at a baby shower for a friend of mine, and her sister-in-law and brother-in-law were there with their little boy, and they used cloth diapers. We were sitting there chatting with them, and as they changed his diaper, we noticed how CUTE his cloth diapers were. I believe she had a Colts football team diaper, and Isaac commented on how cute it was. She then proceeded to tell us how many different kinds and designs of cloth diapers there were, and we thought it was so cool!! How awesome would it be to be able to choose the color/print of your kid's diaper every time? It sparked our interest, so when we got home, we started to reasearch all of the different kinds of diapers out there. Snaps...velcro...one-size...pockets...all-in-ones...prefolds....diaper covers...WOW. We were a little overwhelmed, and I told Isaac I just wasn't sure how I felt about it, because I didn't know how much extra work it would be. (Actually, I think I was a little afraid of something new, so I was nervous.) However, my husband knows me extremely well, and instead of letting me worry and think about it over and over, he ordered some without me knowing (sneaky!!) and surprised me with them one day. He had been researching the market for them, and told me that if they didn't work out for us, we could always re-sell them. I was still nervous, but I agreed that it wouldn't hurt to try them.

We began our cloth diapering adventure when our son was 10-weeks-old. Because we had purchased one-size diapers that are adjustable from about 8-36 pounds, usually, they still didn't fit him quite the way we wanted until he was that age. As soon as he was in his first cloth diaper, I was so excited. He looked SO sweet in them, and I think right then and there we decided we wanted to cloth diaper full-time. We only had 6 diapers at that time, but after the first week, I ordered 6 more, and we were on our way!! We started out with a brand called Fuzzi Bunz, and so far, they are still our favorite! Over time, we have accumulated more diapers, and now with a stash of around 30 diapers, we cloth diaper full-time, usually, unless Baine is going to someone's house that isn't familiar with cloth diapering, etc. Our babysitter even cloth diapers him!

We love cloth diapering, and we love how the initial money that we spent on them has already been paid for by the money that we haven't spent on disposables. We love the money we are saving every month, but also how cute his little cloth diaper tushie looks...and we especially enjoy his soft, rash-free bottom!! :)

I will post next about the basics to get you started cloth diapering. I just wanted to share our cloth diapering journey with you! We are still learning each day, but we are loving every minute!!