Diapers Q&A - Is there an alternitive to cloth or disposable huggies diapers?

Is there an alternitive to cloth or disposable huggies diapers?

I dont want to really use disposables since they take forever to break down and ive been looking into cloth diapers and they are uber expensive. is there yet another alternitave to both?

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well if you consider the fact of the cost of cloth and they can be reused- therefore they are not more expensive....but i have always used disposable so i am not sure if you have any other options......
g diapers http://www.gdiapers.com/ combination of both
I use cloth and they aren't that expensive if you get prefolds...the all in ones cost much more. I calculated and it will take me about 3 months to make up the cost of buying the diapers...but anyway the other option is to get a diaper cleanign service. You use thier diapers and pay them and they clean them for you.
i know that cloth is pricey to get started with...but worth every penny they quickly pay for themselves check out ebay and diaperswappers.....i got my awesome growing greens on ebay.....the company frequently holds auctions on their "seconds" on ebay for cheaper...i got my first batch that way then i got 11 more for $25 from a mama ........ooh i jumped on that!!! and you could also buy them in small batches....buy 5 diapers at a time.......small investments can really help until you build up your stash good luck girl.....overall i have spent about $200 on my cloth diaper stash but i would've spent that in the first month on sposies
Cloth will cost way less in the long run. I use prefolds with covers. All I've had to replace are the covers when my son outgrew them, but I've saved a bundle. It's totally worth the investment. I also have flat diapers, which i use with a cover as well. You may have to replace the prefolds since they come in sizes, so I mostly used the flat diapers which will fold to fit into any size diaper.
Cloth is a big cost upfront, but you save SO much money in the long run! You can spend 200-500 dollars upfront and have enough diapers to last you through potty training, whereas you'd spend 2000+ dollars using disposable diapers over the diapering period. It's strange to think of paying 15 dollars for ONE diaper, but if you use that diaper 100 times over your child's diapering years, that's 15 cents per use - the higher end disposable diapers are almost three times that amount per diaper. I've cloth diapered three kids so far and maybe have spent 1000 dollars on diapers during that time. The best part is, you can sell them and recoup some of your cost when you're done with them! There are several programs out there that can help you get diapers "on loan" for free if you're low income and in need, as well. miraclediapers.com is one, I know many people who have been quite happy with them. There are also many communities and message boards where you can purchase used cloth diapers very inexpensively, which is what I've done most of the time.
Well, there are gDiapers. I use cloth exclusively at home, but on outings and traveling I use gDiapers. They are a blend of cloth and disposable diapers. They are a cotton outer-pant and waterproof liner (both are washable and reusable) and you stick a "disposable" pad into the liner. The pad can be flushed, composted or tossed once dirty. They break down in 50-150 days instead of the projected 500 years that a regular disposable diaper takes to break down! Take a look at their website. In the US they are available now in quite a few stores and in Western Canada some baby boutiques are carrying them. I would recommend at least buying a starter pack to try them out, if you don't like them you can always sell the cotton pants on ebay or craigslist, or you can also use them as a cloth diaper cover too. gDiapers are a little more expensive than regular disposable diapers. I don't like them as much as cloth diaper though. Honestly, yes, cloth diapers can be an expensive start-up but you will save thousands of dollars, especially if you use them for more than one child. If you haven't had a baby shower yet, maybe you will want to register for diapers at an online store and then your guests can help you start a nice layette of diapers. If you aren't having a shower, or already had it, then maybe buy pre-folds and covers to start out. You can get started for less than $100 and get good quality diapers that way. They are less convenient, but fine for newborns. When my daughter got more mobile I appreciated having the more expensive AIO and pocket diapers, but some people keep using the pre-folds right until potty-training.
The Christmas story names swaddling clothes used on the baby. Old strips of cloth washed many times become soft. Old flannel sheets cut into size are the best but any cloth will do. Rabbit cages are a no no.
Yep there is. 100% cotton tshirts. You could even go to a thrift store and ask them what they do with the tshirts that get donated that they don't want to sell. You might be able to get them free. Or ask family members for tshirts they don't want anymore. Instructions for making them into prefold diapers - http://synodresourcecenter.org/ywm/women_of_elca/service_projects/0004/tshirt_diaper.html Or, you can just do what I do. Turn the shirt inside out if there's a picture on it (I like shirts without pictures best). Fold the sleeves in, fold the sides in if necessary to make a smaller, thicker diaper and put on the baby in whatever fashion you want. I like the plastic pants for a cover best, which are pretty cheap. They get rips in the seams along the sides alot which are very easily repared with clear packing tape. You can also use baby blankets as flat diapers. I find the blankets they sell in packages of three are crappy as blankets, but wonderful as diapers. They also come in really cute prints which is fun for when the kids are crawling around in just a diaper :) Here's another site with instructions for making diapers out of second hand material - http://www.fernandfaerie.com/frugaldiapering.html Good luck! After using cloth I'll never go back to disposables.
http://www.gdiapers.com/ sounds like these are exactly what you are looking for we use cloth diapers but its soooo worth it up front, everything other people are saying is true but if not g diapers work great too a friend uses them and Ive changed her baby in them, I think they are actually kind of nice