Diapers Q&A - cloth diapers or disposable diapers, and why?

cloth diapers or disposable diapers, and why?

i was talking to my husband about using cloth cause alot of babies get rashes, alergies to diapers. and also they are so expensive. so if i were to choose cloth how do you wash them, what do you do when they are poopy...lol...when i was little they had diaper service. so wich would you choose is the best way to go? i just feel that at 10 dollars for 12 cloth diapers is not bad and if you buy say 100 dollars worth you are still saving money right?

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You should choose both, cloth of a day time and disposable of a night, it is a hell of alot easier then having to go to the laundry in the middle of the night just to put a nappy in to soak, i always had water in a nappy buckey with some nappy san, you might need to get some nappy liners it is easier to clean up the mess. Good Luck, hope everything goes to plan.
Cloth is definately cheaper...but you have to have like those little plastic diapers to go over them and all that...but they do still have diaper services. I'm not sure what some names of places are but try searching for diaper services on a search engine.
CLOTH!!! I have spent around $600 on diapers to last until my baby is potty trained (not all at once of course). My husband changes cloth and prefers them to 'sposies. Washing a load of diapers is so much easier and faster than dragging 3 kids to Walmart, uhg! I just stuff them thicker for night time, and I am cutting down my contribution to the landfills. Not to mention they are CUTE!!!! :) How I wash mine: With breastfed baby poop... toss them in the washer on cold and do a rinse cycle. Wash on hot with half the ammount of soap and do a double rinse... Toss in the diaper, and they are done. Breastfed baby poop disolves and is rinsed away. With toddler poop: Shake poop into the toilet and wash the same as above. I use Fuzzi Bunz, more expensive, but easier to clean, no pins, no cover. They are a pocket, you slip in an insert, put on the baby like a disposable and snap. The fleese in them keeps the moisture away from the baby. They run about $14 per diaper, but WELL worth it. They work better than anything I have used before. You can find them on ebay for about half the price. Whatever you do, DO NOT BUY YOUR CLOTH IN THE STORE!!! The Gerber diapers are the WORST!!!! I prefer to wash my own, I am too lazy to fold, pin, and cover like you would need to with the diaper service. Don't hersitate to drop me an email if you have ANY questions! :)
cloth are really easy! but you want around 36 of them (at least) so you don't need to do laundry more than every other day. ok when they are poopy, if its hard poop you shake it into the toilet and flush (just like you are supposed to do with disposables) if its runny you throw it in the pail and wash later to wash always wash diapers and covers separate add no more than 2 dozen diapers to the washer, set on largest load size, set to warm water, add baking soda (optional) and/or detergent (like All free and clear), run to dry air drying is recommended but in a pinch you can dry in the dryer never use bleach or fabric softener for covers I like wool they only need to be washed once a month or so (unless poop gets on them) they are naturally self cleansing so if damp you change the nappy and put on a dry cover then set the wet one out to dry :) when they need to be washed just add Eucalan and covers to a bucket of water and let soak for about an hour then hang to dry (no rince required) o and yes you save a LOT of money especially if you sew your own (its ridiculously easy)
choose both cloth while at home, and diapers while you are away from home for convience. also there is no real way to save in that department. you also have to consider when your husband is at home with the baby and you are away from home. which is easier for him to deal with.
Cloth is cheaper by far. It is better for baby's skin. It is also slightly less convenient (same in terms of changing diapers, but you have to launder them). If you can find a diaper service (there are still some of them around), you will pay a little more than for you own, but it is *more* convenient than using disposable. As for washing, it's not such a big deal. If you have your own washing machine, you just put them into the machine, choose one of the stronger settings, and wash. Even if you use disposable diapers, you will be washing plenty of disgusting things out of your baby's clothes! :-)