Cloth diapers

Many have gasped when I mention that we are going to use cloth diapers. Many remember the prefolds, leaks, pins, leaks, covers, and blowouts. Let me tell you that cloth diapers have greatly evolved over the years. These are the diapers we will use. They are one size and all-in-one, meaning that there is no outer cover and no stuffing involved. You put them on just like a disposable! It's great! These one-size adjust to fit a baby 7-35 pounds as well.



So why are we doing this? To be honest, I'm not a crazy environmentalist - I do recycle, use reusable shopping bags (when I remember to take them out of the trunk and into the store), and like the fact that Micah's diapers won't be filling up the already overloaded landfills, but I'm not passionate about saving the environment like some may be. I really just want to save money. I love a great bargain. This to me is a no-brainer. So... let's do the math.

oh and do you see how cute these diapers are?!?

18 cloth diapers from Cotton Babies = ~$400.00 (+/- 1.00 to 2.00)
36 flannel wipes from Cotton Babies = $35.85
2 Diaper pail liners = $14.00
TOTAL = $449.85 (plus the cost of laundry)

Disposable diapers(Pampers on sale) 8-10 per day = $47.00/month (9 diapers per day)
$47.00/month X 12 months/year =$564/year
Disposable wipes = $5.00/month (2 tubs per month?) = $60.00/year
TOTAL for two years of disposable use (assuming we have Micah potty trained by 3 years old) = $1368.00

Savings of $918.15

I love to save money! That's almost half of our homestudy for our next adoption :)