I unaplogetically love cloth diaprs.

It's true. I use cloth diapers. And I like it. Not only does it save us a ton of money but I love creating less trash, too. Yes, it takes more effort to wash and prepare the diapers but I've found I don't mind the prep too much and it's well worth it. Especially since I am a stay at home mom, my "salary" comes in the form of how I save money and utilize our resources.
Mateo usually loves helping me fold diapers. I think he learned his colors that way and also how to fold in half and stack things lol. I am not going to teach you about cloth diapers in this post. But a favorite is BumGenius one size diapers because they have never leaked for us and will fit from newborn through potty training (7-35 pounds supposedly). So you are only buying one size of diaper. We didn't have too many of these with Mateo- the are a bit more expensive, but have a lot more with Alex and they are nice. With Mateo we did a different version- "Thirsites" covers and good old cloths.
Bum Genius Diapers...
These are the BumGenius one size diapers and there are three adjustment sizes. The blue is on the biggest and the yellow on the smallest. My 2 year old is potty trained but we still put him in a diaper at night so this is an easy way to do it. We also never bought any pull ups. Those are priced ridiculously! I had considered buying some washable pull ups but ended up just using cloth until underwear.

There are all sorts of estimates on how much the average per child costs to diaper. This of course ranges from how much you pay for your diapers (Are you a crazy couponer or a Pampers at full price customer?) and of course how long you use diapers...probably 2-3+ years to some extent. For three years it could be $3,000 one source said. I found that hard to believe...but either way you are going to spend a lot.

Another nice thing about cloth is that you can reuse them for a second or third child. Even if you bought 20 Bum Genius diapers at FULL PRICE (Which I wouldn't do)...you will still only spend $360. Total. If you go with Thirsties that's cheaper but maybe not as convenient.

For Alex I have Bum Genius diapers and some Econobum (cheaper brand similar in style to Thirsties) diapers that were only $5 each!

And there is something satisfying about a clean stack of cloth diapers ready for the changing table....

So to sum up...cloth diapers are cute, have less chemicals, are cheaper, and help me create less waste. Win win. I wash them 2-3 times per week, have not noticed any rise in water bills, and spend about $6 a year on detergent.


Sorry if this post makes no sense. I'm holding a fussy sick 6 month old who won't sleep. Will probably edit later haha.