wrote:
I am curious about cloth diapers vs disposable. Do or have any of you
use/d cloth diapers? If so, what is the cost savings? Any positive or
negative comments welcome!

Thanks!



All these memories lately. Potty training and now this.

When DS was born, MIL bought us a diaper service for
3 months. And then we used cloth diapers for a while
after those 3 months were up.

We ended up using disposables at night always. DS was
(still is!) a very heavy sleeper, and in cloth diapers
he would wake up in the morning drenched. Sheets too.
Double and triple diapering were of no use. But
disposables were able to hold it all in. At the time,
we had an upright washer and could let dirty diapers
soak in bleach solution for a bit before washing them.
Now we have a front-loader. Don't know how well that
would work.

We still use the diapers as rags. They're very handy
for that.

As for cost savings, I don't think you're gonna save
money in either direction. We liked cloth because it
kept the amount of garbage generated down. You
can't beat disposables for convenience and water-holding
ability, however.

One nice thing about disposables: when they potty train,
it is sooooo nice to walk right past the diaper aisle
in the grocery store

Scott DS 12 and DD 10