I have physically given birth to three boys, but it was only after my last that I discovered cloth diapers. Let me be honest; it was only our strong like of eating regularly and our weak cash flow that prodded me on this one.
I won't do something that takes too much time, too much money, or too much hassle. I thought cloth diapers was too much of all of these things. LOL! But, besides the two packages I bought before he came and the pack I received as a gift, I haven't bought any disposables since my son was born two months ago! I can not believe that I allowed myself to form an opinion of something before trying it. You don't even need diaper pins, anymore! We use a new contraption called a Snappi. The greatest diaper doodad ever!
Although you really can't find a whole lot of merchandise, aside from Gerber cloth diapers, in actual stores (think buildings) like Wal-mart or Target, a quick google search sent me to CottonBabies.com, and I don't think there has ever been a website that I was more excited about!
I really had to put the brakes on here, cause there are so many cute covers. They even have a clearance section of what they call "seconds". I bought only seconds, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with anything. I take that back. One cover has a tag that lays backwards...hey, it's gonna be covered up by the baby's clothes anyway!
CottonBabies has alot of information to help you get started, and alot of products to choose from. Even in our situation, where money is tight enough to split in half and cough up dust, we were able to inch our way up to full time cloth dipes.
Another great site that I found through CottonBabies.com is diaperpin.com. Lots of know-how! I don't think I will ever use disposables again, and this is coming from a me. I hate inefficiency. Unless it's talking when I should be working. I really need to get out of here and get up the road to the cleft doctor!
Does anyone have any views on cloth diapering? Any good or bad experience?
Thursday, October 28, 2010
The Beginning of Making Ends Meet
Today, the day that I begin, I am short on time. I have two hours to get packed. I have three bills past due and not enough cash to pay them. I need to kiss three boys goodbye, but boys #2 and #3 are in school and boy #1 is busy trying to alleviate all of my other issues, so he's still wanting too. Another boy, boy #5, is getting prepared for his two month checkup with a craniofacial specialist that is four hours away...well, he's demanding to be fed and diapered, anyway. I'm hoping to see boy #4 this weekend. Boy #4 needs lots of kisses. I have a load of diapers in the dryer 'cause I don't have time to hang them out on the line (Help me, FlyLady!), and another load needing to be folded before I leave. I really wish I could afford to buy another diaper cover on CottonBabies.com. If I could afford another addiction, it would be diaper covers! There is a stack of old magazines sitting beside me, just waiting for someone to claim them on eBay (Oh! I need to check my eBayness before I leave) and I'm hoping that my latest item listed will bring in enough to pay for one of those bills. All of these problems need an end. I'm tired of worrying about them. I am at the beginning of making ends meet, but how do I get to the end?
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