{A tale of three wee bums}

I never imagined that we would have 3 in diapers.

Three little booties needing coverage.

But, here we are.

The past 5 months we have changed many a diaper,

25-30 a day to be exact.

That's about 900 diapers a month, yo.

But, thank the heavens, magical things have been happening around here:

Judah has been going sans diaper (other than nap & nighttime) for one week!

and...

I have unburied my stash of cloth diapers for the doubles.

We have gone from 900 disposable diapers to none.

Sweet relief!

I hate disposables.

To me, they are inconvenient, gross, harmful to babies & the environment 

and so dang expensive.

I don't want to debate the pros and cons, but simply share why I love them

and encourage anyone who might be interested in the switch.

I know it is not possible for some people to do cloth & I have

gone through periods of not being able to because of having shared laundry and a landlord 

who would not allow us to wash them...so lame. One of many examples of

peoples misunderstanding of cloth diapers.

But, we have our own washer & dryer now and we are back in business :)

With Judah I was a devoted user of Best Bottoms Diapers--a locally made

brand designed by a Madison mom!

I still love them, but had to increase my "diaper stash" now that 

we have two baby booties to cover.

The stash now includes:

12 Best Bottom Covers

24  BB Hemp inserts

8 Bum Genius AIO (all-in-one)

3 Thirsties AIO

1 Bumpkins AIO

4 GroVia AIO

1 Imagine AIO

24 Organic Indian Prefolds

2 Bumkins Covers

4 Kawaii Covers

2 Imagine Covers

3 Flip Covers

2 Imagine Fitted Bamboo Diapers

We are awaiting most of our stash to still arrive, but are full fledged cloth diapering for one week now.

I will blog later about the different kinds and how they are working for us.

Best Bottoms are GREAT. The only issue I have had is some leaking overnight. So, I have done lots of research and I am going to experiment with some different options.

I made sure to stock up on plenty of All-In-One diapers to make it easier for grandparents or anyone watching the babies to change them. AIO's are just as quick as a disposable. The only disadvantage is that they are a little more expensive and take longer to dry after washing.

I estimated that using cloth for the next 2 years will save us (diapering twins) close to $2000!

Besides the money $aving some other things I love about cloth diapers are:

They are stinking CUTE--they come in

so many colors and patterns!

(photos some day)

It is EASY--these are not your grandma's

cloth diapers! it is just as easy as

slapping on a disposable.

It makes the earth HAPPY :)

(yes, you use water & electricity to wash them,

but I wash COLD and line dry so it is

very minimal. Much gentler on the planet than

a disposable that takes 500 years to decompose).

They are NON-TOXIC--disposables

contain 60+ toxins, including some

known human carcinogens. 

I PROMISE...it is not gross! Not any worse than changing a disposable

and having to smell the stench in the diaper genie for days...and

with either option your going to end up with a little

poo on your hands every know and then :/ yuck.

It is relaxing...maybe it is just me (most likely) but

there is just something about a clean mound

of cloth diapers that need to be folded,

stuffed and put away...

I have more cloth thoughts, but I'll save them for another day :)