Designer cloth baby diapers
#1
Yep, I can't believe it either! People are paying $5.50 to $32.00 per diaper, that's insane! My daughter is trying to talk me into making some to sale on Ebay. That look very easy and simple to make and yes, they are very, very cute, what do you all think about this new diaper craze?
#2
My daughter just bought some--they were $15 apiece. They are so soft and absorbent and wonderful and require no "rubber pants" over them. I thought she was insane, but she is really using them and will eventually save money and not fill a landfill with Pampers. They are definitely not the cloth diapers of our day.
#3
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I just have to ask... What exactly are they ? My baby will be 26 this July and no grandbabies , so I am really out of the baby loop :? Haven't seen or heard of these yet. thanks for the info
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#5
They will have to be laundered using special detergents, extra rinses to remove all the detergent and bleach just like regular cloth diapers. DH figured it all out with our two kids. It was much cheaper to buy disposable diapers. I'm not that eco minded for saving the landfills from diapers.
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo
They will have to be laundered using special detergents, extra rinses to remove all the detergent and bleach just like regular cloth diapers. DH figured it all out with our two kids. It was much cheaper to buy disposable diapers. I'm not that eco minded for saving the landfills from diapers.
When I had children, the cloth diapers were just big squares of flannel and we used those icky rubber/plastic pants. ewwwww.... But I think paper diapers are worse.
#7
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo
They will have to be laundered using special detergents, extra rinses to remove all the detergent and bleach just like regular cloth diapers. DH figured it all out with our two kids. It was much cheaper to buy disposable diapers. I'm not that eco minded for saving the landfills from diapers.
Babies only had sore bottoms when they got diarrhea when they were teething.
#8
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: AZ
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I LOVE the "new" cloth diapers. It fed my fabric addiction for the past 7 or so years, during which time, I didn't quilt. I was content with buying beautiful printed cloth diapers. I could look at like this, pay $15-$20 for a diaper or a couple of yards of fabric. At least with the diaper, they would be used (and re-used) and I could also re-sell them when done or if I no longer wanted them. Yes, there is a HUGE market for used cloth diapers. Now, that I'm not using them, for the time being, I'm back to buying fabric for my quilt stash. I found Dawn dishwashing liquid to be the best for laundering them and no bad side effects.
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#10
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I've sewn over a hundred cloth diapers over the past 6 years or so for my kids and friend's kids. I made pocket diapers that have a waterproof outer, a stay dry feeling inner and an insert made from absorbant fabric. I never had to wash multiple times and I only bleached diapers twice in all of those years. They are so much softer than disposables and don't have all of those chemicals next to the baby's skin. It takes dedication to use them since they are more work than disposables. I've used both and they both have their own pros & cons.
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