tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837039699988581918.post996979201695401435..comments2023-09-26T06:07:16.247-04:00Comments on luc ends: conflictedlucinda snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01671169694336345209noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837039699988581918.post-32201311145934172562010-04-27T19:04:17.359-04:002010-04-27T19:04:17.359-04:00I've used BumGenius for over two years with my...I've used BumGenius for over two years with my first child, and after minor repairs with a sewing machine and a velcro replacement kit from the company, they are fresh for my second child. You get over the extra laundry quickly and rejoice in how much money you save.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837039699988581918.post-18523523353527319492010-04-26T18:34:50.701-04:002010-04-26T18:34:50.701-04:00Hi, I read your blog all the time. My second child...Hi, I read your blog all the time. My second child is a few days older than Chace. I use g.dia.pers which are a hybrid cloth with disposable insert. I love them, they are great. You are supposed to be able to flush them, but our system doesn't cope well with it. Either way, they don't have a heap of plastic inside and I've been using them since she was 2 weeks old. Good luckJacintahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11834935768805669980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837039699988581918.post-35684798035276124452010-04-26T17:32:01.203-04:002010-04-26T17:32:01.203-04:00Lucinda, I think I could have written this post......Lucinda, I think I could have written this post...that's exactly how I am feeling. As soon as Charlotte grows out of her size 1 diapers we are changing to cloth! Good luck to both of us :)Ms. Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17020634883714871823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837039699988581918.post-42256499730344814582010-04-26T16:45:32.512-04:002010-04-26T16:45:32.512-04:00I felt the same way as you do when I had my first ...I felt the same way as you do when I had my first son. When my second son was born, we decided to try cloth diapers and I loved them. After you get used to doing a bit more laundry and the new routing of cloth vs disposable, it becomes a natural habit you don't even think twice about. (Getting microfleece covered soakers really helped, too. They keep the baby drier and soak up a LOT more moisture. They also help keep the diaper from getting as stained!) When my second son was 23 months old, we had twins. So for about 7 months we had three children (a 2-yr old and newborn twins in cloth diapers) and even though we were now doing tons of laundry it is SO much better for a few reasons. First, there are the obvious environmental,ethical, and economic reasons, but then there are the ones that you don't really hear about as often: Cloth diapers do not smell nearly as bad as disposable ones do. Not only do paper diapers actually have a chemical smell, the waste (wet or otherwise) smells much worse in paper diapers. Also - unless you are exceedingly lucky with the shape of your baby, most paper diapers leak all the time. I think I had one single incident where the cloth diaper leaked a tiny bit when I didn't change a baby promptly compared to dozens and dozens of times with the paper and I used cloth on three babies, not just one! Lastly, children all toilet train at different ages, but the cloth diapers really do seem to help speed up the process. Good luck. It can seem overwhelming at first, but give yourself and chance to get used to it and hopefully it will become second nature to you, too! All the best!The Andersonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08492077978872837533noreply@blogger.com