Cloth Diapers

From an article in the New York Time Out Kids magazine sparked a great movement in me. The article was about new yorkers and trying to be green with kids. Talking about the different ways to save the world while trying to take care of children. It's hard I tell you! The baggies, the cans, bottles, diapers, wipes, etc. etc. So, I'm not going to tell you that I am 100% green but I am definitely making strides to at least trying to make a difference.

I recently started with Cloth Diapering my baby girl. It's been a long month of research night after night on the internet. I read a lot of different WAHM websites on what the costs/benefits are to diapering. I finally made the decision to go with a diaper service for now unless I either gain more patience for more laundering trips or move into an apartment with a washer/dryer.

The experience for cloth diapering is one in it's own. There's a whole world out there I didn't even know about. All lingo and choices like AIO, fitted, prefolds, covers, no covers. The cost involved are great in the beginning just like any investment. However depending on how you weigh it out you could be saving a lot in the long run. With a diaper service however, I don't know exactly just how much I'm saving except for that she'll potty train faster supposedly. But, anyhow, I'm saving our landfills. Each diaper takes 500 years to decompose! Can you believe that? It's crazy! So, even just one cloth diaper baby helps if you think about all the diapers you'll throw out in a year!

We also started using cloth wipes as well. Now those, I just bought a lot of and will wash them when I do my own laundry. So, that definitely saves money on wipes and they are nice and soft for babies bottom. I make my own solution which is sort of fun to do!
The whole process has been a very enlightening experience for me and I'm definitely a fan now.

I have to note that since our baby has started on a little bit of solids this week, she did her first Poo poo today! My husband send me a text message with a picture of it and I was excited for her! I know, I know, the things that parents do. Silly huh! It's the simple things in life!