I've never been a girl who does anything on a whim, so why I decided to buy $200 dollars worth of cloth diapers in the wee hours of the night, I'll never know. This is how it went down.
--Bored at work.
--Cloth diapers randomly pop into my head.
--Ask a friend at work what she thinks of them...and she thinks it's a great idea (umm, she HAS no kids).
--Tell Dave I'm thinking about it, he says, "Sure, let's try a few."
--I come home from work, look at this & this.
--I BUY 12 non-returnable cloth diapers...at 1 AM.
WHAT!?!?! DID?!?!? I?!?!? JUST!?!?! DO!?!??! That's what ran through my head until 3 AM when I think I finally dozed off.
I'm just hoping it's divine intervention. Seriously, folks. What did I just do.
okay this is really random and I hope you don't think I am too weird... I am friends with Rachel (I am a photographer too) and I noticed that she took pictures of your baby and I decided to follow your blog... anyway
ReplyDeleteI use cloth diapers and I love them, they really aren't a pain and works well especially when you are home. If you have any questions you can email me aprilnewman@gmail.com
Sorry I hope you don't think this is too weird
Oh yay I played High Country Volleyball with Rachel too :)
You are brave!! I'd love to hear how that works out... I was never brave enough to even think about it.. But our parents did it, so it can't be that bad, right? ;)
ReplyDeletei think you'll inspire others! great choice, sister.
ReplyDeletenot that bad, except for i've heard they aren't great at babysitters houses. like they don't wear well, the mess sits too long........and ya stuff :) way to save planet Earth, lis!
ReplyDeleteLisa, way to go! Welcome to the club! You'll love it, but there is a rather steep learning curve. We've tried probably 8 makes and models and FBs are in my top two. (My other top: Rumparooz. They are like super diapers.)
ReplyDeleteBut you're going to need more than 12--about 15 is right to wash every two to three days. I also recommend getting biodegradable liners for when Jude has solid waste (is he there yet?)--we like Imse Vimse these days.
Anyway, the most important things I've learned? Ask questions. Lots of them. Everything I know, I learned from asking and trying. So if you have questions, ask away.
Also, if I'd known you were looking at CDs, I would have told you to do the trial at Diaper Daisy (diaperdaisy.com). That gives you experience without the $$$ investment. But $200 for $12 one-size FBs? That's actually a good deal. They're normally ~$20 per. We're coming out there tomorrow and I'd say you can see how we use them, but I decided that it's too complicated to travel with them, so it's disposables for us while we're there.
Just sent you a *giant* e-mail. :)
ReplyDeleteLis, tell me everything! Grant and I want to use cloth and I am having a hard time deciding what I need and don't need. Brand, liners, diaper pail, detergent....Did you look into bumgenius brand?
ReplyDeleteAm I crazy to do this with a newborn? I just want to.
Email me all of your information!!!!!!!!!
xxoo.
So? How's the CDing gig going? I hope it's working for you! Just put a load in the wash minutes ago. E-mail me if you have preguntas (questions). There will be many along the way!
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