Comments on: I am a cloth diapering FAILURE!!!

By: MagMom

MagMom — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:31:22 +0000

I was gung-ho about cloth diapering before my little one arrived. I used a diaper service at first so laundry wasn’t the issue. I just couldn’t get those prefolds to look decent. Not to mention, she’d pee right through them and then have a wet outfit or sheet. A couple months later I tried FuzziBunzs, I love them. As much as I love cloth, disposables do hold a lot of pee so we use them at night.

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:55:29 +0000

I have used disposables for my oldest two children. I used Fuzzi Bunz on my now 13 month old. They worked great, but hubby asked me to switch back to disposables because of those stinky poopy diapers. Once they are heavy solids eaters, it is pretty scary!lol

By: samara

samara — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:50:18 +0000

sometimes cloth diapers aren’t worth the work, there are so many other places to save time and work so you can spend more time with baby.

this article helped me figure out where to let go of convention and go with convenience: http://hrbaby.com/page.php?go=336

By: Amber Stevens

Amber Stevens — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:49:11 +0000

I wish I were a CD’er!!

By: Alexia

Alexia — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:06:48 +0000

I’m glad to hear others have “failed”. I cd’d both of my boys for almost 6 months and then gave up. No matter what people say, cloth is not as easy as they *say* it is. You can’t just dump poopy dipes into the wash unless baby is exclusively breastfed. And poop doesn’t just shake off into the toilet either. And diaper sprayers? They do make things easier, but not as easy as it sounds. I ended up spending a buttload of time trying to get poop out of diapers and then I ended up with smelly diapers because I couldn’t find the right detergent to use.

All that to say…I didn’t mind using cloth diapers and, even though my boys are in sposies now, if I had another I would cloth diaper, but this time it would be because I’m prepared and I’m not expecting it to be a walk in the park.

By: tanyetta

tanyetta — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 07:23:22 +0000

I never realized disposables had a chemical smell. Goes to show I am clueless on certain things like that

I used cloth diapers briefly. The day he had a massive blow out, I knew I couldn’t deal with rinsing and all the ‘fun’ stuff that goes into cloth diapering.

I loved your story! Thank you for sharing

By: Faerylandmom

Faerylandmom — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:20:51 +0000

If you really ever want to try again, I highly recommend looking into a diaper delivery service…they are often almost as cheap as buying them – and you don’t have to wash them. You hand over your diaper pail with a week’s worth, and they hand you a nice, fresh pile of clean diapers.

As for the rash…it was probably your detergent. So, having the delivery service would probably solve that issue as well.

Don’t feel like a failure though…cloth diapering isn’t for everyone in our crazy fast-food world! It’s comforting to know that there are some more eco-friendly disposable options out there too – albeit they are more expensive.

Remember – what diapers you use has NOTHING to do with how good of a mom you are!!!

By: Jaime

Jaime — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:46:12 +0000

I’ve tried too and what a nightmare. They sell really stylish ones with velcro on Etsy.com

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:01:37 +0000

I use Nature Baby and Seventh Generation disposables. We can’t do it all. Don’t stress about it.

By: onemotherslove

onemotherslove — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 22:12:02 +0000

I spend one month’s worth of disposable diapers on cloth diapers & committed to try it for the full month. I’ve never regreted it or gone back, but I do have exceptions. I keep disposables in the diaper bag for outings (I had trouble remembering to get the used cloth ones out of the diaper bag when we got home! YUCK!), the church nursery, and baby sitters. And I use disposables at night. I should work harder to get over the night time thing, but…

By: Tammy and Parker

Tammy and Parker — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:55:27 +0000

We cloth diaper and love it. But I’ll let you in on a secret, we use a disposable at night.

Parker is on continuous feeds and night and that means continuous pee-ing.

But we use cloth for day and when we go out to the doctor appointments or the hospital.

I think going green should fit into your life style though. Cause I can promise you that I won’t be giving up my air conditioning any time in the near future.

BTW, Mother Ease diapers ROCK! You went for the best of the best, eh?

By: Doll Clothes Gal

Doll Clothes Gal — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:38:39 +0000

Great comment on modern life actually! Yes, it may be more work but I think that if you can its the right thing to do.

By: MaryBeth I

MaryBeth I — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:10:02 +0000

I used a diaper service. It was more expensive than doing it yourself but more economical than disposable. I only did that with my first. Looking back I really wish I committed to do this with my 2nd two kids.

By: Tanna

Tanna — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:59:58 +0000

I’ve never tried using cloth diapers but I do have an idea for paper towels. We stopped using them 2 years ago. I had all of these baby wash cloths that I didn’t use anymore so I put them in the kitchen, now I use them for everything I would have used a paper towel for. I throw them in the wash after we use them. They are just the right size. I don’t even think about paper towels until someone comes over and asks for one.

By: Tara R

Tara R — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:31:52 +0000

oh AMEN!!! I totally can’t get to the bottom of my laundry pile, never mind adding disgustingly soiled cloth diapers to the pile!! I did read once that with the increased use of detergent, water and electricity that it doesn’t make as MUCH of a difference as one could hope. That made me feel a bit better!