$70
That is all we need to diaper our baby from newborn to about 5 months old.
$400+
That is what we would need to disposable-diaper our baby for the same amount of time with the bulk-packs (best deal) of Target's store-brand up&up diapers.
Yeah. I'm stupid for cloth diapering. Riiight.
The first half of costs are for prefolds, which are actual diapers. You fold these up and onto the baby, securing with pins and then cover baby with a diaper cover. Locally I can purchase prefolds for $1.49 each and I need 20, so that's about $30. And I'm supporting local mothers.
The second half of expenses are for covers. Covers can make or break the budget for cloth diapering because there's a lot of variety. Parents can become addicted to the different prints on covers and end up spending more on covers than disposables would ever cost. It just varies family-to-family. For our family, I plan to use about 6 covers on rotation. 3 white, 1 checked, 1 elephant print and one I have already ordered with foxes on them. All but the foxy cover I will make with PUL fabric (coated with plastic on one side).
Along with the pieces of PUL for covers, I bought elastic to trim the diaper and cinch in the leg holes as well as TouchTape hook-and-loop tape for the closure on the cover. A lot of parents who cloth diaper don't prefer TouchTape or Velcro because it picks up lint and wears out quicker than snaps. I only plan to use the newborn-size diapers for 5 months so I don't care to buy a snap-setter just yet. I will when the baby can wear one-sized covers.
All of this including shipping cost me $34.00
So total is actually $64, but I rounded up to give disposables a fair shot ;o)
That is all we need to diaper our baby from newborn to about 5 months old.
$400+
That is what we would need to disposable-diaper our baby for the same amount of time with the bulk-packs (best deal) of Target's store-brand up&up diapers.
Yeah. I'm stupid for cloth diapering. Riiight.
The first half of costs are for prefolds, which are actual diapers. You fold these up and onto the baby, securing with pins and then cover baby with a diaper cover. Locally I can purchase prefolds for $1.49 each and I need 20, so that's about $30. And I'm supporting local mothers.
The second half of expenses are for covers. Covers can make or break the budget for cloth diapering because there's a lot of variety. Parents can become addicted to the different prints on covers and end up spending more on covers than disposables would ever cost. It just varies family-to-family. For our family, I plan to use about 6 covers on rotation. 3 white, 1 checked, 1 elephant print and one I have already ordered with foxes on them. All but the foxy cover I will make with PUL fabric (coated with plastic on one side).
OK, since I just have a feeling, I bought a girly printed piece of PUL. If I can't use it, I'll sellit ;o)
All of this including shipping cost me $34.00
So total is actually $64, but I rounded up to give disposables a fair shot ;o)
If you're curious to see what the cost is for cloth vs. disposable, I used this calculator from Diaper Pin. Kind of interesting!
Great post! I never gave a lot of thought to the price difference, but you are definitely right. Those prints are all awesome, too.
ReplyDeleteMy friend uses cloth diapers too and she is really happy with them + she saves tons of money. Btw: I am swooning over the second pattern. So cute! Happy start to the week, lovely.
ReplyDeleteWe've been doing cloth diapering and it's awesome...really money saving!
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