I used a diaper service for my first child, and the first part of my second, then I just bought some and started washing at home. There are alot of fancy wraps and such, but I was broke at that time and used prefold, diaper service quality cloth diapers, diaper pins, and at that time you could by nylon, coated nylon pull on ( "rubber pants") the realy cheap plastic "rubber pants" do not last well enough. Like these https://www.changingtimesdiaperco.com/products/taffeta-pant-dappi
A nice thing to do is to use the diaper service, if you can afford it for the first 3 months or so, then start doing it your self. Often it is a nice baby shoower gifst to be bought for the parents. Not only are you busily adjusting and not sleeping much then, but there are 2 basic sizes of prefold cloth diapers, newborn and then the regular size. SO this way you only have to buy the regular sized ones.
My eldest, for her baby, me and my brother bought her a "system", som eof the fancier all in ones with snap covers. Very cute. Someone else got her from the same place the little washclothes to use for baby wipes, and washable bags to transport the dirty diapers home in in the diaper bag. If you want, I will ask her the name, as I forget, but we researched it well, and the system did work well.
The issue she ran into had to do with modern washing machines ! They do not wash or dry as well as the older models. I went thru 2 children drying cloth diapers on a laundry line, but she has a different climate. The new washing machines are not as good as they do not fill as well with water, it still worked, but not near as well as an older top loader, so I would recommend getting an older Maytag, or kenmore top loader off of craigs list for $50 to wash the diapers, as it is easier.
It is better for the environment and way, way cheaper to wash yourselves, and as JMG says, still cheaper or at least no more to use a service.
The added benefit is that you wont be putting nasty chemicals next to such a vulnerable area of babies body ! Those disposable diapers have gel beads in them, and I used to do daycare so I have seen that those beads do migrate out sometimes and then you have even more chemical exposure right on their skin. Also, since disposables can hold more, people leave wet diapers on the baby way too long. And, lastly, it is easier to potty train later as with cloth, the then toddler can feel the wet, so they figure out sooner the body feelings that lead to feeling the wet bottom. The disposable they dont feel the wet as the gel beads absorb it, so they dont get the connection between feelings and wetness, and the disposable "training pants" just hte same, no feedback as to getting a wet bottom
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Date: 2024-06-01 12:51 am (UTC)A nice thing to do is to use the diaper service, if you can afford it for the first 3 months or so, then start doing it your self. Often it is a nice baby shoower gifst to be bought for the parents. Not only are you busily adjusting and not sleeping much then, but there are 2 basic sizes of prefold cloth diapers, newborn and then the regular size. SO this way you only have to buy the regular sized ones.
My eldest, for her baby, me and my brother bought her a "system", som eof the fancier all in ones with snap covers. Very cute. Someone else got her from the same place the little washclothes to use for baby wipes, and washable bags to transport the dirty diapers home in in the diaper bag. If you want, I will ask her the name, as I forget, but we researched it well, and the system did work well.
The issue she ran into had to do with modern washing machines ! They do not wash or dry as well as the older models. I went thru 2 children drying cloth diapers on a laundry line, but she has a different climate. The new washing machines are not as good as they do not fill as well with water, it still worked, but not near as well as an older top loader, so I would recommend getting an older Maytag, or kenmore top loader off of craigs list for $50 to wash the diapers, as it is easier.
It is better for the environment and way, way cheaper to wash yourselves, and as JMG says, still cheaper or at least no more to use a service.
The added benefit is that you wont be putting nasty chemicals next to such a vulnerable area of babies body ! Those disposable diapers have gel beads in them, and I used to do daycare so I have seen that those beads do migrate out sometimes and then you have even more chemical exposure right on their skin. Also, since disposables can hold more, people leave wet diapers on the baby way too long. And, lastly, it is easier to potty train later as with cloth, the then toddler can feel the wet, so they figure out sooner the body feelings that lead to feeling the wet bottom. The disposable they dont feel the wet as the gel beads absorb it, so they dont get the connection between feelings and wetness, and the disposable "training pants" just hte same, no feedback as to getting a wet bottom
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