Cloth Diapers...it takes $$ to save $$
So, I do believe it was time to finally break down and buy some decent cloth diapers. After all, I reasoned, my oldest will probably be bedwetting for at least another year. My daughter is still in diapers and shows no interest in potty training. My youngest has a legacy of diapering still ahead of him and we plan on having at least one more child.
So, I purchased 6 Fuzzi Bunz (3 small, 3 medium.) Thankfully, Fuzzi Bunz is having a sale and marked some of their diapers down to $14.95. Plus, I got free shipping! I also purchased 6 Antzy Pants (www.getantsy.com) with 3 nighttime inserts. I got all gender-neutral colors. The medium Fuzzi Bunz might actually fit my daughter, so she can use them until Baby Boy grows out of the smalls. The Antzy Pants should fit both my Son and Daughter. I do laundry every other day anyway, so hopefully this lot will pull us through with minimal use of disposables. (I also still have my stash of prefolds and homemades as well as one Grovia and one Grovia knock-off). I would like to get more Grovias, but we'll see how the Fuzzi Bunz work out.
I have to admit, the initial cost was hard to swallow, but consider this:
1 package pull-ups for oldest boy: approx. $15.00
1 value box diapers for daughter: approx. $15.00
4 packages diapers for son: approx: $25.00
That's $55.00 a month for diapers. I spent approx. $250.00. Counting in supplementary disposables here and there, I'll have the cloths paid for in 5-6 months!
Ok, now I feel better.
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I've heard that they sometimes sell on ebay for as little as $4 each.
People really seem to love them and they don't seem to be shabbily made. I've googled a video review of them by a mom who uses them and I was impressed.
Hope this helps!
I have read that quite a few people have trouble using ebay because they just get knockoffs instead of the real thing they thought they were getting. So be careful if you shop there for diapers.
If your diapers are still in good shape when you are done using them, you can resell them and that will help reduce your costs even more!
Hope you find what works for you!
I'm a very frugal mama and still use chinese prefolds and pull-on covers.
I do, however, buy nylon covers from a mail-order company, GVS (you can request a catalog by calling 1-800-398-2494).
I added up our cost (recent batch) and I paid less than $200 for diapers and covers in various sizes. I have enough on hand that I can go 3 days between washings, too!
Cloth diapering can be VERY inexpensive and it's easy once you figure it out.
Cheers to cloth!
The prefolds are great and the ones that have already been outgrown are in perfect condition (with sun bleaching the stains) for the next child. I do think we will get new covers for each child, which are about $13 a piece and we rotate 3-4.
There are so many different ways to cloth diaper, and one can certainly spend TONS of money on all the different styles. This is what works for us and it has been very economical. Good luck!