So I’ve made the switch and have started using cloth diapers. I only have a handful so far so I’m not using them 100% of the time yet, but I plan to when I have bought enough to do so.
For those of you know really know me, you know I don’t do math, or at least I don’t like to. (and most days I don’t do it well either, ha!) Well, I’ve crunched a few numbers and here’s what I came up with. Keep in mind these are all averages and sometimes I averaged up (like on the #of diapers we use a day, to account for the unexpected poopy blow out and those sorts of fun adventures…)
Our little guy currently uses between 7 and 9 diapers a day(ish). We have been using Pampers and have been paying around 0.26 per diaper. I’m now using an average of 2-3 disposable diapers a day, one of which is for the night, until I have enough cloth diapers. I have bought 7 cloth diapers and along with accessories have spent about $110 so far. (including free & clear detergent, diaper liners, diaper wipes spray.) I’m going to guess and say that I plan on spending about $300 on all things diaper related, once I get a few more diapers, a wet bag, and a few other misc. items that I don’t necessarily need but would be nice to have.
Ok, now back to me not being great at math… Here goes, if we were spending ~0.26 per diaper (which comes out to $2.34/day at 9 diapers/day). – in a year we’d spend almost $900.00 (and closer to $1300.00 in 1.5 yrs!) not to mention all the garbage we’ll be making with all those disposables. So, by spending an initial $300ish on cloth diapers, we’ll save about, oh I dunno, around $900. I don’t know about you but not spending $900 on diapers sounds pretty fabulous to me! =)
Cloth diapering really hasn’t been that hard, and considering I’ve only been doing it a few weeks I think that says something. (Meaning even a person with no experience can do it!) If you’re interested in cloth diapering, feel free to pass along the questions, I’m no expert but I’ve found a handful of really good cloth diapering websites & blogs that I would be glad to provide you with! Also, check me out on twitter as I’ve been tweeting lots of giveaways for cloth diapers! (I think I’ve entered 80 billion giveaways, but have yet to win one!) Maybe you’ll have better luck than me!
A few diaper resources:
Kellys Closet (make sure to sign up for their newsletter so you receive all the good coupons!)
And you can find all cloth diaper brands on FB so you can recieve info/ask questions that way too!