Lets Begin

I've started to venture into a new area, and it could get messy... so I thought I would document my "progress" along the way.  What is this area you ask?

Diapers.  Cloth diapers.

You know those crazy hippy people who put their kids in cloth and haul around stinky poop diapers in their diaper bags all day and scrape their kid's poo into the toilet and do lots of laundry and save the planet?  I'm not quite that committed yet.  But I'll admit I'm sloooowly inching that direction.

Where it started:

I've always known that diapers don't break down much (at all) in land fills and I've always felt kinda guilty about that, being a disposable diaper using mom myself.  Being a nurse at a pediatrician's office, I see a LOT of diapers.  A few moths ago, a mom came in with her son who had on some super cute disposable diapers.  I asked her about them and discovered they're from The Honest Company.  Come to find out, they're eco friendly diapers (and other products), and did I mention they're super cute?  I gave them a try!

After a few months of having a baby with the cutest little bum and patting myself of the back for going green, my cheapness took over and I decided the price of the diapers were just too steep for me.  Gradually I went back to my ugly bargain chemical diapers with my tail between my legs.

Fast forward to yesterday: I was browsing Facebook and ran into THIS blog post a friend shared.  Perfect!  She reminded me of myself, admitting that she uses cloth because they look cool and come in pretty colors.  Nice!  This got my wheels-a-turning..

I browsed a few websites and was already overwhelmed.  Did I need All in Ones?  All in Twos?  Pockets?  Flats?  What are inserts?  Cotton, hemp, bamboo, microfiber?  What's hook and loop? (I'll tell you: it's just velcro) Do I need H&L or snaps?  What's fluffy mail?  What is TPL?  They cost how much PER diaper?!

I by far liked this website the most.  Very helpful!  After hours (literally) of cloth diaper research, I decided on the types I wanted to try out.  I talked with my husband (He's all in!  We'll see if that changes after his first time dealing with a stinky baby...) and I submitted my order.  I got two Thirsty's AIO's and two hybrid AI2/Pockets, a couple with H&L and a couple with snaps, a variety of inserts, and a wet bag all from a WAHM who runs the IBB website.  (I'm beginning to feel like my husband when he talks about the military...)

SO

Here I am anxiously awaiting my "fluffy mail" because I know I got the cutest ones on the market, and I'll be able to save lots of money and help the planet... as long as I can control my gag reflex.  I guess we'll find out next week!

and I feel a little like the butt of this joke:  (dangit)

..but it's so true