I haven’t given a good “cloth diapering update” in a while and I wanted to let you all know that I’m still here and going strong! While my daughter’s rash isn’t 100% gone, it’s not near as bad as it was. I’m thinking it just had to run it’s course, though I did whatever I could to keep the redness down.
Evie is still 100% cloth diapered. At this point, I don’t think I would dream about putting a disposable on her. We don’t even have any in the house that would fit her any longer! Her “stash” is still pretty small and I would love the opportunity to grow it someday but there just hasn’t been a good opportunity to do so. Plus, whenever I get the chance I just want to buy fancy, expensive stuff instead of something practical. Bad mama! Here is our stash:
- 6 bumGenius diapers (three of these are generally worn by Liam part time, however, and Evie only wears them very occasionally.)
- 10 5 unbleached Indian prefolds (whoops, miscounted) (I have found I prefer the softer Indian prefolds)
- 2 prorap covers
- 1 WAHM-made PUL cover that I love so much it hurts. (it’s lavender and is lined with cozy fleece and is a side-snapping style that I am finding I HEART so much)
- 4 fitteds including 1 Bagshot Row Bamboo (BSRB) apre-fitted style fitted, 1 goodmama (GM), 1 Sammy One Size (SOS) and 1 Muttaquin 3 step rise (Mutt 3sr). The BSRB has a very low rise and I generally use it when I want Evie to “air out” or when we’re sticking around home. It’s very trim but not very practical. I still don’t really care for the Mutt. Too many snaps! I am finding I kinda enjoy the SOS, even if the print isn’t especially fabulous and my favorite fitted is the GM. Go figure!
- 5 prefitteds (3 tinkle traps and 2 of another brand that I’ve forgotten the name of already). A prefitted stands for a “prefold fitted”. It’s essentially a prefold that has been cut and sewn to resemble a fitted diaper but usually lacks the closure (I use a Snappi to close them). I LOVE these and use them all the time here at home. They have elastic in them to contain messes and fit the baby better and they are the right price!
- 5 Rumparooz (RaR) pocket diapers. I have two prints, one solid and two minky. My favorite BY FAR is the one with snaps that I just recently got off FSOT. I now wish all my RaR diapers had snaps because I had the Aplix on the RaR diapers. I WISH I had a snap press or knew someone with one so they could convert the RaR for me.
And there you have it. 33 28 diapers. Wow, that’s a lot more than I would have thought I had. I guess because at least three of those diapers aren’t generally worn by my daughter that I think I have less? I still do diaper laundry every 2-2 1/2 days. And I still want more diapers! I want more fitteds and prefitteds as well as more snap RaR diapers. Maybe some more bumGenius too, if I got lucky enough to find them at our local Target (had you heard that some Targets now have bumGenius diapers??). Or come in on another seconds sale, because that was a great deal. I do wish I had more diapers so that I could use them on Liam more, help him gear up to potty training. I don’t think I want to try to do prefolds on him. I’m not THAT brave.
So what’s up with you all? What do you think is missing from your diaper stash? m
Tags: Diaper Covers, Fitted, my stash, Pocket Diapers, prefitted, prefolds
That’s a pretty good stash!
I haven’t counted…but over the last two months I have been going kinda crazy on diaperswappers buying up a lot of AIO’s and pockets. I probably have at least 20 now…so far my favorites are snaps, too! My son already took off an aplix diaper once. Hopefully it wont be a trend or I’ll have to get rid of most of my stash and switch to snaps!
I could definitely use some more. I’m short on inserts for the pockets, for sure. I have way more pockets than inserts, so I’m doing laundry more often than I *need* to. I’m also still in the process of getting the hang of the right way to wash the diapers with my washing machine, so I’ve had to run some through more than I should have (they ended up smelling like ammonnia…too much detergent, I guess?)
Yay cloth diapering!
Ugh. I HATE my Mutt. It was the worst money I have ever spent. Except maybe on my Thirsties AIO. But, the mutt is worse. First, all the pictures of mutt’s I’ve seen have external soakers, you know, that you lay in. But not mine. It’s sewn in. It’s super thick (which is fine - it’s not bulky, just very dense). It’s very absorbent, which is not all together bad, except that it takes THREE EFFING HOURS TO DRY. IN THE DRYER. I wish I could send it back and get something better. Fark.
I want more BG’s. I’ve been thinking about my stash, and that’s what I want. All BG’s & Piddle Poddles/GM’s (I still want to try one). I’ll use the BG’s most of the time, and the fitteds for when Kitten needs a little airing out (we can’t exactly do nakee baby time now that she’s wandering around).