Our happy little girl! from Jennifer Parrish on Vimeo.
Now for diapers. A few weeks ago I sat down with Eric and asked if he's be willing to switch from disposable diapers to cloth since we were getting the hang of things (meaning Eric could now change a poopy diaper without gagging). I had already crunched numbers to have as ammunition since that's the language Eric speaks. Here's what I presented to him:
Number of months left with Shannon in diapers: 24
Amount of money spent on disposable diapers and wipes each month: $50-60 (on average)
Total amount we'd spend in the future on disposables= $1,200
Cost to switch to cloth diapers=300$
It was a simple decision. Some people will argue that you increase the amount of water you use from extra laundry and you have to buy more laundry detergent. After a week of using the cloth diapers I don't think we'll see much increase. You are instructed to use 1/4 the amount of detergent and I've found that each load uses the "small load" setting because you wash about 8-9 diapers each day. We chose the brand bumGenius and they are really cute.
I'll keep you informed but so far I'm sold that we made the right decision, not only financially, but environmentally. Plus for the first time Shannon doesn't wet her entire front by 4am because the cloth diapers are THAT good!
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