We have just begun a new world of cloth diapering! My sister Jolyn, and her husband, bought an Organic Baby Business,
Nurtured, in Canada back in the Spring. Jolyn and I met up in April and I got a day worth of diapers from her (we started with 4). I/ we slowly got "trained" on this journey.
(A day for us is about 4 with our 18 month old :). I really LIKED them. But about 3 years ago I was not so open to them....
When I was pregnant with Parker (2007), Mike wanted us to use them. His boss and his family used them, and he heard about the great save over time it was. BUT, I wasn't ready for something else new on top of being a first time mom. I was NOT familiar with them at all. :(
Two years later, the cloth diaper discussion came up again through
Joy. She told me she was going to use them after the birth of her second baby. I was rooting for her, and told her to tell me how it goes. But still wasn't to sold on it.
And then the third time it came up when my sister bought their store. So, it was really rooted in my mind, and I started seeing how easy it was to use them with my exposure to Joy's little boy. So, Mike and I invested in a week of diapers from my sister.
Here we are three years later and we LOVE them.(Mike loves that I make it easy for him. I wash them and fill the liners for him). The velcro tabs today are so awesome compared to the old fashioned "pin diapers" :)
Here is one amazing way to save over $50.00 a month on your grocery/toiletries bill;
- The cost of an average diaper (before coupons) is 25.5¢.
- Thus the average child will cost about $1,600 to diaper for two years in disposable diapers, or about $66 a month.
- If you would like to read about some other interesting facts on why choosing cloth diapers check out this website -http://www.realdiauerassociation.org/diaperfacts.php
- To invest in cloth diapers it is about $200-$300 up front, but when you look at the long term investment, it is HUGE! :)
Thanks Joy and Jolyn, for exposing us to Cloth Diapers :)
No turning back now :)
SO it is time to give you a chance to try a cloth diaper out!
How about a give-a-way?! :)
I have a black/white (Eiffel Tower) ChelseyPerry (Bum Genius) Cloth Diaper to give away...and I know you will love it :)
http://www.bumgenius.com/bg4-artist.php
Here is how to enter, and you can get up to 3 entries;
- Leave a comment why you would love the diaper.
- Post the give-a-way on your website or blog and you can get a second entry by leaving the website where you posted it.
- You can get a third entry by becoming a follower of my blog if you are not a follower already (and leave another comment that you are a new follower:)
I will have a random drawing on Friday, and winner will be announced on Saturday AM.
Ready-Set- GO!!!!
Good Luck :)