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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Diapers are expensive, and in the past people
Had to use cloth diapers which are a pain[/quote]

I use/d cloth diapers from birth for all my kids (youngest is still in them at almost 12 months old). Modern cloth is not a pain at all!  :D  It can be quite expensive to set up (we own an obscene number of diapers-- easily 40 covers, 25 pockets, 25 all-in-ones, and over 100 liners and flats/pre-folds), but once you have your stash, there is very little cost. Yes, there is a little more expense with laundry, but it really isn't that excessive.

The routine is easy. When I fold laundry, I just pad fold (fold into a rectangle) a bunch of flats and prefolds. When we change the baby, we just lay a pad-folded diaper with a hemp liner in the cover and snap it closed the same way disposable diapers velcro or tape closed. It's very easy!

Washing is also easy. Scrape solids into the toilet, throw the diaper into a wet bag until laundry is done, wash diapers in their own load, and fold when dry. That's it!

My kids have all done very well with cloth. If I recall correctly, we've only experienced a handful of blowouts or leaks from each child, which is probably the same as a child in disposable diapers would experience.

Potty training is also easy in cloth (we use cloth trainers then, which are like reusable pull-ups). We just make sure the layer next to the child's skin in cotton (not hemp or bamboo) because it feels wet, so they are more aware of drips. So far, all my kids have been day-trained by 20-24 months, and night-trained by 2.5 to 3.5. [/quote]

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