You are doing WHAT?

So, I think a lot of moms have hang ups about one thing or another.  Mine just so happens to be something rather uncommon.  When I was pregnant, I considered using cloth diapers.  Everyone told me how nuts I was and how I couldnt do it and work full time so I didnt do it.  Scott's aunt Heather used cloth diapers on all four of her little ones and that got me interested.  I have a friend (Nicci) that is pregnant right now and she is going to use cloth diapers when her little one gets here any day now.  For some reason, I could not give up on the idea.  When Harper was about 2 months old I decided to give it a try when I found some CDs (cloth diapers) on sale online.  I ordered two.  When I got them, I was a little skeptical but they worked great.  When we were using disposables, Harper had at least one blow out a day.  Poop up the back everytime.  I dont think we have had a single blow out since switching to cloth.  We have had a few leaks in one particular brand of cloth that I tried but thats it. 

It took about a month to get totally switched over to cloth and I couldnt be happier.  It really isnt hard at all.  And, the cloth diaper world is booming!  There are a million brands including bumgenius, fuzzibunz, Grovia, CuteyBaby, rumparooz, etc. The diapers range from the old fashioned pre-folds like my mom used on me to snap in inserts (resembling a giant maxi pad) to inserts you stuff in a diaper.  There are so many cute colors and prints to choose from.  I defintitely think that one could get very carried away.

For me, I dont mind doing laundry, so washing isnt a big deal.  The major benefits are: SAVINGS!  You can save between 2,000 and 4,000 bucks by using cloth diapers. So far I have spent about 200 and I am using cloth full time.  I would like to continue to expand my stash so I dont have to wash as often but thats still a lot of savings.  Another reason is that you can use them on more than one child.  Most of the diapers I use are one size fits all (they adjust with snaps or velcro) so the diapers Harper is wearing now are the diapers she will wear until she is potty trained.  And her future brother or sister will wear them too.  Benefit number 2:  Each child uses approximately 8,000 diapers and each one sits in a landfill for anywhere between 250 and 500 years.  Thats a lot of poop!  Benefit number 3: No chemicals on baby's bottom.  I have no idea if there is any significance to this but I still feel more comfortable knowing what exactly is on Harper's bottom 24 hours a day. 

I keep worrying that my friends that read this are going to think I am passing judgment on one issue or another but I really am not.  I am just trying to keep track of what works for me.  So, I will do what I want. (insert Napolean Dynamite's voice).