Leaking boobs, dogs in the bedroom and diapers.

[elephantclouds]

I thought I'd throw everything in one post. I hope that's ok.

At the 14 week mark yesterday, I had the great luck of leaking. I was talking to my brother at the time and, the minute he looked down, I felt something wasn't right. Last I checked, my nipples weren't near any water, so I had the fortune of sprouting a leak in front of my brother.

Comments

Diapers - your mileage may vary.

[hjart]

In general, you probably want 3 dozen of something. Newborns go through a lot of diapers. 3 dozen will let you wash every 2-3 days early on. One-size diapers do not fit newborns very well (and frankly never fit my son well) so most people do a newborn stash and a baby stash. A common thing is to do prefolds or Kissaluvs, size 0, with covers for the first month or two and then move into a one size diaper that should last for the rest of your diapering days. A lot of people will buy 1-2 of a number of brands and styles to try out before buying a whole stash in the next size up.

We have stuck with prefolds the entire time and love them. They are cheeper than the other options and can take a lot more abuse. Easy to wash and easy to use are not always the same thing.

diaperpin.com has a lot of awesome advice and diaper reviews.

You will need whatever soap you will be washing diapers in. There are many fancy/expensive soaps out there, but All free and clear and 7th Gen free and clear has always worked for us. Though prefolds are not as picky as other diapers.

You will need whatever you choose to store them in between washes. Cheep off brand ziplocks have worked well for us. We ziplock away as many fit in the bag and then throw the package into the laundry sink. It keeps ambient smells down pretty well, but the oldest ones are rather ripe when opened. We re-use them until they are poopy and then throw them out. I think we are on our second box of 50 in 14 months, so I don't feel too bad having added a disposable item into our routine. A lot of people use a single large reuseable wet bag purchased to hold diapers. A diaper genie is not needed.

Most creams/lotions etc are not compatible with cloth diapers, but most kids will have very few rashes and some air time clears it up. I would cross that bridge when/if you come to it.

Cloth wipes are awesome. I highly recommend ones that have a terry side on them for cleaning up poop. Or buy a pack of 12 cheep cotton washcloths for the purpose as a cheeper option. Water is more than enough to clean a baby but. They sell fancy sprays and there are lots of recipes out there for but wash, but warm tap water has always been enough for us.

If cloth is important to you for your baby's but, have you considered cloth for yourself post-partum?