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Cloth vs Disposable

Sep 02, 2011 04:10

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khendrix85 September 2 2011, 12:05:44 UTC

cloth is definitely cheaper. the cheapest route to go with prefolds + covers (about 2 dozen prefolds in each size, 4 covers in each size, and 4 soaker pads in each size). i'm a FTM due really any day now but i have family that CD's and gave me advice. I got everything i need for birth through potty training for $146. From what i understand, a month of disposables is about $70 ( ... )

WHAAA??? :O sarahk_2009 September 2 2011, 12:19:55 UTC

OMG! You just made me the most excited person EVER! I've heard of portable dishwashers (my parents had one), but never in all my years did I even know that portable washers even EXISTED! This is seriously amazing! Dude.. Like this would save us so much money and then I wouldn't have to wait for payday to do laundry... and I could use Cloth!!! YAYYYY!

oh did I mention seriously love you!? ;D

*goes to dance around the room*

Re: WHAAA??? :O khendrix85 September 2 2011, 12:23:31 UTC

lol! you're very welcome!

also, a sidenote about portable washers... because they're so tall and skinny, it's something you dont want to turn on then leave alone while you go to the grocery store. be sure to be home during its entire cycle. mine liked to wobble a bit and if it wobbled too much, it would leak soapy water. if i was home to catch this, it was an easy fix of just reaching inside and evening out the clothes a bit. then again, for all i know this might not be a problem any more. i got my washer as a hand-me-down from my sister and she got it in 2002. i'm sure they've changed over the last 9 years.

Re: WHAAA??? :O sarahk_2009 September 2 2011, 12:32:37 UTC

Makes sense, they're just a smaller version of an upright so it'd make sense that they'd act the same! lol

I'm prbly going to be a FTM as well, so this wouldn't be a problem :)

heroic_guava September 2 2011, 14:54:40 UTC

That thing is awesome. What a great idea!

designingdreams September 3 2011, 12:51:45 UTC

$70 seems like a ridiculously high estimate for disposables to me. We used disposables only for the first 7 months of my daughter's life. We buy pampers, and I order them on Amazon with Amazon mom subscribe and save (free shipping, and subscribe and save is like 30% off of a 'regular' delivery, then you just cancel the regular delivery after the diapers arrive).

I buy large boxes (usually 252 diapers) for $30-40, and they last me a little less than two months...

sarahk_2009 September 3 2011, 13:02:59 UTC

Wow I really need to look into that Amazon mom thing. Even if we do cloth at home we'll probably do disposables on the go. So thankyou for this! :)

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