Coth diapering

I decided a couple of months ago to switch to cloth diapers for a number of reasons. One being money. I will point out that I did want to cloth diaper with my fourth child when money wasn't an issue, but my husband was against it. The economy is taking it's toll, so I decided to take the plunge. My husband is still not completely on-board, but at least he isn't forbidding it.

Anyway, it has cost me a total of $5 to cloth diaper my 19 month old. I used old receiving blankets, old flannel shirts, an old blanket, some cloth diapers we've used as burp cloths for the last three kids, and a wool-like sweater. The sweater became two diaper covers for overnights. The blanket became rectangular strips to keep the moisture from going through the cloth diapers. I cut out and sewed 6 diapers that would be considered AIO (all-in-ones). I did these by hand since I do not own a sewing machine. After about two weeks of having to wash them every night, I decided that 6 was definitely not enough. However, I did not want to sit and sew anymore AIOs, because it literally took me an hour to do one by hand. So I used the remainder of the receiving blankets and the flannel shirts and just cut large rectangles. I now just take one large rectangle, line it with a rectangular strip and a folded cloth diaper, and then pin it on him. The five dollars I spent were on a 4-pack of those plastic pants I bought just the other day to put over his little underwear. YES, I said underwear!!! He is now going to the bathroom. We only use the cloth diapers when we leave the house and at bedtime now.

Now that's what I call a success story.