Why I Cloth Diaper...

Why I cloth...     First of all I love how much cuter a fluffy butt is compared to a sposie. Who can resist a fat bottomed baby in bright, cute colors or hippieish wool pants? I color coordinate Chloes clothes with her dipes for the day. If it's cooler, then I break out the super cute legwarmers, leaving my babys fashionably covered butt exposed still but sporting leg coverings. I go out of my way to put my kid in dresses and tshirts, just so everyone can see her different covers. I consider myself to be quite obsessed with finding dipes that are not just functional, but fabulously trendy looking too! I can't figure out why more people wouldn't want their kids to be as cute as mine.    Second reason I CD is for the money I save. People have blogs all about how much you save...concluding it's an upwards of about $3K. It's agreed that it's cheaper to CD than do the sposie route. Yes, you have to take into consideration the extra water used, the time and energy in washing, the extras you inevitably buy (wetbags, liners, detergent etc) and it still comes out that CDing, if done conservatively and sanely (believe me once you start, you become a CD freak), you will indeed save more than if do sposies. Initially, the first fix can be reasonable and not too bad...but then you get the fever and it will put a dent in your pocketbook if you're not careful!     Third reason I use cloth is the environment. Please don't get me wrong... I AM NOT a tree hugger. I feel that we will not be the demise of the planet. Mother Nature has her plans and they won't be effecting anyone on this planet today. Science proves it and I'm not debating it. I do however think that plastic, poo filled bombs are not only nasty, but filling up our landfills. Ok again I'm not concerned with the actual landfill, but come on, we can prevent future residents/ inhabitants from dissecting and trying to figure out why we contained our feces in thin membranes that last for forever. It's also disgusting how much bacteria and mold will pollute the land from poo in bags.     Once you accept the fluffy goodness as part of your life, you tend to find yourself somewhat superior in certain parenting ways. You also get mad diaper envy. You find yourself surfing the web for WAHMMYS, new fitteds, woolies, AIO/AI2/pockets, and covers in every color and theme...you give up your wants and find yourself spending your money on dipes, wipes and accessories. I gush how much I love them to almost every mom or soon to be mom I see. Diapers have become my passion and if you open up, you too can be part of the crazy cult of Cloth Diapering Parents everywhere! It's not nearly as messy, as gross, as hard, as time consuming, as you might think. More to come soon... Next time I share my favorites... Just to help with the lingo... Fluffy butt-referring to cloth butt, sposie- disposable diaper, dipes-diaper, CD-Cloth diaper, Whammys-made by a mom for profit, fitteds-diaper that absorbs but needs cover over the top, woolies-knit covers that go over diapers and makes them virtually leakproof, AIO-All in one diaper close to a sposie, AI2- All in two diaper hybrid that can be reused before washing, Pockets-Diaper you stuff with flat fluff, covers- pee/poo proof cloth covers