My Cloth Diaper Rankings & Monthly Diaper Budget

Happy Heiny is moving up in the ranks... I was able to use it again right away after pulling it out of the dryer, the others were damp. I decided to tried it overnight. No problems! No leaks! Regular diapers had started leaking recently and I was going to have to start buying overnight diapers (which I might add are more expensive).



My initial reaction to these guys was to return them... soooo happy I gave them a second chance.



How happy is that heiny?

New Rankings:

#1 HH for not leaking overnight and being easy to wash & dry
#2 BG staying in the middle
#3 BB dropped because now that I like the others a little better, this one was the most expensive

Monthly Budget Transition:

As I said in the first post about cloth diapers, it is a big upfront cost.

February ~$120
-this includes 4 cloth diapers, 174 disposable diapers, 500ish disposable wipes & 5 washcloths

March ~$75
-4 cloth diapers & a clothesline
-at this point I will not need to buy anymore disposable diapers since I bought in bulk and have about 40 left from last month

April ~72
-4 cloth diapers
-now I can use cloth exclusively (except maybe when traveling)

May ~$0
-Done!

June ~$0

etc...

At the latest it will take until October to makeup for the initial cost

I have used the 3 I have two days in a row - which helps make up for the cost faster. I am allowing every other day because I know I can't wash them daily all the time.

I also learned that all hell won't break loose if I wash them with other clothing... I read a mom blogger's post on how she does laundry for her 6 kids & she washes EVERYTHING together. (Cultivating Home, link on sidebar). For now I am washing separately but I might combine all baby stuff (I mean half of the baby's outfits get spitup and poo on them anyways)