Cloth Diapers

As old fashion as it sounds, I decided before Ariana was born that I wanted to venture in to the world of cloth diapering. I had been exposed to the cloth diapers (otherwise known as CD in my new world) from my Doula instructor back in June 2009 when I first found out I was expecting. After doing some research, I found that modern cloth diapers are not only MUCH easier to use than than "old fashion" pin and rubber pants from my days as a baby, but they were also MUCH cuter! There was a whole world of fancy prints, cute characters and bright colors I could choose from. I liked to shop for clothes, it wasn't hard to believe that I would be in to CDing.

Surprisingly, Hooman was very supportive of my strange request to CD our daughter even though we not only used disposables with Grayson, but he was STILL wearing pull-ups at night! He was on board with trying it out and didn't seem to mind that I was the only one of my friends who was going to attempt this.

As far as finding actual stores to buy from, it was slim pickings, even her in the liberal San Francisco Bay Area. I did finally come across the Nurture Center in Lafayette which happened to be where I met my doula, Deanna, for Grayson's birth. I returned home with my very first (of many) CD purchases. Six Bum Genius (BG) All-in-One (AIO) One-Size (OS), and six BG Pocket OS. Pocket means I stuff an insert into the inside of the diaper. AIO means there is no stuffing, the insert is already a part of the diaper. Both type of diapers are waterproof and require NO additional cover to keep baby dry.

Now, I will tell you... if there had been many other choices of CD's at the nurture center, I may have lost my mind, because the options for CD are somewhat endless, and we all know how I am with making up my mind! Needless to say, BG's were the only brand they sold, which have proven to be the 5 star diapers in the CD world so far.

I had to wait till she fit in to any of the diapers, but after 6 weeks of disposables, she finally fits them! So, here we are, 4 days in to starting to CD, and so far... I LOVE IT!!!!

I was worried I wouldn't like it, and the initial investment would be a big waste. Now I'm just worried all the cute styles are going to break the bank! Poor Hooman!