I grew up knowing nothing about cloth diapers. I was not cloth diapered as a child and no one I knew cloth diapered. I didn’t know what a cloth diaper looked like. So how does someone like me get into cloth diapers?
When I got pregnant with my oldest son my husband suggested cloth diapers. Why on earth would I cloth diaper when Huggies was available at Wal-Mart? Because I loved my husband I started asking questions. I found out all kinds of scary things like folding, dunking, toilet clogging. Oh no, I was not going to do this.
When I got pregnant with my second son cloth diapers were brought up again. My sister-in-law’s sister was cloth diapering her baby. She sent me pictures. She used receiving blankets. Nope wasn’t going to do that either. What would you do when everything got wet because the baby peed?
While pregnant with my third son I was also potty training my second son. We didn’t use pull ups but Gerber training pants. I was dunking and washing every day. I thought ok cloth diapers can’t be worse than this. So I did what I should have done from day one. I Googled cloth diapers.
My world opened up. I was introduced to an amazing world of cloth diapering. Diapers that didn’t leak through, adorable prints and colors, and all kinds of helpful accessories. I spent the next 3 months researching and learning. I learned about washing, care, types, and so much that my head spun. I got my first diapers in the mail 3 weeks before Dakota was due. It was love at first touch. They were amazing!
Through my research I found some things out. That the constant rash the my two older son’s endured was probably a reaction to the chemicals in the disposable diapers. Cloth diapers rarely had blowouts. Then lastly how easy they truly were.
I’m glad that I’ve been on both sides of the fence. I know pros and cons of both ways first hand. Do I wish I had cloth diapered all my boys? Yes. I would tell the younger me, try it you’ll like it.
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