Comments on: Cloth Diapers Really Are The Frugal Way

By: Frugal Babe » Archive » Diapers And My Sunday Round Up

Frugal Babe » Archive » Diapers And My Sunday Round Up — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:31:29 +0000

[...] diaper and changed her daughter. And it struck me that I have one more reason to be glad I use cloth diapers. I wash diapers every two days. I have enough diapers to last a little longer than that, but [...]

By: Stefanie

Stefanie — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:07:42 +0000

I really hope your blog is still around when I have kids. It’s totally inspiring and full of useful information, and I would probably be referencing it daily

By: NtJS

NtJS — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:36:15 +0000

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Our little one is 6-1/2 months old. We ran the numbers last night with our Cloth Diapering spreadsheet and we would have spent over $700 on disposables by now. That’s over 2000 diapers!

By: Survival Supplies

Survival Supplies — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:36:32 +0000

Yeah cloth diapers are a great way to go, stinky and laborious but still invaluable. Not to mention how much waste they reduce in the world.

By: Kelly from Almost Frugal

Kelly from Almost Frugal — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:49:21 +0000

Some of those cakes are REALLY SCARY! Did you see the baby cake? And the bride one? Aye, yaie, yaie.

By: FrugalBabe

FrugalBabe — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:21:45 +0000

Alissa, We used a basic (shaped, but not fitted) diaper that I bought on craigs list as a guide. We made a paper pattern by tracing it and using the tutorial patterns as a guide. I just tried going back into the site I used (I’m sure there was a pattern there…), but it’s down right now. I’ll check on it later and see if I can find some more details. I’m sure your diapers will turn out beautifully! (and congrats on needing new ones!!)

By: Alissa

Alissa — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:00:24 +0000

Frugal Babe,

I love that diaper tutorial – is there an actual pattern to go with it? Or did you draw your own? (Looks like I’ll be sewing some newborn diapers soon…

By: FrugalBabe

FrugalBabe — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:13:44 +0000

neimanmarxist, I used the patterns here:
http://www.geocities.com/mytafadhali/DiaperSewingTutorials.htm
Cleaning is pretty simple. I do two wash cycles – the first with cold water and about a half cup of baking soda. Then when that’s finished, I run another wash with hot water (cold rinse), about 2 Tbsp all-natural detergent, and a half cup of vinegar in a downey ball. When it’s finished, I hang them to dry on a clothes rack, and set them in the sun for a couple hours to bleach out the stains. We use a dry diaper pail, and wash diapers every other day. It’s much easier than I thought it would be.

By: Frugal Trenches

Frugal Trenches — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:52:54 +0000

Great post! I read the other day that to diaper a child (including buying wipes) for 2.5 yrs (and a lot of kids in disposables are in for longer!) costs £1500 = $3000

By: neimanmarxist

neimanmarxist — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:47:25 +0000

perhaps you could publish a little “diaper” guide? i would like to do this when i have a baby; it is far greener and cheaper than the alternatives and i commend your decision. could you explain- where you got the pattern, and what exactly the cleaning process is?