Comments on: Cloth Diapers Really Are The Frugal Way

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 04:30:43 +0000

Wow! That is really amazing. I read in another of your posts that you spent a total of $100 in 20 months on cloth diapering. I am scared to tally what we have spent. We went the organic route at the beginning, which is definitely pricier. And when our daughter got those cute, chunky little legs, we had to find diapers that worked for her.

I will say that properly caring for all of our diapers and accessories will allow us to reuse or resell what we have.

Our journey has also included EC–elimination communication–so it has been a quest to find what works best for that. I am enjoying reading your blog!

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