I've been curious about cloth diapering for a while as i have a friend that is currently living in the states, and she is MAD about cloth diapers. i'd like to say she is being environmentally responsible, but really, i think she just likes dressing her little girl up in all the different colours and patterns that are available these days.
however, everyone that i have talked to (i.e., m-i-l, husband, sister, etc) all pretty much told me that i'd have to use disposables because it is silly to even contemplate using anything else with twins. its a bit hard to defend your opinion when you don't actually know much about the subject...so i was very excited when i heard about "the nappy lady", and her free workshops that are held in our area pretty regularly.
and so last night, i sat in a room with close to 20 women and a few men and listened to a lady talk about the different types of cloth nappies that are on the market, inserts, boosters, fabrics, how to wash them, etc for 2 hours. Who knew there is enough to talk about that you can do so for 2 HOURS straight??!
i'm now even more convinced that i can do this. I talked to a lady there that has a 14 week old boy and she said use disposables for the first 6 weeks, and then slowly start introducing the cloth nappies into your routine. and she says it is totally doable, cheaper, better for the environment and oh so cute on the babies bottoms.
now i just need to talk my husband into doing it too as he'll be changing at leat 50% of the nappies and will also be helping me with the washing and drying of them. unfortunately, he couldn't come last night due to a last minute work function. so i dragged my poor m-i-l along for some company. she was a great sport about it and even bought me the super discounted trial packs. fun times ahead!
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