Is anyone else thinking about cloth diapering???

I am def. excited to start knitting. I knit my sil the cutest girlee soaker and am going to knit up several of them in the most girlified colors since I already have lots of boy woolies.

My all time favourite soaker pattern is the Curly Purly (free): c u r l y p u r l y

We used them with my 2yo and will use them again with this new baby. It's a definite money saver, and the time involved is really not that much -- for me, 2-3 extra loads a week. No soaking, just using a wet bag. My son got an awful rash -- like a chemical burn -- using disposables and we have never gone back after that.

The modern pocket diapers and all in ones are EXTREMELY easy to use and will convince even the most stubborn anti-cloth person. My mom said that if we switched to cloth, she wouldn't watch my son because the diapers are just so nasty. But once she saw the cloth diapers we were using, and saw how similar to disposables they are, she changed her mind.

Thanks for all of the input!

I used cloth with both my boys and would love to make a suggestion. I have tried over 20 different kinds and they really do vary on many points. What are the most important factors for you- cost, ease of use, quality, durability, green and community+ , design/color choice (may seem petty to some, but on days your up to your eyeballs in poopy diaps, sometimes a silly print can make you smile), and what diapers have you used before? Let me know and 'll throw in my 2 cents. You should also check out jilliansdrawers.com they have a try before you buy program that let's you rent diapers .

I haven't used cloth in the past so it all seems a little overwhelming at the moment. I think I am leaning toward trying Bum Genius pocket diapers, G diapers and maybe some prefolds with covers like the flips or thirsties. What does everyone think about these?

I absolutely hated the g diapers. The inserts did not stay in place where they're supposed to and we had a ton of leaks and nastiness. A friend down the street used the disposable inserts for convenience and they clogged her moms plumbing system (to the point where they had to call a plumber). They come in great colors, but if I hadn't tried other brands I wouldn't still be using cloth.

We have used both the BumGenius pockets (4.0) and their all-in-ones (Freetime). I actually like the pockets better, especially with a toddler, because they're so easy to double stuff for overnights. I love all our BumGenius diapers, though, and would highly recommend them. They have worn very well.

You can always buy used ones online , I always sold mine when I was done. And I bought too , saves more money. Might sound gross ? but I would just sanitize them and it would be fine. I bought off hyena cart and diaper swappers . Love hyena cart, lots of nice wahm diapers there.

bum genius are great diapers. I like the one size pockets but still wouldn't use till around 10+ lbs so I think prefolds work best for nb stage and are cheap-

I guess I will be the one out. I used old school squares with ds1 10 years ago now hahah it was good but he got a lot of rashes and we had to stop using them due to the rashes after we changed to disposables it went away strait away and no it wasn't washing powder problem some babies are allergic to there own urine, after $$ and specialists appointments! Ds2 has sensitive bum also :p ds3 was Modern cloth nappies ( I love the idea of mcn and have always wanted to cloth diaper my babies so we tried again) his skin was fine but they were a bad fit and leaked after he was about 3m also the cloth liners got very smelly and the urine poo smell wouldn't budge. So I got a different $ brand. Still leaked. It was messy and smelly and constant washing. I gave up!! All that money down the drain, with a box of 100 nappies costing $20 I doubt it would save money and if it did it wouldn't be much plus the stress of washing rinsing plying pooh off it. $20 is worth my sanity! That's my opinion :P