Friday, January 15, 2010

Cloth Diapering

I have now been using cloth diapers exclusively for 2 days... and it's awesome. But as I do this, one thing is becoming very clear... I have a much higher tolerance for bodily functions than I ever thought possible.

And H. seems to enjoy it too. He doesn't cry during diaper changes like he did with the disposable diapers, and the little tiny bit of diaper rash he had has all but disappeared (I can't attribute that solely to the new diapers though, we were using some diaper rash balm... but it did go away, not get worse). We have had a few poopy diapers, which was a learning experience of sorts. I quickly remembered to start putting the diaper liners in.

And I laundered my first load of dirty cloth diapers today. They are now folded and ready to go back into the drawer reserved especially for cloth diapers. And I surprised myself by not having any sort of problem taking them out of the pail bag, and putting them in the washing machine.

So, all in all, cloth diapering is WAY easier than I ever expected (I'm a pessimist by nature), and is something I really see myself continuing for a long time.