is it best to buy each diaper individually or is it better and more cost effective to get a starter kit type thing. thanks

The starter kits are usually pretty good deals, if they have what you want in them.

what should i be looking for in a starter kit?

i have never cloth diapered but these threads might help you :) :

http://forum.militarysos.com/showthread.php?t=14743&highlight=cloth+diapering

http://forum.militarysos.com/showthread.php?t=62146&highlight=cloth+diapers

Well, what kind of CD's are you planning to use?

I use prefolds & covers on newborns and pockets or fitteds & covers for older babies and toddlers. So I got a starter kit for Kaia that included prefolds & covers. It just depends on what you want.

hey aubrey, didn't you make that post awhile ago with a ton of info on cloth diapers? :D if you can find it that would rock!

well we've researched and definitely decided to cloth diaper. i'm just trying to figure out which way we should go, get a whole like package or get the individual diapers and everything. there is soooooooooooo many choices

yea, some of those posts talk about starter kits and what not, might help you :)

Well, what kind of CD's are you planning to use?

I use prefolds & covers on newborns and pockets or fitteds & covers for older babies and toddlers. So I got a starter kit for Kaia that included prefolds & covers. It just depends on what you want.

we were thinking AIOs. where'd you get your starter kit?

hey aubrey, didn't you make that post awhile ago with a ton of info on cloth diapers? :D if you can find it that would rock!

Probably, I'm always making posts in places about CD's. :lol I'm addicted to them.

BTW, I do use sposies when we go out. I don't like carrying around poop w/ me. :P

I get a lot of dipes from Cotton Babies, they also have some AIO's (bumGenious) but I'm not an AIO fan. Here's some of their kits: http://www.cottonbabies.com/index.php?cPath=22

thanks aubrey for indulging yet another one of my questions :D

ETA: if you want you can just pm me but why do you dislike aio

I also cloth diaper if you need info.

I got mine off Ebay.

I think that have a few of all the different kinds is a good way to start off because some diapers that work on other babies might not work on yours. Or you might absolutely HATE one kind and if you bought $20 of them you are out a lot of money!

I do like this kit though from Cotton Babies it is very inexpensive too.
http://www.cottonbabies.com/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=148

For us a mix between fitted, prefolds, covers, all in ones/all in twos, & pocket diapers works. I also use doublers & inserts to increase absorbency.

thanks i actually looked at that lol. how does that work if you only get 6. when you are trying it out do you just use disposables in the mean time?

thanks i actually looked at that lol. how does that work if you only get 6. when you are trying it out do you just use disposables in the mean time?

Yes, this is so you can try CDing before you spend a whole lot of money. With a newborn 6 won't last all day but it can give you an idea of what it is like. I would say to try a few of each kind of diaper and don't invest a whole lot at first. I started slowly because even though I wanted to CD I was not sure it would work for us.

Yes, this is so you can try CDing before you spend a whole lot of money. With a newborn 6 won't last all day but it can give you an idea of what it is like. I would say to try a few of each kind of diaper and don't invest a whole lot at first. I started slowly because even though I wanted to CD I was not sure it would work for us.

what kinds did you get when you first started trying CD out?

I started with G diapers (they have a flush-able insert) then I started using prefolds instead of the inserts. Then I was folding the prefolds with a bikini twist and using the g diaper cover to keep it all in, after that I tried bottom bumper all in ones (MY FAVORITE diaper) now I have some of everything. I like all of it at different times and for different things KWIM.

CD is very versatile you just have to pick a system that works for you. some people ONLY use all in ones I could not afford to do that. Others CD only part time. Some have massive stashes of diapers some just have a small stash. Depends on how often you want to NEED to wash your diapers and how much money you can afford to spend on how big or small the stash will get. So it really is only as much or as little as you want to do.

I will say this it is an addiction I love finding cute cloth for Jacob to wear.