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By: Budgeting for baby… « Keep it Simple

Budgeting for baby… « Keep it Simple — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:35:32 +0000

[...] under: Uncategorized — sux0rz1 @ 3:35 am My blogger friend Kacie over at sensetosave.com wrote this awesome post in response to a question I asked her about diapering. I was so excited that she provided such [...]

By: frugalchick

frugalchick — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:23:48 +0000

I agree with you on using disposables in the beginning even if you plan on using cloth. I tried cloth the moment Kate came home and ended up not being able to do laundry for almost 5 days.

We got some really stinky diapers even after they were washed. The stink only went away after 2 additional washes and line drying them under the sun for a whole day.

By: Free Games Gallery

Free Games Gallery — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:02:57 +0000

We just had our baby in January, and so far we haven’t had to buy any diapers since we’d been surviving on all the diapers one of our friends gave to us in the form of a diaper cake!!

We did just buy a pack of night time diapers though since the baby is sleeping longer through the night, and we want to make sure the diapers don’t leak on her!

Soon we’ll have to start buying diapers though…I’m hoping it’ll be not much more than $30 a month. Sam’s Club stores seem to have a good buy on diapers.

By: LIsa

LIsa — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:14:49 +0000

Wow! A diaper spreadsheet!! lol.... fyi--if you do donate them many food pantries give "hygeine" items like diapers, pads, etc. Or women's shelters. In either case it may be tax deductible. Or save them for a blog give-a-way! LIsa's last blog post..Give Away at a blog I just found

By: Alex's dad

Alex's dad — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:40:00 +0000

I can't even imagine tracking all the diapers we're going through. It would depress me. Alex is 4 weeks old and I feel like I've changed about a thousand dipes already! I too like the pampers swaddlers for the wetness indicator on the front. It takes the guess work out. We were tracking Alex's wet diapers for a while as per the doctor and were unable to tell sometimes if it was wet or not since apparently the diapers these days are soooo good at pulling the wetness away from the surface of the diaper. I have also heard that the costco kirkland brand are good beyond size two and fairly cheap, but haven't tried them yet myself. Alex's dad's last blog post..Help prevent SIDs with a movement sensor

By: Aftercancer

Aftercancer — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:40:13 +0000

It's funny my kids are out of diapers now and I never really tracked but I started by just buying them everytime I went grocery shopping, multi couponing and more. Good luck keeping up with them. BTW we did do cloth for a while but if you need to use childcare it becomes incredibly complicated. Aftercancer's last blog post..Doctor completes surgery before his own

By: Erin

Erin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:02:30 +0000

I love the wetness indicator in some of the Pampers. (The hospital’s “Pamper’s Swaddlers” had the wetness indicator, but the retail ones didn’t: we started buying “Pamper’s Swaddlers Sensitive” to get the wetness indicator again.) Just being able to peek and see if the strip on the front is green or not rocks. Though I suspect it also makes Pampers some extra money, as I wind up changing them as often as cloth (not like I can’t tell when they’re wet!)

Also, for new moms, there’s a first time buyer’s discount code for diapers.com (there’s always one around, try looking at retailmenot.com) so don’t purchase from them your first time without it! (like I did…sigh) And they sell some of the popular cloth diapers, too.

Kacie, are the Walgreen’s ones sort of cottony like the swaddlers?

Erin’s last blog post..Rolling Onward

By: Kacie

Kacie — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:58:14 +0000

Jes, I had my spreadsheet all put together BEFORE he was born, so that’s why it was so easy to be organized :) Now, anything goes.

I just was able to mark off the packages I used since I know which ones I have left. That made it much easier.

So, do moms of boys generally dislike Luvs? I hadn’t heard either way.

I really want to like them. Maybe in size 3 they’ll be ok.

I’ve had Johnny in Walgreen’s brand all day and I like them. They’re a little longer than my Pampers!

Whoops, he’s even in a Walgreen’s one and he’s sleeping for the night (though likely not through the night). I’m not waking him to change him to a Pampers, though. Hope this ends well!

By: Jes

Jes — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:34:03 +0000

I’d really like to know if there are any mom’s of boys out there that have used and liked Luvs. I have two girls and when we buy sposies for vacations I always buy luvs, I luv them he he. I have to admit if I was given diapers I’d rather have pampers, but to spend money luvs are the best value.

But… I love my cloth diapers way more than sposies. Even though sometimes I miss the easiness of just throwing away a diaper and not having to wash it. :)

I don’t even want to THINK about how many diapers I’ve changed! That’s so crazy that you have kept track like that. you’re so organized!

By: Stacy

Stacy — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:09:13 +0000

Thanks for sharing this! I’ve kept up with what I’ve spent but not what I’ve bought in each size. I’ve been easing into using cloth ever since she was 2 weeks and it’s only gotten easier. It’s made my stash last a lot longer than I hoped it would! And I just stocked up on ‘sposies with those awesome coupons so I think I’m good for a while. I would totally recommend using cloth at least part time for anyone (as long as they own a W/D!!). We do use disposables at night but I’m thinking I’ll start using cloth even then as well. Oh and I have never had a blow-out with cloth! Maybe because I think about changing more often? Or they can fit tighter? Who knows, anyway, thanks for the stocking up advice, that paid off for us!