Back to Cloth

After being back home for a week and finally conquering the mountain of laundry; we are back to being a cloth diapering family! It feels good. However, Arlo grew so much that all of the little baby diapers we had for him either no longer fit at all OR are almost too small! Here's what I had in my newborn stash:

• 2 size 0 Kissaluvs (courtesy of my sweet Jane)
• 10 size newborn AIO Kushies borrowed from a friend.
• 5 size small Bummis whisper wrap covers and chinese prefold diapers
• 3 handsewn Fuzzi Bunz, size small (these Arlo never wore, and look exactly like the real deal..thanks Kristy!)
• 1 size small Bumkins AIO (my mom scored this for me at a thrift store, and I quite like it)
  

All in all I had 21 diapers and was so excited to diaper with cloth at the newborn age. I didn't start cloth with Sam until he was a month old. I used cotton prefolds, pins and plastic pants!! Ugh!

When I went to put diapers on Arlo a few days ago I was shocked at what didn't fit him anymore. The Kissaluvs he can still wear, though we are on the last snap and there isn't any room to grow...I give them a week! The Kushies definately didn't work...they were sized "up to 10 lbs." and well, we all know he started out well above that! He did wear them once and they were cute. The bummis covers and dipes are still going, though we are to the outer edge of the velcro strip and I know it won't be long before the covers won't fit anymore...and as I wrote above, the awsome Fuzzi Bunz didn't fit! I was surprised because they looked like they were bigger, but Arlo has chubby legs and that is what is really stopping us from using them. The Bumkins AIO still fits and it seems that it might for a little while still.

So, where does that leave me....with about 10 diapers (either prefold or fitted cotton of random assortment) and 5 bummis wraps! I did just get back my 5 size medium Fuzzi Bunz from a friend and they fit him! I even had to use some of the outer snaps! I also borrowed a full set of chinese cotton prefolds and bummis wraps from a friend whose son just potty trained. I am set now, but had Jaadyn not decided to use underwear last week, I'd be out of luck and purchasing more cloth! Whew! After using both the AIO's and the prefold/bummis wrap system, I have to say that I quite like the prefold/bummis system. There is no "stuffing" of diapers and they aren't picky in the wash like the fleece of Fuzzi Bunz. I would reccommend this system to first time cloth diaperers (if that is a word).

Sam is in his size large Fuzzi Bunz and doing just fine! I can see some of the "used from ebay" FB's getting to be quite "used" and the PUL seems to a little less strong, if you know what I mean. They will get us through though. We are getting closer and closer to underwear and the potty! YEAH!

The latest craze in the cloth diapering world are bumGenius diapers. They look very cool and I'd love to try one, though I doubt I'd buy more than one. I am certainly not as "in to" the cloth diapering this time...just what is easy to put on, trim, and easy to wash! Though, I do still LOVE the look of a cloth diaperd baby butt!!