I remember when I had my first born 4 years ago, my beautiful daughter, I was an inexperienced 19 year old, I knew so little about babies, just that they need love, diapers and food, I decided to breastfeed because I knew breast milk is the best thing for babies, I respect those who decide to feed with formula; I knew almost nothing about all these chemicals around our babies (diapers, toys, and other products.)
I learned about LEAD unfortunately when my daughter, was 1 years old, she got LEAD in her blood, I cried and cried because I knew I was doing something wrong, I was poisoning my daughter without even noticing just because I was using something that I didn't knew could be dangerous, thankfully months later her LEAD levels where down and now she is ok.
I realize that not every toy, diapers or products in the market are exclusively safe for babies, even some foods, I became more aware on what things to buy, especially if they are made in China, I mean you can still buy something from China but you have to be aware that it has been responsibly made.
When I got pregnant with my second child, June of last year, I started doing more research about the use of dangerous chemicals on baby products and I found about that not all disposable diapers are safe for our little ones. I know I used disposable diapers, my husband used them and my daughter too, and lots of people still use them, heck I even still use some on my baby boy, but in that little research that I did I found the benefits of cloth diapers, they are not only good on your baby bottoms, and for our planet, they are good for your wallet too.
So I have been discussing with my husband about cloth diapers ( I even drive him crazy just talking about diapers) and He supported my decision to try cloth diapers on our son, thank you honey. So I started doing some research on blogs, a BIG thank you to those bloggers that share all their knowledge and experiences about cloth diapers, all this information makes me feel overwhelmed but I know I will learn step by step.
I still don't know exactly what kind of diaper I want the most, but I found this subscription box that delivers cloth diapers and essentials every month, Cotton booty, you can read my review
Here, so far thanks to their first box I got my first AIO diaper or better said, my first cloth diaper ever (Bumgenius AIO One size diaper), I'm just waiting on their second box this month -June- to see what kind of diaper they will send and start building my stash and of course start seeing what kind of diaper I want for my son, there are a lots of types, and there is also different type of fabric to choose from, like I said I'm overwhelmed, but if they can do it I can do it too.
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| My first cloth diaper: Bumgenius AIO one size |
Until now I still have doubts about if it is the right choice for me and my family but I don't want to give up without even trying it, I know nothing at the beginning is easy, my journey through the cloth diaper world its just starting with many bumps, especially my lack of knowledge, I'm not going to have a washing machine in my house anymore (I'm moving into an apartment), there are so many brands out there even the WAHM brands (I'm learning the lingo :P) to choose from, how many diapers do I need?, whats the best detergent?, hard water problems? uff so many things!, but like I said I don't want to give up.
For now I will use my cloth diapers PART TIME on my son until I feel secure enough to do it full time.
I'm choosing Cloth diapers because it can help us save money, they are good for our planet and because they are more cute than disposables hahaha
I will update my journey in this blog
What are you thoughts about cloth diapers? Do you use cloth diapers? What is your favorite brand and why? Any tips and advise is more than welcome.
God bless you
Faty
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