Cloth Diapers

My parents did cloth-diapers when I was growing up and had a weekly diaper service that picked up the dirty diapers. I happen to live in an area where diaper services are still a thing. I did not have an issue cleaning them ourselves but my husband was against cleaning them in our own washing machine. 

I think that some cloth-diapering families wash the whole diaper/insert after one use and end up buying 30-40 diaper wraps. We used the prefolds that came with our diaper service and only changed the outer wrap when it was super wet, our baby had a blow-out, or it was a new day. The amount of cloth diapers you need depends on how you intend to use them.


What I tried:
1. Mama Koala One-Size Reusable Pocket Cloth Diapers
These were the ones we tried and used regularly. I only tried one other brand of cloth-diapers but these were winners. They were reasonably priced, had fun designs, and were easy to use. They also are one-size which was great as baby grows. The only down-side of one-size pocket diapers (no matter the brand!) is that they don't fit well on newborns. But, once the newborn is about 10 lbs., you should not have an issue using the one-size wraps. (The diaper service we used let us rent newborn wraps until our son could fit in these).

2. Alvababy One-Size Reusable Cloth Diapers
These were the only other brand we tried. The price of them is also reasonable and they have plain wraps or fun designs. I felt like the snaps to adjust the size of them were a little less user-friendly so, after trying them, I decided I preferred Mama Koala!


***Full disclosure - we decided to stop cloth-diapering a few weeks ago. I made a compromise with my husband for the diaper service when we initially brought home our baby. However, not every caregiver that watched our son was interested in using the cloth diapers. Weighing the cost of the diaper service with the fact that our son was in cloth only half of the time, we could not afford it as an added expense.***