A few people have asked me if we are cloth diapering.
Why yes, we are! I'm super excited to cloth diaper and have all my stuff set up ready to go. There are a few reasons why we haven't started cloth diapering YET, however, and instead are using Seventh Generation Chlorine Free Disposable Diapers(a gift from Aunt Sue via Diapers.com).
1. We are waiting for him to finish pooping meconium (the black tarry first poops) so that he doesn't stain the cloth diapers.
2. We are waiting for his cord stump to fall off since the cloth is bulkier and seemed to be rubbing on the stump when he was first born and we put him in a cloth diaper.
3. (This is the biggest reason) We are waiting for me to feel better. I had a pretty significant tear and had to be sutured, so I have stitches healing and I'm supposed to be confined to the couch and bed. Since I can't do laundry and James already has to feed me and run the baby and all of our supplies up and down the stairs for me, I figure it wouldn't be smart to add an extra load of laundry each day to his roster at this point.
So that is why my baby is currently wearing disposables. However, we WILL be cloth diapering in the long run and I'm quite excited about it. So that's that!
2 comments:
I have used cloth on my last 3 babies, and I INTENTIONALLY put babies in disposable diapers for the first month or so. It gives me a chance to heal, and get back into a routine before adding the extra laundry...not that it is a HUGE deal, but after having a baby, every little bit counts! (At least for me - but I might just be a wimp about it!)
No Michelle you are DEFINITELY not a wimp--every little bit does count!
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