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How to budget for cloth diapers:
Using cloth diapers will save
thousands of dollars over the 2-3 years of your baby's diapering phase.
Getting started doesn't have to be expensive. Avoid purchasing
everything your baby will need from birth to potty learning at the very
beginning. Buy only what you need for the current stage of your baby (or
newborn if the baby hasn't arrived yet). If you are currently buying
disposable diapers, take what you spend for a month (or a week or 2
weeks, whatever your budget can manage) and buy some basic cloth
diapers. Get 12 quality prefolds and 2 waterproof covers. This should
cost less than $50 and can be as low as $25 if you are purchasing used.
After 2 or 3 weeks of using them, take the money you have saved from not
buying as many disposables and buy 12 more prefolds and 2 more covers.
That is really all you need for basic cloth diapering. But you can keep
building from there. As you will be saving from $50-$100 per month by
not buying disposable diapers, you can use some of that money to upgrade
and expand your cloth diapering supplies. I don't recommend trying to
save money by buying Gerber prefolds and vinyl pants. The diapers are
better as burp cloths since they aren't as absorbent as quality
prefolds. If you need a really cheap cover, at least get the nylon
pants. The vinyl pants are not breathable and don't last as long as
nylon.
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