So glad we did cloth diapers - r/all had a room full of disposable diapers

[fishsack]

Can’t cross post but figured this would be a good reminder of the benefits of cloth diapers!

https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/1084l5a/my_daughter_is_having_twins

 

[lauren11]

@fishsack I'm cloth diapering twins (as I did with my two big kids) and I saw a meme recently that said twins go through 4000 to 6000 diapers a year! Which is just basic math but crazy to see it written out like that. I had my babies in cloth as soon as we got home from the hospital and we were going through 24 cloth diapers in two days. It was a bit crazy there for a minute..

oh, and my one twin loved pooping in a fresh diaper haha. When we were waiting to get discharged she went through three disposable diapers in about 8 minutes because she kept pooping and we kept thinking she was done lol

 

[ukbeliever220485]

@fishsack Eh, cloth diapering is not for everyone. Especially new parents. So much judgement.

 

[fishsack]

@ukbeliever220485 From me there is no judgement. It’s not for everyone. I’m just happy that my wife and I did it. Which is why I shared it to this subreddit with people that also like cloth diapers

 

[ilykmtns]

@fishsack I saw that too! Horrifying. I commented to think about cloth but it just got buried

 

[esther_goldworth]

@fishsack That's all I could think when I saw that post! It's nice to see in theory how many diapers we are saving by using cloth!

 

[jimdewolf11]

@fishsack Oy lol I don’t know if we would have clothed if we had twins though. The very idea of two babies at once is exhausting.

 

[kreation28]

@jimdewolf11 17 months into cloth diapering twins, my husband and I both love it and recommend them to everyone.

 

[jimdewolf11]

@kreation28 Now that we’re a little further into our journey I can’t help but think “ooh, built-in bulking” haha

 

[dojusnider]

@fishsack Saw a comment on that post that said they use cloth diapers; they described themselves as “a frugal lover of the earth” I’m so using that.

 

[yvano]

@fishsack Wow grandparents to be saw the Costco sale on Huggies and just went ham smh

 

[ashley678]

@fishsack Even more of a waste is that there are 5s and 6s there. I’ve only done disposables at night and my son was only in 4s by the time he was potty trained. I’m guessing it’ll be the same for my daughter. You never know when your kids will outgrow diapers but definitely should have had more 1/2s there.

 

[canadiancora]

@ashley678 This is what I was thinking! That’s a lot of those sizes. Luckily, they can exchange later down the road for sizes they’d actually need. My kid never outgrew 3’s.

 

[bel13]

@ashley678 Meanwhile my 10 month old is in 4s, and he isn't even large for his age. It is just how they fit I guess. I need to go back to cloth more often but all the stuff I had for him when he was little just isn't cutting it anymore.

 

[jimdewolf11]

@ashley678 Right! My kiddo is huge and a lot of the 1s/2s and even 3s wouldn’t have been used, you literally never know until they start growing

 

[jacojacojaco]

@ashley678 My son never hit size 6, but my daughter was in size 6's before she turned one she's off the charts for weight/height though.

 

[emwu]

@fishsack Aside from the insane amount of diapers that is, I cannot imagine holding onto 20 large boxes of S5-6 diapers for 1.5-2 years before they even fit into them. But then I’m guessing this person has endless space in their house if that’s how many diapers they want to have on hand.

 

[cookybear]

@emwu they said in a few comments that they have a 4200’ garage. which seems insane lol

 

[cmg1978]

@fishsack Ahhhh!

I showed that exact post to my husband this morning and he just shook his head and said, "They could have bought a nice stash of cloth with all the money from those diapers."

Then he pointed out it wouldn't be the greatest idea to get that many of a singular brand if you did go with disposables because the little one could be allergic.

 

[puddintain]

@cmg1978 The entire thread is pretty much telling Grandpa he was an idiot for getting that many of a single brand sale or no and Grandpa arguing with them.