Comments on: Diaper cost calculations

By: povertyjane

povertyjane — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:28:35 +0000

Do you find stripping your microfiber diapers to be a lot of work? I couldn’t keep up with all the work it took to strip microfibers and fleeces. Its why I use bamboo and hemp now and wool covers instead of PUL’s.

Your diapers look great! Is this from your own pattern?

By: erin

erin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:37:48 +0000

I love your blog. Will you be selling these?

By: Jocelyn

Jocelyn — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:05:24 +0000

Thanks so much for the cost breakdown – it really cemented my notion to make my own cloth diapers for our first! It also takes a lot of the confusion out of ordering and looking for supplies! I am curious, I get a rough idea of how the opening in the back works – it looks kinda like there is some FOE on the inner layer only where it does not get seamed together with the outer layer. Is this cut or tapered differently? Do you think an “extra” piece layered over the inner layer like a sham or pillowcase opening would work as well?

By: Kerri

Kerri — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:19:32 +0000

Wow! These look fabulous! Thank you so much for the cost break down. I have a small stash of cloth diapers that I have been using on and off over the last year or so. We are buckling down to really save money and I need to switch over to full time cloth. But I don’t have enough of the next size to do that. So this will be very helpful! I love, love, love your diapers. And thank you for taking the time to give us the links to the products you use. I am really excited to dive in and make some of my own! It’ll be a while, but when I do I will return to show what I made

Kerri

By: Melody

Melody — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:40:21 +0000

I am so very appreciative for this post. Recently my step-daughter and her family were put out due to a housefire and lost everything. She, her husband and my 6 month old grandson moved in with us and have had to start over entirely. In order to save money I have knuckled down and have been teaching her for to be more frugal and self sufficient
(she grew up in the city and never learned this). We live on a small acerage and live a very self supportive lifestyle. I raised 3 other children on some of the same principles as my grandparents did. Making diapers, home canning, dehydrating, gardening and raising farm animals are just like breathing for me. I showed her this post and she loved it and wants to learn more~ Thank you for the help~ You’ve showed us that it is still “fashionable” to be frugal!!!

By: Annie

Annie — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:17:52 +0000

The microfiber is folded up and stuffed inside the diaper for the absorbent pad.

By: Jean Connor

Jean Connor — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:53:03 +0000

Annie, I’ve got a question. Do you make the actual diapers out of microfiber, or are those covers? (It’s been a long time since mine were
babies, but I do have grandchildren!) I am intrigued by this idea. I use
microfiber cloths extensively, but I’ve never heard of this. Thanks.

I love reading about your family and your magazine. I am a BHM subscriber and a retired Army wife.