I didn't think I would be so nervous about such a seemingly small deal. I had my first day of using cloth diapers yesterday and every time I had to change one I got really anxious! You would have thought I was waiting for something to blow up. I know I was waiting for something to go horribly wrong. But, nothing did. In fact, it was great! It was easy and kind of fun. That fun part might not last, but I am hoping it will get easier.
I am still quite uncomfortable trying to fold and stuff and change those funny diapers. I still have some accessories to buy to make the routine smoother, like a wet dry bag and make more cloth wipes and (crossing my fingers) a diaper sprayer. I would love that.
But beyond that, I think this experience will prove to be much better than I think. I loved the feeling of not having used disposables for one whole day! That means our trash can will not fill up as fast nor be as stinky, our budget will get to be rearranged to eliminate that monthly diaper bill, and there will be no more "oops, we ran out of diapers" moments. That will be good :)
The washing is what makes me the most nervous. There are so many different ways to do it and I don't want to mess up all those diapers by doing something wrong. Mostly, I don't want the fuss of trying to fix it. I know I will probably have to face the dreaded ammonia diaper at some point, but I hope not anytime soon. I want to get the basics down before I have to puzzle out a problem.
One day, maybe I will be able to put advice on here about how to do it all, but until then, I am looking for any advice I can get on the subject! Living in Alaska has it's challenges, like line drying in the sun, and well, getting any sun at all. But we do have a lot of Mommas around who love to cloth diaper.
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