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Anyone know of a cloth diaper service?
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sugarplumclarey
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Posted 2 years ago # -
ernesto
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We used a cloth service until about last March when the company stopped the service. I believe they were called Precious Dignity but I'm not positive. If you are price shopping, the prices on the Bundle of Joy site are much lower than we paid. I believe we paid $22 plus tax and the price never dropped.
I bet Sprout Soup might be able to provide you with more resources.
Posted 2 years ago # -
rekhilperts
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Yes! There's a new cloth diaper service called Bundle of Joy. I don't know when it started but it's the only one in town. The previous poster is referring to Clean 'n Green cloth diaper service, which was discontinued about 9 months ago. The owner stopped the service portion of her business to focus on making cloth diapers. Sprout Soup does sell some cloth diapers, as does the Whole Foods in Dublin.
I've become a total CD addict and am working up to starting a CD related business where I help folks make the transition to cloth. But I haven't started yet. If you have any questions or want any advice about making the switch, let me know! I'm happy to help (no strings!).
Posted 2 years ago # -
AmyD
Columbus, Ohio
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i cloth diapered all three of our kids. i started doing it because we had no money, then just kept doing it because it was so easy. i just washed my own.
the benefit for me was that we never ran out of diapers. if we were getting low, we just washed them. i taught a class at stratford ecological center about it. it's so simple. just takes a little getting used to if you have already been using disposable.
and this is the truth, they smell way less! i swear to you!
and it's not like what most people think. there isn't a lot of swishing a diaper in the toilet or anything like that and there are covers now that use velcro and are leakproof.sprout soup is a great resource for all kinds of cloth diapering stuff.
Posted 2 years ago # -
KSquared
Literally Hell
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Another vote for Sprout Soup. A co-worker of mine attended a cloth diapering class there and raved about it and said they have some good deals on sets of diapers.
I cloth diapered too and washed my own. This was way back in the olden days and it was pretty easy and inexpensive. :) I wish I had all the cool stuff they have now!Posted 2 years ago # -
geigondis
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Also, who has used Gdiapers as another option? It is a cover with a flushable insert (like a pad but flushable). I thought they looked like a good option, even if you are cloth diapering. For those times when you are out and need a bit more convenience. Or, when grandparents or others are watching your munchkin and can't be bothered with cloth. I don't know if they work though....anyone?
Posted 2 years ago # -
Roland
Clintonville
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Sprout Soup is a great local resource.
We are using cloth diapers for our son and we're having a great experience with them so far. There was some worry about cloth not being able to absorb like the disposables but actually had those problems when using the disposable diapers.
I don't know of a cleaning service but we are cleaning them ourselves at home with a double wash cycle routine.
Cotton Babies, Inc. makes bumGenius and they are one of the popular brands. You can buy direct from them and save a bundle. If you go with the bumGenius Deluxe Bamboo fitted diapers, you'll never regret it. They are also on sale currently.
http://www.cottonbabies.com/product_info.php?cPath=98&products_id=895
Posted 2 years ago # -
Roland
Clintonville
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I should also say that you don't have to go with options that take insertable pads. Those Bamboo ones I linked above are all self contained and there is nothing else to fuss with. Put the diaper on just like a disposable, then a diaper cover. If someone else is watching your baby, just give them a diaper bag to throw the dirty diaper in.
Diapers have advanced much since the days of a square piece of cloth with safety pins.
Posted 2 years ago # -
spookygoddess78
Northland-ish
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so cool that you guys do/did cloth diapering. i think that the disposable diaper industry has done a good job at convincing people that cloth diapering is difficult, messy and overly time consuming. from everything i've seen, that's really not the case.
Posted 2 years ago # -
asil
Worthington
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I'm excited to see so many people cloth diapering! That was the intent at least in tandem with some disposables for our baby. We have a small stock of the Bum Genius One Size 3.0. Unfortunately our daughter was too small to use them right off the bat without duct taping them under her arms. She's almost 3 months now so they should fit but it's become a lazy habit to keep doing disposables. No time like the present to start the transition. :)
@Roland - Thanks for the Bamboo endorsement, I haven't known anyone that's tried those yet. Our friends have tried a few different systems (prefolds, Thirsties, etc) and the Bum Genius products win on ease of use and absorbency.
I've not tried the flushables. Call me crazy but that just seems like a clogged toilet waiting to happen.
Also, regarding a diapering service, I've heard that it's actually environmentally worse than washing at home or even disposables because of 1. delivery trucks and 2. numerous hot wash cycles with heavy duty cleaners to make the diapers shiny white again otherwise they're perceived as dirty. Note the "I've heard", this may be totally untrue but I have a 3 month old and don't have time to research statistics to back this up.
Posted 2 years ago # -
sugarplumclarey
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Some quick praise for Sprout Soup. I just bought Fuzzi Bunz and Bum Genius from then and we are especially happy with Fuzzi Bunz. I was really intimidated to try cloth diapering, I did a ton of research on it, and my only regret is that I didn't start sooner. If you want to skip reading a million different books and blogs, here's my 'everything you need to know' spiel:
Cloth diapering is exactly the same as disposable diapering, but instead of putting dirty diapers in the trash can you put them in the wash hamper. Invest in Fuzzi Bunz* and wash them with Charlie's Soap. That's it.
Unfortunately, many Fuzzi Bunz are made in China. You can contact the company if this concerns you: 1 (866) DRY-BABY (379-2229), info@motherofeden.com, or http://www.motherofeden.com/contact.php.
Thanks to all for the great advice :)
Posted 2 years ago # -
geigondis
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I was thinking about the water usage/energy usage of washing your own cloth diapers versus diaper service. Seems like the diaper service people would have super efficient machines that do more with less water and energy since they can fit more in at once? If you are washing at home, do you have to run them through more than one cycle? How much have your energy bills and water bills gone up per month? Thanks for the help!
Posted 2 years ago # -
AmyD
Columbus, Ohio
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i usually did a quick spin/rinse and a wash. my first two were allergic to everything so we did a double rinse. i didn't notice any increase in water bills.
most daycares make you use disposables there.i think diaper services have to do more cleaning because you are getting diapers that were one someone else's bum.
Posted 2 years ago # -
sugarplumclarey
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geigondis wrote >>
I was thinking about the water usage/energy usage of washing your own cloth diapers versus diaper service. Seems like the diaper service people would have super efficient machines that do more with less water and energy since they can fit more in at once? If you are washing at home, do you have to run them through more than one cycle? How much have your energy bills and water bills gone up per month? Thanks for the help!No, it doesn't increase water use terribly - especially when you weigh it against the water & energy used to manufacture, transport, and dispose of Pampers time and again. I think it equates to about one extra load of laundry every week. We're line-drying our diapers to keep the energy use down on the dryer.
Posted 2 years ago # -
sugarplumclarey
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It turns out I've jumped the gun on these. I was way over-zealous in my recommendation of Fuzzi Bunz :-/ (surprise). It turns out that the shells are made from a material called PUL, which is synthetic and not biodegradable. Here is some good info on it. I've decided just to go with the old cotton diapers and wool covers. It's much cheaper, actually natural, and environmentally friendlier. Thanks again for all of the advice.
Posted 2 years ago # -
sugarplumclarey
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OK, I just have to plug a newly discovered and incredibly cool local business.
Cover your Clovers is owned by a mom, operated in Clintonville, and offers different kinds of natural, organic, and effective cloth diapers. I've tried a lot of systems and this one is by far my favorite! Their "factory" is a super clean, well-lit room off Indianola where workers are obviously treated well (I checked it out in person). They are sold primarily online, and I like them quite a bit. Organic, ethical, effective, cute, "green"- everything I've been looking for.
You'd think I work for them, right? I don't. I just really like the company.
Posted 2 years ago # -
momof3boys
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Just wanted to let you all know of a newborn rental program that is available from an Ohio retailer. Nell's Natural Baby has several rental options for the newborn months. You get 24 diapers to keep for 3 months & send them back at the end. There is also a Cloth Diaper Trial Pack for those of you who are new to cloth diapering! We LOVE cloth diapers!
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