Part Time?

Did you know you can cloth diaper part time? YES! If your child is in disposables during the day at daycare, or even at home - you can still use cloth diapers while you're home and at bedtime.

Let's do the math. Say you did cloth diapers for bedtime only... Huggies basic diaper - Snug & Dry diaper, in a size 4 is about .27 per diaper (on average. This price is lower, or higher depending on diaper size). So, lets base our math problem on a 30 day month.....

.29 x 30 = $8.70/mo.
$8.70 x 12 (months) = $104.40
$104.40 x 3 (years in diapers) = $313.20

You can save at LEAST $313.20 in ONE "diaper lifetime" if you JUST used cloth diapers at bedtime. AND, most babies don't even have a poop during bedtime and so you will just (most likely) be washing pee diapers only.

What can you do with $300.00 in 3 years? Put that into a savings account for baby? Spend $100 a year on a mani/pedi? Whatever you want!!

And the best part is that you aren't putting TONS of waste into our landfills.. Where it will sit for at LEAST 500 years!!!

Using disposable diapers is really like throwing your money in the trash. Literally.

You can buy 3 cloth diapers, with inserts that will fit from about 10lbs up until potty learning.. for around $50-60. Done. One time spending and you're done! Imagine?

Now.. Let's see if we did 1 cloth for bedtime, one in the morning (before preschool/daycare/etc) and 1 after daycare. 3 a day.

.29 x 90 (diapers a month saved) = $26.10 = monthly savings on AVERAGE
$26.10 x 12 = $313.20 = yearly
$313.20 x 3 = $939!!!

ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS!

3 cloth diapers a day. You could buy 10 diapers (enough to not have to wash, and wear 3 a day for a few days) for around $150-200 and be done!

NOW.. Are you ready? Lets say you use an average of 7 diapers a day. We will use the same price as previously posted...

.29 x 210 (diapers a month) = $60.90 a MONTH
$60.90 x 12 = $730.80 a YEAR
$730.80 x 3 = $2192 in a diaper lifetime.

Remember, all average. If you store brands instead of huggies you will pay a fraction less. Plus, how long your child is in each size (you get more for your money in the smaller sizes) and how long your child is in diapers.

Even if we knocked off $200.00! $60.00 a MONTH! That's $15.00 a WEEK. I could think of a MILLION things to do with that money (Like, buy a new cloth diaper!!)

Did you also know that most used cloth diapers successfully sell? YES! People LOVE to buy gently used diapers. You will probably make 1/3 to 1/2 your money back. Thats EVEN MORE savings!!!

Send us an email if you want to learn more, or would like prices!

greengenes.cloth@gmail.com

*all prices are estimates and are not to be used literally*

Cloth Diapering 101

I know there are a LOT of places that you can learn all about cloth diapers... But I am going to start blogging about only certain cloth topics at a time. I know there are a LOT of momma's (and especially daddy's) who are skeptical, uncertain and even afraid of cloth diapering.
Here we will teach you everything you need to know! We will also start vblogging on our youtube channel.

Our first topic is going to be cost. Because honestly, this is what got me into CDing. How much money I saved. I am going to list everything I have found online that talks about how much money you will save using cloth diapers..

The average savings using cloth diapers is around $65 dollars PER month. And that isn't counting diaper genies, wipes, and everything else needed for disposables.

I have a friend who did the math (she uses disposables) and she was spending approximately $90 every MONTH on diapers and wipes. That really, is like driving to the ATM machine, withdrawing $100 a month, walking to the 1st trash can you can find - and throwing it away. Not to mention the gas.

Most people who cloth diaper, typically buy their diapers online. You are saving on gas prices too. Gas is not cheap these days. One gallon of gas here in California is $3.85+ per gallon. Typically on average you will get around 20 miles per gallon around town, and depending on where you live in reference to your closest Target or grocery, you could be spending $5.00 just to go buy a box of diapers... That you are going to THROW AWAY!!!

Some people argue that we pay more before we use laundry/electricity/gas/water.. Not really. When you boil down the dollars and cents, the cost to run a full load of diapers is very cheap!

THEN, you should also know that buying and selling of used cloth diapers is HUGE. You could potentially recoup 1/2 the money you spent on your cloth diapers! AND, to go even further, if you used your cloth on your next child, you would be saving SO SO SO much more!!

The savings are endless.

Did you know on average, the cloth diapered child will typically potty learn 1 year before a child who wear disposables?

The average savings from birth to potty learning is around $1,600.00 and UP if you use disposables vs. cloth diapers! WOW...

If your child is in diapers for 36 months, that is approximately... That's over $2,000.00!!!