why I cloth diaper.

In trying to come up with ideas for this blog, I find myself feeling super uncreative and unoriginal.  In those moments, I'm going to fall back on a "why I do this" post.  Hopefully it doesn't become extremely boring.

So, as a start....why I cloth diaper and how I got there.

At some point during my pregnancy with Delia, I considered cloth diapering.  I was, and still am, active on a babycenter birth board and it seemed that a lot of people "out there" were doing this.  I decided that I love the benefit of saving money (in the long run), hate the impact that disposable diapers have on the environment, and find fluffy bums oh so cute.  After asking some questions and doing a little bit of research, I dropped the ball.  I thought, "It's too late in my pregnancy to decide this".  I also knew Seth would give me a hard time if I suggested it.  That being said, it wasn't until Delia was about 1.5-2 months old that I reconsidered.  I now had several internet mom friends that gave me all the insight and advice needed and to this day, continue to help me when I find myself stumped by the world of fluff.  I also had discovered that Seth was not all over the diaper changing train.  Add that to the fact that I do the majority of the laundry in our house, and it really was a no brainer.  I of course asked his opinion but it basically came down to, if you want to do it, go ahead.  He grumbled a bit at the money I had to spend up front and was convinced that I would give it up after a month (which was just more motivation for me to make it work).  And here we are, at 7.5 months going strong with our cloth.  Now that I'm in the thick of it, I would never go back to disposable diapers by choice.  I'm also glad that I started with my first so that by the time the second child comes along, I'd have the hang of it.  I can honestly say that I LOVE it however a word of advice for anyone considering making the jump.....beware, it can be very addicting.