On Tuesdays I am going to try and start posting money saving tips. Having two babies in diapers in harder than I thought it would be. Jackson is going to see a GI doctor soon (more on that latter) so we are going through about 10 diapers a day. If he was not having all these bowel issues, we would not be going through this many diapers a day and would be making headway on potty training.
Friday I went to Kroger and bought:40 Huggies Diapers with a $1.25 coupon off2 Packs of 40 count Kroger Diapers and 1 26 count pack of Kroger diapers $3.00 coupon off30 Count Pack of Huggies Diapers with another
$1.25 coupon off
Total of 176 Diapers for $36.56.By my calculations that will last me 18 days.I really am hoping it will last me 21 days. I am
ok with paying that for 21 days. However, when buying diapers for two, you are really spending 20 cents a diapers instead of the 8 or 10 cents when just buying diapers for one.
Tuesday's Tip: Figure out much you are spending per diaper, it will probably surprise you. Because of all Jackson's issues, I have really thought about
trying out cloth diapers on Abigail. But I want to be 100 percent committed to it so I do not waste our money on them. Right now, I am still trying to figure out exactly how much we are spending on diapers per month to see if it would really save me a ton of money. Since I am having to bottle feed, I am trying to cut cost everywhere. A good friend from
Spartanburg uses cloth diapers on her son. It works for her and is not too time consuming for her family with just one in diapers. She recommends to:
1. "I would say if you just want to try it out, order the following from
www.greenmountaindiapers.com. 1 dozen cloth
pre-folds, 2
Thirsties covers, 1 pack of
snappis (these are what you use in place of the old fashioned diaper pins), and a small wet bag if you plan on cloth diapering when you're out and about (it's a waterproof, smell proof bag to put dirty diapers in in your diaper bag). I think that's the bare-minimum you need to get started. With only 1 dozen, you'll most likely need to wash every night. And, I've not used the
prefolds since my baby has been sleeping through the night, so I don't know if they're
absorbent enough to make it 10+ hours. You may want to order one of the one-size diapers from
https://usshop.motherease.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=5&cat=Introductory+Offers. It's what we often use over night, it's a great diaper, and their intro offer is a good price to try one out. You can also check out
www.clothdiaperoutlet.com and
www.clothdiaperclearance.com as well as
www.diaperswappers.com for deals. I've not used Diaper Swappers before, but it's kind of like a
craigslist for diapers I believe. You also may find diapers on
craigslist occasionally! Just remember with
prefolds, they're technically the 'most difficult' diapers (just because they involve 2 steps), but if you decide you like
CDing, you can easily build up your diaper stash with other diapers, like the
BumGenius."
2. The only other thing is that you cannot use
Destin when using cloth diapers. You can order special cream made for cloth diapers or you can use a liner for diaper rash.
Right now, with us trying to get our
playset done, I am not going to try out the cloth diapers. However, I am very open to it, and might try it next month. My main concern is how time consuming it will be on me.
Do you have any tips on cutting back on your monthly diaper bill or on using cloth diapers?Also, as far as potty training goes I think we are going to have to take two days and just put him on the potty every 30 minutes. He
still has not even gone pee pee in the potty.
Any suggestions?
