boy have i been stressing over this for way too long!
i have (since stella was born) wished i could use cloth diapers...and had i taken the plunge then, i'd probably be ok with it. the only trouble is, we live in an apartment with little space for a stinky diaper pail and have to pay to do laundry...so cloth is not cheapest in our scenario.
but it obviously is not just about being cheap.
i cannot handle how many diapers i am sending to the landfill to sit in heaps for the next 500 years. i have used huggies on both kids...until now.
i've been trying out and wanting to use gDiapers. they are flushable, compostable and biodegradable...and about double the cost of disposables of any brand. (seriously...i did the math: huggies $0.22/dipe, seventh generation $0.26/dipe, gdiapers $0.38/liner...plus you have to buy the outer pants one time for about $50 for 4 of them (includes some liners))
so i think i might have to settle on seventh generation they are not biodegradable, but they are a bit more environmentally sound and the price is good....
dangit gDiapers...why are you SOOOOO expensive...????
i just have to be ok with it...but i'm having a hard time...my conscience is torn...frugality vs. "green"...
i gotta reach a compromise here...right???
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If we get a washer, I think I may do cloth....
I tried cloth with Ella for the first month, and we did the Diaper Service. I would have kept it up but Dave was so grossed out about doing diaper changes at night. He'd end up muttering under his breath "This is sooo unhygienic!" And it was pretty smelly. I know what you mean about filling up landfills though, and weighing that with water consumption. It is a dilemma!
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