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My cloth diaper stash is eclectic; a hodgepodge, mish-mash collection that makes absolutely no sense. My stash resembles the insane hormone fluctuations one endures throughout pregnancy, and for good reason — I pieced together the majority of our stash throughout those ten months.
I began with some newborn prefolds, then added Econobums 
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| 5 Days of diaper laundry – this is all our 10 gallon pail will hold |
Because I purchased so much before I was actually diapering, I ended-up with A LOT of pockets that go unused. I had no way of knowing that I would prefer prefolds (and now recently, fitteds). I have sold some of the pockets, but am still left with a lot left over. I keep telling myself that we may use pockets when D is older, but I’m not so sure that it will ever happen.
The great thing about cloth diapers is that they hold their value. If I do end up using prefolds through to potty training, I know that I’ll be able to recoup some of the money spent on pockets (and maybe apply it to some more fitteds or trainers). All in all, I love the fact that we are able to diaper our son, and any future children, for under $400. If I can only continue to practice the self control I’ve had until now (it’s going to be tough with my newfound penchant for fitteds)…
My Cloth Diaper Stats:
12 Newborn Prefolds
37 Medium Prefolds
24 Large Prefolds
2 Size 1 Covers
2 Size 2 Covers
10 OS Covers
15 Pockets
Countless Inserts
2 Fitteds (w/ 1 on the way)
2 Wool Soakers (w/ plans to knit a few more for summer)
My stash is mostly pockets, but it’s definitely a hodge podge! 😀
Mine’s a hodge podge too. You could use your pocket diapers like covers. Just lay the prefolds on top. That’s what I do sometimes. 🙂
Great idea – thanks!
Glad to know I’m not the only one with a little bit of everything!
I love your hodgepodge of a stash and the little one amidst it! I think it’s great to have different kinds to see what works best on your babe and sometimes different diapers for different things – Home, Public, Daddy/Grandma. 😉
Absolutely! The problem is that there are SO many different brands of diapers out there, I’ll never be able to try them all. Hmmm…is that a problem or a challenge 😉
We also ended up not using pockets, and got rid of most of ours.-
Do you use AIOs, fitteds, prefolds? Curious because so many people seem to love pockets (and I feel like a minority).
mine is a mess, too. I only pictured the ones I’m currently using. http://www.lifeisnotbubblewrapped.com/2013/04/04/april-cloth-diaper-blog-hop-my-stash/
Love it!
I just started my stash, so it is nowhere near yours. Love all the options you have there!
Give it some time – you’ll have a rainbow of colors as well!
Aw, I love the picture of your child laying with the diapers!
Thanks 🙂
I also spend about $500 or less to diaper both of my children! Most of that was spent on pockets or AI2’s…but I sure love the prefolds! 🙂
*spent 😉
I still find it amazing that a.) you can diaper for less than $500 and b.) that you can use those diapers on multiple children. Love it!
Hot dang! That’s a lot of diapers 😉 We currently use about 2 dozen Bum Genius, a dozen Sun Baby, 4 flip covers and a Buttons cover with a mix of MF, hemp and bamboo inserts. We used preemie sized cotton prefolds inside of gpants for when my daughter was first born. She wasn’t a preemie but smaller than most little kids so that lasted her a long time.
How do you store all of the pockets you own? I would love to see people post about their storage systems!
thank you for sharing your review..
We love prefolds too. I got a Flip daypack before we started, and those quickly went out of rotation. But two years later, still loving the covers and prefolds 🙂