Cloth Diapering - Again

Hi Baby,

Mommy just ordered another ten pocket cloth diapers... this is on top of the five that was ordered two weeks ago, and on top of the five that we already have before you were born. Basically, mommy and daddy like using them on you as it's convenient, safe (as in no chemicals as oppose to disposables) and colourful! When the next five arrived and after being washed the recommended at least three times and in your basket, I got excited seeing the many different colours and was tempted to order some more just for the colours. Bad bad. And I held out, things like this needs thinking, and so I asked daddy whether we should get some more for you and he said yes, YES! Yay!

It's sort of weird that mommy would be excited about diapers. I like how it is safe against baby's skin, reduce waste (apparently it says 50% of household waste of a family with baby is made up of the disposable diapers) and I think it's the convenience of not having to go buy them every week. Yeah granted that there is work involved when it comes to laundry, but I don't think much of it, maybe because the washing machine got a timer on it so all mommy has to do is put them all in the washer and set the timer and by the time I wake up in the morning they are ready to hang on the line to dry which doesn't take long to do.

There are many different brand of cloth diapers out there, and each offers different things to different people. Fortunately the brand we're on works well with baby and their service was very good, and cheaper compared to some around the region, I was confident when I ordered this newest batch. Mommy could have gotten it through the agent that is in the country, but I feel it is much cheaper to get them online and since Auntie Lin is heading down their way we also save on postage and packaging because they don't have to send them overseas!

When we get all your diapers mommy is going to take a picture of them just to see the colours! Your diaper basket is going to be so full. Yes, I think twenty should be more than enough. And not to mention you also have the flatfold diapers. The other week(s) mommy just happen to mention I used cloth diapers on you to my head of unit, and she was happy to hear because apparently she cloth diapered her five boys, and still have the flats, she didn't want to give them away to just anybody because the material was still good and feared they'll just use them as rags instead. Now that she knew mommy cloth diapers she gave me her whole stash of flats. Her last kid is now six years old so these flats were in storage for at least four years, and what a difference in quality, the flats we got given and bought are thinner compared to the ones my HOU gave, hers were much thicker, no wonder they kept well.

Oh, and the first batch of prefolds that mommy got, you outgrew them already and those were hardly worn because they were for downstairs changing and baby been spending alot of time upstairs and upstairs we have the flats. Mommy got the prefolds because I didn't think we would be using flats, your grandmother lambak over ruled because flats dries faster. But mommy still used the prefolds and got the bigger sized ones now too, only I haven't done the multiple washing yet to prep them for use.

Let's see what else, bought new diaper covers, in the medium and large size ready. Your smalls are already packed away for next baby, that goes for the clothes that you already outgrew.

For Hari Raya last month bought three medium size smart nappy system by mothercare, your two small size was obviously too small, and since we didn't have enough of the pocket diapers this was the system that was used for you, we had the option to use either washable inserts or disposable inserts, and these became your travelling diapers, and we only use the disposable inserts if we need to, apart from that we'll been using the washable ones where possible.

Happy cloth diapered baby!
Love,
Mommy