19 Oct
Cloth Diapering Kits usually help parents save money by buying in bulk, but are they worth it? It depends. I would never recommend buying a kit without the chance to actually hold the diapers and see how they work on your baby. Every brand is unique and each child’s body wears a diaper differently. Still, if you have tried a company’s cloth diapering system and absolutely love it, cloth diapering starter kits are a good way to save money while stocking up.
Bummis Organic Cotton Diaper Kit is currently on sale for $152.10 and comes in either the infant or the baby size. The baby size includes 18 organic cotton prefold diapers, two Super Whisper Wraps and many more handy pieces of cloth diapering gear.
Grovia’s Hybrid Diapering System Starter Kit is about $200 and includes six cloth diapers along with 150 eco-friendly disposable inserts. It’s a nice choice for a family that wants a greener option than disposables but doesn’t want to exclusively use cloth.
The Trend Lab Cloth Diaper Starter Pack for boys comes in at just under a hundred dollars and is one of the top selling cloth diapering kits. It includes five cloth diaper shells with liners along with an additional pack of blue diaper liners, a matching changing pad, and a “dirty duds” zippered pouch.
CuteyBaby’s Modern Cloth Diaper Starter Kit is just $139 and offers diapers that adjust for babies between 20 and 40 pounds. The kit includes six diapers, two rolls of flushable diaper liners, and a magnetic closure to keep velcro tabs safe while you launder the diapers.
The Sprout Change Cloth Diaper Super Saver Starter Kit isn’t exactly a kit, since it just includes one diaper, but it is incredibly reasonable at just 37 bucks. Not a bad baby shower gift! It includes just one diaper that fits babies from five to 40 pounds with an organic cotton sleeve and an organic hemp/cotton fleece insert.
Did you end up investing in a cloth diapering kit? How satisfied were you with the product? Would you do it again?
By the way, if you find yourself completely lost in cloth diaper lingo, check out our book The Eco-nomical Baby Guide. It includes plenty of visuals, cost comparisons, and references to guide you through the vast vocabulary of greener diapering options.
3 Responses for "Should You Buy a Cloth Diapering Kit?"
Not quite what you meant, but I can’t say enough good about Jillian’s Drawer’s program to try cloth diapers for $10: http://www.jilliansdrawers.com/products/clothdiapers/tryclothfor10/tryclothfor10.
We bought the Bummi’s infant size kit. It was great for us because we didn’t have any cloth diapering experience and with a newborn you go through so many every day. We ended up adding different styles as our daughter got bigger, but we’ll definitely use it again for our second. The only bit we didn’t use was/is the disposable liners. Breastfed newborns really don’t need liners, they just make more work. The reusable ones were handy for days we used rash creams, though.
I also recommend Jillian’s trial. They’re a great company and a wonderful resource.
We loved the Nell’s Natural Baby trial – it was nice to be able to pick what diapers you wanted to try & only have to pay for those!
http://www.nellsnaturalbaby.com/Pick-Your-Own-Trial-Pack_p_58.html
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