I was told that it costs much more to use disposable diapers compared to using washable cloth diapers; but since the computation I got was from using a branded diaper and
I used generic diapers plus the cost of laundry (water + detergent + electricity), I guess the costs are just about the same.
Not exact matches
The cost of
using generic disposable
diapers over a two year period is approximately $ 1400.
Where the Ubbi can
use standard trash bags and the Dékor
uses one long refill liner, the
Diaper Genie requires you to always have several refills on hand, and these things add up (even if you buy the
generic versions, which don't work as well).
Over a 3 1/2 years, you will have
used over 8,700 disposable
diapers on one child, totaling at least $ 2,358 for discounted name brands and $ 1,862 for
generic or store brands if you buy in jumbo packs.
Then later on, we were
using all
generic disposable
diapers.
So I chose a really, really good quality disposable
diaper brand for nighttime and another
generic but good quality disposable
diaper for daytime
use.
Continue to catch the easy ones (after sleeping, a certain amount of time after feeding,
using generic and natural timing, upon a
diaper change, etc.), pay attention to your intuition, and overall just be consistent.
My son's bum is so sensitive he was allergic to
generic brands and we could only
use Pamper Brand
diapers.
It's ultimately up to you if your baby deserves new,
used or hand - me - down items, and shopping for infant formula, baby food,
diapers and other infant gear is worth saving money on
generic versions.