I Give Up on Cloth Diapers

My intentions were good, but I just cannot keep using cloth diapers.

While I was pregnant, I spent some serious time researching cloth diapers and ultimately decided that I was going to use them for Joaquin. The benefits are many, as I discussed in my previous post on this topic.

But, now, three months in, I just can't do it anymore. I feel bad about it, but ultimately I think the switch to regular disposables is what is best for us for now.

Once we figured out that Joaquin's witching hour issues were curable by making sure he got regular, quality naps throughout the day it became imperative that I find ways to make sure he could stay sleeping as long as possible when he did go down for a nap. Unfortunately, his cloth diapers would wake him up immediately after he peed even the tiniest bit. This makes getting an hour or more of napping time almost impossible.

Also, once he got a little bit bigger, he would soak through an entire outfit almost every time he peed. So laundry got out of control.

A few days ago I thought I would give cloth diapers one last shot. I tried the All-In-One models that used to be too big for him. On the first try he soaked through an outfit about 10 minutes after I changed his diaper. On the second try we had a serious pooplosion incident that I really don't want to go into detail about.

So, now I am feeling a little guilty about failing to live up to the environmentally friendly standard I had initially set for myself. But Joaquin's total turnaround in terms of napping and the witching hour has me convinced that it is the best decision for all of us.