Before Isaiah was born, Garrett and I stocked up on G diapers  and dug our heels in, “we WILL use cloth or biodegradable diapers.” We determined, after much thought and research, that it was the best for our family and for our community. Isaiah arrived (as well as postpartum depression/psychosis, colic, and infant acid reflux), and our wills for a better planet quickly headed out the door. It became about convenience and quick care. Cloth diapers required washing. I wasn’t washing my own hair at the time, let alone laundry! Whatever I had to do to make him stop screaming and for me not to kill him was IN. Which meant that the involved process of ‘natural’ diapering was OUT. Add to this scenario that I hate pee and poo (if you are one those people  weirdos who likes that sort of thing… I  think there are websites for that and expensive therapists too!)

A couple of Ambien/Anti-Anxiety meds later and we are all better.

Now that Addison will be here in less than 11 weeks, we have started to revisit the idea of how we will diaper her. After keeping a little boy alive for 2.5 years I decided that pee and poop are not my forte. When I encounter these things I usually follow up with a deep retching noise and have to wave my hands frantically in the air and think about something else. This has been exasperated by pregnancy (duh), but I don’t know if it will go away. I still have that stupid voice in my head, nagging, “your kids have skin allergies- cloth is better… think about the environment, your checkbook….” 

**Listen nagging voice! If we had to put a price on my comfort, it would faaaaaaaaar outweigh the pocketbook (and then environment, if we are being honest here).

But alas. I still find myself thinking back to why I don’t use certain detergents, body washes, shampoos, etc. That same reason is the original reason why we weren’t interested in conventional diapers. So. I have a couple of weeks (before I really have to start buying diapers) before I make my decision. Has anyone else out there had experience with cloth diapers? I am bringing all opinions into my knowledge arsenal. Wish me luck!

Over at home… I am pretty much just complaining about life. We all have those days, don’t we?