I Love Being Able to Spend Less on Baby Supplies

I still have a few months to go, but the more I talk to people, the more I realize how little I will need to buy for this baby at first. Cloth diapers, certainly, since no one in my family has taken that step before, but otherwise we’re looking to be in really good shape. New bottles and nipples for when she’s old enough that I can hand over some pumped breastmilk and let someone else feed her.

Oh yeah, did I ever mention it’s a girl? Or so we think. She wasn’t 100% cooperative with the ultrasound tech, but we got a fair view. Just not as clear as we had with our other two.

We hadn’t gotten rid of our old baby stuff, for one thing. That will save us a ton.

Baby clothes had been handed down, but we of course have offers of more clothes.

We were thinking we would have to buy a new baby car seat, as the old one was past the age they recommend using them for safety reasons, but my sister reminded me that she doesn’t need hers, and it’s well within the usable age range.

All in all, not a bad deal.

It’s getting to where I really need to pick out our cloth diapers, just to be sure they’re on hand when the time comes. I was also reminded by a reader, Diana, that cloth wipes are also a good idea. That makes a lot of sense to me. Why throw out wipes when you can just wash them together with the diapers?

My husband is also thinking he will install a hose and sprayer head for rinsing poopy cloth diapers into the toilet. Amazon sells a mini shower, but you can also get parts and make something similar on your own for less. I just can’t seem to find the tutorial I saw on that a couple months ago.

Now I just have to pick a brand to start out with. Anyone have a favorite?

2 replies on “I Love Being Able to Spend Less on Baby Supplies”

  1. Gina says:

    I used BumGenius that I got off of cottonbabies.com.

    They are a little expensive pocket dipes, BUT they are one size fits all! I got them when I was pregnant and my 10 mth old is still wearing them. I started out with 12. I also got two bummis wraps and some prefolds, but I didn’t care for them as much. That would be my next fav. way.

    http://www.cottonbabies.com/product_info.php?cPath=28&products_id=1279

  2. Lisa in Chicago says:

    I used Fuzzi Bunz (snaps last a long time over velcro)for my son. We also had the cloth wipes. The mini shower was a quick install (less than 5 minutes). If you are looking for one diaper to last from start to potty training, check out the Swaddlebees Econappi. It has three sizes in one diaper. It can really save money in the long run.

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