Opinions needed on Cloth diapers!

I know that the issue of cloth diapering or not is a heated one with some mommies- you either love it or you hate it. DH and I are seriously considering it with the birth of our twins in June- we did not with our daughter because she was in daycare but DH will be with the twins during the day and I will be with them at night so we won't have that problem. I've been doing a lot of research, and wondered if anyone out there had used any specific types or had any thoughts- We are really looking at it more from a cost perspective. I did some math and the savings would be enormous based on what we spent for our daughter, especially with two! The extra work is fine by me to save a little green since I will in my last year of grad school in psychology and working a 30+ hour a week internship that will be unpaid. So, what are your thoughts?

Carrie

not for me.. however ive heard good things about fuzzy bunz and g diapers... and to use ones with prefolds...

 I don't use them, but I've heard good things about G-diapers.

I am going to try cloth diapering. I am going to order the experience pack of them and if I am okay with it, order the live pack.

These are the ones I am  planning on ordering...

http://www.thenaturalbabyco.com/gro-baby-packages-c-50_95_101.html

 

ohh, I have never seen those before! They are super cute, I might have to order one to see how they work!

The other board I post on a lot had this topic come up. I hadn't even considered cloth until I saw these. I figured heck, why not give them a shot. A lot of good things were said about these. Coming in second were the G diapers, but a lot of the same complaints you had along with the fuzzibunz. 

Neat, those are a lot like Gdiapers, but a bit more simplified!

I cloth diaper exclusivly, and did it with the triplets too (although for them I went the old fashion way with plain old prefolds, pins and rubber pants) I use a little of everything, basically anything I have picked up on sale or from friends.

I use Gdiapers, but have found that they are not holding up very well over time and washing, the velcro has come lose on several of them and while I sew and it was an easy fix I find it aggrivating that I spent so much money on something that isn't staying together, I have also had a few more leaks with them them then with others.

I have used FuzziBunz, but honestly for the money, I am not crazy about the way they clean up and the fact that they are single use means that you need A LOT of them to make it work. To go full time in these it would have cost me over $1000 for the initial investment and that was for one baby. 

I have found that Motherease covers with the cheap old Gerber prefolds are really very good, I have not had a problem with leaks or fit, and they are much more economical then the FuzziBunz.

I got a Kushies cover from a friend, which I use over my cheap Gerber prefolds and I liked it enough to order a few more from Babies R Us, and the price is awsome at like $7/cover (which is not a one time use like the AIO's).

I also have several handmade ones from a local woman, and I adore them. I am thinkin about trying my hand at making my own but who knows if I will ever get to that LOL

Good luck, and if you have any questions just let me know!

If you can do it do it. It's not for me becauase I don't have the time to keep up with them but if you can do it i think it's great. it will save you lots of $$$$.

I tried it in the beginning, using G diapers with both the flushable liner and the washable liner, and I did find it a bit difficult to manage to post diapering clean-up, especially when I was on my own with the baby. I really WANTED to be virtuous and save money, but convenience won out in the end.
If you do go with cloth diapering, I recommend using this product called biosoft liners - it makes things easier because you can just lift the solids out of the diaper and flush them rather than having to scrape them into the toilet or wash them off first: http://www.nurturedfamily.com/detail.aspx?ID=322
I found when Rowan was still small I could even cut each liner in half and make them go twice as far.