Are cloth diapers really worth the extra work to save money?

Question

Are cloth diapers worth all the work you're required to do to them to save money on disposable diapers?

I've read that using cloth diapers on your baby will save money. But what about the work required to clean the diapers, and the cost of washing and drying the cloth diapers?

Are cloth diapers really that much cheaper after factoring in the laundering costs and the extra work required?

Answer 1

Although cloth diapers do cost around $400.00 or so to get started and you have to spend money on detergent, water electricity etc they are indeed cheaper.

Over the time your baby is wearing diapers you will save around $2,000.00 and you can reuse the same cloth diapers with any other babies you might have.

So yes they are worth the extra work and they're better for your baby too since they don't have all the chemicals that disposable baby diapers have in them.