Question

How much money do you actually save when using cloth diapers vs disposable diapers?

Answer 1

It depends on how much per month you spend on diapers and depends on how many kids you have in diapers.

I had one kid in diapers when I tried to switch him over to cloth diapers thinking I would save some money.

I was spending $1.00 per day on average for his disposable diapers so I saved $1.00 per day or around $30.00 per month using cloth diapers instead of disposable diapers.

But I had to work around 2 hours per day cleaning the poop out of his diapers and then soaking them and then washing them and then drying them out.

So although I saved $1.00 per day I had to work 2 hours per day and in those 2 hours I could've worked at my job and earned $20.00 since I make $10.00 per hour at my job.

I decided to switch him back to disposable diapers because I'd rather spend that time playing with my baby instead of slaving away working to clean diapers.

Changing the diapers was bad enough and I decided that it was worse to clean diapers especially poop ones.

Also there's the cost factor of the cloth diapers too and you have to make sure you have plenty of them on hand while the others are being cleaned and drying.

Answer 2

When cloth diapering you save some money in the short term but when you add up the cost of the detergent, electricity, water etc and your time you don't really save any money in the long run.

Disposable diapers can be bought pretty cheaply now if you buy the cheaper brands of disposable diapers.

Buying cloth diapers costs around $200.00 to $300.00 for the amount of diapers you'll need.

Then you have to factor in buying the laundry detergent, the cost of the water and electricity to wash and dry the diapers and the cost of your time to wash and clean those diapers.

You also need to change your babies cloth diaper more often with cloth diapers and with cloth diapers babies are more prone to diaper rashes.