I prefer fleece since it can be washed in the same manner as other diapers.
Wool can be washed less often but needs to be lanolised once in a while. Some children are also allergic to wool.

From 2-9 months old, my boy was on Drybees Fleece Pocket Diapers. The review is at http://mummysreviews.com/2009/07/21/drybees-fleece-pocket-diapers-night-time-diapering-solution/

As his pee volume has increased with age and he outgrew the Medium Drybees Fleece, I just started a new combination with him. Going to review this soon.

And I’m with you on the disposables – I diapered Eva on disposables for our trip to Bali and by the end of the trip, I was starting to see tiny dots around her butt – and I was changing her around the clock and regularly as well. You could say that I was really glad to return home and back to cloth diapers! :P

Happy New Year to You & Your Family. May the year of tiger filled with joys & good fortune.

Busy with christmas, now new year…. we shall catch up after all these festive celebration. heee..

Cheerios~
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To Diana: changing diapers frequently is important for both disposables and cloth because sitting on pee is very unhealthy for baby’s skin. It doesn’t matter whether the diaper is soaked or not, I’ll change baby every 3-4 hours. The only exception is his special night-time cloth diaper combo which is breathable yet designed to last 12 hours.

Disposables has chemicals that may harm baby’s skin, so it is even more important for frequent changes to prevent nappy rash.

My blog reviews some cloth diapers too, so feel free to visit. My baby is on cloth round the clock and we love it!

Cost wise, I discussed this with another reader over in another post. For me, each disposable diaper costs me about 15-20 cents as I change her very frequently – about 7-8 pieces a day. After doing the math and including the cost it takes to manufacture disposables – the bleaching, and so forth – as well as the clean-up (where all the disposable goes after we trash it), it’s actually cheaper to get recyclables and wash them. I don’t use a lot of detergent – a 1 plus liter of detergent can last me for nearly 3 months – water and electricity. In fact, just the other day, my bill came and it dropped!!!! I’m spending only half of the national average for water, and gas and about 2/3 of the national average for electricity. Also, because CDs require a different detergent for care, most people end up getting environment friendly detergent.

In the long run, with good care, I can use her diapers until she about 2 years old or potty trained which means that I can save up to $2000 on diapers alone! Plus if I have another kid and they are still in great shape, I can reuse them on my 2nd one which means no to little added “capital”. Even Nil who is the ultra thrifty, sceptical and calculative type (he’s an engineer so it comes with the territory) was immediately sold – I didn’t even have to pull out a calculator!

Rita over at Bumwear has put out a rough cost sheet over on her site here – http://www.bumwear.com/shopping/clothdiaper/pages/dollars.htm while Whoopiekids has a calculation here as well – http://www.whoopeekiddies.com/store/index.php?main_page=page_3#dpwhycloth

For me, the system works – I think it’s probaby cheaper for you to use dips because you’re not changing your boy frequently. :P I can’t – need to change her every three-four hours otherwise she’ll start fussing. :P

Yeah, we could catch up on coffee – with our kids on the side watching on. LOL! (But after the New Years, la…holiday first!)

I calculate each of my diaper cost S$0.133.. and i usually use 2-3 diaper per day. Usually my son tends to poo everyday and at times i will change his overnight diaper and put on bumwear and nappy liner.. i figure i might use approx. $15 on diapers. Do u think by using bumwear really saves $$. Cos water & electricity also cost $$ and if u calculate it in, it probably plus minus around the same.

I live in SG. Maybe we can catch up over coffee one of these day. Heee…

I read that it’s best to change them often especially when they are young to avoid diaper rash especially if they are on disposables – after all, it’s like letting your baby sit in their waste for hours on end; not very comfy. :P

Btw, are you in SG? Oh, forgive me if you mentioned it before but how old is your little one?

How many bumwear does Eva use each day? I’ve used to solely using bumwear on my boy but though it keep him dry on the outside but not on the inside and i noticed he hv diaper rash if i dun change him often. So i make it a point to change him after every feed. But still at times, he seem to develop diaper rash. And also, if i dun change him often, his urine tends to hv a more distinctive smell.

Now i am using disposable diaper cos i dun need to change him as often. At time it can last up to 10 hrs, helps me to lessen the load esp when my hubby is away.