Kyan gets a bad diaper rash each time he's teething, and with the added bonus of the hot weather we've been having, his sensitive skin, and his 2 year molars starting to break through, it's been really hard to keep him from getting a bit tingly every now and again. You think he's fine and suddenly he wakes up a bit pink or he eats too much fruit and there comes the redness! I finally gave up on powdering, creams, and no bubble bath or baby wash and buying the uber expensive baby wipes. Nothing helped!

My Mom used to put cloth diapers on my sister when she was potty training her, and my Mamaw didn't get a sample of a disposeable diaper until her 8th and last child was almost out of diapers. I figure, it's cheaper, it's breathable, less garbage, and maybe it'll keep me from being upset that he's upset over a sore tushie. So I broke. My grandmother, God bless her, loves to buy him diapers but she never fails to get him the wrong size or brand and I have to return them to Walmart (Sans reciept no less) and this last trip I said, "Screw it! It would cost me about the same to get him training pants, plastic pants, diaper pins, a pack of washcloths and a thing of 3-ply cloth diapers!" Throwing caution to the wind I loaded up my buggy with the exact amount as a pack of Pampers and off I went.

Now I can't say we haven't had mishaps. His Daddy hates them on him because he doesn't want to get peed on and tonight when we had our first poopy one in his presence he almost lost his dinner, but we're making progress. Not only does he feel really uncomfortable and tells me at the first drop of pee that he's wet himself and needs changed, but his diaper rash has went down significantly! I've still been using our wipes to some degree but the wash cloths seem easier on his bum and the heat rash has been almost non-existant.

I'm not saying we've ventured anywhere but outside and around the block in one, and I'd dare not do it on an extended visit to his father's side of the family or even a trip to the grocery store because I'm just not that brave yet, but we're making progress with what we've got going so far!

There are many resources out there for Cloth Diapering 101. It's no less disgusting than regular diapering and although I'm more of a hippy dippy type with my breastfeeding advocacy and the like, if you're having problems like mine and you're willing to give it a go, try Googling Cloth Diapering and see what happens!