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Originally Posted by Canada 02
my wife and I use cloth diapers, if that is what you mean by reusable. I was opposed at first, but it is so easy, does not smell, and is nothing like my parents or grandparents generation of cloth diapers - ie no safety pins or droopy cloth.
Upfront cost was about $400. After 10 months, we estimate saving about $500, even after factoring in water, power, detergent for the biweekly extra load of laundry. They are still in like-new condition, so I don't see any reason why we couldn't use the same cloth diapers on our future kids.
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Yup, my wife is going nuts trying to find them on kijiji, plus buying a few new if they're on sale. The estimated total you'll spend on disposables is roughly $2000, and cloth will probably set you back $400-500 in material plus laundering expenses. And then you can sell them afterwards, for probably $200-300.
One big benefit is that babies diapered in cloth are supposed to potty train sooner.