What I Would Put on a Cloth Diaper Registry

I have been cloth diapering Destructo for 20 long months now.  So that makes me a semi-pro at it.  Is there some sort of merit badge for poop containment expert?   But when I started my cloth diaper registry way back when some 2 years ago I had no idea what to put on it or what I would need.  So today, I am here to tell you what my registry would look like if I could go back in time.

Never too many diapers

First off, I would start my registry at Kelly's Closet.  This is my very favorite cloth diaper store.  They have a registry feature that works like any other baby registry (scroll to the bottom of the page if you don't see it.)  They always have coupons if you spend a certain dollar amount you get a free diaper.  You can really bulk up a stash this way and get to try new diaper brands out.  A lot of my favorites were freebie diapers!

Now as for what I would put on this registry:   (Side note:  I am including links to my top choices.  But cloth diapering is all about trial and error and the diapers that are my very favorites might not be your favorites.  The good thing is that diapers retain a high resale value and then you can feed your addiction and buy MORE cloth diapers!  Also I am a working mom and had to have diapers that were close to disposables for hesitant caregivers so I went with the path of least resistance when Destructo was born with pockets and all in ones.  I have since tried fitteds and prefolds so what I use with baby number two will probably be slightly different since I am hoping to stay at home.)

18 pocket or all in one newborn sized diapers.  My favorites of all the different one we tried (see post here) were Bumgenius newborn diapers so I would most likely go with  mainly those since I know they work.  But I will admit I would have to get a few Swaddlebees newborn simplex just because of my love of these one size diapers.

12 prefolds (or two packs).  My choice would be Bummis organic cotton prefolds in size 1.  I have had good luck with these as an insert for my pockets.  Then the high point is if you no longer want to use prefolds, they can double as a insert for pocket diapers.

4 diaper covers.  I would use Thirsties X-Small covers.  I have loved this brand no matter what I was trying from them.  I don't see why covers would be any different.

2 large wet bags.  I loved the Planet Wise hanging wet/dry bags when Destructo was very small.  Since breastfed baby diapers don't stink horribly and don't require rinsing, I just left it hanging on the door knob of his room.  The problem was once he was eating solids and rinsing the diapers was required, I still did this and ripped the handles.  So don't do this haha.  I still use the bags though I just sit them in a bucket in the tub.

2 small wet bags

1 medium size wet bag.  I use Plant Wise wet bags for these as well.  The small ones are perfect for quick trips out and hold 1-2 diapers.  I use the medium one if we are going to be gone an entire day.

cloth diaper safe ointment.  Grandma El's is my favorite.  It smells good and really gives a good wetness barrier on baby's skin.

cloth diaper friendly detergent.  This one is really dependant on your water type, washing machine, etc.  I have used Rockin Green hard rock thus far.


cloth wipes (if you plan on using them)

This would be enough to wash every 2-3 days.  I had 18 newborn diapers with Destructo but he was a huge pooper going through 15 diapers a day some days so we had to use some disposables.  This is why I plan to have prefolds and a few covers next time around to make up for the super poopie days but still mainly use the all in ones.


Then if I was going all out and doing even my one size diapers as well I would also include:

18-24 one size pocket, all in one, or hybrid diapers.  I have used a multitude of diapers but if I could start all over I would go with 8 Grovia shells, 12-18 organic cotton soakers, 4 cotton boosters and maybe 12 Swaddlebees one size Simplex.  (We have mostly pockets now since this was what my family/Destructo's caregivers preferred.)

6 hemp inserts.  Joey Bunz were my preferred choice.

6 nighttime pocket diapers.  Take your pick.  Right now I am using Happy Heiny's, but have used Bumgenius 4.0's and Kawaii's all with success.

This is enough to wash every 3 days which is what I aim for.  If you are using a hybrid system like the Grovias, you can actually get by with far less.

Extra things I might add if the mood struck me:

Diaper sprayer

Wool dryer balls.  These really speed up drying time and help with static since you can't use static cling sheets in your dryer with diapers since it can cause repelling issues.

Baltic amber teething necklace..  These work very well.  Take my word for it.

Reusable nursing pads if you are breastfeeding.  I plan on trying these next time around.

So there you have it.  My redone cloth diaper registry.  Too bad hind sight is 20/20.  Oh and even if you add all these diapers and get them all, one day you will look at your stash and laugh at how many diapers have found a home in your diaper collection.  I might really like collecting diapers and constantly trying new brands.  Plus Destructo really needs a cow print diaper and a camo print diaper and a diaper in each color and a diaper with monkeys and on and on.   Raise your hand if you are with me.  Anyone??

So what was or would be on your cloth diaper registry?

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