Re: Diapers...
It's not silly! I started using them a few months ago with Kian and I couldn't be happier. The main reason I started using them was cost, I realized we were spending around 60 bucks a month on diapers and that is just ridiculous. And with the way prices are going up every day there's no telling what we would have ended up spending.
If you are looking to be economical with it, I *highly* recommend starting with prefolds and covers. cottonbabies.com has a trial kit that is around 30 dollars and has 6 prefolds, a couple of covers, and a snappi (a snappi is this cool little gadget that allows you to secure the diapers without needing pins). That's what I started out with. You don't want to go overboard and get too much before you figure out what works for you.
We also have 2 or 3 fitted diapers, and let me tell you they are so wonderful. They were more pricey, but you could probably find them used if you pay attention (I don't think it's gross, there is a huge market out there for excellent used condition cloth diapers). I love the fitteds because they are so soft and absorbent and they wick the moisture away from his bum so I don't worry that he's uncomfy. With prefolds, be prepared to change your baby quite a bit more often because when they're wet, they FEEL wet and it would be uncomfortable for baby. Honestly though they shouldn't be sitting in wet diapers all day whether it's cloth or disposable anyway. I know I was guilty of leaving my son in his disposables way too long, now I change him much more frequently and I think it must feel better to him.
One good thing about CD's is that if you keep them in good condition, they have an amazing resale value. So even if you spend a little initially you could recoup it when she PL's.
For prefolds, I would just check out cottonbabies, I've ordered from them and I found it to be great quality. Stay away from gerber PF's or anything from wal-mart, most of that stuff isn't good enough quality and will just make you hate CD'ing.
For fitteds, I have one thirsties fab fitted and I love it, and I have one bumgenius organic bamboo and I LOVE it. They are so soft and luxurious that I just feel happy when I get to put it on his bum.
BTW, I haven't done this yet but I am still planning to, Stacey had a code recently where you could get 10 bucks off at diapers.com if you hadn't ordered from them before, plus if you order like 50 bucks worth you get free shipping, anyway they have a small variety of cloth diapers, but they have bumgenius all-in-ones which I hear are really excellent and super easy to use diapers, they're very similar to disposables.
I could go on and on so please ask any questions you may have. I will say that even after the "new" has worn off, I just absolutely LOVE cloth diapering, and I feel so good about it, plus I'm saving a ton of money. It's so great for the environment and much healthier for your baby, too.
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Mary Beth - 31
DH - 30
Baby Kian - 3/24/07
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I just want to try it out! 
