Back in May I decided to try cloth diapering with my son.  I wanted to try cloth before he was born but Hubby didn't like the idea until we found out blessing #5 was on the way.  So I ordered the trial pack from Green Mountain Diapers.  After about 2 weeks I decided that I really liked using cloth instead of disposables and then started building my current diaper stash.  Below is a picture of what I first ordered.

What I started with was:

2 1/2 dozen prefolds

8 covers    (My personal favorites are the Bummis Super Whisper Wraps.)

6 Snug to Fits

6 Small Hemp Doublers

6 Baby Greens Day Doublers

6 Hemp Doublers

Imse Vimse Flushable Liners ( I don't really use these since Hubby put in a diaper sprayer for me.  You can purchase a diaper sprayer through Green Mountain but Hubby bought the parts from Lowes and made his own for me.)

10 flannel wipes

1 Snappi

1 Large Diaper Pail Liner

1 Large Mommy Touch Tote ( goes in the diaper bag to hold soiled diapers while out and about)

Diaper Lotion Potion Concentrate

I also made a few homemade fitteds out of flannel and 3 pocket diapers.  I also used scraps of terry cloth and flannel and made about 2 dozen more baby wipes. I used a Serger around the edges.

The flannel fitted pattern I used the free Mama Bird Fitted Pattern.  It was easy to sew up but I rarely use them.  I usually just stick with the prefolds.

I used the KCK One Pattern for the pocket diaper.  I really like this pocket diaper.  It is really handy to keep in the diaper bag for errand day!

About a month ago I added the following to my stash.

For Kade (almost 1 year old)

1 Aristocrats Wool Cover

1 Nikkys Wool Cover

3 Night Stay Dry Doublers (I really like these they are so soft and keep moisture away for baby's skin.)

The wool covers are very soft and great for nightime diapering.  I use the Imse Vimse Wool Cure to lanolize my wool and the Imse Vimse Wool Shampoo to hand wash them.

For Blessing #5 I ordered:

5 GMD Infant Fitted Diapers

2 dozen Newborn Prefolds

2 dozen Infant Prefolds

1 Cot N Wrap Newborn

1 Cot N Wrap Small

2 Bummis Super Snap Newborn

1 Newborn Super Whisper Wrap

3 small Super Whisper Wraps

2 Litewraps Newborn (these run big)

I would like to add a few pocket diapers in the future.

My favorite places to order diapers are Green Mountain Diapers and Babyworks.

If you are on a modest budget I would suggest you stick with the prefolds and covers.  They are more cost effective than the fitted diapers, All in Ones and Pocket Diapers.

Washing

I wash all my diapers with Charlies Soap.  I wash about every 2 -3 days.  Here is my washing routine:

I use a front loader.

2 cycles of Rinse and Spin

1 Whitest White Hot Cycle with 1 TBSP. Charlies Soap and an extra rinse.

1 Whitest White Hot Cycle no soap and extra rinse.

I dry my diapers on low.  I don't machine wash or machine dry my covers.  I wash all covers by hand and let them air dry.  Machine washing can be hard on them and I want them to last so I can use them with furture children.

I was very shocked how easy cloth diapering is and I wish more people would give it a try.