I’m pretty sure some people thought I was far too ambitious when I said that I was definitely going to cloth diaper the twins. But with all of the things I was uncertain about when it came to being the mother of infant twins and a toddler, cloth diapering didn’t even enter my mind – to me, it’s a no brainer. Here’s why.

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Cute little cloth diaper butts in Doodle Pants leggings.

1. I already have the supplies. I’m obviously in a more unique position as many of the moms of multiples that I’m acquainted with are first-time moms, which means they probably think a lot harder about whether or not cloth diapering is for them. Since I cloth diapered Miss H for 2 years, I’m already used to the pros and cons of cloth and I have all of the supplies – I had 40 Bum Genius 4.0 diapers, cloth wipes, extra inserts, wet bags, etc. The only things I purchased was an additional diaper bin and some new liners. If it turned out it wasn’t for us, then I wasn’t out any extra money.

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2. Cloth diapering (to me) is more financially and environmentally responsible. For about the first two months with the twins, I cringed as the (disposable) diaper bin rapidly filled up. I also cringed each time the cost of a big box of diapers and wipes hit our bank account. However, that was the literal cost of survival at that time! Starting at around 2 1/2 months I was putting the babies in cloth diapers. The fit still wasn’t great and we had leaks. But changing an outfit because of a leaky cloth diaper felt better to me than changing yet another disposable diaper! And early on it might have only been a couple of cloth diapers a day. But it was something. At 4.5 months we still use disposables at nighttime, for naps, and trips out of the house, but we’ve been able to significantly decrease the amount of disposables we go through.

3. We do a ridiculous amount of laundry. Three children and two adults make so much dirty laundry it is comical. So adding in a load of diapers every other day isn’t even noticed.

4. I like the control over what touches their skin. I was excited about cloth diapering Miss H because I loved the thought of being in control of what was touching her skin. Cloth diapers are so soft and the detergent we use to wash them in is very gentle. I care just as much about the twins’ skin as I do Miss H’s, so it only makes sense that I’d want to put them in cloth diapers!

5. Cloth diapers are adorable and help keep their pants up! I think cloth diapers on babies are adorable but they’re also really functional. Miss H has always been tall and thin for her age. When she was a baby I would have to go up a pants size in order to get the correct length. But, of course, they’d usually be too big in the waist. Cloth diapers always solved that problem because the big “cloth diaper butt” would help keep her pants up! As Miss Hop has also been long and lean since birth, I’m anticipating cloth diapers also helping her out in the pants department.

What are the drawbacks, you ask? I’m finding there’s definitely a learning curve for cloth diapering a boy when it comes to leaks. Lots, and lots, and lots of leaks! Things are starting to get better in that department as we’re figuring out the perfect fit for Mr. Hop, but for awhile it was getting frustrating. And when you have two babies to care for and change and you’re constantly change one of the baby’s outfits over and over again, it can be even more frustrating. Also, cleaning double the poopy diapers isn’t terribly appealing.

For us, the positives clearly outweigh the negatives when it comes to sticking with cloth diapers in our house.

Would you cloth diaper twins?