I re-use an empty Foaming Hand Soap dispenser for all liquid baby soap I buy, and I've found it makes liquid soap go way further. Shampooing my baby's hair or washing a slippery baby is much easier when I can squirt foam soap out of a dispenser. Cuisipro foam pump dispenser I usually put an inch
Here's a fast and simple way to make all your flat, prefold and shaped diapers into easy Velcro®-closing diapers! Just cut one piece each of both hook and loop Velcro®. Sizing: Small - cut 12" (31cm) long; Medium - cut 18" (46cm) long; Large - cut 24" (61cm) long; XLarge - cut 30" (76cm) long.
Honeysticks Beeswax Bath Tub Crayons Here's how to make soap crayons for bath-time fun and easy quick clean-up! I am wondering if we could use cookie cutters or somehow get them into better shapes than just the ice cube tray, but I haven't tried it myself yet. Ingredients: 🖍️ 1 3/4 cups Soa
Gerber Birdseye Flatfold Diapers Have you got a bedwetter, but not enough money to afford those expensive cloth Bedwetter Pants, or the on-going expense of the disposable ones? You can make your own - NO sewing required! You will need: Two padded training pants (you can also use underpants,
Your baby needs to nurse, but you are out in public and you are uncomfortable about showing off all that skin when you lift your top? Layer one crop top, blouse, shirt, etc. over an old T-shirt or tank top (mix or match colors!). Nursing Shirts Cut two nursing slits in the old tank top or T-s
Here's an excerpt from idalog: Alternatives in Diapering: Comparison of Alternatives:
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Following are sample calculations.
Practices, supplies, and utilities cast vary.
You can insert your own current costs for a personalized total.
6,500 diaper changes over 2.5 years represents an average of 7-8 changes/day (10-11 for newborns, 5-6 for 2-year olds.)
Laundry (based on 6,500 diaper changes), 24 diaper changes/washload = 271 loads:
Detergent (@ 27 cents/load x 271 loads) $73.17;
Diaper pail additive (200ml of vinegar @ 15 cents/load) $40.65;
Water and sewer (for 4 toilet flushes, 16 gal; 1 normal wash cycle, 45 gal; rinsing and filling pail, 7 gal. Total of 68 gal. @ $.0067 = 46 cents/load) $124.66;
Natural gas to heat water (20 cu.ft. of natural gas @ $.0015 = 3 cents/load) $8.13;
Power to run dryer (5.76 kw/hr. for 1 hr., 5.76kwh @ 7 cents = 40 cents/load) $108.40;
Power to run washer (.76 kwh@ 7 cents = 5 cents/load) $13.55;
Depreciation on washer and dryer (16 cents for washer + 9 cents for dryer = 25 cents/load [a] ) $67.75 = $436 ($1.60/load). [b]
To calculate labour costs for home laundering, allow at least 40 hours over 2.5 years. [c]
[a] A $600 washer is estimated to last a family of 4 for 12 years.
Based on 6 loads/wk x 624 wks., a washer will wash 3,744 loads before having to be replaced.
$600 / 3,744 loads = 16 cents/load.
Dryer is estimated to last 15 years and dry 4,680 loads.
$400 / 4,680 loads = 8.5 cents/load.
[b] Laundromat: detergent $73.17, vinegar $40.65, flushing $29.05 = $142.87 + washing ($1.25 x 271 loads = $338.75) + drying ($1.00 x 271) = $752.62.
[c] 8-10 minutes per load x 271 loads = 40 hours.
Time test assumed:
10 washer and dryer in the basement;
20 no-fold diapers left in basket until used (i.e. no folding or stacking); and 3) exclusion time when washer or dryer runs unattended.
Thanks to Grace for this Frugal Baby Tip!
Category: Diaper Washing
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