Lovin' cloth diapers! Not lovin' antibiotics!

Yes, you read that right. I have entered the world of cloth diapering. I know many of may be thinking that yes, I did need one more thing to do...one more load of laundry...one more thing to keep up with. But, in our situation, with a child who seriously cannot poop on his own, and nearly all BMs are planned, cloth diapers are actually very easy. So I decided to take advantage of our situation, and save some money while wrapping nice soft organic cotton around my baby who has absolutely nothing else natural going for him...For a child who is on formula made from corn syrup solids, has had a tube shoved up his nose and down to his tummy to feed him, and has been on over 15 medicines in his 8 months, there is something very nice and simple about soft cloth diapers. They just make sense. And really, what is one more load of laundry when it already feels like it never ends...

Cloth diapers have come a long way. Gone are the days of pins and big plastic covers. They now come in so many options...including some quite fashionable ones...making it as cheap or expensive as you want it to be. I have researched them off and on over the past couple of years. Yes, that is right...research! There are several brands and types and everyone has their preferences. I will tell you all about the different types in another post for those of you who might be interested. It is simpler than I imagined, and according to my calculations, it should save over 1500 in 2 years.

Well, a couple of months ago, a dear friend of mine gave me just the nudge I needed to take the plunge into CDing Beckett. I had thought about it on and off, but didn't know where to start. There are soooo many options, and those of you who know me, know that I am not the most decisive person in the world. So she gave me a place to start, and I dove in.

I prefer to use an "All-in-One" with Beckett. This means that the waterproof outer layer and absorbent cotton layer are all one piece, so you put it on just as you would any disposable diaper. It has adjustable snaps on the sides and adjustable snaps on the rise, as well. This is so you can adjust it to fit from about 10 pounds to 35 pounds. They should last all the way to potty training so it seems like a good investment to me! It is super easy, and I find it to be the trimmest fit on the little man. I hope you enjoy the pictures of our sweet boy in his "fluff." The airplane diaper is my favorite! As always, I couldn't pick just one picture... Oh, and I had to add one of Brant in his favorite thing to wear! :)

On a health-related note, we just finished a second round of Flagyl (the antibiotic for the infection in the GI system) due to yet another bacterial infection in his colon. So he has now been treated for c.diff twice. C.difficile is caused by the antibiotics that he takes for motility and the antibiotics he has been on to treat his ear infections in the past. You can read about the frustrations with it in one of my prior posts here. Well, we finished treating the bacteria infection in his colon, C.difficile, on Monday. And today, he was diagnosed with yet another ear infection. So, we continue our cycle, as once again, Beckett is on an antibiotic for his ears. Our frustrating cycle goes something like this: ear infection- antibiotics- c.diff- Flagyl...and again...and again. Tubes, here we come!

Please pray that the antibiotics do not compound the problem we have with his colon, and that his little body is able to keep the bacteria infection from coming back! It will become a problem if this continues. Thank you so much for checking on us!