Foster Parenting and Cloth Diapering

We have used cloth diapers with all of our kids and it works great. I "schooled" the social workers on cloth diapering and they think that it is awesome. We were told to put the baby in a disposable for visits though. Get some one size pockets and you will be set :)

We have two fd's in diapers. We use cloth at home and put them into disposables when heading to their parent visits. Our cw is very aware of it and has no problems with it. I don't think there are any rules against it.

We used cloth when we had fosters before. I had four kids two and under (plus a daycare 2yr old). Disposables would have been expensive. And cloth are so easy. BTW, I bought a package of diapers recently for "just in case." I put them in the closet under the stairs. Huge mistake. I've now moved them to the vented laundry area so ideally the smell of them confined will not gag me! How much of all those chemicals are getting on/in kiddos?(ETA: I'm chemically sensitive and obviously moreso than I was as I worked child care and didn't gag. And I wouldn't judge someone for using disposables)I'm waiting til we actually get kids to buy cloth though. I have found them on CraigsList for $7 to $15 a piece (for like BumGenius which retails at almost $18).

You are so right about the diapers smelling. It's called "gassing out" because of the chemicals in them and being enclosed in the package. My husband even commented one day about how they smell like fuel. :eek:

I cloth diaper all my kids. Some birthparents are open to learning how to use cloth diapers, but if you don't have a good relationship with them, it might just be easier to use a sposie for the visits. I've received very good reactions from everyone about cloth diapering. STBAS's birthmom actually told him I was "spoiling him" by cloth diapering him-- she thought it was the greatest thing ever!

I wasn't told there was any rule against it. They just said to use sposies at visits. I imagine it would be fine as long as there wasn't any kind of hygiene concern raised by someone who wasn't cloth friendly.

I do cloth diapers in my house, and sposies "on the road."