Today's topic is what is my motivation for wanting to participate in the challenge AKA why on earth would you want to do something crazy like this. I've always been a strong supporter of cloth diapering, especially for reasons of frugality. The flat part of the challenge doesn't really phase me (I did make 2 thick 36 x 36 flats for my special needs 3.5 year old at night). Using flats mostly means that my little ones are in a cover with a pad folded flat instead of a cover with a tri-folded prefold. Not really much difference. The handwashing part is my challenge. Would I really cloth diaper if I had to hand wash everything? The answer is.. I don't know. This week I expect to find out. I can tell you that last year I was 2 weeks post really complicated c-section when the challenge came around and I decided against participating. I did cloth diaper during that time, but with the aid of my washer and dryer.
I also have this little thing (problem?) about doing everything myself, from scratch. A friend of mine refers to it as the "Little House on the Prairie Syndrome". I guess the challenge falls into that for me. I also know that my Mom washed my diapers by hand when I was a baby. I guess I just want to know if I can really do it without giving up, and if I would for longer than a week if that was my only option.
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