Nursing Green

This weekend I'm weaning Evan, which so far has been extremely uncomfortable - for me at least. Evan doesn't seem to care one way or the other, as long as he gets his bottle.

When Evan was a newborn and we were still getting the hang of the whole nursing thing I used disposable nursing pads to deal with embarrassing leakage issues. Nothing more lovely than having little wet circles on your shirt at work! I probably went through two or three large boxes before my body got the rhythm of feedings and I didn't need them anymore.

Now that I have to wait for my supply to go away, I've decided these are much more practical:

They are machine washable, but I have a feeling I may have to hand wash them since there's only six in a box. They are also extremely economical, since a box of 30 disposable ones costs around $4.99, and these were $2.49. Instead of spending five bucks every 15 days (since you use two at a time), I'm spending $2.50 once!

More importantly, they aren't going to end up in a landfill somewhere. When I'm done with them they're going into storage with the clothes that don't fit Evan anymore, to await the arrival of our next baby in a few years.

Going green is pretty easy sometimes!