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4meAndyou · F
No. It's only irresponsible if you are SO broke you don't have a place to live, don't have enough money to pay for heat, and can't feed the baby or provide him or her with diapers.
I bought cloth diapers for my baby and plastic pants to go over them...and that leaks, BTW. I had to hand rinse them in the toilet, and that is disgusting, but I did it, and I kept a bucket filled with 20 mule team borax and water and arm and hammer detergent to keep the diapers soaking and stop them from smelling bad in between washes. I nursed my baby, so I didn't have to buy formula.
Your main responsibility as a parent is to keep a baby safe, warm, and well fed.
If you can do that much, then you are okay.
I bought cloth diapers for my baby and plastic pants to go over them...and that leaks, BTW. I had to hand rinse them in the toilet, and that is disgusting, but I did it, and I kept a bucket filled with 20 mule team borax and water and arm and hammer detergent to keep the diapers soaking and stop them from smelling bad in between washes. I nursed my baby, so I didn't have to buy formula.
Your main responsibility as a parent is to keep a baby safe, warm, and well fed.
If you can do that much, then you are okay.