Prior to his birth, most of the things we needed were given to us as gifts. We were also given quite a few hand me downs and I just recently started buying clothes for him because we have outgrown all the gifts and hand me down clothes. I make all of our baby food with the exception of juice and yogurt, and we don't waste money on disposable diapers!
I think so many parents just assume they will have to spend thousands of dollars on diapers. How many times have you heard someone comment to an expecting couple "Better start saving up for diapers?" Guess what! You don't have to spend thousands of dollars per child on diapers! You can buy cloth diapers for your first child are reuse them for all the babies you have after that!
When we decided to cloth diaper I couldn't get the image of throwing away money when thinking of disposable diapers out of my mind. My husband and I joked that you might as well wipe your baby with dollar bills. So I encourage you whether you are on your first baby or even your last, it's not too late! The resell value of cloth diapers is amazing! And let's be honest it's better for your wallet, your baby, and the environment!