| Cloth diapers have been making a huge comeback | | | | today will still exist when your great, great, great |
| from their decline in the late sixties when disposable | | | | grandchildren are born. Astounding as these numbers |
| diapers first started to make their appearance. Cloth | | | | may seem they are higher still in 2009. |
| diapers have many advantages over disposables, | | | | 3. |
| including the fact that they are not filling our landfills! | | | | Cloth diapers are less expensive than their disposable |
| There are three main benefits of cloth diapers: | | | | counterparts. Thirty cloth diapers will cost |
| 1. | | | | approximately $600 if you purchase the better ones |
| Cloth diapers are better for your babies skin. There | | | | (Pocket diapers, organic diapers and the all in one style |
| are little or no chemicals in cloth diapers and that | | | | of diaper). This is enough cloth diapers to last for the |
| means fewer chemicals coming in contact with your | | | | entire time that your baby requires them. On the other |
| babies sensitive skin and leading to diaper rash. | | | | hand, to purchase enough disposable diapers to last |
| Organic diapers have even less impact on babies skin | | | | you through the time needed for your baby would cost |
| and their manufacture is better for the environment. | | | | over $3000.! It's a huge difference and well worth the |
| 2. | | | | savings – especially in these difficult economic times. |
| Cloth diapers are better for the environment. As | | | | The savings would be even more noticed by |
| mentioned above, the manufacturing process of | | | | purchasing simple prefolded diapers at a cost of under |
| organic diapers has little impact on our environment. In | | | | $100 for the usage time of your baby you will have all |
| addition, cloth diapers are not filling up our landfills at an | | | | the cloth diapers and covers you need. |
| alarming rate like disposables are. According to a 2003 | | | | Your choice of cloth diapers will be measured through |
| study published by the women's environmental | | | | the years – both in financial savings and |
| network, disposable diapers are the third largest | | | | environmental savings. It's vitally important that we all |
| consumer item in landfills and make up about 4 % of all | | | | realize the negative impact disposable diapers have |
| solid waste. No one knows exactly how long it takes | | | | had on our environment. Yes, they are a part of the |
| for the average disposable diaper to decompose, but it | | | | “Women's Lib” movement and a rightful part at |
| has been estimated at anywhere from 250 to 500 | | | | that. However, the time has come for a new sense of |
| years. That means that the diapers you throw away | | | | responsibility to our home and our babies. |