| All the clothes that we sell in the shop are designed | | | | Some of reasons for using disposables might be |
| with cloth bottomed babies in mind to give plenty of | | | | convenience, not having the bother of washing or |
| room for the slight additional bulk. This set me thinking | | | | perhaps your child goes to day nursery. It is also |
| about the pro's and cons of using cloth nappies. When | | | | suggested by manufacturers that disposables prevent |
| my children were tiny there was really not a choice but | | | | nappy rash. I would argue that there is no reason for a |
| now there is a vast range of disposables and cloth | | | | child in a cloth nappy to have a higher incidence of |
| nappies to choose from. | | | | nappy rash. A child's skin is very sensitive and nappies |
| First of all a good place to start might be some facts | | | | need to be changed frequently to avoid prolonged |
| and figures produced by local councils.o Every year | | | | contact with wee and poo which are the cause of |
| we need a forest the size of Wales to provide all the | | | | nappy rash. Avoid using biological washing powders |
| paper we use in Britain.o 1 tonne of recycled paper | | | | apart from the fact that they are not eco-friendly they |
| saves 17 trees from being cut down.o 7 Million Trees | | | | can cause rashes. Or perhaps you might consider a |
| are cut down each year just to make disposable | | | | nappy laundry service which may not be as expensive |
| nappies.o If you use disposable nappies your child will | | | | as you would think. |
| use an average of 5,000 from birth until potty trained. | | | | Many childcare providers will be happy to |
| Not so many years ago a cloth nappy was simply a | | | | accommodate children in cloth nappies providing you |
| square of toweling which was fastened onto baby | | | | have chosen an easy and reliable type, and provide a |
| using two lethal looking large safety pins. Now the | | | | sealable bag for storage of dirty nappies. If all this still |
| range available is astonishing you can have a one | | | | sounds like a lot of extra work, perhaps a compromise |
| piece nappy, a shaped two piece, prefolded, terry, a | | | | would be helpful just consider; using only one cloth |
| flat nappy used with a stuffable style cover, | | | | nappy per day will save 365 disposable nappies being |
| waterproof covers, liners, booster pads and swim | | | | thrown away. So from little oak trees etc. etc. |
| nappies. The large pins have been replaced by snappi | | | | Just two more factors to consider:o In the next 10 |
| nappi clips and nippi nippas and I am sure there are | | | | years about 800 million people will be added to the |
| many more. Modern cloth nappies then fit really | | | | global population.o As the population consumption and |
| snuggly. It is argued that children wearing cloth nappies | | | | wealth increases so does the amount of waste we |
| become potty trained more quickly because the child is | | | | produce.o We have used more goods and services |
| able to detect some wetness. This awareness | | | | since 1950 than in the rest of human history. |
| encourages the child to use a potty. | | | | |