| Many big decisions have to be made before and after | | | | plastic used in disposables does not breathe and the |
| our little ones come into this world,but making the right | | | | ammonia from the urine is unable to escape, which |
| decisions for our baby's health and well-being are | | | | can create skin irritations as well. The best way to |
| sometimes put on the back burner while our hectic and | | | | prevent skin irritations and diaper rashes is to change |
| busy lives take over. One of the big decisions we | | | | baby often, no matter what type of diaper you use. |
| have to make is whether to use cloth or disposables, | | | | Cloth diapers have come a long way in the past |
| and with all the different cloth and disposable diapers | | | | twenty years. Though one might say they are not as |
| out on the market, weighing the pro's and con's can | | | | convenient to use as disposables, they have many |
| sometimes cause confusion. | | | | advantages that far outweigh the advantages of |
| If you're one of the many thousands of mom's who | | | | convenience. They are made with soft materials that |
| work outside the home, the first type of diaper that | | | | are gentle on your baby's skin and can be made to fit |
| comes to mind, of course, is disposable. Why? | | | | neatly and snuggly around your little one's bottom. And |
| Because they're convenient and you just toss them in | | | | there are so many different styles and colorful fabric |
| the garbage. No rinsing out the mess and no stinky | | | | patterns for cloth diapers that it can be as much fun |
| diaper pails sitting around. And it cuts down on the | | | | shopping for diapers as shopping for those cute tiny |
| laundry of course. But in our time of "green" is this | | | | baby clothes. |
| really the solution? Sure, disposables are handy but are | | | | Though cloth diapers have to be washed, which can |
| they really the best choice? | | | | add to the laundry pile-up, the benefits are |
| Disposable diapers are taking their toll on our landfills | | | | overwhelming. The more you wash them, the more |
| and are having a huge effect on our environment. | | | | absorbent they become. As for convenience, most |
| Over 200,000 trees are cut down and 80,000 pounds | | | | cloth diapers are either snapped or velcro'd (hook and |
| of plastic are used in one year to make disposable | | | | loop) for easy changing and have multiple layers sewn |
| diapers in America only. These diapers are sold, used | | | | into the soaker for dryness. Also, the savings you'll |
| and then tossed into our landfills. It then takes from one | | | | experience with cloth compared to disposables is |
| hundred to five hundred years for these diapers to | | | | astronomical. You can save anywhere from 2500.00 |
| decompose andwith non-exposure to air and sun, | | | | to 5000.00 by the time your child is potty trained and |
| some of the plastic materials never decompose, | | | | cloth diapers can be used for more than one child. But |
| therefore, the dangers of contamination to our ground | | | | the most important part of a cloth diaper is they are |
| water is ten-fold. | | | | environmentally friendly and will keep our landfills |
| We must also think about our baby's comfort. | | | | cleaner. |
| Disposables are deemed to keep baby "drier" but | | | | We all want to ensure a safe and healthy future for |
| because of this, parents tend to change baby less, | | | | our children, therefore, throwing a little convenience |
| therefore, baby is exposed to contaminated bacteria | | | | aside for the welfare of our children is not a lot to ask. |
| from the urine for a longer period of time, causing | | | | Make the right choice. Our children deserve the best. |
| diaper rash and irritation to their tender skin. Also, the | | | | |