| Many new parents look into the question of cloth vs | | | | disposable ones. But if you look at the fact that a child |
| disposable diapers but find themselves lost in a sea of | | | | can wear diapers for a year and a half to three years |
| information. Although there are many factors to | | | | the investment in cloth diapers can really pay off. |
| consider in choosing a diaper the main issues are | | | | The environmental impact of millions and millions of |
| comfort,cost, the environment and the nasty factor. | | | | diapers being dumped into land fills each year can not |
| Comforting a newborn baby is natural making sure | | | | be ignored. If a newborn baby uses five diapers a day |
| their skin has lotion and there clothes are clean and | | | | for a year that over eighteen hundred disposable |
| soft. It seems odd to use plastic disposable diapers on | | | | diapers that will never biodegrade. In that same year |
| a babies tender skin. Cloth diapers on the other hand | | | | less than a hundred cloth alternative diapers could be |
| are often made of cotton and very soft to the touch. | | | | used. |
| The only problem is the cloth may need to be changed | | | | The biggest reason most people do not choose cloth |
| more often to maintain the babies comfort. | | | | diapers is probably the nasty factor. Many people can |
| Cost is probably the first thing that comes to most | | | | not fathom the though of cleaning out and washing |
| peoples minds when they are considering using cloth | | | | diapers, but the reality is that there are many not so |
| or disposable diapers. Many people see the cost of | | | | glorious jobs that parents have to do.the diapers and |
| cotton diapers being considerable higher than | | | | the environmental impact of disposable diapers. |