| td> | | | | Raising a child also means rising expenses! A baby will |
| Congratulations on the new arrival! Caring for your little | | | | go through up to a thousand or more diapers before |
| bundle of joy is a truly delightful experience, when you | | | | his first birthday. Disposable diapers cost more than |
| want to lavish all your love and attention over this one | | | | cloth nappies, but in this case, being expensive does |
| unique person. Nothing is good enough for your | | | | not necessarily mean it's better. Cloth nappies are |
| precious baby for whom, if possible, you would even | | | | lower-priced and are reusable. So, one cloth nappy |
| buy the moon! | | | | serves as well as many disposable ones. |
| Naturally, you want the very best for your child, and | | | | To further cut expenses, using second hand cloth |
| with the countless baby products flooding the market, | | | | nappies is a good idea, and after your baby has |
| this means you can pick and choose to your | | | | outgrown them, it is recommended you donate them |
| satisfaction. Moreover, many options are available to | | | | to other parents or reuse them for your next child, |
| the parent of today, and it is up to you to make up | | | | thereby reducing waste. If one baby will use more than |
| your mind about what's best for your child. | | | | a thousand diapers in a year, imagine the amount of |
| Is breast feeding better than the bottle, what brand of | | | | garbage generated in a city from diapers alone! While |
| baby food is more healthy, or, oh dear, shouldn't the | | | | disposable nappies contain chemicals that do not |
| nursery be painted a mild and soothing green instead | | | | decompose, discarded cloth nappies are absorbed |
| of all this pink? Should you opt for cloth or disposable | | | | back into the environment, and are thus very |
| diapers? | | | | eco-friendly. |
| Are you doing the right thing? Help! | | | | In the modern nuclear family where both parents work, |
| Relax. The most important thing when raising a child is | | | | washing cloth nappies may seem a tedious process. A |
| to make sure it is healthy. Just as proper nutrition is | | | | gentle wash in the washing machine solves this |
| essential for your baby's welfare, so is hygiene and | | | | problem. |
| cleanliness. While nutrition can be easily taken care of | | | | Some popular brands of cloth nappies are: the Bumble |
| with regular feedings of milk, hygiene is a different | | | | sized shape nappy, Rainbow Bots and, Prorap All in |
| matter. With little or no control over their bodily | | | | One Nappies. Terries are flat squares of terry |
| functions, babies expel a lot of waste, and keeping | | | | towelling that can be shaped into nappies. These are |
| them clean can be a daunting task. The solution? | | | | all nappies that are sized, shaped and have a high |
| Nappies, of course! | | | | second hand value, meaning they are very durable. |
| There are disposable nappies and cloth nappies. | | | | Almost all brands of cotton nappies are made of light |
| Disposable nappies are easy to use; use it once and | | | | cotton-based material. |
| throw it away. No washing, no fuss! However, | | | | Comfort for your baby comes first, and with the |
| disposable diapers are made of chemicals that can | | | | menace of harmful chemicals in disposable diapers, |
| harm your baby's sensitive skin. Also, with its synthetic | | | | cloth nappies seem the only solution. Comfortable, |
| texture, disposable nappies are not comfortable, and | | | | hygienic, eco-friendly, durable . . . with so many merits, it |
| babies are prone to develop rashes or allergies. | | | | is no wonder cloth nappies are replacing disposable |
| Diapers made from natural fibres are a welcome | | | | diapers everywhere. |
| change from disposable nappies as they are soft and | | | | There can be no doubt that cloth nappies are so good |
| soothing to the skin. | | | | for your baby! |