| Everything old is new again, especially when it comes | | | | product are still out there somewhere! It's staggering |
| to caring for babies. Although new parents a few | | | | when you think about it. |
| decades ago may have balked at the idea of using | | | | By using cloth, you're becoming part of the solution |
| cloth diapers, today more and more of us are looking | | | | instead of part of the problem. It can take as much as |
| into this more natural form of diapering. | | | | 300 pounds of wood, 50 pounds of petroleum and 20 |
| Cloth diapers have been around for most of human | | | | pounds of chlorine to produce enough diapers for one |
| history, but if you haven't seen cloth diapers these | | | | baby for just 12 months! When you make the decision |
| days you may be in for quite a surprise! Today's | | | | to use cloth, your actions have a massive beneficial |
| designs are sleek, leak-proof and come in new, cute | | | | impact on the environment. |
| designs. | | | | Finally, by using cloth diapers you may also be |
| If you haven't considered using cloth diapers, there are | | | | protecting your baby's skin and health. Some |
| several reasons why you may want to make the | | | | disposable diapers contain dioxin, which is a harmful |
| switch. The first reason is purely economic. By the | | | | by-product caused by the bleaching of paper. Dioxin is |
| time your child is potty-trained, you will have spent at | | | | a carcinogen and has been banned in other |
| least $2,000 on disposable diapers. That is money that | | | | industrialized countries, but it has not been banned in |
| you are literally throwing away each and every day. | | | | the United States. |
| On the other hand, a good set of cloth diapers will cost | | | | By using cloth, you're removing the risk of exposing |
| you an average of $300. As your child grows, you can | | | | your baby to this chemical, and the others that are |
| even sell your smaller diapers in exchange from larger | | | | used in disposables. The fact that your baby is |
| ones. At the most, you can expect to spend $500 | | | | wearing these chemicals all day long is reason enough |
| over the course of your child's diaper using time. That's | | | | to look into cloth as an option. |
| a savings of $1500. With that amount of money, you | | | | Cloth diapers are convenient and easy to use. |
| could start a savings account for your children and | | | | Although you'll have to wash the cloth diapers, you'll |
| have a nice addition to their college fund by the time | | | | actually be using less water than it takes to produce |
| they graduate high school. | | | | disposable diapers. Washing diapers is an easy |
| Money savings aside, there are several other reasons | | | | process and very shortly you'll get used to the |
| why cloth diapers make good sense. Cloth diapers are | | | | process. |
| environmentally friendly. When you throw out | | | | And there are even new hybrid types available (such |
| disposable diapers, you're not only wasting money, but | | | | as gDiapers) which have an over layer in which you |
| you are filling out landfills with waste that won't | | | | snap flushable refills. Before you make a definite |
| biodegrade for many years to come. It's estimated | | | | decision in the disposable versus cloth diaper debate, |
| that disposable diapers will take 500 years to | | | | take a bit of time to research new options that are on |
| completely degrade. That means that all the disposable | | | | the market that may offer you the best of both |
| diapers that have ever been used in the history of the | | | | worlds. |