| are thousands of reasons to switch from disposables | | | | Aside from the benefit of cloth nappies for the |
| to cloth nappies. The baby products advertising | | | | environment, they can provide big savings for you. |
| industry has been able to blur the benefits of cloth | | | | Based on estimates, you can save by as much as |
| nappies over the disposables. The truth is: mothers, | | | | $2,000 to $3,000 if you switch to cloth nappies. |
| babies and the environment would be better off using | | | | This is a staggering amount which can do a lot for |
| cloth nappies. | | | | your baby. You will certainly have extra cash for baby |
| The most important and profound reason why you | | | | foods, medicines, multivitamins, clothes, and toys. All |
| should switch to cloth nappies is its impact on the | | | | these benefits you can get if you made a decision to |
| environment. Cloth nappies pose no significant hazards | | | | switch from disposables to cloth nappies. |
| to nature. They can be re-used for years so wastes | | | | Cloth nappies can also provide superior comfort, |
| and rubbish would not choke the environment. | | | | safety, and health benefits for your children. This may |
| Disposable nappies are one of the most | | | | sound surprising as most advertisements point to the |
| environmentally unsound products ever invented. They | | | | superiority of disposables in these areas. |
| will not degrade and will become toxic after years | | | | But modern cloth nappies are now made from high |
| underground. In fact, disposable nappies will remain in | | | | end cloth materials that have superior absorbency. The |
| the world’s land fill areas for five centuries. | | | | fiber cloth materials can last longer and if you want |
| Imagine how this will impact on the ecosystem. | | | | extra protection for your child, you can easily insert |
| If you switch to cloth nappies, you are actually | | | | use a booster cloth. This is ideal for overnight use of |
| contributing a significant part to environment | | | | cloth nappies. Your child can sleep peacefully and will |
| preservation. | | | | not be bothered by wet nappies. |
| Another profound reason why you should switch to | | | | Cloth nappies can also protect the skin of your baby. |
| cloth nappies concerns the preservation of limited | | | | They don’t have harmful chemicals and gels |
| natural resources. The production of disposables | | | | that can be found on disposables. In fact, if a burst |
| exacts too much pressure on energy and other | | | | nappy happens, the absorbent gel of disposables can |
| natural resources. This is very wasteful because you | | | | harm the sensitive parts of your baby. With cloth |
| will only use disposables just once but the resources | | | | nappies, you are assured that your baby will not be |
| they consumed cannot be replaced anymore. | | | | exposed to harmful chemicals. |
| Compared to cloth nappies, producers will not spend | | | | Making a switch from disposables to cloth can be very |
| much on energy and other natural resource for their | | | | difficult at first. But the long term benefits you can get |
| manufacture. And because cloth can be used over | | | | from cloth nappies will surely make the switch more |
| and over for longer periods, it will not exact too much | | | | rewarding. |
| pressure on the earth’s natural resources. | | | | |