| Reusable diapers are an easy way to keep your little | | | | flush-away liners or a sprayer that attaches to your |
| one dry and rash free while doing the right thing for the | | | | toilet so you can rinse any messes off without having |
| planet. Let's face it, sometimes doing the right thing for | | | | to dunk or swish. |
| the planet is not the easiest thing to do. When it comes | | | | Washable anything reduces your carbon footprint, but |
| to diapering your baby, cloth is the simple way so you | | | | here it is even more important because you also |
| save time and effort too. Oh, and did I mention that | | | | reduce petroleum used to make disposables, wasted |
| you save a lot of money too? | | | | energy to transprot garbage to the landfill, and the |
| Cloth has gotten a bad rap because there are some | | | | environmental cost of the 18 billion disposables being |
| really, uh, awful diapers out there. Good quality is not | | | | added to our trash heaps every year. |
| expensive and it makes all the difference in the world, | | | | How much can you save? Well, with one child in |
| and for the world. You can get a dozen high quality | | | | disposables you will spend about $2,000 or more - and |
| Indian or Chinese prefolds for about the same price as | | | | that is not including the extra cost for gasoline to run to |
| one pack of disposables. For just a little more than | | | | the store, disposable wipes (add another $400-800 or |
| you'd spend on diapering your baby for 2 months, you | | | | so for those!), any extra municipal fees for having too |
| can get enough high quality DSQ prefolds to keep | | | | much garbage, or the stuff you don't need that you |
| your baby dry and happy for months or even a year | | | | buy because you are already at the store. Add a |
| or longer, depending on what size your baby needs. If | | | | second child and you double your investment in trash |
| convenience is your priority, there are lots of fitteds, | | | | that needs to be hauled to a landfill where it will |
| pockets or all-in-ones available to make diapering fun, | | | | enshrine your child's waste for up to 500 years. Ick! |
| easy and convenient. | | | | Compare that to the savings with reusables. A really |
| Reusable diapers are so much easier than people | | | | nice diapering system will cost you $300-500 or so. |
| make them out to be. Parents consistently tell me that | | | | Add in another hundred if you want a sprayer, a |
| using cloth has been easier than they ever expected. | | | | washable pail liner (to keep the pail clean!), nice cloth |
| These days there is no need for dunking. For | | | | wipes, liners and a cute wet bag for when you are out |
| breastfed babies you can just toss the used ones in | | | | and about. Savings with one kid, about $1,500-2,000. |
| the pail and it all comes out in the wash (honest! I have | | | | For a second child you'll probably have to replace a |
| never had to rinse a diaper and my daughter is nearly | | | | few things, so this time you'll save $1,900 or more! |
| 5 months old). For older babies you can use | | | | |