| I have to admit that, as a new parent, I wasn't too | | | | I started my foray into cloth diapering when my oldest |
| concerned about too many things. Okay, I'll still admit: I'm | | | | child was about a year and a half. We were classic |
| pretty laid back. In fact, I have friends that would | | | | newlyweds and, well, just plain broke. Plus, I had just |
| definitely categorize me as one who is under | | | | taken up sewing in a pretty serious way, so it made a |
| concerned- things don't phase me even when they | | | | lot of sense. I have used cloth diapers over the years |
| should. However, as an experienced parent (thirteen | | | | with all of my kids, as well as the chlorine free baby |
| years now!) I have found that some things just trigger | | | | diapers that we'll discuss next, but there are definitely |
| my mama-bear instincts and get me going. For | | | | issues, the biggest being that several of my kids have |
| example, I've had quite the journey with diapers, using | | | | very sensitive skin. Being exposed to that amount of |
| just about everything in the book, from cloth, standard | | | | wetness lead to problems with rash. I personally didn't |
| disposable and chlorine free baby diapers. I've learned | | | | find them difficult to clean, but many parents resort to |
| a lot along the way, becoming an expert on all things | | | | bleach, which kind of negates the environmental |
| diaper related. As a new parent, making this decision | | | | loveliness of using cloth. |
| can seem confusing. Let me help you understand the | | | | Chlorine Free Baby Diapers |
| issues involved. | | | | For me, this option has been one of the best |
| Disposable Diapers | | | | compromises. I don't have to mess with the hassle |
| I will openly admit that I started my parenting journey | | | | (however slight) of packing, changing and washing |
| by pretty much following the crowd. I have always | | | | cloth diapers, but I still get the environmental priorities |
| breastfed, but even that barely qualifies, as that's | | | | taken care of. Plus, no more rashes! I can't tell you |
| pretty standard in my neck of the woods. Diapers, | | | | how sad it is to deal with consistent diaper rash. I just |
| however, are all disposables, all the time. So, that's | | | | can't do that to my baby, so the cloth had to go for |
| what I did. I have to just come right out and say that I | | | | good with some of my kids. For some parents, |
| love the convenience that they offer. What I hate is | | | | however, they find that using a combination makes |
| the cost and the environmental impact. Plus, my first | | | | sense. For example, cloth at home and chlorine free |
| son just could not figure out how to potty train. Go | | | | baby diapers for night time and when on outings. This |
| figure- the kid couldn't tell when he was wet! These | | | | keeps costs down, while still providing the convenience |
| problems led me to explore options like chlorine free | | | | and flexibility that you need. In addition, these keep my |
| baby diapers and cloth. | | | | baby dry, but aren't so absorbent that I have issues |
| Cloth Diapers | | | | with potty training. |