| One very important decision that parents have to | | | | There are many reasons that parents decide to use |
| make is whether or not they will use cloth or | | | | disposable diapers as opposed to cloth diapers - that |
| disposable diapers. For first-time parents, this can be a | | | | is, a lot of "pros." One of the most popular reasons is |
| difficult task, since there are pros and cons of using | | | | the convenience of the disposable diaper. You never |
| both types. Disposable diapers were not always an | | | | have to worry about having them picked up for |
| option for parents, of course, as cloth diapers were | | | | cleaning, since they go right into the garbage. Another |
| the norm up until the late 1950's, when the first | | | | reason is the fact that there are stages of the diapers, |
| disposable diapers were conceived and manufacturing | | | | in that children can transition from one size to another |
| for them was worked out. Now that there was a | | | | as they grow and the diapers are fitted for each |
| choice, parents of infants had to consider both the | | | | stage of growth that the children go through. |
| pros and the cons of disposable diapers. | | | | |