| In your arms you hold this little person. You feel that | | | | There is much talk today about doing our part to |
| you might bust from the feelings of love and | | | | protect the planet. If you are like me there may not be |
| protectiveness running through you. You would do | | | | many options open to you in recycling. I live 120 miles |
| anything for this person, your baby. Naturally you want | | | | away from the closest center. But there is something |
| to give your baby the best of everything and keep all | | | | that everyone can do, use cloth diapers. It is estimated |
| harm away from your baby. Cloth diapering is one of | | | | that a disposable diaper will take between 250 and |
| the ways you can do just that. | | | | 500 years to decompose. Your children’s |
| Comfort | | | | grandchildren will be around to see if Great Great |
| You have bought the softest blankets, clothes, and | | | | Grandpa’s diaper did in fact decompose. It actually |
| toys. You have made sure that none of the tags are | | | | takes 2.3 times more water to manufacture a |
| scratchy and nothing will make your baby | | | | disposable diaper than it takes to wash a cloth diapers |
| uncomfortable. Naturally you would want the diaper | | | | for the life of the child. Disposable diapers are the 3rd |
| you put on your baby to be as comfortable as | | | | largest single consumer item in landfills. |
| possible too. Cloth diapers are made of just that, cloth. | | | | Cost |
| Soft, stretchy cloth will be against your baby’s skin. | | | | In our current economic times we are all trying to find |
| Disposable diapers are made from paper. Scratchy, | | | | ways to save money and cut costs. Did you realize |
| rough paper will be against your baby’s skin if you | | | | that it is estimated that by the time a child reaches |
| use disposables. | | | | two years old the average consumer will have spent |
| Health | | | | $1,600 in diapers. That is $66 per month. While if you |
| You are trying to do everything to keep your baby | | | | use cloth diapers you will spend between $300 (using |
| safe. You have baby proofed your house, not small | | | | prefolds and covers) to $1000 (using organic materials |
| parts are anywhere to be found, and you are feeding | | | | and other expensive brands). What a difference! Not |
| your baby just what the doctor ordered. But by using | | | | only is there that savings but those used diapers can |
| disposable diapers you are exposing your baby to | | | | be sold to recoup some of your costs or they can be |
| some of the harshest chemicals around. Disposables | | | | used for future children. It is hard to correctly estimate |
| contain many chemicals not limited to Dioxin. Dioxin is | | | | the total savings because the possibilities to save are |
| used to bleach the paper and is considered by the | | | | so many. |
| EPA as one of the most toxic of cancer related | | | | Cloth diapers are reusable, comfortable, cost efficient, |
| chemicals. By using cloth diapers you have taken | | | | and one of the best choices that you can make for |
| away all exposure to the dangerous chemicals found | | | | your baby. You will be keeping your baby in comfort, |
| in disposables. | | | | creating less waste for the planet, and saving money |
| Environment | | | | all at the same time. |