Before disposable diapers were invented cloth diapering was
the norm and now they are becoming popular again with more people going
green. The cloth diapers from your
grandparent’s generation have come a long way from the old cloth and pins. There are now a lot of choices that will suit
you and your baby. The thought of using and choosing the right cloth
diapering can be confusing and overwhelming.
I suggest starting with a pre-fold cloth diaper. Don’t let worrying
about the diaper leaks, mess or cost prevent you from using cloth diapers. See
the list below with reasons why you should consider using cloth diapers.
1. SAVINGS
You will pay a little more up front for
cloth diapers but if you do the math on how much you will spend for disposable diapers
you will save in the end.
Not everyone
wants a large family, but if you plan on having more than one child, you can
recycle your cloth diapers.
With most cloth diapers you will be able to
diaper your child from birth to potty training for only a couple of hundred
dollars.
So if you do the math on using a cloth diaper
from birth to potty training for 3 kids you’re saving will be in the
thousands.
When you finish you can
always sell them on a diaper swapped website and make back some of your money.
2. ENVIRONMENT
Cloth diapers are very eco-friendly and reduce the amount of
waste that would go into our landfills. On
average, a baby goes through about 5,000-7,000 disposable diaper before they
are potty trained then multiply by the millions of children being born every
year and we have a real problem.
3.
HEALTHY FOR BABY
Disposable diapers are made with large amount damaging chemicals
and could be unhealthy. Using cloth
diapers will reduce diaper rash, irritated bottoms and other common complaints that
disposable diaper users have. Children
who wear cloth diapers are more likely to start using the potty earlier.
