Our Smart Baby

Cloth diapers VS Disposable diapers

So many new parents don’t realize how many choices they have about
things! I know my husband and I had no clue. I knew that I wanted
to use cloth diapers with my kids. My Mom used cloth with me, cloth
is better for the environment, and it looks really easy!

Well, I didn’t know where to go for information and I was scared to
death of poking my wee little one with a pin! So, my first son was
only in cloth part time until he was almost 18 months old. I found my
support system! Thanks to Mothering Magazine’s online discussion
forums I am a bona fide cloth diaper addict. There should be meetings.Seriously.

I discovered that with cloth diapers I was doing LESS laundry because
we weren’t having “blowouts” all the time. You read that right… less
laundry using cloth diapers. I only wash every other day. And that’s
having two boys in cloth. A lot of people get hung up on the dunking
thing. Well, you’re supposed to flush the poop from disposable
diapers as well. Check the package. It’s there. There are some people
that think that washing poopy diapers is gross. That you are getting
all of that “nastiness” in your washing machine. Guess what? It’s in
your machine even if you don’t use cloth.

There is also the cost factor to consider. Cloth diapers seem like a
big investment at first. Once you really look into it, you save so
much money using cloth. They can even be passed down or sold once
your baby outgrows them!

This is only a small example of the pros to using cloth. Cloth
diapers… they’re cute, inexpensive, keep our landfills cleaner and
they’re not full of chemicals. As with anything, you have to make
the choice for what’s best for your kiddos. Stay informed as a parent
and keep your mind open and you can’t go wrong.

Danica Bailey