Why switch to cloth diapers?

As you can imagine we could talk about cloth diapers for hours! But we are going to try and keep it simple with the top 5 reasons why you should toss those disposables and make the switch!

When we made the initial switch to cloth we couldn't believe how much money we were saving each month! Take a look at the chart below. Studies show that the average child goes through up to 11,000 diapers between birth and potty training. This chart shows you how much you would be spending on just diapers for each major brand per child:

Brand	Per Diaper Cost	Total Spent
Pampers	0.46	5060
Luvs	0.30	3300
Huggies	0.37	4070
7th Generation	0.50	5500
Earth's Best	0.51	5610
Nature Babycare	0.62	6820
Tushies	0.55	6050
Kirkland (Costco)	0.37	4070
Up & Up (Target)	0.23	2530
Great Value (WalMart)	0.24	2640
Members Mark (Sam's Club)	0.21	2310

According to this chart you will be spending between $2000 and $7000 on diapers per child. When you make the switch to cloth you can spend anywhere between $250-$500 (depending on what type of diaper you choose and how often you would like to wash them) and NEVER BUY DIAPERS AGAIN! Cloth diapers hold up so well that you can even use them on more than one child! This doesn't even cover the fact that you will no longer have to buy wipes or diaper pail liners over and over again!

Do you know what is used to make those disposable diapers? Here is a small list of what those diapers contain:

▪Dioxin: this is the by product of the paper bleaching process that is used while manufacturing the diapers. It is listed bythe EPA as one of the most toxic cancer causing chemicals.

▪Tributyl-tin (aka TBT): This is a toxic pollutant that has been know to cause hormonal problems in humans and animals.

▪Sodium polyacrylate: This is the same substance that was removed from tampons due to being linked with Toxic Shock Syndromeand is the gel like substance found in disposable diapers.

▪No long term studies have been done to conclude that this chemicals cause harm to babies, but studies have been done to show that chemical emissions from disposable diapers can cause respiratory problems in young children.

For more information and references please visit: http://www.realdiaperassociation.org/diaperfacts.php

It isn't too hard to come to the conclusion that disposable diapers are not environmentally friendly. It is said by different sources that diapers make up 2-3% of all waste in a landfill, outnumbered only by newspapers and beverage containers. They are also full of human waste, which can pollute our groundwater, whereas using cloth diapers disposes of human wastes where they belong: in the septic system. Disposable diapers also take more than 100 years to decompose. So if each disposable diapered child goes through an average of 11,000 each, think of how much space those diapers are taking up in our landfills! Not to mention all the tons and tons of plastic and trees required to make each diaper which only gets used for a few hours at most.

Like we said above, cloth diapers are no longer like the cloth diapers our mothers and grandmothers used! There are no pins and runner pants. In fact, many diapers work just like disposables with Velcro closures and adjustable absorbency. There are so many options available that each family can pick the diaper they think will work best.

As you can see from checking out our website there is nothing that makes a cuter picture than a baby in a cute cloth diaper! Cloth diapers come in every color of the rainbow and some adorable prints. Once you make the switch you will have a hard time deciding which diapers NOT to buy!