Many people hear the word "cloth" diapers and think of their mothers and grandmothers descriptions: Fold a large piece of fabric, secured with pins that crack and yellow bear, and (not bite)! child, with the bulky diaper rubber pants Soak the dirty diapers in big buckets of bleach water (what a mess!). Well, delete all these images and thoughts from his head, because the modern products have come a long way!
Today there are manywonderful cloth diapers on the market. They have been designed with modern, busy moms in mind, and make it easy for EVERYONE to use (not just the hippies)!
We have come to a point as a society where we need to figure out ways to reduce our garbage and cut back on spending. It is estimated that a household that uses reusable diapers reduces their amount of garbage by 1 TONNE per baby, compared to a household that uses disposable diapers.
I like to compare diapers to dishes:
Disposable dishes are convenient for use at parties, but we don't use them on a daily basis in our homes. Washing dishes takes a lot of time and energy, but we do it every day. The disposable dishes are the exception. Likewise, disposable diapers can also be the exception. They can be used occasionally for convenience, but they are a very wasteful product to use on a daily basis. And doing a couple extra loads of laundry per week isn't a big deal!
Even if you don't care about all the garbage that disposables produce, consider this: It is estimated that a family that uses cloth diapers saves about $2000 compared to a family that uses disposable diapers. Imagine what you could do with all that extra money!
Cloth diapers have made a huge comeback in recent years and the trend continues to rise. If you are unsure about cloth diapering, I encourage you to at least take a look at the products that are out there. Once you see how cute, colourful, and easy to use they are, you might feel less intimidated!
Let's make cloth diapering become the norm again, not the exception!
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