The advantages of using a baby cloth diaper are numerous and should be considered by any parent facing the purchase of diapers for a new child. The current disposable diapers are full of plastics and not environmentally friendly. Changing a child regularly causes landfills to become full with diapers made with plastics that will not break down in a lifetime.
Additionally, disposable diapers are one of the leading causes of diaper rashes and a huge source of irritation to children. Moreover, multiple studies have found children to naturally and easily potty train on average six months faster than children wearing disposables. Most doctors recommend cloth diapers for all of these reasons and more.
The addition of children to any family raises many concerns, and with the seemingly never-ending cautions and warnings, it is hard to decipher what is actually best for babies and what is merely propaganda. When most people think of cloth diapers, they think of twenty years ago when diapers had to be pinned and constantly hassled with.
Modern designs have created cloth diapers that are not only easy to use, but can be snapped on, hooked, or looped. These design enhancements make it harder for kids to take them off themselves while making it infinitely easier for parents to remove. Instead of filling the trashcan every other day, do one load of laundry a week, or hire a diaper service. Diaper services are a fairly economical way to have diapers washed and returned periodically by someone else.
With so many options available, the old hassles associated with cloth diapers are no longer reasons to avoid what is best of children and the environment. Finally, almost any parent will agree that children present a new financial strain on any household budget. Parents spend fifty to two hundred dollars a month on disposable diapers depending on the age and weight of the child. The total cost adds up to thousands of dollars while cloth diapers are only a fraction of the cost. Most major retail stores sell cloth diapers pricing between eleven dollars and thirty dollars.
Since cloth diapers can be reused over and over, having ten to fifteen pair would keep a child in diapers and cost less than 150 dollars. For parents concerned about chemicals or have a child with sensitive skin can find organic diapers. In fact, diapers are one of the few items that organic does not equal higher costs. Gerber makes a set of organic white diapers that price for less than two dollars a pair. These facts alone should convince any parent living on a budget that cloth diapers are a positive investment and much better option to disposable diapers.
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