Recently, more moms are moving over to Cloth Diaper as opposed to Disposable diapers. Below article has been taken by Susan Doak from Baby By You on the top 10 reason why mom choose cloth diaper but
I can tell you at least 5 reason I move on to Cloth Diaper:-
1) Ease to use. My mom don't have to wash and fold at least a dozen of lampin every 2 days. Both my parents are very concern about using disposable diaper, so they both resort to using the traditional Lampin for the past 10 months. Even though Emily can be potty trained and sometimes, she does not even wet 2 lampin per day, my mom still need to wash around a dozen of lampin on a weekly basis. With this cloth diaper, she only need to wash 4 cloth diaper and 5 insert and NO need to fold them. Imagine how much time and effort is saved to do other more productive work.
2) Health. I know that my baby is safe wearing cloth diaper. In the past, during the weekend I use to put on the disposable diaper for Emily because I just can't manage to change the lampin every 30 mins or so. Ended up, she has diaper rash and her skin turn red. When my parents are over my house and see Emily with the disposable, you know "who" gets the comment... With cloth diaper, I know that its not only save but I can kiss the rash and red skin good bye !
3) Save money!! I use to be concern if I put on a new disposable diaper for Emily will she poop on it immediately ? Especially when she is breastfeed, it always happen. ended up, we have to spend a lot of $$ on the disposable. With the cloth diaper, I don't have to be concern if she poop and there goes the Mamy Poko (and say there goes 80 sen). The cloth diaper well taken care off, it can be passed on to my next baby and even to my sis's baby if she doesn't mind :P
4) I am crazy over Cloth Diaper because it is so CUTE !! After I start to purchase a piece of Bumwear cloth diaper, I was so in love with the concept of the product. It leads me to go Google for more information on cloth diapering. After that, another 6 pieces of Drybees!! Sometimes I can't believe why I did not come across the cloth diaper when I went to US and shop for her cloths and toys but I could not find any store that carry cloth diaper. Only recently I know that the profit margin is low therefore it is not always available on a brick & mortar store. If I would have found out about it earlier, I guess I would have even had more fun time dressing up Emily
5) Environment. Of course, disposable diaper is very convenient, you just need to throw it away when its soiled, or change it after 5 hours or so. BUT everyday, when I throw a disposable diaper away I would be very concern about how many trees that I am chopping that day. Most of the time, I throw away 5-6 disposable diaper a day during the weekend, guess how many trees I have chopped down.
Hopefully I m doing something good by sharing the cloth diaper to my family & friends and start converting them :)
Below is the reason given by Susan Doak from Baby By You.
The Top Ten Reasons To Cloth Diaper by Susan K. Dodge-Doak
http://www.BabyByYou.com
#1. Your baby's comfort.
Would you like to wear stiff paper (and/or plastic) underwear 24 hours a day? The comfort of cotton and knowing I was providing the best possible comfort for my daughter was the #1 reason I switched to cloth diapers, and why I still love them so much today.
#2. The environment.
Leave a cleaner world behind for your baby, and your grandchildren. Disposables leave behind an average of 2.7 tons of non-biodegradable waste (not to mention the waste produced by manufacturing them alone) per child. Compare that to a few dozen cotton diapers, and the responsible choice also becomes an easy one.
#3. Save money.
With disposables, some estimate you spend an average of $2000 per child. Cloth compares at only an average of $150-$350 per child (with the added but minimal cost of electricity and water to launder them). What a great excuse to start a college fund for your baby now, and you can rest assure that your money is being well-spent and not going to "waste" in a land-fill!
#4. Potty training is easier, and happens earlier.
It's a little-known fact that cloth diaper children potty train earlier, and with less effort on their parent's part. This has mostly to do with the fact that when a cloth diaper is wet, they can feel the sensation. Chemical laden disposables can feel so dry, your baby never gets a chance to understand what their body is doing.
#5. Cotton diapers are gel free.
Polyacrylate gel in diapers is a relatively new phenomenon, and no one really knows what the long term effects are. It also leaches moisture from your babies skin. Additionally, disposables are full of dioxins. While non-organic cotton cloth diapers can also have dioxins, they typically are washed out within the first few pre-washes (before your baby will ever wear them), however one-use-only disposables are never rid of them. Additionally, and perhaps the most compelling reason to use cloth diapers, is that disposable diapers containing polyacrylate gel are suspected ofexacerbating, and even causing, asthma .
#6. Cloth diapers are so much better looking.
Photographers still traditionally photograph diapered babies in cloth diapers, simply because they are so much cuter! Today they are available in as many prints and colors as their are fabrics available, not to mention the combination of choices you have with twill, flannel, hemp, terry and more. Imagine how many classic baby photos would suddenly become less "quaint" with a baby wrapped in a disposable diaper. I prefer to bring my groceries home in paper and plastic, not my baby!
#7. More fun for Mom.
While not every mother (or woman, for that matter) is a born "shopaholic", most moms I know just love how fun it is to shop for cloth diapers. There are unlimited choices today in cloth diapering, like all-in-one, terry, flannel, contour, prefold, fitted and other contemporary-style cloth diapers. And when you are on a budget, swapping is a great, and economical, way to try the latest new "rage" in cloth diapers.
#8. Better cushioning for baby's bum.
We all know that babies and toddlers have their fair share of bumps and spills! Cushy cotton provides a much softer "landing pad" than a flat paper diaper.
#9. Convenience.
Convenience? Yes, convenience! You'll never have to worry about making another late-night trip to your grocery store for a package of disposable diapers.. You'll never have to hold your nose while emptying and re-bagging one of those complicated "Diaper Genie ®" contraptions.. And you'll have approximately two bags less of garbage to haul to the curb every week!
#10. Being a leader is much more fun than being a follower.
Stand out from the crowd and show you care to give your baby the very best, including the way you diaper. It's so much more fun to share the joy of cloth diapering with other mothers (who are usually very curious!), than to waste time clipping the latest coupons for the cheapest disposable paper diaper.
I can tell you at least 5 reason I move on to Cloth Diaper:-
1) Ease to use. My mom don't have to wash and fold at least a dozen of lampin every 2 days. Both my parents are very concern about using disposable diaper, so they both resort to using the traditional Lampin for the past 10 months. Even though Emily can be potty trained and sometimes, she does not even wet 2 lampin per day, my mom still need to wash around a dozen of lampin on a weekly basis. With this cloth diaper, she only need to wash 4 cloth diaper and 5 insert and NO need to fold them. Imagine how much time and effort is saved to do other more productive work.
2) Health. I know that my baby is safe wearing cloth diaper. In the past, during the weekend I use to put on the disposable diaper for Emily because I just can't manage to change the lampin every 30 mins or so. Ended up, she has diaper rash and her skin turn red. When my parents are over my house and see Emily with the disposable, you know "who" gets the comment... With cloth diaper, I know that its not only save but I can kiss the rash and red skin good bye !
3) Save money!! I use to be concern if I put on a new disposable diaper for Emily will she poop on it immediately ? Especially when she is breastfeed, it always happen. ended up, we have to spend a lot of $$ on the disposable. With the cloth diaper, I don't have to be concern if she poop and there goes the Mamy Poko (and say there goes 80 sen). The cloth diaper well taken care off, it can be passed on to my next baby and even to my sis's baby if she doesn't mind :P
4) I am crazy over Cloth Diaper because it is so CUTE !! After I start to purchase a piece of Bumwear cloth diaper, I was so in love with the concept of the product. It leads me to go Google for more information on cloth diapering. After that, another 6 pieces of Drybees!! Sometimes I can't believe why I did not come across the cloth diaper when I went to US and shop for her cloths and toys but I could not find any store that carry cloth diaper. Only recently I know that the profit margin is low therefore it is not always available on a brick & mortar store. If I would have found out about it earlier, I guess I would have even had more fun time dressing up Emily
5) Environment. Of course, disposable diaper is very convenient, you just need to throw it away when its soiled, or change it after 5 hours or so. BUT everyday, when I throw a disposable diaper away I would be very concern about how many trees that I am chopping that day. Most of the time, I throw away 5-6 disposable diaper a day during the weekend, guess how many trees I have chopped down.
Hopefully I m doing something good by sharing the cloth diaper to my family & friends and start converting them :)
Below is the reason given by Susan Doak from Baby By You.
The Top Ten Reasons To Cloth Diaper by Susan K. Dodge-Doak
http://www.BabyByYou.com
#1. Your baby's comfort.
Would you like to wear stiff paper (and/or plastic) underwear 24 hours a day? The comfort of cotton and knowing I was providing the best possible comfort for my daughter was the #1 reason I switched to cloth diapers, and why I still love them so much today.
#2. The environment.
Leave a cleaner world behind for your baby, and your grandchildren. Disposables leave behind an average of 2.7 tons of non-biodegradable waste (not to mention the waste produced by manufacturing them alone) per child. Compare that to a few dozen cotton diapers, and the responsible choice also becomes an easy one.
#3. Save money.
With disposables, some estimate you spend an average of $2000 per child. Cloth compares at only an average of $150-$350 per child (with the added but minimal cost of electricity and water to launder them). What a great excuse to start a college fund for your baby now, and you can rest assure that your money is being well-spent and not going to "waste" in a land-fill!
#4. Potty training is easier, and happens earlier.
It's a little-known fact that cloth diaper children potty train earlier, and with less effort on their parent's part. This has mostly to do with the fact that when a cloth diaper is wet, they can feel the sensation. Chemical laden disposables can feel so dry, your baby never gets a chance to understand what their body is doing.
#5. Cotton diapers are gel free.
Polyacrylate gel in diapers is a relatively new phenomenon, and no one really knows what the long term effects are. It also leaches moisture from your babies skin. Additionally, disposables are full of dioxins. While non-organic cotton cloth diapers can also have dioxins, they typically are washed out within the first few pre-washes (before your baby will ever wear them), however one-use-only disposables are never rid of them. Additionally, and perhaps the most compelling reason to use cloth diapers, is that disposable diapers containing polyacrylate gel are suspected ofexacerbating, and even causing, asthma .
#6. Cloth diapers are so much better looking.
Photographers still traditionally photograph diapered babies in cloth diapers, simply because they are so much cuter! Today they are available in as many prints and colors as their are fabrics available, not to mention the combination of choices you have with twill, flannel, hemp, terry and more. Imagine how many classic baby photos would suddenly become less "quaint" with a baby wrapped in a disposable diaper. I prefer to bring my groceries home in paper and plastic, not my baby!
#7. More fun for Mom.
While not every mother (or woman, for that matter) is a born "shopaholic", most moms I know just love how fun it is to shop for cloth diapers. There are unlimited choices today in cloth diapering, like all-in-one, terry, flannel, contour, prefold, fitted and other contemporary-style cloth diapers. And when you are on a budget, swapping is a great, and economical, way to try the latest new "rage" in cloth diapers.
#8. Better cushioning for baby's bum.
We all know that babies and toddlers have their fair share of bumps and spills! Cushy cotton provides a much softer "landing pad" than a flat paper diaper.
#9. Convenience.
Convenience? Yes, convenience! You'll never have to worry about making another late-night trip to your grocery store for a package of disposable diapers.. You'll never have to hold your nose while emptying and re-bagging one of those complicated "Diaper Genie ®" contraptions.. And you'll have approximately two bags less of garbage to haul to the curb every week!
#10. Being a leader is much more fun than being a follower.
Stand out from the crowd and show you care to give your baby the very best, including the way you diaper. It's so much more fun to share the joy of cloth diapering with other mothers (who are usually very curious!), than to waste time clipping the latest coupons for the cheapest disposable paper diaper.
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