4 Reasons Why Cloth Diapers Are Not a Thing of the Past

Back when the Generation X children were first being conceived and born, cloth diapers were the norm, while disposables were a luxury item. Today, disposables are the norm. People using cloth diapers for their babies are considered to be strange.

Fortunately, as Bob Dylan says, “times they are a-changin.”  Here are 4 reasons that modern parents may choose to utilize cloth diapers instead of disposables.

1. Affordability
   • Money talks, and so the first reason is that choosing to use cloth diapers for your baby’s bottom, as opposed to Pampers or Huggies, is a financial one. Even if you decide to use a diaper service to clean and refresh the soiled nappies, you should be able to save money. In one price comparison that was done for newborns, disposables averaged $3.50 per day and a diaper service was $2.86 per day. Prices, of course, may vary in your area.
2. Modern Developments
   • There will be those amongst our parents and grandparents who will be naysayers and list all the reasons why cloth diapers are a pain in the butt. Just be kind and point out that modern cloth diapering is much more convenient than it was 30 years ago. Folding is now a thing of the past, as modern cloth diapers are pre-cut and pre-shaped. As well, you won’t be sticking yourself with pins, due to the modern Velcro or snaps used to fasten the sides together. You have probably heard about those smelly pails full of diapers, waiting to be washed? Many of today’s services provide a flushable, biodegradable paper lining that catches all the solid waste, allowing it to be easily disposed of in the toilet so soiled and smelly diapers don’t sit around. No more soaking-wet diapers caused by having to rinse them out in the toilet.
3. Health
   • As cloth diapers have no plastic lining, and cotton “breathes” well, your baby should have less diaper rash trouble. Disposables keep heat in better, which accelerates bacterial growth.
4. Environmental Concerns
   • The primary structure of a disposable diaper is absorbent cotton surrounded by plastic. We all know how bad plastic is for our environment, as it doesn’t biodegrade very well. This means that we are adding to the landfill problems that will plague generations to come. It has been estimated that over 10,000 tons of disposable diapers are added to landfills EACH DAY. There may be a large group that believe that the convenience offered by disposable diapers outweighs this fact, but the environmentalist in you knows that the use of cloth diapers is just one more step that we can take personally to help protect and preserve the Earth for future generations.

Cloth diapers are, in many ways, a thing of the past, but they are by no means gone forever. For the parent with financial or environmental concerns they are still a very viable option for covering the bottoms of their babies. Be one of a small but growing group that are helping make cloth diapers the way to go.

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