WHY USE CLOTH DIAPERS?

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• Every day is born in about 350,000 infants and toddlers = approximately 55 tons of waste is not biodegradable in one day!

• Garbage produced disposable diapers is the third largest in the world.

• Disposable diaper take between 250 and 500 years for the plastics to break down in landfill

• As the parent of a new baby, you will change about 5,000 disposable diapers in the two to three years before your child toilet trains!

• In their first six weeks, your baby will churn through about 500 disposable diapers alone!

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Because it is will Save you Money

At first the cost of a modern cloth diaper compared to a disposable diaper may seem expensive until you consider you will buy 20 to 30 cloth diapers in compared to more than five THOUSAND disposables!

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Whilst the decision to use cloth diapers requires an upfront spend, once those diapers are yours, the money doesn’t have to be spent again and you can start saving!  Think of all the lovely things you could buy with that $2,000.  Or maybe it could help you afford an extra couple of months home with your baby.

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• 5,000 disposable diapers changes x $0.60 each diaper = $3,000 ($0.60 per disposable diaper change)

• 25 modern cloth diapers x $30 each = $750 ($0.15 per cloth diaper change)

• Cloth diaper can be used for subsequent children, making them even more economical, the more you use them!

• The cost of laundering cloth diapers (including water & detergent) sits at around $200 for 2.5 years, depending on the area you live and the individual washing machine you use.

• Keep in mind that cloth diaper can be re-used, if you plan for two or more children, this will help you save by multiply

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Cloth Diapers Help the Environment

Simply put disposable diapers require tons of plastic and trees to be manufactured; a disposable diaper may take up 250 to 500 years to decompose. The report shown that one baby in disposable diapers will contribute at least 1 ton of waste to your local landfill. Cloth diapers are reusable and recycle. Quality cloth diapers will hold up for many washings and can be saved for the next child. 

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Cloth Diapers Are Healthier For Your Baby

When using cloth diapers and reusable wipes you have considerably more control over the chemicals (if any) that come in contact with your child’s delicate skin. Disposable diaper are full of chemicals such as Sodium Polyacrylate,  Tribuytl Tin (a highly toxic chemical), chlorine, alcohol, synthetic perfumes, sodium lauryl sulfates and sodium fluoride.  Many of these chemicals have been banned in women’s hygiene products and have been proven to be extremely toxic when absorbed through the skin, many with long term risks.

The plastic that lines a disposable doesn’t allow air to circulate which can cause heat rash and skin irritations in some babies.  Disposable diaper keep boy’s genitalia at a higher than normal temperature (up to 1 degree), possibly affecting their fertility. ** More and more reports are emerging of babies and children who have received burns from the chemicals used in disposable diapers when they have ‘burst’ whilst being worn.

Many parents are concerned cloth diaper use will cause diaper rash on their baby.  Cloth diaper do not cause diaper rash.  Independent research has found that as long as a diaper is changed frequently, the type of diaper worn is not a significant factor in causing diaper rash.  The most common causes of diaper rash are irritation caused by chemicals (including washing detergents), bacterial infection or high acid levels in a babies urine.

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Very convenient and easy

Perhaps the greatest concern for families looking to use cloth diapers is the perception that it takes a lot of time or that disposables are more convenient. That simply isn’t true. Modern cloth diapers are shaped like a disposable and do up in the same way with snaps or Velcro. Even traditional nappies that require a separate cover to make them waterproof are really quick to fold once you’ve done it a couple of times.

Modern cloth diapers are extremely absorbent and don’t require changing more regularly than disposable diapers (every 3 hours or so).  They are designed to be easy to use, easy to launder and above all easy to wear. Once you have a system in place your choice to use cloth will be fast, easy and efficient.

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Stylish

Modern cloth diapers are seriously stylish and trim fitting.

Whilst disposable diapers are generally white with a small patterned tab or covered with cartoon characters or (even worse, advertising), modern cloth diapers come in an amazing range of colors, prints & fabrics. They’re so cute you’ll never want to cover them up.  Which means you also save on pants! Teamed with a t-shirt, singlet or dress modern cloth diapers are their very own fashion statement.

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