Baby Cloth Diaper Review

Baby Cloth Diaper

What are Baby Cloth Diaper
It used to be that all babies were diapered with Baby Cloth Diaper. There were no Luvs, Pampers, or any other disposable diapers everyone used Baby Cloth Diaper. Somewhere in the sixties and seventies with two income families it became very inconvenient to do all of the work of Baby Cloth Diaper and the disposable diapers were quickly more than a convenience for traveling and were the only option for most families. The disposable diaper business is a huge multi million dollar business every week. Baby Cloth Diaper is a product that can be used more than once and may in fact last for the diapering years of your child or even multiple children. Baby Cloth Diaper is a diaper made of cotton and other various absorbing cloths like hemp and then may be additionally surrounded by a waterproof fabric like gortex or even a plastic.

Pro's and Cons of Baby Cloth Diaper
Baby Cloth Diaper has a lot of benefits. First as a parent I would say that Baby Cloth Diaper is much better for the baby's skin, we saw a significant reduction in incidents of diaper rash thrush. The Baby Cloth Diaper really helped the health of our babies' skin. Second for us was the financial savings. We estimated that we saved about ten dollars per week per child in diapers and that figure may increase with the rising cost of disposable diapers. Third for us personally was the environmental concern. The large amount of diaper material and human waste placed in our landfills can be reduced by the use of Baby Cloth Diaper. Just one year of Baby Cloth Diaper a family makes a significant saving of trash and most of the material in disposable diapers is petroleum based and that is never a good thing.
There are some drawbacks to Baby Cloth Diaper use. First is the initial cost of purchasing the diapers. When you check out with your Baby Cloth Diaper you may be shocked by the cost. You can mitigate the cost by doing laundry more often and buying a smaller supply of Baby Cloth Diaper. Second drawback is the laundry process. There is nothing pleasant about laundering Baby Cloth Diaper. (we developed a tolerable process of rinsing and washing and keeping the smell under control, having a good diaper pail that is kept close to the washing machine is essential. You will also need a top load washing machine because loading dirty diapers out of diaper pail into a front load washer is nasty).


Additional Thoughts about Baby Cloth Diaper
I think that the care for your baby's skin and their future environment make Baby Cloth Diaper the best choice you can make for your child. I would recommend that you don't expect your baby sitter or church nursery worker to deal with Baby Cloth Diaper but have disposable diapers on hand for those occassions and don't feel guilty about using them.