~Benefits to You~
It all comes down to this...is the perceived challenge of cloth diapering worth doing your part to help minimize our mark on the planet? After reading the cloth vs. disposables debate one needs to decide if costs being close to the same; is keeping untreated human waste out of the landfills, having better health for your little one, potty training earlier, and no guilt over the excessive waste generated from disposables...worth it?
For many of us it is an open and closed issue...easy to make and stick to. For others, it really takes some thought on the issues...
1) Cloth is much more bulky...isn't it? Cloth is more bulky...especially as you first get started. If you start when your baby is newborn, there is more diaper than baby it seems! Your baby will grow into the diaper and there are options like using doublers for babies under 6 lbs. without the pre-fold. As you become an "expert" diaperer, the bulk tightens up and you'd be surprised how many babies wear cloth and you cannot tell!
2) Doesn't cloth diapering take more time? Actually no. Now my husband can even change a cloth diaper in the amount of time it takes his friend to change his daughter's disposable. As with any skill, it takes time to hone and improve it. Once you get the hang of it you can change a cloth diaper in your lap with speed and agility.
3) Cloth diapers stink worse than disposables? No. Disposables actually get a funny smell to them when they are wet from all the chemicals and gels in them. A wet cloth diaper should have no smell other than what your baby puts in the diaper. Breastfed babies poo has nearly no smell and a good way to keep solid poo diapers from smelling is to put them in a "wet-bag." These can be laundered or use a plastic bag when you are on the go.
4) Cloth diapering is more of a hassle and so much less convenient than disposables...isn't it? Well, it can be less convenient if you look at the pure act of changing a baby and throwing the diaper away. I have found that it is AS convenient since my son doesn't need rash treatment every time I change him...a true time saver. Additionally, it all comes down to your state of mind. When I look at having to take dirty diapers home to launder or diaper service vs. throwing them away and them not biodegrading for 500 years or changing my baby every 2 hours or so vs. my baby sitting in his own pee and poo for hours because he doesn't feel wet yet...I ABSOLUTELY FEEL CLOTH DIAPERING IS AS CONVENIENT.
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