Why I will never use
disposable diapers anymore:
1.Kate has not had a SINGLE diaper rash in the 3 weeks that we have used cloth
diapers! That alone is good enough! She used to have a rash (that we thought
was normal for kids to have) about once a week. She also used to get a bad rash
that would make her diaper area bloody at least once a month (and would last a
few days), usually more than that though. Can anyone say,
"OOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCHHHHHHH!!!!!!" Yes, there would be
screaming, tears, meltdowns, hiding, avoidance of parents, etc. No wonder she
never wanted us to change her diaper before!
2. Kate now tells us when she needs a new diaper. And usually pretty quickly.
She loves the feeling of a clean diaper, so she wants a dry diaper all the
time. This obviously never happened before (see #1).
3. Kate is getting closer to potty training (see #2). She even told me BEFORE
she went poo this week. I thought she was telling me she had just gone, so I
went to change her. She kept squeezing her cheeks together and saying poo, so I
took her to the potty. She has never done that before. She is aware of her
functions now because she can actually feel when she goes.
4. There is NO poop factor. Actually, this was my WORST fear before
starting with cloth. K would do several BM's a day and they were not pretty, so
I had a valid reason to be fearful. BM's are actually EASIER with cloth than
disposables. The cloth does not turn the BM's into that nasty whatever it is
that you find in disposable diapers. AND, our house never smells like dirty
diapers anymore!!!! HOORAY! She did have diarrhea one day, b/c she ate too many
raisins the day before. Even that was better than disposables. I did put it
into the wash immediately, though.
5. Huggies raised their prices (or rather decreased their box size). We would
now have to buy 2 boxes a month for K. That's about $40 plus tax. She used to
go through a big box in 3 weeks. With the new size boxes, she would go through
them easily in 2 weeks. We have spent $35 total and have 17 diapers that will
last us until she grows out of them. If I wanted a basic diaper that I could
pin together, I could have easily cut the price down to $10. This includes
enough elastic to make baby sister diapers when she is born.
6. I don't have to worry about running to the store at the last minute to pick
up another box of diapers. I already have everything I need right here at home.
7. They are just so cute! I have used scrap material from old clothes/projects
that I made for the kids, so the material is just adorable! I mean, what is
cuter than a 2 yo with a bunch of ladybugs all over her bootie?
8. Kate LOVES them. And what can be better than that?
9. I actually enjoy diapering now. It's fun, not just a chore that I MUST do
b/c I am a mother.
10. Can you say, "no leaks"?
11. Less diapers in our landfills and a happier, healthier earth!
I'm sure there are plenty of other reasons, I just can't think of them right
now. I'm just upset that I did not discover cloth diapers before my 3rd child
was 2yo! Think of how many bloody butts I could have saved Ethan from (his
rashes were worse than K's, b/c of all his allergies).
Ok, since I am posting a bunch of reasons why I love cloth diapers, here are
some reasons why someone might think twice about switching:
1. Yes there is more laundry. I am a clean freak, so I prefer to wash all the
used diapers every night. Some people wait 2-3 days between washes, but I can't
make myself wait that long.
2. You do have to stuff the diapers after drying them. This is just an extra
step that some parents might not be willing to deal with. It takes me about 5
minutes to fold the inserts, stuff them in the diaper, fold the diaper, and put
them away. Pretty quick, but some people hate folding laundry in the 1st place.
3. People give you funny looks and grimace when you say you cloth diaper. This
is actually b/c of lack of experience on their part, but some people
can't handle others thinking they are different than the "normal". I
really could care less what other people think of me. Really, I'm sorry if this
offends any of you, but it is so true. I do things b/c of me, not b/c anyone
else tells me it is socially acceptable. I really do love all of you!
4. The extra laundry adds a little to the utility bills. Not enough to equal to
even one box of diapers, though, so this one actually is still a pro of cloth
diapering, not a con.
5. I don't know. Why else would you NOT want to cloth diaper?
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