I personally have never used cloth diapers and I don't plan on starting anytime soon. While there are some good benefits to it there are also some not so great things to cloth diapers. I personally do not have the time to keep up with the demand on cloth diapers. I always used disposable diapers with Mason and I will be with our newest addition as well but I wanted to educate everyone on the pros and cons for cloth and disposable diapers.
Pros for Cloth Diapers
- Cheaper
- Better for the Environment
- Healthier for baby's bottom.
- Lots of designs to choose from.
- Potty train earlier
- Healthier baby
Cons for Cloth Diapers
- Requires too much work
- Too smelly
- Inconvenient
Pros for Disposable Diapers
- Ease of use; disposables seem like the easier choice. They are an all-in-one product, with less fuss than cloth.
- Throw-away; disposables can be thrown away once used, unlike cloth which will need to be washed.
- Easy to travel with; disposables are the easy choice to use when traveling.
- Leak less; disposables tend to leak less than cloth. They have a tight, snug fit and are very absorbent.
Cons for Disposable Diapers
- More expensive; over the years you will probably spend around $1500 diapering your baby in disposables.
- Bad for the environment; it is estimated that around 5 million tons of untreated waste is deposited into landfills via disposables every year.
- Harder to potty-train; toddlers can’t feel wetness as much with disposables, so it’s harder for them to potty-train.
- More diaper-rash; according to one study, 78% of babies in disposable diapers get diaper-rash, compared to only 7% of cloth diapered babies.
- Babies health; the chemical used to make the super-absorbency of disposable diapers is Sodium polyacrylate, which has been linked to TSS (Toxic Shock Syndrome) and can cause allergic reactions.
The decision is up to you mom!
Is this real?? I am so sorry you are horribly misinformed!! Cloth diapers are NOT any more smelly than disposables. Nope, not at all. :) They are also more convenient in some ways, such as no poop blowouts like you would get in a disposable.
ReplyDeleteHow can you not choose cloth knowing the horrible chemicals that go into disposables? It is so sad that they even allow those chemicals in baby products. When our children's great great grandchildren are being born, the disposable diapers they were diapered with will still be in a landfill, non biodegraded.
It is so depressing, to say the least.
What brand diapers do you prefer?!
ReplyDeletethere are eco friendly disposable diapers, that are chemical free. i personally cloth diaper and absolutely LOVE it. I was really put off by having to wash them as well, but after learning how to do it, it is not as bad as you think. and the only time it is more smelly is when you dont wash them regularly. the best thing about cloth diapers is that you can actually use a diaper service so you dont have to wash the diapers or anything, just put them in the bin with bag and send them off when the person comes to pick them up and gives you fresh ones.
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