Choosing Cloth Diapers? It’s like Diamonds, Consider the 4 C’s!
Choices, Cost, eCo-Friendly, Children’s health & safety
CHOICES: with cloth diapers and wipes you have thousands of choices; colors, styles, fabrics, and fasteners.
COST: A recent average cost analysis between using disposables and reusables found:
Disposable diapering: $4,280.40 vs. Reusable diapering: $1,042.15
Being a little eCo-friendly can save you $3,238.25
ECO-FRIENDLY: 7,560 diapers 26,460 wipes (per child) that may not ever decompose will not be thrown away. They will not pollute the water, soil, and air that we all share. By using cloth over and over you help our environment renew itself.
CHILDREN’S HEALTH & SAFETY: with cloth you know the materials touching your baby’s bum. Some Disposable diapers contain toxic materials such as those used to whiten diapers and make diapers absorbent. Some bleaches are known carcinogens (dioxin), and the absorbent layer made with Absorbent Gels that used were discontinued in tampons in 1980’s due to Toxic Shock Syndrome (Super Absorbent Polymers) are still widely used in most diapers. Also, many disposables contain fragrances to mask the odor released when the diaper is wet or soiled.
