Cloth Diapers-BAH!
In this day and age why would anyone want to fool around with cloth diapers when you can just go to the store and buy disposables? I remember the cloth diaper changing routine from when I was a child. A proper fold being of the utmost importance, safety pins and plastic pants and you’re good to go. No pun intended. When disposable diapers came on the scene, they eliminated the need for safety pins and plastic pants making moms job easier by simply disposing of the entire thing in the trash. Disposables appear to have solved a lot of time consuming problems for mom right? Not so fast. With skin being the largest organ of absorption, and baby wearing a diaper nearly 24/7, at the very least you want something safe against your baby’s most sensitive parts. Convenience may not always be the best thing to base your decision on in this case.
Many of today’s disposable diapers contain some very scary chemicals responsible for everything from cancer to neurological damage. The three scariest ingredients found in disposables are Dioxins, Volatile organic compounds (VOC) such as toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene and Sodium polyacrylate or SAP for short. Not to mention fragrances. I have long encouraged new mothers with babies experiencing severe diaper rash to stop using scented disposables. Many times the issue clears up shortly after. For families looking to decrease toxic chemicals in their environment, dumping the disposables is a great place to start.
Last but not least, let’s consider sustainability. A lot of today’s practices are carried out with no thought given to our plastic footprint on the Earth. If you consider how many diapers a baby goes through in a 24 hour period, organic cloth diapers just make so much more sense. A cloth diaper can be used up to 200 times in some cases before being turned into the rag bin.
Modern cloth diapers are just as easy to change as disposables and you never run out. Although the expense of cloth is an up front expense, the need to replenish disposables over and over can really add up over time. Generic disposables can cost up to $1400+ over a period of a couple of years, eco friendly disposables add a hefty load costing up to $2500 over the same period. A cloth diaper system can cost as low as $300.00.
GroVia is my choice for organic cotton diapers, baby wipes and no prep soaker pads. Whatever your babies needs when it comes to cloth diapers, GroVia has your little butt covered!
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