Cloth Diapers

When I first mentioned to my family and my husbands that I wanted to use cloth diapers (or reusable diapers)…they all kind of rolled their eyes and said (at least to themselves) “yeah right”.

I am here to say they are easy to use. I really feel they are just as easy as disposable diapers except that instead of throwing them in the trash can you throw them in the wash or a bucket you save until you have a load.

Cloth diapers these days LOOK just like Pampers or Huggies or whatever brand you might like. But I have NEVER had a leak from a Cloth diaper. Not in the biggest of messes has it come out of my babies diaper. I can not say that for any other diaper I have used!

I encourage anyone to try just one cloth diaper….not the crazy old school ones with pins and folding…try BUM GENIUS, CRICKETT, BUMKINS, KUSHIES etc. Just type reusable diaper into Google.

If you are out and about in world and you think cloth diapers are too much of a hassle (lets say you are on vacation and are not planning on doing laundry for a few days. There is an environmentally friendly alternative to those disposable diapers. They are cloth on the outside and have a disposable insert that is flushable or you can throw it in the trash. The only ones I have heard of are G-diapers…they are sold are Babies R Us….and they are pretty handy. I think they call these Hybrid diapers. The inserts are completely biodegradable unlike disposable diapers like Pampers or what not.

One more perk on cloth diapers. I use them on my baby now but up until now I did a mix of all kinds of diapers…mostly disposables. She has had bad rashes with disposables but not even one when I use cloth…I really think it helps with diaper rashes. Perhaps that is only conjecture but only more use (research) will tell.

Have a wonderful day!!!