Why Use Cloth Diaper?

The substance in absorbent diapers, sodium polyacrylate, is the same substance that was removed from tampons in 1985 because of its link to toxic shock syndrome. It's long term effects on infants has never been tested.

It takes 82,000 tons of plastic and 1.3 millions tons of wood pulp (quarter of a million trees) to manufacture disposable diapers.

18 billion diapers are disposed in the landfills every year.

Viruses in feces from disposable diapers in landfills can leach out and contaminate underground water supplies. Some of these live viruses found in disposable diapers include polio and hepatitis.
Save money. You can save thousands of dollars by cloth diapering, more if you use cloth wipes and shop wisely. You never run out of diapers. Less diaper rash, baby is changed when wet.

Buying cloth supports family friendly companies and work at home moms instead of supporting Proctor & Gamble or Kimberly-Clark Cloth looks cuter Babies that wear cloth are easier to potty train because they know when they are wet.

Throw-away diapers whisk away wetness with chemicals, then sits on babies skin.

Types of Diapers - Cloth Diapers

Cloth

Cloth diapers are reusable and can be made from natural fibers, manmade materials, or a combination of both. They are often made from industrial cotton which may be bleached white or left the fiber’s natural color. Other natural fiber cloth materials include wool, bamboo, and unbleached hemp. Manmade materials such as an internal absorbent layer of microfiber toweling or an external waterproof layer of polyurethane laminate (PUL) may be used. Polyester fleece and faux suedecloth are often used inside cloth diapers as a "stay-dry" wicking liner because of the non-absorbent properties of synthetic fibers.

Traditionally, cloth diapers consisted of a folded square or rectangle of cloth, fastened with safety pins.

Modern cloth diapers come in a host of shapes, including preformed cloth diapers, all-in-one diapers with waterproof exteriors, and pocket or "stuffable" diapers, which consist of a water-resistant outer shell sewn with an opening for insertion of absorbent material inserts. Closure methods include snap closures, hook and loop fasteners (such as Velcro), and other new closure methods such as the Snappi., a three-point, pin-free closure device