Health Reasons for Cloth Diapers A sound reason for using cloth diapers. A disposable diaper contains many harmful chemicals that come into direct contact with your baby’s sensitive parts. Some of these chemicals are known potential carcinogens. The two big toxins in disposable diapers are Dioxin and Sodium Polyacrylate. Dioxin is an extremely nasty chemical. A 1994, EPA report revealed that there is no safe exposure level for dioxin. That means that any exposure to this dangerous...

Cloth Diapers vs Disposable Diapers Environmental Another great reason for using cloth diapers! There has been much debate over the impact of disposable diapers and cloth diapers on the environment.  The pro-disposable diaper advocates say that the extra water used to wash cloth diapers is just as much of an abuse to the environment as the production and disposal of disposable diapers.  But taking into consideration the following estimates you will probably agree that disposable diapers are much more...

Save Money with Cloth Diapering Budget constraints  are a good reason many moms turn to cloth diapers. The average baby goes through 6,000 diapers during the first two years of life with average costs hovering around $1,600 per year for disposable diapers. Cloth diapers are rapidly becoming an attractive alternative. As this practice grows we will see an immense dent in our landfills! Keeping the Costs Down Start Slowly Find a system or type of diaper that works for you, and try to...