Why fabric?
There are many benefits to adding cloth diapers to your diapering routine. Whether you use them full-time or part-time, cloth diapers can help your family save money and reduce waste.
Save money
This is one of the main reasons why so many families choose to use cloth to diaper their babies. Families who use cloth diapers full-time can expect to save over $30,000 in the first three years of their baby's life. If they also use cloth wipes, the savings increase even more!
Reduce spending
When you have a diaper-aged child, you'll find that disposable diapers quickly take up a lot of space in your trash can. The same can be said for the landfills where an estimated 20 billion diapers end up each year, taking hundreds of years to decompose. As they degrade, disposables also release methane gas, a gas far more potent and devastating to the environment than carbon dioxide.
Better for the skin
Many families switch to cloth diapers for the health of their baby's skin. The naturally absorbent fibers of cloth diapers are often gentler on a baby's sensitive skin and can help reduce skin irritation.
Fabric is not all or nothing
Some people think that if you switch to cloth you will never go back to disposables. Not true! Many families still use disposable diapers in their daily routine, whether it's for overnight, or for going out on errands, etc.
It's easy
At first glance, cloth diapers may seem complicated and intimidating, but that's far from the truth! With a little practice, cloth is just as easy to use as disposables. And with a huge community of cloth diapering families online, there's never a shortage of people to help those just starting out.
