We've used everything from Fuzzi Bunz Fitted and their One Size to the organic EcoNappi.
Now that I'm more comfortable with cloth diapering, I thought I'd reflect on the best things about this green choice.
The Top 10:
10. We don’t have to run to the store when we run out of diapers. I have control of when they’re ready.
9. I save money. I can even line-dry to up my electricity savings (or at least offset some of the time I spend on the computer!).
8. I’ve used the same diapers since Baby E was born. Yay for the One Size! For most kids, these will fit fine through all the diapering years, and be helpful once you transition to “big kid” undies.
7. These aren’t yo mama’s cloth diapers. They’re easy, even for a disposable convert like me. That means that daddies, grandmas, and any other care providers can pick it up easily.
6. Awesome recipes for baby bum cleaner. A bit of water, a dash of soap, and maybe a few drops of essential oil, and you have a clean and natural baby.
5. No back poop! This was the most horrific thing that could happen to a new parent. And it only happened in public with my older son. The breastfed baby poop is just peachy…as long as you don’t have to clean it off your child’s entire back side! Augh! With Baby E? Never happened. Not once.
4. Cloth wipes. You don’t realize how much extra “stuff” you’re buying when you use disposable diapers. And once you switch to cloth, you’re likely to go all cloth, and use soft bamboo or organic cotton wipes.
3. They are so soft and wonderful for my critter. He has sensitive skin, and the handful of times he’s had to use ‘sposies (like when we moved but did not yet have a washer), I could tell an immediate difference in redness. Cloth diapers work great for this, and organic ones work wonders!
2. I’m doing a small part to alleviate the whopping amount of disposables that end up in landfills. A typical baby goes through 3,800 disposable diapers in her first 2.5 years. Yikes!
1. Nothing is cuter than a cloth diaper butt.
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