The truth about cloth diapers...

A little over a month ago I started researching cloth diapers as an alternative to disposables. My first reason for this was to be more economical, and try and save some Taylor Bucks as I will not be recieving a paycheck for being a full time mommy. But after I started looking into it more, it became more of an ecological issue. I thought that the way they make diapers now that they would decompose in a landfill (unlike the plastic ones that were around when I was a baby). What I learned: diapers are semi-decomposable...and the parts that are take over 200 years to decompose. So, Piper goes through between 6 and 8 diapers per-day; that's 1,200 to 1,600 years worth of diapers sitting on the earth! The second thing that I learned while researching is how very toxic diapers are. Disposible diapers in the US are made using a chemical that is banned in most all of Europe due to the health problems that it has caused...but we keep using it. Why you ask?? Well, simple. It is very absorbant and not bulky. Every American mother's idea of a quality diaper. Most all diapers are also washed in chlorine bleach (unless otherwise stated on the package). I just don't think that I want to put that nastyness on my baby's tiny tush.
After a few days of exhausting myself reading every review of many many brands of cloth diapers, I finally decided to give SoftBums a try. I ordered enough dipes for 6 changes. After I used them for 3 weeks, I ordered another 3 changes. Here are the wonderful things about them:
1. I have already earned back what I paid for them in savings of not buying disposables.
2. They are SO SOFT and cozy on little P's hiney.
3. They are super cute! We usually just let her go in a t-shirt and diaper now adays!
4. Surprisingly, they are super easy to wash (I don't tough poop, I promise)
5. They are super easy to change, just like a disposable. No hassle!

And we are being both economical as well as eco-minded. If you are a mom who has ever considered making the change, I say give it a shot. It was a good one for our family!

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