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Low cost overall, pocket saver
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Easier to get questions answered than
disposables
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You know exactly what is in your cloth
diaper
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Better for the environment
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Huge variety
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Addicting! Ha-ha
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Limitless knowledge on the web
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Incredibly more modern than your
Grandma’s Day
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Hundreds of Fun Patterns
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Very adjustable
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Fun to sew
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Fun to show off
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Good conversation piece
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Easy to use with a little knowledge and
practice
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Cloth wipes help you save even more
money, and makes it so you don’t have to take that extra trip to the trash can!
Just wash them like you do your cloth diapers.
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Unorganized and carefree travel is still
possible!
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Save gas no more trips to the store for
diapers and wipes!!
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No more rashes due to chemicals! Far
less rashes over all! Most rashes just need a little wash routine change and
all better!
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46% of dads and 35% of moms say they
would switch to cloth just because, you can wash them at home.
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No more reeking trash bags to the
dumpster, plus you’ll be taking out far less trash!
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Super cute colors/patterns you won’t
want to buy pants for your kids! *hint-buy baby legs : )
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You will feel proud to show off your
CD’s, sposie’s are like a dirty subject!
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No freak natural storm without diapers again!
- No more blow out diapers!
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You won’t be contributing 1 ton of waste
into landfills, per child. It’s estimated that 10,000 tons of sposies make it into the
landfill everyday!!! Plus on average it takes 500 years for a disposable to decompose.
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Reduce your carbon footprint!
Manufacturers disposable’s take over 1 million metric tons of wood pulp, and
75,000+ metric tons of plastic each year!
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Potty training happens sooner in CD
baby’s, because they will recognize the wetness sooner.
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As easy to use as disposables, and with
one size fits all no more guessing what size to buy
For the cloth diaper HATERS out there! Don’t worry we still
love you! Or those who just need initial information>
* What about the poop?! Ew!!!
For 100% breast fed babies you don’t even have to clean it
off (I do anyway) but its water soluble so no big deal. There are diapers
sprayers, anyone can attach it to the toilet tank and you use it to spray off
the solid waste into the toilet . I personally use diaper liners. They are
biodegradable, and flushable. The pee goes right through them and it catches
the solid waste, Take it off the diaper, flush and, throw the diaper into the
pail! Ta Da!! You can use cloth wipes, or I buy flushable wipes at Target.
* What if the diaper gets stained? Aw man!
A crazy widely known secret to cloth diapering parents is to
dry them in sunlight! Not kidding it works awesome! The rays of the sun kill
bacteria, naturally bleaches, and if sunned outside the fresh air makes them smell so good. In winter I put mine on a drying rack by our sliding glass door
with the shades open and it works just as good except allow for a little more
drying time. Pre-rinsing or using a wet pail helps to.
* Ok I don’t want to deal with the smell! (nose
pinch)
When you wash your diapers properly, like with cloth safe detergent (easily found everywhere!) they barely should stink. Personally I found out when I had used
disposables in the past they stunk more than my cloth. Wet bags are waterproof and hold in any smell until laundry day. Another
option is to do a wet pail {link to wet/dry pail page}.
* Won’t my baby get a rash from them?
It’s a very good question that gets asked a lot by mom’s and
dad’s. I made the switch to cloth because, no matter what disposable I put on my
son he always got a horrid rash. His rashes are non-existent after a few goofs
that were easily fixed. Oops hehe! If you do see a rash occur you may need to
change your wash routine{link to how to wash page}, be sure you change them
every 2-3 hours, or in the event of detergent build up strip them{link to how
to strip article} Another solution is to add some more soakers to the diaper or
change what soakers you are using, it’s possible your baby is a heavy wetter.
Don’t worry though!! Easily fixed just ask me!
Better than buying 20 different types of boxed diapers trust me I went
there lots of wasted time and money!
* Aren’t they bulky? How do you buy clothes for
them!?
With today’s style diapers it easy to find a cloth diaper
that fits nice and trim, even if your baby is a heavy wetter. You can use
combinations of different types of cloth soakers to add absorbency without
adding bulk. My heavy wetter used one microfiber insert, and one hemp or bamboo
insert. {link to absorbency issue’s page}Worked awesome!
* Ok I don’t much care for the extra laundry!
Typically when I do the diaper laundry it’s paired with
other stuff my boys have made a disaster of! : ) Like the messy clothes from
breakfast, lunch, and dinner, or the bedding from my oldest boys overnight
accident. If we are running low on underwear my husband and mine typically get
thrown in too. So when you think about it it’s not extra work. I couldn't stand to throw those pee pee sheets into the laundry basket because, it made their
bedroom stink. Now I’m not wasting water on just a couple blankets. For those of us who have used disposables they tend to leak a lot and that means sheets, blankets, the outfit, and the baby needs a bath! Ugh!
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