Why use cloth diapers (cloth nappies) rather than the mainstream disposable diapers?  There are basically 3 things you want to consider:
1.    Price
2.    Environmental Concerns
3.    Health Factors

Price
Although the up-front cost of cloth diapers seems prohibitive, over the long-haul, spending on disposables for one child from birth to potty training is over $2000.  The cost for Cloth Diapers for the same child over the same time frame could be as little as $300 , and likely no more than $1000.  Of course, you would have the added laundry costs, but those are estimated around $200-$300.  Even with that added cost, cloth costs less than disposables in the long haul.  Clearly, cloth has the advantage when it comes to price!

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Environmental Concerns
When it comes to effects on the environment, the debate between cloth and disposables is ongoing and heated.  Disposables use more raw materials to manufacture, while cloth uses more water and energy due to necessary washing and drying.  However, water is a renewable resource, and cloth diapers can be hung to dry to save energy.   Furthermore, they can be re-used for a second child, and, if properly cared for, even re-sold at a discount or donated.   Of the 30 billion disposables used every year in the U.S., over 90% end up in a landfill.  Considering that it could take hundreds of years to decompose, and furthermore that fecal matter is buried with those diapers, disposables do not fare well in comparison to cloth.

Health Factors
Disposables contain traces of various toxins such as Dioxin (cancer causing), Tribtyl-tin (hormonal problems) and sodium polyacrylate (increase risk of toxic shock syndrome).  Non-disposables, of course, range in material from cotton to fleece, conventional to organic, and certainly do not contain such toxins.  Although there is no significant difference in diaper rash susceptibility between the two, it is certainly worth noting that natural materials, such as those used for cloth diapers, are preferable to synthetics.  Furthermore, synthetic gels used for absorption in disposables decreases a child’s awareness of his/her elimination and wetness, which may actually stall potty training, and thus keep them in diapers longer.  Potty training seems to happen sooner with cloth diapers as opposed to disposable wearers.

If you are super-concerned with your baby’s health, I highly recommend organic cloth diapers to have the purest fabric touching your baby’s skin.

Also, gone are the days of simple flat cloth diapers being the only option.  As with disposables, and their many options, you have lots of choices when it comes to cloth diaper types: fitteds, all in ones, pocket diapers and prefold cloth diapers.

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In the match-up of cloth diapers vs. disposables, disposables perhaps win in the convenience category.   cloth diapers, on the other hand,  clearly have the advantage when it comes to price, environmental concerns and health factors.

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