Why You Should Buy Cloth Diapers For Your Little One

If Christopher Columbus had worn diapers his poop would still be intact on earth.

Babies poop a lot. So, your baby in the first 30 months of his life will use approximately 6000-10000 diapers. This makes the disposables diapers the third largest consumer item in the landfills.

It takes 500 years to decompose a single diaper that is when it is exposed to sunlight. But in landfills, they aren’t exposed to any sunlight and will remain there for how long we have no idea about it. So, folks even your biodegradable diapers are the same as normal ones.

If your parents used disposables diapers for you, your old plastic diapers are still lying around underground somewhere and will probably still be there for some future generation to uncover during an archaeological dig. Lovely!

Why You Shouldn’t Use Disposable Diapers

• Disposables Diapers are dripping in oil. Do you know it takes around 1 cup of crude oil to make one diaper? 
• Disposable diapers use 20 times more raw materials, two times more water and three times more energy to make than cloth diapers.

Do you think that disposables diapers were developed for the convenience of parents? Nope. They were developed because of a shortage of cotton. But companies saw this as a big business opportunity as convenience is one thing that I really on top of everyone’s list after you have a kid. The biggest players in the market do not disclose the harmful ingredients marking them as trade secrets. â €

Let me tell you what all diapers have and how it is bad for children â €

â_x009d_Œ SAP: Present in all diapers and they absorb the fluid, converting them to crystals. This is linked to Toxic Shock Syndromeâ €

â_x009d_Œ Chlorine: To whiten the diapers. This causes itching and irritation.⠀⠀

â_x009d_Œ Dioxin: Studies shows that it causes reproductive and development problems. â €

â_x009d_Œ Perfumes: To mask the smell of poop and pee.â €

â_x009d_ŒDyes: Found in coloured patterns and wetness indicator. It can cause rashes to the baby and even dermatitis.â €

â_x009d_ŒPhthalates: Added to plastic to increase its flexibility.â €

Save your money

There is no denying that babies are expensive. As new parents, we want to have the best for our children. I’ve always been a miser when it comes to spending, and spending money on diapers was really something I didn’t want to do. Let’s do a little math to understand how much one spends on diapers. 

A child if not doing elimination communication will use around 6000-7000 diapers in 3 years. Disposable diapers from a good brand costs around Rs. 9/-. So, that amounts to around Rs. 60,000 plus around Rs 10,000 for wipes. That totals to Rs. 70,000. This cost increases as you go towards biodegradable, compostable options. 

If you use cloth diapers and cloth wipes then you need a minimum of 12-14 cloth diapers and it’ll cost you around Rs 14,000. So, it’s quite obvious that cloth diapers are a better option. 

✔ï¸_x008f_Cloth diapers may seem like an expensive option but it is in fact cheaper. It’s an investment that yields in the long run. 

✔ï¸_x008f_Don’t overindulge, don’t just splurge on cute prints and overstock cloth diapers. 

✔ï¸_x008f_It can be washed and reused, not only for one baby but any other future kids you may plan. 

✔ï¸_x008f_People go for disposable diapers because of the convenience but with new cloth diapering solutions available it’s far more easy to cloth diaper your baby.

✔ï¸_x008f_If the price is your top priority, home laundered cloth diapers are definitely the way to go.

I hope you make an informed decision and stop using disposables diapers. You cannot do it for the environment, granted. You cannot do it for the money it saves you, granted. But you all can and should do what’s best for your babies. I urge you all to please think about it once. Be kind to the world, be kind to the next generation.â €

This article was to highlight the negative effects the disposable diapers have on our environment. I hope I can convince some of you to make a switch and start your journey toward cloth diapers.