The Art of Diapering

To reuse or not to reuse? That is the question that every parent struggles with when the time comes to diaper.

Reusable diapers are always associated with image of drippy, smelly, stained, pinned together nappies that our grandparents used for the free love generation of babies.

But reusable diapers have come so far!

I will even admit that when I first started at Kids Club and was being trained on the diapers we carried I didn’t realize until I opened one that it was a reusable diaper.

We carry the BumGenius line;

no pins, cute colored diaper covers, and they are just so soft and plush.

When expecting parents come in they usually stick to questions about strollers and car seats, but just recently a couple came in full of questions, some of which being about the differences between disposable and reusable diapers.

So I did some research and I discovered some mind boggling statistics between these two products:

Disposable diapers may be convenient, but produce roughly 1 ton of landfill per day (theclothdiaperwhisperer.com).

A 1999 study reported on by National Geographic tested the chemicals used in disposable diapers on lab rats, and concluded that these chemicals cause asthma like symptoms; and could trigger or worsen existing asthma symptoms in infants.

In addition to health risks, families have reported an average savings of $2,500 per child when using cloth diapers versus disposable.

Reusable diapers also aid in quicker potty training because children can recognize when they are wet quicker than children who use disposable diapers.

Moreover cloth diapers do not cause diaper rash!

They are more comfortable and gentler on babies skin than their plastic counterpart.

Although there is a little more “gross” factor when using cloth diapers, there are so many benefits, the choice is simple.

They are less expensive in the long run, more comfortable for your child, environmentally friendly, and help with potty training; plus they now make flusahble liners to minimize mess!

Come check out the award winning BumGenius brand at Kid’s Club!