Cloth vs Disposable Diapers: Which One should You Choose?

Cloth vs disposable diapers

Cloth diapers have been around for a long time, especially after mothers discovered that snake skins and tiger skins are harder to come by. But these days more people are using cloth diapers not to save the animal kingdom, but more to protect our environment. The invention of paper disposal diapers was a convenient way of taking care of our babies mess and cheap diapers were making it more economical to use them, but it does take a longer time to get rid of the paper diapers after that.

Cloth diapers are gentle on your baby's skin and are free from chemicals used in the disposable diapers. But many mothers are asking why use cloth? Isn’t it more troublesome to wash and fold and keep cloth diapers? And won’t it less hygienic for the baby when the baby starts to pooh and wet the cloth diaper? It all depends on how you use the cloth diapers and whether you know how to use the cloth diapers in the first place. When used correctly, cloth diapers are as good as disposable diapers when it comes to protecting the baby and making it comfortable after the baby has soiled the diapers.

What is the cost of diapers?

Is it cheaper to use cloth diapers since you are most likely to wash them and reuse it over and over again? Well let's say you bought cheap diapers at 20 cents a diaper. A baby will go through 9,000 to 10,000 diaper changes before the baby is good enough to use the pot independently. So, that's a whopping $1900-$2,000 dollars on just diapers alone. This does not include the baby wipes and diapers bags costs you have to incur along the way.

But if you use cheap cloth diapers and we shall be comprehensive and include prefold diapers, covers, washable liners, cloth diaper pail liners, wet bags, diaper pails, doublers and cloth wipes, the total cost may be just between $500 – $600 dollars. The only concern is washing the cloth diapers, and it is actually very easy. You can let the diapers soak for an hour or so if you are washing soiled cloth diapers and then run an additional rinse cycle in the machine. Or just throw your diapers into the washing machine with a washing powder, set it at the highest possible temperature and then hang them up after you spin them dry. You may have to wash new diapering items several times before they reach maximum absorbency and never use fabric softener as it can make diapers less absorbent.

Disposable diapers are easy and very convenient for the busy parents. It’s like disposable contact lenses, just use it and then throw after use. If you are not too concerned about the cost and want to save yourself the trouble of washing cloth diapers, then disposable would meet your needs. But if you are constantly on the hunt for cheap diapers and would not mind doing your bit for the environment, then cloth diapers would be ideal.

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