Not using cloth diapers? You can expect to spend anywhere from $2000-2500 ($2500-3000 in Canada) on single-use diapers from beginning to end. A great cloth diaper system for the same 2 1/2 years of diapering can cost as little as $300! Phenomenal savings - even when you factor in an extra 2-3 loads of laundry per week. And if you are able to use that system for 2 babies – wow! That’s even greater savings.
Are you still thinking pins and plastic pants? Thinking that it would be gross to clean cloth diapers? Think again – it’s not like that anymore! Velcro closures and hi-tech waterproof fabrics have replaced pins and plastic pants. Flushable liners mean easy clean up – no rinsing, no dunking in the toilet. See our washing info to know more.
We generate between one and two tons of garbage for every baby in single use diapers. This all goes to landfills. In ideal conditions, one of those diapers could take 500 years to biodegrade. But there are no ideal conditions in landfills – no air or light to break down diapers. Even “biodegradable” single use diapers will probably take a long time to disappear. So if we follow the 3 cardinal rules – reducing, re-using and recycling - then using cloth diapers most of the time is a logical choice.
There’s nothing like the feel of a soft, clean cloth diaper against your baby’s skin! We change our cloth diapered babies more often – and that’s healthy. With cloth diapers there tends to be more air circulation, and less build-up of temperature.
And besides, if you check out our products you would have to agree that cloth diapers can be pretty darn cute!