The Skinny on Nappies!

   This is probably one of those things that I might get on a soap box about pretty frequently, but I will try to contain myself.  When it comes to cloth diapering my two girls it was a no brainer.  I also have the luxury of staying home with them so I most likely would have felt different if I had to have gone back to work.  I might have not even entertained the thought.  But since I am a stay at home mom and this diapering style did work for me, now I am hooked and must say I am a gigantic advocate.
 
    So the obvious reasons for me to even dabble in this old school way of doing things was for the GREEN factor.  Although it can be a argued differently I feel the way I have gone about things is very much better for the planet.  The most obvious environmental impact of disposable diapers lies in the fact that they are thrown away. Disposable diapers produce at least 70 times more municipal solid waste–trash–than do cloth diapers. It's been estimated that 2 percent of household waste is diapers.  That being said I thought why not give it a try, if it ain't working for me I can just stop.  So to test it out we got a diaper service for the first three months.  To be honest I thought it was a great thing for a new mommy, but probably not so much for the planet.  The delivery van, on top of the energy of the huge washers at the diaper service warehouse made it not make as much sense to be doing it to be eco friendly.  Since I decided to stay home by the end of those three months I thought how silly to have a service when I can do myself and line dry them.  So I placed my order and never looked back.

     Not to mention IT IS CHeaper!!!!!  Despite the ever popular debate....

     Another major environmental cost of disposables lies in production. The 70 percent of the diaper that is made of paper comes from trees, a renewable resource. Tree production requires some plant nutrients, pesticide, mechanical energy, water, and other inputs. It may tend to reduce plant species diversity in the area of production. Energy, transportation, chemicals, water, equipment, and labor are needed to manufacture, distribute, and dispose of the diapers. These environmental costs can be reduced by using recycled paper fiber, though this is not done to any major extent today.

    When it comes down to it the earth likes my habit and so did my girls little bums, because I will be honest from personal experience I know that it might be more work but my girls have had way less problems then their traditional diapered friends in the baby rash department. ;)  Knowing your child has a wet diaper means changing it more frequently, and that means they are not chillin in wet draws and soaking up the diaper rash.. :)  Just some food for thought..  So here we go with my favorite pics when starting this little journey. 

To make your own diaper covers is super easy and cheap.take a look at this info ; 

http://www.diaperjungle.com/sewing-cloth-diapers.html

 For a amazing site to buy inexpensive pre folds and covers take a look at these guys I have been ordering from them for 3 years and they are delivered fast with barely any packaging.

http://www.bananapeelsdiapers.com/catalog.php?category=165

 For swim diapers I have had great luck with these, "and I only bought 2" and I am using them all over on my second child.

http://www.bananapeelsdiapers.com/catalog.php?item=477 

The average kid uses between 8,000 and 10,000 diapers before he's successfully potty-trained  just a small statistic fo ya!

Here is a link for the wet bags that I Love..  They can be used for soiled diapers, wet clothes, you name it.  I love em!!

http://www.bananapeelsdiapers.com/catalog.php?category=413

So that's my 2 cents ;)~  Please check these companies out if you are interested, and if you have any questions I can say with confidence I am your gal..  You post it I might have a helpful hint..

Tread lightly!