Cloth Diapers Versus Disposable Diapers

In today's society many modern moms are going back to a few parenting ideas of the past. Drug-free births, home births and cloth diapering are just a few examples of this reverting to the past. Cloth diapers are gaining in popularity more and more each day. As I sit here looking at a nice clean pile of cloth diapers waiting for me to put them away, I begin thinking about cloth diapers versus disposable diapers.

One of the top reasons that people choose disposable diapers over cloth diapers is that they think cloth diapers are more expensive. That is a complete myth. The truth of the matter is that disposable diapers are far more expensive in the long run than cloth diapers are. On average, disposable diapers will cost you close to $2000 per child during the 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 years that your child will be in diapers. In comparison, cloth diapers only cost approximately $700 depending upon the diapering system you choose. I went even cheaper than that by purchasing my cloth diapers and accessories on Ebay and by making many of our diapers myself. Cloth diapers can also be reused on any furture children you may have to increase your savings.

Some people say that used cloth diapers smell worse than used disposable diapers. I have used both types during the diapering years of my three children and I can assure you that a dirty disposable smells far worse than a dirty cloth diaper. Sure the human waste does have the normal smells but with disposable diapers the smells just reek terribly because of the chemicals inside of the diaper. Also consider that you would wash cloth diapers every 2-3 days. Where as your trash is probably only taken out on a weekly basis.