Comments on: EarthTalk: On Choosing Greener Diapers.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:07:46 +0000

And cloth diapers are also better for your baby’s behind: no chlorine, no chemicals, they are softer and don’t cause as much skin irritation. Some say they will also help potty train your kid earlier, because they don’t keep his skin as dry, so it’s a little less “comfortable”. My baby is only 10 days old, and we are about to start with the cloth diapers. We used the seventh generation disposables in the meantime, but I’m really upset that they are not biodegradable. By the way, nothing will degrade nicely in a landfill, but you can compost the Moltex diapers and Gdiapers inserts (urine only).

By: David

David — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:39:51 +0000

Great points Greg, too many people just say “no” without even trying them, thinking disposables are easier and cleaner. Often, thats not the truth at all…

By: lavardera

lavardera — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:18:42 +0000

Cloth diapers are a classic spend more upfront, spend less in the long run scenario. There are lots of other reasons why they are better, no sense spooling through them here again. For me the big question is why wouldn’t you use them? People have all kinds of notions as to why – its going to be more trouble, they don’t work as well, the diaper hamper will smell, all false. I’d say if you want more trouble for your diapering, you want more smell, you want more discomfort for your baby, you want more expense, you want another large package to haul with your shopping, you want a stupid reason to dislike one of the many activities with your baby, then by all means use disposables. Your bound to come out of it thinking that generally diapers and everything associated with them are a bad thing, to be stuffed in a diaper genie and forgotten as fast as possible.

By: DiaperDandy

DiaperDandy — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:49:19 +0000

There are also environmentally friendly disposable options. Obviously not reusable but a step in the right direction for those who still want to use disposables.