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Home › Articles › Basic Care › The Diapering Dilemma

The Diapering Dilemma

Cloth vs. Disposable

By Shel Franco

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Before you turn up your nose at the idea of safety pins and plastic pants, it's time you had a wake up call to the millennial world of cloth diapering. The fact is, cloth can be as easy to put on as disposables. All-in-one cloth diapers utilize snaps or Velcro and come complete with darling designs plastered over Baby's backside. But the similarities take a decidedly different turn when clean up is at hand. For instance, changing a disposable diaper is as easy as taking it off, wrapping it up and throwing it out. Cloth, on the other hand, can require a trip to the toilet, a rinse in the tub, a soak in the bucket and finally a spin in the wash. While many parents don't mind the additional steps that cloth diapering takes, some don't have that luxury, especially parents that work outside of the home. The fact is, many day cares and child care providers require that children use disposables only.

Carrie Schmeck of Lincoln, Calif. found that her caregiver was less than thrilled with cloth diapers. "She had to change the baby more often and deal with the mess," Schmeck says. For the caregiver's convenience, Schmeck changed to disposable diapers with no regrets.

All things considered, deciding how to dress your baby's bottom just got a bit easier. It shouldn't be governed by guilt or bolstered by dreams of saving big bucks. In reality, the battle lines often blur into one. Just do what works for you and you'll soon realize that you made the right decision after all.

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