Fitted Cloth Diapers

Long ago everyone used cloth baby diapers. Then disposable came on the market in the early 80s. But the question remains, should you choose cloth baby diapers or disposables?

That's right, advertisement play a big role in what we choose as consumers. Advertisers always promote their product without giving a true representation of the facts... they want you to buy!

As a result, making an informed decision about your toddler cloth diapers is not easy. It's a lot easier to just watch a commercial, or read a simple ad, and decide to buy the product, than reading a book or searching the internet before making a purchase. Time always seems to be against us.
Well, this article is an attempt to inform you about your choices as a parent when it comes to your toddler cloth diapers.

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If you do opt for cloth baby diapers, you will probably find it convenient to switch to disposable diapers whenever you're traveling. With disposable diapers, you have less to carry on...and you don't have to tote around wet, soiled, and smelly diapers until you get home.
The advantages of disposable diapers all center on convenience. Yet cloth diapers offer convenience, too. Parents of babies who wear disposable diapers often run out at inconvenient times. But if you use a cloth baby diaper service, you'll never run into this problem.
You can order as many cloth baby diapers as you need every week and have them delivered to your door. Because cloth baby diapers are so absorbent, they also come in handy in wiping up your baby's spit up and other spills.

Let's see the advantages of fitted cloth diapers:
-Fitted and snug for a good fit on baby and under diaper covers
-Can be washed at high temperatures, separate from covers
-Easy to clean
-Can be very trim for day use or bulkier for night time use...your choice
-Available in lots of cute colors and prints

Disadvantages of fitted cloth diapers:
-Most of the time a cover is required to make the diaper function
-Not as convenient as an AIO (all-in-one)
-Can be hard to wash or have smell problems if there are too many layers

Finally, cloth diapers definitely offer your baby more comfort. If disposable diapers were more comfortable than cotton ones, we would all be wearing paper underwear. Try rubbing a cloth diaper and then the inside of a disposable diaper against your cheek. Which do you prefer?

Cost:
Prefold diapers are as little as $1.00 per diaper and can be used through various children. Fitted toddler clothe diapers are more expensive, but over a 2.5 year period, buying these with liners and covers, as well as laundering, costs about $1000 less than disposables.
That's a lot of money!! And it's free for subsequent children (most last depending on the brand and how you launder). Many stores carry previously used cloth diapers which cost a lot less but may last only through one maybe two children. The main advantage is that once you've bought for your first child, you will diaper your second or subsequent children for free (less laundering costs).

Diaper service:
Diaper services also make toddler cloth diapers easy to use because they'll come and pick them up and present you with a fresh stash. However, these diapers aren't usually "all-in-one" diapers so you usually have to purchase covers (usually only about 6 per stage of baby's growth) and liners, and they are often prefolds.

Choosing fabrics:
You also have a choice of fabrics when selecting fitted cloth diapers. Hemp and organic cotton should be your top choices. Hemp is more absorbent than cotton, has longer, denser fibers, and will hold up better over years of cloth diapering.
Hemp is also an environmentally friendly choice, as it requires no pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides to grow. Hemp fitted cloth diapers are also naturally antibacterial and antifungal, and work to prevent diaper rash and yeast infections.

Examples of fitted cloth diapers:
- Kissaluvs
- Happy Hempy
- Little Beetles

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