https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:33:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-185547 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:33:51 +0000 Foodnerd81 185547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Huh-- these answers are so interesting. I really always thought it was mostly environmental and cost, but the health factor never really occurred to me. Thanks for all the feedback! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-185515 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:14:47 +0000 ohapostrophe 185515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm with @Minnie_Girl, #1 is chemicals, followed by environmental benefits, better function, less gross trash in my house, cost-savings and they're cuter. Basically I can't think of a single reason I'd want to use disposables. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-185505 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:08:53 +0000 s1lly 185505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cost, better for the environment, function, and looks. We have less blow outs in cloth and have to change her less because of some of the diaper's stay dry material. Plus they are so darn cute! In disposables, we would get crazy blow outs and have to change her whole outfit... IMO, If you can handle blow outs, then you can handle poopy cloth diapers! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-185471 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 09:47:37 +0000 mrsjyw 185471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>cost and better for baby bum. i was cloth diapered, so my mom gave me the inspiration! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-185470 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 09:46:08 +0000 Navy_Mommy 185470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: Even with liners you should strip, like @yin said. And I totally recommend CJ's BUTTer for cloth safe butt cream! Cucumber melon is my favorite scent... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-185336 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 08:23:13 +0000 yin 185336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: I have the BumGenius AIO, and my LO had a horrible rash around 6 months. I made sure he was wearing a liner in between, and the rash still wouldn't go away. As soon as I stripped his diapers, all was better. I will strip them about once a month just in case of detergent build up. It's a simple process and doesn't take much longer than a regular load. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-185328 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 08:17:44 +0000 Minnie_Girl 185328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Other - baby's health. I'd use cloth for no other reason than the toxicity of disposables, even if cloth didn't have those other nice benefits (cost, environment, etc.). Anything that is so toxic it could potentially give my child a chemical burn will certainly not be pressed against their genitals for the first two years of their life! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-185248 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 06:55:21 +0000 heffalump 185248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Navy_Mommy: also, before I had a cloth diaper friendly diaper rash cream I had to put her in disposables, and the rash still didn't want to go away :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-185247 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 06:46:09 +0000 heffalump 185247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Navy_Mommy: No, but I use a flushable liner so she doesn't even touch the actual diaper. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-185214 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 02:06:38 +0000 808love 185214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Less chemicals on baby's skin and cost. Like Cocobee...environment and cuteness came along with the package. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-185209 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 02:03:14 +0000 looch 185209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me it was cost above all.</p> <p>Fwiw, poop should be dumped into the toilet, even with disposables, so there is no added ick factor with cloth for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-185144 Sun, 10 Jun 2012 23:09:35 +0000 Mrs. Pen 185144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Superhero: @Navy_Mommy: SAME. Once I learned about all the chemicals used in disposable diapers, I knew I either had to buy unbleached, organic, chlorine-free diapers which are twice the price of regular disposables - or cloth diaper. Cost was a big factor as well. but now it's all about my baby's well-being.</p> <p>The rest are just perks; environment and cuteness. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-185131 Sun, 10 Jun 2012 22:38:14 +0000 Navy_Mommy 185131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: Have you stripped your diapers lately? They might have a buildup and that's why she's getting a rash... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-185102 Sun, 10 Jun 2012 22:02:37 +0000 brownie 185102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Looks - They are just so cute!!! It also has worked much better for us. Side bonus for us was that with the cloth at daycare I got to examine his bowel movements. With his food issues that was terribly important. And rinsing the poop off keeps the smell out of the house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-185085 Sun, 10 Jun 2012 21:46:33 +0000 MsMini 185085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our main reasons that we planned on doing it were cost and environment. Now that we are using them, the reasons we will stick with them are sensitivity (he gets nasty rashes when we use disposables) and looks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-185036 Sun, 10 Jun 2012 21:01:39 +0000 mrstilly 185036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use cloth diapers on our son. They are cute, much cheaper, and really are pretty easy. </p> <p>We use one size diapers and they are simple. They go on as easily as a disposable, and once they are dirty, we put them in the laundry bin. We do diaper laundry every 3-4 days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-185023 Sun, 10 Jun 2012 20:45:50 +0000 MrsHotDog 185023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would also like to add that I have never had a poop-splosion in cloth. We went on a five day vacation so we took disposables...every time she pooped, she has to change outfits. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-185022 Sun, 10 Jun 2012 20:42:53 +0000 MrsHotDog 185022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I decided to use cloth because of all the chemicals and junk in disposables. I convinced my husband based on the overall savings. My love for cloth diapers has turned into a little bit of an obsession so I don't think we have saved much. I also love the thought of knowing that I'm contributing a little less to the wasteland. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-185018 Sun, 10 Jun 2012 20:34:01 +0000 heffalump 185018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My main reason was that I think its better for her tushy. My mom always told me she didn't want plastic on my tushy, so that got into my head. All the other stuff are perks.</p> <p>That being said, lo has some awful diaper rash even though she's in cloth. It started when she started teething. It pisses me off.... but I also feel it would be worse if she weren't in the cloth.</p> <p>I was also worried about them being hard to do, but I use bum genius all in one one size. Its pretty much just like using a disposable but instead of throwing them out you put them in the laundry bin. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-184281 Sat, 09 Jun 2012 16:12:08 +0000 pastemoo 184281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sandy: we do gdiapers, too, but form day 4 (home from hospital)--both disposable and cloth. Why? They leak less! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-184264 Sat, 09 Jun 2012 15:37:31 +0000 owlmom 184264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We chose cloth for a lot of reasons listed above, but I was first drawn to them because we have 2 dogs, one of which, I'm embarrassed to say, likes to eat poop. I read that several dogs have died from ingesting the chemicals in disposable diapers, so I started researching cloth. Once we stated using cloth, I was hooked. They are more work, but for us, the benefits outweigh the extra effort. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-184262 Sat, 09 Jun 2012 15:28:37 +0000 Navy_Mommy 184262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Superhero: "fear of the weird things in disposables rubbing up on my baby's girly bits..."</p> <p>Change girly bits to boy bits and you've described my number one reason. Disposables can hold like 10 times their weight in liquid because of chemical additives, cloth holds so much liquid because they use naturally absorbent fibers!</p> <p>Plus cost savings, better for the environment, cute factor, function...the list goes on and on! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-184228 Sat, 09 Jun 2012 13:32:01 +0000 hilsy85 184228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Looks are the main reason I'm even considering cloth! They are so darn cute. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-184204 Sat, 09 Jun 2012 12:57:45 +0000 runsyellowlites 184204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our main reason was cost &amp; I loved the look! </p> <p>We started cloth diapering DD as soon as we got home from the hospital &amp; it really wasnt that bad, even with only having a days worth &amp; having to wash daily. Almost immediately we had to take a 5 week break bc DD got a yeast rash from the antibiotics she had at the hospital. I can't tell you how glad I am to be back in cloth!!!!!</p> <p>I think they're WAY more convenient, even with DD poo'ing with every feeding, you never "run out", &amp; I just couldn't stand throwing money in the trash... Literally! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-184195 Sat, 09 Jun 2012 12:49:38 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 184195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cost, environment, fear of the weird things in disposables rubbing up on my baby's girly bits...</p> <p>And then once I started it was also about cuteness (disposables just seem like...paper underwear, it's kind of wierd) and function (so much better at containing poop!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-184193 Sat, 09 Jun 2012 12:45:57 +0000 BSB 184193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We plan to CD because of cost and environment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-184190 Sat, 09 Jun 2012 12:41:13 +0000 pelikila 184190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cost, sensitivity, and function are our driving reasons. It really isn't as much extra work as people think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-184180 Sat, 09 Jun 2012 12:28:46 +0000 Weagle 184180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH's biggest motivation for cloth is the long term savings. That's mostly my motivation, with a little bit of just liking the idea of helping the environment. However, we used disposables for the first month, and will probably still use them for nighttime, and when she's in someone else's care (unless they would like to use the cloth). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-184177 Sat, 09 Jun 2012 12:26:49 +0000 skibobrown 184177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our main reason is that it's better for the environment, but I also like the lower overall cost, and they are so darn cute! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-do-you-cloth-diaper#post-184141 Sat, 09 Jun 2012 11:17:15 +0000 sandy 184141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use gdiapers and mostly use the flushable inserts and some gcloths. We did disposables for the first month or so while we were adjusting to life with a newborn and they were so easy I was scared to switch but once I did I loved using gdiapers.</p> <p>In additional to being better for the enrionment it is just more convenient for me to use gdiapers...I hated having to take the trash bag of disposables out so frequently...I love just being able to flush each diaper or wash the cloths every few days. </p> <p>LO didn't have any sensitivity to disposables but I just heard ts better for their skin. Both me and hubby have super sensitive skin so this was a concern for me. </p> <p>Also gdiapers work so much better...absorb more of the big poo and pee. My LO sleeps 12-13 hours at night without waking so her diaper is very full in the morning and gdiapers just worked better. </p> <p>Finally I heard that babies that use cloth potty train faster. I just read that on a few sites/blogs and haven't researched it much but that really appeals to me. I kind of don't want to have baby #2 until LO is close to being potty trained. </p>