Diapers

“Ooops she’s wet again!”– And the diaper comes to the rescue. Indeed, diapers are mom’s best buddy because every baby will most likely urinate more than 10 times a day and have their bowel movement everyday. You surely don’t want to see all the mess your baby creates on your floor or worse, on the sofa. There are actually two kinds of diaper which includes the cloth diaper and the disposable diaper. These two kinds create a controversy among mothers thinking which among the two the best is for their baby.

In deciding whether to go for cloth or disposable kind, one of the greatest concern is to decide which among the two keeps the baby’s skin dry as it also prevent urinary tract infection and allergy. There are a lot of things that could create diaper rash such as lack of air circulation within the underpants, prolonged wetness, chemical, soap, and dye allergies. A rising concern on disposable diaper suggests that they merely trigger the rash because of their ingredients like sodium polyacrylate, dyes, and dioxin, which is a by-product of bleaching paper. On the other hand, cloth diaper can also cause rash to occur most especially if it hasn’t been changed enough. Babies would react to diaper rash differently so there is no way that someone could detect which among the two would work great for a baby. In a nut, the most sensible method to prevent diaper rash is to change diapers whether cloth or disposable often.

Moreover, the cost is also one of the aspects that need to be considered before shopping for diaper. Laundering your own diaper cloth will cost lesser compared to buying disposable diaper every time however opting for the first would entail you to do all the hard work of washing it every time it gets soiled.

Another concern is all about the environment. The pro-disposable diaper would suggest that the additional water employed in washing cloth diaper would create a big abuse to the environment conversely, if you try to balance things up, disposable diapers are certainly more damaging to the environment compared to cloth diapers. Think of all the mess it will create when thrown on the water (causes water pollution) and when burnt (the plastic may cause damage to the ozone).

In terms of convenience, of course disposable diaper takes the lead since it can absorb up to 3 wettings then you don’t need to change it every time the baby soiled on it. With the newer style of diapers sold on the market these days, disposable diapers are becoming much more convenient. They are available in many kinds such as the new multiple layer, Velcro fastening cloth diapers, cloth-like and many others. When you’re traveling with the baby, disposable diaper is better because you can simply throw the dirty diaper away without the need of carrying it around. It also necessitates fewer changes because of their absorbent materials. Indeed, with balanced pros and cons, no one can really say which is better between cloth and disposable diapers.