Now, one might argue, “Well, what about the water and energy it takes to wash cloth diapers?” And, I’d have to answer that by simply saying, “I’d much rather use a little bit of water and energy with my cloth than use something that will take hundreds of years (if ever) to decompose with disposables.” Not to mention the energy cost of manufacturing all of those required disposable diapers. The EPA also reports that about 20 billion disposable diapers are dumped into landfills each year, accounting for more than 3.5 million tons of waste.Īnd, you thought my little estimate was shocking… However, if using cloth, zero diapers would be added to landfills. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) now estimates that the average child will use 8,000 diapers before potty training. And, that’s just for one child! And, that’s only the first year! I recently read that the U.S. Let’s say a child goes through an average of 8 diapers per day (this is obviously underestimating, because newborns can go through many more diapers than this per day for the first couple of months after birth), but stay with me now.Ĩ diapers/day x 365 days/year = 2,920 diapers/year!Īgain, this is underestimating, but I hope this gives you a glimpse at the shear amount of garbage that is currently going into our landfills with disposable diapers. Here’s an example to get a glimpse at how amazing cloth is for our environment! Once soiled, cloth diapers can be washed and dried to use again and again. Instead of throwing diapers away, like with disposables, cloth diapers are completely reusable. Through testing out numbers of different cloth diaper designs, we’ve discovered we prefer the true ‘old-fashioned’ way, that is organic cotton flats. We use and highly recommend using cloths made of natural fibers, such as organic cotton, rather than synthetic materials. This basically means using ‘cloths’ instead of disposable diapers. In a nutshell, cloth diapering is the traditional method to diapering (the old-fashioned way, if you will). I am absolutely convinced this is the best, most natural way to diaper children and it is my hope that after reading, you’ll have the knowledge and confidence with Merino wool too! I’m going to share with you exactly how we have adopted cloth diapering our children with Merino wool in a simple and straightforward way. No matter what your questions may be, I want to put your fears to rest. ![]() ![]() You may have handfuls of questions like: Cloth diapering still exists? What exactly is cloth diapering? Is cloth really possible in this day and age? And, Merino wool? You’re kidding, right? This is why I’m so excited to share with you our personal journey with Merino wool, so you don’t have to waste your precious time searching like I had to! I’m also here to encourage you by saying that our family has successfully and joyfully diapered with Merino wool for over two years now. ![]() It doesn’t matter if you haven’t a lick of knowledge about wool, let alone Merino, because I’ve already done all of the work by spending countless of hours researching what I’m about to share with you. Whether you’re expecting or hope to start a family some day, have littles already and desire a more natural way than your current diapering methods, or just genuinely interested in how Merino wool could possibly be used in diapering, the following is for you.
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