..into cloth diapering. How weird is that? hehe
I guess it all started when we were trying to get pregnant and I began worrying about what chemicals I was putting on my body (face wash, lip gloss, shampoo, conditioner) and cleaning with (floors, bathtubs, counters, etc.). I had always had a feeling that if something wasn't safe for me to breath in like Tilex, then why am I using it?? (BTW I later heard during my pregnancy that they think that women who clean their with harsh chemicals more often are more likely to have breast cancer
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/10-things-you-didn-t-know-about-breast-cancer-2403665. I heard this study while I was still young to change my cleaning habits!)
That led me to the book,
The Complete Organic Pregnancy. I learned a lot from that book like to eating foods in season that are grown near you is better for the environment. Also, using glass containers instead of plastic for food is better because some of the chemicals in the plastic leach out into your food. So, that's why my water tastes like plastic lol. I also read that disposable diapers are full of chemicals. I had never really thought about it, not having kids yet... and then started thinking about using cloth. I thought it must be good for the environment, too.
I hadn't really done any research on it and then I read a magazine article in
Eco-Friendly Magazine (found at Home Depot) saying cloth diapers actually aren't better for the environment because of all of the water it takes to clean them. After reading this article, I decided I'd just go with what's more convenient...disposable diapers.
Now that I have a five month old I am more and more worried about the chemicals so close to my daughter's body...in the diapers and wipes. She had been rash free until recently...I was so proud of myself...now I'm so sick of using diaper cream!
We go through about six diapers a day/night and some days six just at night! That quickly fills up our trash and I hate watching all of the trash bags we bring out to the curb... There's gotta be an easier/better way!
Someone suggested it as a solution to blow-outs in diapers in our Mommy's group on Facebook. Wait a minute...no blow-outs? I am already doing more laundry because of this...maybe cloth wouldn't be so much work.
I also am interested because right now I'm a stay-at-home Mommy and I'd like to continue to be one for as long as possible! There's gotta be savings...even if you buy cloth diapers for fun like apparently a lot of people do who cloth diaper. I was reading on the diapershops.com blog that you may end up spending $400 for your stash of cloth diapers and $2,000 diapering one child with disposable diapers...eek!
Well, I still have a lot to learn about cloth diapers...but I found a few at the consignment/organic shop Greenberries in Kings Contrivance and I'm thinking about grabbing a few and trying them.
It's worth the extra effort for this cutie face anyways...
Saydee mid-coo:)
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