Matt and I unintentionally spent over an hour at a local baby store called The Giggling Green Bean this past weekend. Our eyes have opened (wide) to world of cloth diapers and what it entails in the year 2013. Let me tell you A LOT has changed and for the better. It's totally do-able (well it always has been) but they have evolved into today's society of "necessary" convenience.
Did you know:
Parents use approximately 3,800 disposable diapers in one year (hello landfill)? That adds up to approximately ONE THOUSAND dollars in poop catchers. The average disposable wearing baby starts potty training around year 2 (take a moment to calculate...).
Now, you'll need a total of 24 cloth diapers for the entirety of your baby's diapering needs. That could add up to approximately $500...total. Also, none of them reach the stink-pot landfill.
Those statistics alone made Matt speechless. He was ready to learn more. So we dug deeper. We asked about hygiene and sanitation; we looked at at least 5 different types of cloth diapers; we learned about caring and upkeep of the diapers... we even learned that many babies who wear cloth diapers are more likely to start potty training early... as soon as 1 year! That is due to the baby being more aware of it's bodily functions because the diaper doesn't wick away all the moisture.
We walked out of there amazed and empowered that maybe we could go this route for our boy. I was so proud of Matt. He said he's "all in" and that's a HUGE statement coming from someone who told me he'll have to ease into handling poopy diapers only a couple weeks ago. The fact that he's willing to take the extra step and go cloth... well, let's just say I respect my hubs more and more each day and am thankful I have a truly wonderful and supportive man as my partner in life.. catching poop and all.
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