[blparent] Cloth Diapers Anyone?

[Michael Baldwin]

Lubs also stink, worse than any other paper diaper on the market.

There are other considerations to using cloth besides the cost.
Here are some additional interesting facts:

It takes 1 cup of crude oil to make the plastic for 1 disposable diaper 
it takes 286 lbs. of plastic (including  diaper packaging) per year to
supply 1 baby in disposable diapers 
18 billion disposable diapers are used in the U.S. each year.  Enough to
stretch to the moon and back 9 times 
it takes 200-400 kg. of wood and sodium polyacrylate fluff pulp to supply 1
baby in disposables for 1 year, compared to 10kg of cotton for 2 years of
cloth diapering.
Disposable diapers create 2.3 times as much water waste, use 3.5 times as
much energy, use 8.3 times the non-regenerable raw materials, use 90 times
the renewable raw materials and 4 to 30 times as much land for growing raw
materials.  
Disposable diapers are the 3rd largest single consumer item in landfills,
and represent 30% of non-biodegradable waste
The only other items that outnumber the amount of disposables in landfills
are newspapers and beverage and food containers 
our landfills contain 5 million tons of untreated human waste - a breeding
ground for diseases that could potentially contaminate our groundwater 
There are an estimated 100 intestinal viruses living on the feces in
landfills and  these viruses are also possible
contaminates of our water supplies and could latch on to the insects that
would bring these diseases back to us 
Both the American Academy of Pediatrics and The American Public Health
Association advise parents that fecal matter and urine should not be allowed
to be disposed of together in the regular trash, because it contaminates the
ground water and spreads disease 
the World Health Organization guidelines are being violated whenever human
waste goes into the landfills.  

Michael

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2012 11:51 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Cloth Diapers Anyone?

Luv's are hideous.  They leak so bad it's like the baby has no diaper on at
all.

I, too, decided that when you figured in laundry soap, water, electricity,
etc, cloth diapers didn't offer enough of a savings to outweigh their
inconvenience.  I bought Kirkland diapers from Diapers.com, and I loved
having them delivered right to my doorstep.

Jo Elizabeth

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may
kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at
evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
-----Original Message-----
From: Veronica Smith
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2012 7:40 PM
To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] Cloth Diapers Anyone?

Tracy, I did all that research as well and finally came to the conclusion,
that cloth diapers weren't a better deal, as laundry prices, water,
electricity balanced out.
So I went for convienience.   My baby did best with Pampers.  I didn't like
the feel of Huggies, they always felt wet to me and I didn't like Luv's, as
they had a plastic liner and I thought it made our baby sweaty.
V

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Tracey Turri
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 11:11 AM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: [blparent] Cloth Diapers Anyone?

After spending 2 hours on the computer this morning recerching cloth
diapering, I am still baffeled.  I get the cost savings over disposables
long turm witch is a big plus for my family situation, but ware oh ware does
a pregnant mom start?  Do any of you use cloth, and what styles/brands do
you like, or should I say does your baby like?
I no it's early to be thinking about diapering but with some of the
diapering systoms out their you almost need to set up a savings plan to get
started as soon as the little one is born.
Any help would be gladly welcomed!
Tracey

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