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Many parents wonder why they should consider using cloth nappies, and for every family there is a benefit:
Cheaper than Disposables:
On average a saving of £500 pounds over the time a child is in nappies. Even parents that change from disposables to cloth later still make a significant saving, and more for the second or third use of the nappies.
Easier to use:
Most parents will not leave a dirty disposable in the house, even if in a nappy bag, so face having to empty kitchen bins at least daily or a trip out to the outside bin with every nappy change.
Better for Baby:
The health benefits of using a real nappy far out way that of using a disposable. Helping to position hips, pad bottoms for those first steps. Less chemicals involved close to newborn skin.
Less Likely to Leak:
Disposables often will leak explosive poo at the back, around the legs, as a result causing parents to wash far more clothing. Because of the design of real nappies this is much less likely to happen.
Better for the Enviroment:
Despite a recent report claiming otherwise, Disposable nappies do contribute to a drastic amount of landfill sites, which in Britain we are rapidly running out of. Disposables take hundreds of years to degrade, a legacy we are leaving for our children, as well as the materials used in disposables all having a negative effect.
No "smell":
Disposable nappies naturally give off a smell - a combination of gels and chemicals, even with nappy sacks this still slowly fills a house. With Cloth nappies there are no chemicals involved and as a result, no lingering dirty nappy smells.
Potty Training.
Reports link cloth nappies to sooner potty training, at around 18 months children are more aware of having a wet nappy against their skin.