One thing leads to another.

When I had my first two children, I used cloth diapers - there were no disposables. When I had my last child several years later disposables were on the supermarket shelves so I used them. I never really thought about it. It seemed like an improvement even though using cloth diapers weren't a convenience issue since I used a diaper service. You just used diaper liners, flushed them, and dropped the diaper into a diaper pail similar to the ones you use for disposables.

So wouldn't you know it I heard some bad press about disposable diapers and the chemicals they use which is not only bad for the environment (I was aware of that.) but also bad for the child. (Huh?) So of course the Internet research began and I must say the data is convincing. What do you think disposable diapers are made of? Check it out for yourself at The Diaper Hyena, Chemistry Explained or What's Wrong With "Disposable" Single-Use Diapers? from The Diaper Facts. If you are convinced but not enthusiastic about going to cloth, I understand. But I hope you decide to make the change to better living without chemicals and at least use chlorine free disposable diapers and baby wipes.