Reusable baby diapers

Reusable baby diapers are an alternative to disposable diapers. Beyond being a retro fashion, cloth diapers are a solution if in the family there are economic problems and at the same time they are a very useful tool in case the baby suffers irritations. In addition, reusable diapers are another all

In addition, reusable diapers are another ally in the fight to improve the environment since it is estimated that the environmental impact of disposable diapers can involve the felling of 5 trees per child. It is estimated that 18,000 million diapers are thrown out each year and only 40% of them are biodegradable.

Types of reusable diapers for babies

There are several types of reusable diapers for babies, from the most classic and comfortable such as towel or flannel, to flat and folded diapers, with or without form, which require the use of a clip and more time for its placement.

There are also tight diapers, which have the same shape as disposable diapers and even have elastic for better adaptation to the child's body. This type of diapers has an absorbent that is placed to absorb moisture and that this does not reach the baby's clothes. Another feasible option is the refillable diapers, which have the shape of the tight, but also with a compartment to introduce the absorbent material.

Advantages of reusable baby diapers

The most important thing of cloth diapers for babies is their comfort, since for the skin it is much more comfortable to be in contact with a fabric material, such as the underwear we use for adults , to be in contact with a plastic material. They are also a good and proven formula that promotes toilet training, because when the cloth diaper gets wet, the baby immediately notices it, which is not the case with disposable ones, which also contain sodium polyacrylate-based gels and can be harmful to health, in fact it was an integrated component in tampons, which was removed from them in 1985 for its relationship with the syndrome of toxic collapse.

Apart from the benefits that cloth diapers have for the baby, the use of these contributes to the care of the environment and family economy. On the one hand a baby uses on average about 125 diapers a month that take between 200 and 500 to decompose, and on the other, and according to estimates, the savings with the use of reusable diapers against disposable is 1000 euros.

Diego Fernández. Editor of Guiainfantil.com