Cloth Diapers Are Healthier For Your Baby

What should be of serious concern to all parents are the toxic chemicals present in disposable diapers. Dioxin, which in various forms has been shown to cause cancer, birth defects, liver damage, skin diseases, and genetic damage, is a by-product of the paper-bleaching process used in manufacturing disposable diapers. Trace quantities may even exist in the diapers themselves! Dioxin is listed by the EPA as the most toxic of cancer related chemicals. Disposable diapers contain Tributyl-tin (TBT) - a toxic pollutant known to cause hormonal problems in humans and animals. Disposable diapers also contain sodium polyacrylate. If you have ever seen the gel-like, super absorbant crystals in a disposable, then you have seen this first hand. Sodium polyacrylate is the same substance that was removed from tampons because of its link to toxic shock syndrome. No studies have been done on the long-term effects of this chemical being in contact with a baby's reproductive organs 24 hours a day for upwards of two years. Studies have also been done to show that the chemical emissions from disposable diapers can cause respiratory problems in children. Cloth diapers, on the other hand, are free of the many chemicals contained in disposable diapers.

Video Tutorial: Cloth Diapering

Cloth Diapers pada masa kini terdapat dalam pelbagai jenis, apatah lagi corak. Ia juga didatangkan dalam pelbagai jenama, semada jenama antarabangsa mahupun generik tempatan. Dari segi kualiti, setiap jenis dan jenama mempunyai kelebihan dan kekurangan masing-masing namun dari segi matlamat penggunaannya adalah sama, iaitu untuk penjimatan jangkamasa panjang, mesra alam dan sihat untuk bayi.

Video yang akan anda saksikan ini berdurasi hampir 7 minit ini adalah dalam dalam Bahasa Inggeris dan bertajuk “What Do I Need to Cloth Diaper”. Kualitinya video agak baik dan mudah untuk difahami. Anda akan mengetahui secara am mengenai:

• Apa yang diperlukan untuk Cloth Diapering? – Prefold, Diaper Cover & Snappi/pin!
• Jenis-jenis Prefold - Bleached & Unbleached
• Penggunaan Diaper Pail
• Penggunaan Cloth Wipes – Tidak perlu menggunakan disposable baby wipes!
• Jenama-jenama Diaper Covers yang pelbagai
• Penggunaan Snappi – Tidak perlu menggunakan pin untuk menyematkan Cloth Diapers!
• Penggunaan Inserts untuk Cloth Diaper waktu malam
• Apa itu Fitted Diaper?

Mari bertukar menggunakan lampin pakai buang kepada yang lebih baik untuk alam sekitar dan masa depan anak kita ..... dan yang paling penting, anda mampu berjimat!

Lampin CD Lebih Jimat

Biasanya seorang bayi akan menggunakan lampin sehingga berumur 2 tahun ke 2 tahun setengah. Jadi mereka akan menggunakan kira-kira

2 x 12 x 30 = 720 hari @ 2.5 x 12 x 30 = 900 hari

Katakanlah setiap helai kain lampin pakai buang berharga RM0.45 dan seorang bayi memakai 5 helai lampin sehari semalam. Jadi;

720 x 0.45 x 5 = RM 1620 @ 900 x 0.45 x 5 = RM 2025

Manakala lampin pakai buang yang kami tawarkan hanya RM 35.00 – RM 45.00 (contoh) jadi katakanlah seorang bayi memakai 5 helai lampin pakai buang sehari jadi

RM 35.00 x 10 helai ( andaikan sehari pakai dan dibasuh keesokannya) = RM 350.00 seumur hidup bayi ( dan boleh dipakai untuk adiknya ) @ RM 45.00 x 10 helai = RM 450.00

JADI ANDA JIMAT ; RM 1270.00 HINGGA RM 1675.00 !!!

Apa agaknya yang dapat anda beli dengan wang sebanyak itu?

Why using Cloth Diapers?

An average child will go through several thousand diapers in his life. Since disposable diapers are discarded after a single use, usage of disposable diapers increases the burden on landfill sites, and increased environmental awareness has led to a growth in campaigns for parents to use reusable alternatives such as cloth or hybrid diapers.[citation needed] An estimated 27.4 billion disposable diapers are used each year in the US, resulting in a possible 3.4 million tons of used diapers adding to landfills each year.It is possible, however, to buy disposable diapers with a low environmental impact.

The environmental impact of cloth as compared to disposable diapers has been studied several times. In one cradle-to-grave study sponsored by the National Association of Diaper Services (NADS) and conducted by Carl Lehrburger and colleagues, results found that disposable diapers produce seven times more solid waste when discarded and three times more waste in the manufacturing process. In addition, effluents from the plastic, pulp, and paper industries are far more hazardous than those from the cotton-growing and -manufacturing processes. Single-use diapers consume less water than reusables laundered at home, but more than those sent to a commercial diaper service. Washing cloth diapers at home uses 50 to 70 gallons of water every three days, which is roughly equivalent to flushing the toilet five times a day, unless the user has a high-efficiency washing machine. An average diaper service puts its diapers through an average of 13 water changes, but uses less water and energy per diaper than one laundry load at home.

In October 2008, "An updated lifecycle assessment study for disposable and reusable nappies" by the UK Environment Agency and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs stated that reusable diapers can cause significantly less (up to 40 per cent) or significantly more damage to the environment than disposable ones, depending mostly on how parents wash and dry them. The "baseline scenario" showed that the difference in green-house emissions was insignificant (in fact, disposables even scored slightly better). However, much better results (emission cuts of up to 40 per cent) could be achieved by using reusable diapers more rationally. "The report shows that, in contrast to the use of disposable nappies, it is consumers’ behaviour after purchase that determines most of the impacts from reusable nappies. Cloth nappy users can reduce their environmental impacts by:

1. Line drying outside whenever possible.
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   Tumble drying as little as possible.
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   When replacing appliances, choosing more energy efficient appliances (A+ rated machines [according to the EU environmental rating] are preferred).
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   Not washing above 60°C [140°F].
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   Washing fuller loads.
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   Reusing nappies on other children."

There are variations in the care of cloth diapers that can account for different measures of environmental impact. For example, using a cloth diaper laundering service involves additional pollution from the vehicle that picks up and drops off deliveries. Yet such a service uses less water per diaper in the laundering process.[19] Some people who launder cloth diapers at home wash each load twice, considering the first wash a "prewash", and thus doubling the energy and water usage from laundering. Cloth diapers are most commonly made of cotton, which is generally considered an environmentally wasteful crop to grow. "Conventional cotton is one of the most chemically-dependent crops, sucking up 10% of all agricultural chemicals and 25% of insecticides on 3% of our arable land; that's more than any other crop per unit." This effect can be mitigated by using other materials, such as bamboo and hemp.

Another factor in reusable cloth diaper impact is the ability to re-use the diapers for subsequent children, sale of used diapers through diaperswappers.com, craigslist or other online communities, donation of used diapers through recycling groups such as freecycle or to charities such as miraclediapers.org . Many reusable diaper users take advantage of these resources and may even join communities like livejournal's clothdiapering in order to find ways to make their diaper-washing routine more efficient or get feedback about different types of reusable diapers. These factors can alleviate the environmental and financial impact from manufacture, sale and use of brand-new reusable diapers.

source: wikipedia

What is Cloth Diapers?

Cloth diapers are reusable and can be made from natural fibers, manmade materials, or a combination of both. They are often made from industrial cotton which may be bleached white or left the fiber’s natural color. Other natural fiber cloth materials include wool, bamboo, and unbleached hemp. Manmade materials such as an internal absorbent layer of microfiber toweling or an external waterproof layer of polyurethane laminate (PUL) may be used. Polyester fleece and faux suedecloth are often used inside cloth diapers as a "stay-dry" wicking liner because of the non-absorbent properties of those synthetic fibers.

Traditionally, cloth diapers consisted of a folded square or rectangle of cloth, fastened with safety pins. Modern cloth diapers come in a host of shapes, including preformed cloth diapers, all-in-one diapers with waterproof exteriors,fitted diaper with covers and pocket or "stuffable" diapers, which consist of a water-resistant outer shell sewn with an opening for insertion of absorbent material inserts. Closure methods include snap closures and hook and loop fasteners (such as Velcro).

Cloth diapers require dry storage as well, and equipment and supplies for cleaning. Cloth diapers place less stress on landfills as compared to single-use disposable diapers, but also require washing in water with detergent to be properly cleaned. The method of "dry-pailing" after removal of solid waste and washing on a cold or warm wash removes most bacteria. Sun exposure will kill any remainder and usually resolves any staining issues. As an alternative to at-home cleaning, some locations have a fee-based cloth diapering service that delivers clean diapers and picks up soiled ones, while parents in more rural areas often find that they must clean diapers using their own cleaning facilities.

Some brands seek to combine cloth and disposable diapers. Generally, these hybrids are cloth diapers with a disposable inner layer.

source: wikipedia