Here are some interesting facts about disposable diapers:

~ The average baby goes through more than 6,000 diapers in his first two years of life.

~ More than 18 Million diapers end up in landfills every year and they can take up to 500 years to completely decompose. Yes, that means that diapers that you wore, possibly decades ago, are STILL decomposing.

~ The average family will spend something like $1,600 on disposable diapers each year that their child wears them.

The FuzziBunz Pocket One Size Cloth Diaper diapers utilize a pocket system, which allows parents to add additional absorbent padding as needed. The use soft microfiber which helps to keep your baby’s buns dry and rash-free. They are also extremely easy to clean and reuse.
They cost less than $20 per diaper. At first that may sound like a lot of money for just one diaper. But if you think about how many diapers you’ll go through in just your baby’s first month of life, it quickly becomes obvious that cloth diapers are a serious money saver in the long run. I estimate that I’ve saved at least $1,500 per child.

I’ve got to admit that I love the cute colors that these diapers come in as well. You can get them in a wide range of colors.

No matter what brand of baby cloth diapers that you ultimately decide to use, I urge you to at least give it serious consideration. Cloth diapers that you wash at home are by far the cheapest, but there are also diapering services that will drop off clean diapers and wash your dirty ones each week. If washing dirty diapers makes you cringe, this may be a better option for you.

Choosing to use baby cloth diapers will save you money and you’ll feel good that your baby isn’t entering the world and immediately creating waste!