Cloth Diapers vs. Disposable Diapers
A newborn pacifier is a great way to calm your baby down and keep them occupied while they get their diaper changed! No matter which infant pacifier you pick you need to get an Ingy Bingy Band, a pacifier wristband, to go with it!
By Emily Rogers
We live in a world where we are trying to do better. We have put so much waste into our planet and we are living with the repercussions of constantly disposing of things. So now you’re becoming a parent and you’re questioning, how do I reduce waste with diapers? Should I use cloth diapers? Do I have the patience to use cloth diapers?!
Let’s start at the beginning. First off, diapers are very important to a baby’s health. One study says, “Cloth diapers have relatively poor absorbency, especially under high urine and stool loads, leading to diaper leakage. Furthermore, these products were inferior at sequestering urine and feces away from the infant’s skin, resulting in skin overhydration and enzymatic attack of the skin by fecal proteases and lipases, as evidenced by severe diaper dermatitis (DD) rates of ~60%.”*
This doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t use cloth diapers! It just means you need to be very mindful of the cloth diapers you are using and how frequently you are changing diapers! You want to make sure you are buying cloth diapers from reputable brands that use high quality fabric.
Some great brands are:
Petite Crowns
Charlie Banana
Esembly
Mon Petit Chou
When you shop these brands you’ll see a variety of different cloth diapers to purchase. There’s diaper covers, inner diapers, and inserts! There are multiple different layers to prevent leaving, especially at night!
Why use cloth diapers?
- Conservation: As mentioned above, using disposable diapers adds to the ever increasing amount of trash on our planet. Using cloth diapers helps reduce our carbon footprint!
- Money: Cloth diapers are fantastic money savers! It costs more up front, but down the line you will save thousands. CLoth diapers usually come with a variety of snaps which allows your child to wear them for a long time. You won’t need to keep buying bigger sizes!
- Safety: Disposable diapers can have harmful chemicals like chlorine or perfumes that can cause dryness and irritation.
- Potty Training: Not one of the top reasons, but still a great perk of using cloth diapers is that kids typically don’t like the feeling of soiling themselves and they can tell the feeling sooner in a cloth diaper. Kids are more likely to be potty trained sooner than their disposable diaper counterparts!
How do you clean cloth diapers:
- When you dispose of dirty diapers, put them in a wet bag until wash day.
- Wash every 2-3 days.
- Put in the dryer or line dry for the sun to naturally bleach the stains!
How to keep your baby still while you change his/her diaper:
Use a pacifier! A newborn pacifier is a great way to calm your baby down and keep them occupied while they get all cleaned up! No matter which infant pacifier you pick you need to get an Ingy Bingy Band.The Ingy Bingy Band is a pacifier wristband that velcros around baby’s wrist. This pacifier bracelet attaches to 100% of pacifiers on the market thanks to the two different models of wristbands. No matter what brand or age your pacifier is, your newborn pacifier won’t keep falling out due to the patent-pending technology of the Ingy Bingy pacifier wristband!
*source: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6515712/
The Ingy Bingy Band is not your everyday pacifier clip! This game-changing pacifier wristband helps babies self-soothe at a younger age than ever before! Instinctively, babies gnaw on their hands in an attempt to soothe. The Ingy Bingy pacifier wristband keeps their pacifier right where they’ll find it, allowing your baby to comfort and calm themselves while you do whatever it is you need to do!
Our buttery soft wristband comes in two styles to accommodate every pacifier.
Our Pacific style should be used when your baby’s pacifier holes are near their nose and chin when in use. It is most commonly used with Avent, BIBS, Dr. Brown’s, MAM, Nuby, NUK, Medela, FRIGG, Nanobébé, Tommee Tippee, and Chicco pacifiers.
Our Sequoia style should be used when your baby’s pacifier holes are near their nose and chin when in use. It is most commonly used with Itzy Ritzy, Ryan & Rose, and The Dearest Grey pacifiers.
If you are still unsure which pacifier wristband style is right for you, check out our style guide or text the name and/or picture of your preferred paci & we’ll let you know which style is right for you!