What’s that smell?

DIAPERS!

They smell so wonderful when they are clean and so bad when they aren’t! I love the smell of new diapers!! One question you want to ask yourself before the baby comes  -

“What kind of diapers do I want to use?”

There are a couple of different options. Cloth or disposable. I used both. When my oldest was a baby, there was a diaper service. Six years later, just before he birth of my daughter, we started having that huge rate increase in gas prices and the diaper service closed RIGHT before she was born!

I did the wash at home for awhile, but that didn’t last long! I then switched to disposables. I think that was even more disgusting than the cloth myself! At least I didn’t have to wash those!

When it comes to which one is better it’s really a tough call. You will find support for both when it comes to the environment and cost. Something to consider too is diaper rash. Cloth babies “tend” to have less of it! That’s always a bonus!

One of the things I love to credit to cloth diapers is the potty training! My son was self potty trained just after he turned 2 and my daughter was about 16 months old when she started the process. I however discouraged her at that age! It meant she was growing up! She was however potty trained at 18 months. I couldn’t control her!

When it comes to diapers, go with what YOU are comfortable with!

Dee Stafford

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