Cloth vs. Disposable Diapers

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name's Veronica Baragas, with mywigglesandgiggles.com, and I want to share with you the difference between cloth diapers and disposable diapers. So, let me explain a little bit to you about both. Cloth diapers definitely save money so that you're able to reuse them; however, it does take a detailed process in order to take proper care. It can be a little messy and a little smelly, but it definitely saves you lots of money versus disposable diapers. They go at a much faster rate, and of course you have to buy them. So you know, do you want to do a one time buy with a little more extra work, or if you don't have the extra time but can spend a little bit more money you know, I would go with the disposable diaper. A cloth diaper you know, what I, my experience with a cloth diaper before is you know once that your child has gone to the restroom I usually just kind of don't have the luxury to wash it right away so I've had to store them. And you can store them you know in a nice plastic sealed bag. Usually they have specific cloth diaper bags that you can put them in until you're ready to dispose of whatever it is that is inside your diaper, and you definitely can't wash em' with anything else. Baking soda, baking powder, vinegar, a strong vinegar, and sometimes laying them out in the sun help. You can get a little bit more detailed on you know the process of cleaning diapers on babycenter.com. Now, with the disposable diapers of course there's nothing really to it, except for going to the store, purchasing them, bringing them home, and disposing of them at the end of the day. So you know, a little bit more work, a little bit more money, depending on where it is that you want to save time or money. It's up to you."