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RE: Little Changes, Big Difference: Cloth Diapers
Some figures in your post are alarming:
200-500 years for a diaper to biodegrade!
A baby goes through 7,000 diapers in its lifetime?
And I never knew we are supposed to dump the poop in the toilet before disposing of the diaper. I usually just wrap everything up and discard.
Scary, isnt it?! Ranges on how many diapers a baby uses go from 6000-10,000, but i figure the low end is more honest. It is definitely good to be aware.
Definitely scary. I believe this figure is correct though as I have an 18 months who's still on diaper. She uses 5-6 daily, more on days when she's teething and stooling a lot.
Right. It changes a lot over time. When theyre tiny its an incredible lot of diapers. The other thing i neglected to mention about cloth is that cloth diapered babies learn to use the potty 6 mos to a year earlier because they feel the wet. That can make a big difference in the numbers.