[c0rbin]

We use machine-washable cloth diapers (Bumpkins and Mother-Ease).

Not only are we not dumping diapers, we are also helping to potty train our children as cloth diapers do not suck the moisture away from the babies as efficiently as the disposables do. This helps the little poopers make the mental connection between the need to relieve themselves and the results.

The added work of extra laundry encourages us to take a more proactive hand in helping our children use the potty.

Unfortunately it is highly possible that the "eco-margin" is narrowed by the fact our washing machine runs more often than other households.

[TXBubba]

I have a very proactive hand in helping my child learn to use the potty and it had nothing to do with what kind of diaper was used. The same incentive of doing the laundry can be applied to not spending the money on the diapers. Either way it is nice when you don't have to change the things anymore. Remember there are those children who simply do not mind being wet. I have had other parents tell me they have started potty training before the kid can even say the word. With every case there are exceptions but some folks just don't even have a clue.

[SamAdams76]

It is true that laundering diapers dumps just as much waste into the environment as disposable diapers (the waste only goes through the sewer system instead of a landfill). But we used cloth diapers for our kids. Not out of a sense of being environmentally conscious but for convenience. Instead of lugging home huge packages of diapers from the supermarket and dealing with smelly trash, we had clean ones delivered twice a week and all we had to do was put the used ones on the porch in a deoderized bag. Also, I'm sure the cotton feels better to a baby than that plastic crap. I was so glad to be rid of diapers but now that the kids are becoming teenagers, I'll go back to those days in a heartbeat.