101 Reasons to ‘Go Cloth’- Whats yours?!
Friday, May 22nd, 2009We all have our own reasons why we use cloth on our babies bottoms, whether they be personal, financial, factual or practical, so we thought it would be fun to compile one big list of all the things we love about our nappies! Ill kick off, and you can add as many of your own in the comments! Here goes:
1) Cloth nappies are gorgeous- so much nicer than paper and plastic!
2) Our household waste would be doubled if we used disposables
3) Im proud to use cloth
4) My babies bottom is spared of all the nasty chemicals in disposables
5) Using and shopping for cloth nappies is great fun!
6) Because her bottom is always well cushioned when she takes a fall!
7) Because they help her trousers to stay up!
8 ) They make great conversation starters
9) Its good to support WAHMS by buying cloth nappies
10) There is always another new print to choose from!
So, whats yours!? 
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Lovely idea!
I can get them delivered to the door rather than having to drive to the supermarket. Or I can go to the real nappy shop nearby and support a local mum.
I can sell them on second-hand. How good is that? They will never ever make a disposable that can be sold again once used.
I can dry them on the line on a sunny day.
I don’t have to worry about my daughter chewing a cloth nappy.
When she’s in a gorgeous dress I know that she has an equally gorgeous nappy underneath. Especially important at birthday parties
I have an easier conscience.
I like being different
We have asthma in the family and disposables have been linked to asthma so we avoid them
It gives me a good excuse to spend my husbands money!
I love that it annoys my MIL! lol
We love cloth because of the big bottoms. Seriously though it is saving us slot of money. My nappies are doing just fine on baby number 2.
Mine is cos changing nappies becomes a hobby:) Most people hate changes.
Disposables are ugly and they stink! uurgh! Washables are soft and lovely so it’s an easy choice!
i love telling people ive gone cotton, it shocks them! no longer have to leave my baby on the bed while i go outside to throw away the stinky nappy that adds to the pile! and they last soo much longer! i love em!!
It makes nappy change time fun instead of a chore.
It allows me to indulge my shopaholicism and I can pretend it’s all in the name of being good for the environment.
You never get bored of looking at them.
There are always new fun ones coming out!
Cloth bottoms are great for those first few steps, the ones where babies end up sitting down suddenly. The extra padding makes a big difference!
I don’t like wasting things and having a huge wheelie bun full of dirty nappies just does not sound nice! Cotton nappies are much greener.
They save me stacks of money and I never have to race down to the shops because of running out of disposables!
I thought of another one…they contain newborn poop explosions so much better than disposables!
Loads of great reasons there - agree with all of them.
Initially for us it was the money and the not having any waste.
Now it is because they just look fabulous - i admit to being feeling good when i use a public changing rooms and other mums have a good look while putting their leaky disposable in the bin and cleaning up the poo up their baby’s back.
LOL I used to be like that too! Id always try to make sure the mums in the bathroom were sure to see that beautiful nappies I was working with, and Id always save my most especially beautiful ones for the toilet stops! lol
I am so getting some baby legs sorted for the winter so i don;t have to cover them up!
made me smile when I was reading the reasons - I love making sure people see my baby has a reusable on too! I hate changing baby in public changing facilities coz they tend to smell (due to disposables in the bins!)- but when I do, I make a point of it and show off the reusables
reasons for using them- they are gorgeous!, no smelly bins, no constant dragging packs of disposables from the shops, drying them on the line, changing them, no nappy rash, THE CHOICE!, possibility of using for more then 1 child, reselling even once used OR using parts of them as small (but really absorbent!) wipes…i could go on for ever!
Oh far too many to list
Better on the enviroment
Feel good factor
Can be reused on more than one baby
Can be re sold once used
ADORABLE under dresses
Great with baby legs, makes clothes shopping cheaper
Showing them off to other mums anywhere i can
To brag about (yes i like to brag)
No more spending money on disposables or wipes every week
No more explosive nappies
Less bin usage (it shocks me how much less room we use)
Spending money on something usefull rather than something you throw away
Colour co-ordinating with clothes (yes i am that sad)
Never run out of nappies
Oh the list is endless for me x
Where do I begin…
I’ll start with… anyone who says a breastfed baby’s poop doesn’t smell has never had a nappy bin! A nappy pail… is positively rosey!
Furthermore, I’ve saved lots of money, my baby hasn’t had a single nappy rash, the fleecy inserts/barriers are amazing… dry even when the booster is soaked!
No more nappy explosions, no leaks, no more smelly bum, they look gorgeous on my baby’s bum and they look gorgeous drying on the washing line
Once you try them, you NEVER look back.
x
There are many reasons why I converted to cloth.
Firstly the cost aspect. Although now I’m ‘addicted’ that’s becoming slightly hazy
Secondly we have jumped on the recycling bandwagon and it didn’t feel right making sure everything that could be was recycled yet each week we were piling more and more disposables into the bin!
Thirdly, Cassidy is our 3rd and last child (according to my fiance
) and I wanted to do everything how I’d always imagined I would but never actually did, including Cloth nappies and breastfeeding, both of which I am now doing successfully 
And last but by no means least, they are sooo pretty!!
I started out with cloth because my husband suggested it! (Bet there aren’t too many like that! LOL) he’d seen an impressive table from our local real nappy project at a local recycling event and told me I should go for cloth. I wanted to do it cheaply, so did prefolds with the first baby. Now, after having 3 children, and having hundreds of differnt cloth nappies (just because they’re so fun and addictive) I’m soooooooooo glad my husband got me on them - we love them!