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DO CLOTH DIAPERS SEEM TOO EXPENSIVE?
A "disposable" diaper will only cost from 20-36
cents per diaper, and you can pick them up along with your
groceries, so how can they really be as expensive as spending
several hundred dollars on cloth diapers? Even if it does cost a
little bit more for "disposables", isn't easier
to spend just a small amount each week? To help you see the real costs of "disposable" diapers, I have used Pampers® "disposable" diapers, at two current price levels - regular price of $14.49 and sale price of $9.99.
The Step One
package contains 80
diapers. Your newborn will need about 10-12 diaper changes per
day in the first four weeks. In that month's time you have only
used about four packages or 320 diapers. For a total cost
of $57.96 at regular price, $39.96 at sale price. But the
Step Two package only
contains 68 diapers. Your baby will need about 8-10 diaper
changes a day from one to five months of age. So you now only
need to bring home just over 3 packages per month. But that's a
total of 870 diapers for just four months. For a total
cost of $185.39 at regular price, $127.81 at sale
price.
If you are lucky, your baby will still fit into
Step Two
diapers for another few months. But your baby will
still need about 8 changes a day from five to nine months. That's
another 870 diapers for the next four months or so. For a
total cost of $185.39 at regular price, $127.81 at
sale price. The
Step Three package contains only
56 diapers. Your 9-12 month baby still needs about 8
diaper changes a day. So add on 13 more packages or 728
diapers for three months. For a total cost of $188.37 at
regular price, $129.87 at sale price.
So in just your baby's
first year
alone, you will have lugged home about 31 Jumbo-sized
packages or 2,788 diapers. For a total outlay from your
pocket of $617.11 at regular price, $425.45 even at
sale prices!
Of course, it does get better once your baby is over a
year
old . . . right? The Step Four
package only contains 48 diapers, but your 12-18 month
baby will need just 6 diaper changes a day. That's about 23
packages or 1,104 diapers for six months. For a total cost
of $333.27 at regular price, $229.77 at sale price.
After this long, why bother switching to cloth? Your
toddler
now only needs about 5 diaper changes
per day. That's just 154 diapers a month. Well, from ages
18-30 months that would be 42 packages or 1,848 diapers,
because the Step Five package contains only 44
diapers! For another year's cost of $608.58 at regular
price, $419.58 even at sale price.
If the
price
of "disposable"
diapers does not increase before your child is finally
toilet-trained (ha-ha!), two and a half years of diapering
is going to cost you over $1,558.96! Why, even at sale
prices, it is still going to cost you over $1,074.80! And
that's all before adding in any taxes. STILL, aren't all these new cloth diapers awfully expensive? Why, your mother only paid $8.00 for a dozen diapers, and they were good enough for you, as a baby! (Let's see, wasn't that back when minimum wage was 50 cents an hour, and you could go to the store with a dollar . . . and come back with a loaf of bread, a quart of milk and CHANGE!!?) O.K., so you CAN still buy the same flat diapers your mother used on you. These diapers are even still on sale for about $12.00-$14.00 for a dozen. But TODAY'S busy parents are demanding better quality, better fit, and quick and easy use. They want diapers with good absorbency, no messy leaks - and a fashion sense to boot! In short, they want a cloth diaper with all the convenience and ease of a "disposable", without the high, guilt-ridden, environmental cost. Now, if you've read the previous "disposable" diaper costs information, and still aren't convinced . . . spend a few minutes thinking about the following:
There are a lot of important
baby supplies
you will be purchasing for your new child. How much
do you plan to spend on your baby's highchair? A high chair will
average around $80.00, and your baby will use it one to
three times a day, up to half an hour at a time . . . for about
two years.
How about a car seat? You'll need an infant seat, toddler seat
and booster seat. Or something like an Evenflo®
seven-year seat (that's what I got). It costs about $120.00.
Your baby will use it two to six times a week, up to an hour at a
time . . . for two to seven years.
Now, how much do you plan to spend on your baby's stroller? A
good-quality stroller averages around $180.00, and your
baby will use it two to six times a week, up to two hours at a
time . . . for about two years.
Most parents-to-be consider the crib to be the first, and most
important, purchase. An economical crib and mattress will cost
you at least $200.00, and your baby will use it from zero
to eighteen hours per day. What value will you put on an item your baby will use 24 HOURS per day . . . SEVEN DAYS per week . . . for at least 18 MONTHS TO 3 YEARS? An item worn against the most sensitive, vulnerable and precious part of your baby's body? An item which must not only offer a comfortable, snug fit . . . but must be durable enough to last through 200 wetting, pooping, rinsing, washing and drying cycles!? Compare the value of a high-quality, convenient-to-use, long-lasting cloth diaper, averaging around $8.00-$10.00 each . . . to the tiny newborn outfit Auntie Sally bought for $25.00 and your baby may not wear more than once!
Deciding on an economical system of 36 prefolded
diapers at $97.95, and four packages of Babykins pull-on pants at
$13.49 per packages, would cost you just $152.00.
Comparing this to the costs of "disposables",
you would be able to recoup your initial outlay in less than two
months!
Choosing a more expensive system, such as 36 Snug-to-Fit
fitted diapers at $278.95, and 12 (3-4 per size) Cot'nwraps
at $17.50 per cover would cost you $489.00. Comparing this
to the costs of "disposables", you would be able
to recoup your initial outlay within your baby's first year. Yet, this extra cost will buy convenience for you, and a comfortable snug fit for your baby. To be enjoyed by your baby, and you, through-out 6,000 changes! Not to mention saving your wallet anywhere from $1069.96 to $1,406.96!!
So it's up to you. YOU DECIDE!! |
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