Comments on: Disposable Diapers: is there a natural way?

By: Corina

Corina — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:07:28 +0000

Hi Sandra, Thank you for your inquiry and congratulations on your baby! As I've mentioned in previous comments, most diapers on the market now (even "conventional" disposables) no longer use chlorine to brighten their diapers, but rather peroxide. At Better Baby Bums we like to recommend diapers that, unlike most drugstore brands, are oil-free are also free of synthetic fragrances and nasty TBT. Most of the brands we carry were developed by like-minded parents, wishing to create a product for their own children. We have a number of "high-performing" brands to choose from. Each of us here at Better Baby Bums has our own favorite as each brand has its own unique fit. Nature Babycare, for instance, tends to fit on the slimmer side, whereas Bambo is a bit more generous in fit. For a newborn I would recommend either the Bambo Mini (which also comes in a premature size!) Earth's Best in Newborn. Please let me know if there's anything else we can assist you with and in the meantime, all the best with your new bundle of joy!

By: Sandra

Sandra — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:02:35 +0000

Hi -
I’m looking for a natural non-chemical diaper for my newborn (due next month).

I want it to be healthy for the baby.

I guess which means healthy for the environment.

Anyway type of non clorine diaper I read about, people don’t like. Suggestions?

By: Corina

Corina — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:38:17 +0000

Hi Tina,
First of all I would like to applaud you for your efforts, especially in finding a day care that will use cloth diapers! I have heard that that can be a real challenge. Fortunately cloth diapering is becoming more convenient than ever so perhaps more and more day care providers will jump on the bandwagon once they realize this. We all have to make choices when it comes to where we place our money, time and efforts and it sounds like you and your family have spent some time figuring this all out. I agree with you, the key is for more people to make an effort and figure out for themselves where their values lie. Just a small word of caution, though, regarding the chlorine-free diapers that you’re purchasing. I’m not familiar with that specific brand, however, I do know that there are other brands out there that are touting themselves to be “eco-concious” because they are chlorine-free. To the best of my knowledge, chlorine is no longer used as a whitener in the diapering industry, as more and more brands (“eco” or not) have converted to peroxide to whiten their products. Some “eco” brands even insert a brown dye back into their diapers, to make them appear more environmentally friendly! While I don’t know if this is the case or not with the diapers that you’re currently purchasing, I would hate to see you paying more for these, if they are in fact just another example of greenwashing. At Better Baby Bums we try to provide our customers with products that have been created by concerned parents because we feel that this is the best way to ensure that products truly are what they say they are: better for baby and better for the planet.

By: Tina

Tina — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:57:14 +0000

HI there –

We seem as a family to be on the fence. We desperately want to be ‘green’, but the majority of things organic are out of our price range — including most of the eco-diapers. We certainly cloth diaper (using a service is a better eco choice where we live, due to water shortages!) and we found a daycare that will use our cloth diapers (most of the time — no small feat!!) But most of the truly eco disposables are way more expensive than we can manage.

Our current choice is to minimize use of disposables, which is quite difficult given that we have one full-time job – 1/2 time masters degree student, one full-time student and mom with two kids under 3. Its a real challenge.

Our local Raleys/BelAir does have their own brand of chlorine-free diapers and more often than not, we end up with those — as a slightly better alternative that is at least in our price range.

I really wish we had more options. =(

I guess I gain comfort from the fact that at least we are trying. If more folks at least made an effort, then things would be better I suppose.