cloth diapers

Fill Your World With Reusable Goods

Reusable goods are almost always a better bet than one-time use items. The landfills are filling up, and last I checked the planet isn’t getting any bigger, so anything you can manage to use over and over vs. once, is awesome. Reusable goods pose a significant benefit if your goal is to raise green kiddos. Kids [...]

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Saving Money with Reusable Cloth Diapers

Here at Growing a Green Family we’re looking at how to save $50,000 by going green. In case you’re curious, so far we’ve managed to save $13,761.00, just by taking some basic green actions. That does leave us $36,239 left to go, but cloth diapers should cut a nice big chunk off of this figure. [...]

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Reusable baby wipes vs. disposable baby wipes – how much will you save?

It’s been a while since we’ve tried to save any money around this blog. Too bad since we’ve got a lot to save if we’re going to save $50,000 just by going green. Today, baby wipes. How much can you save if you make safe, non-toxic baby wipes vs. buying disposable baby wipes? Let’s find [...]

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Traditional Prefold & Flat Cloth Diapers

We’re in the middle of our Green Diapers 101 series. Next up on the list are old school prefold & flat cloth diapers. I’m grouping flat diapers and prefolds together, although they’re not entirely the same thing. Prefold and flat diapers are argued to be the most common types of cloth diaper used by parents [...]

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Non-biodegradable less toxic disposable diapers

Non-biodegradable disposable green diapers are our first stop for Green Diapers 101. And they’re not much better than conventional disposables. I hesitate to even call these diapers green. I wouldn’t go so far as to say these are greenwashing diapers, but really what you should call them are less toxic disposables not green. Less toxic [...]

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Green Baby Diapers 101

Reusable and other eco-minded baby diapers are a healthier choice than disposable diapers. However all your choices can be confusing. Below is a little round-up that should help you easily sort out all your green diaper dramas. FIRST DO YOUR RESEARCH: ClothDiapers.com offers excellent advice about reusable diapers. From traditional prefold cloth diapers to tiny [...]

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Reusable Diapers vs. Disposable Baby Diapers

Traditional disposable baby diapers create plenty of problems for parents, babies and the planet, such as… Disposable diapers cost you more money in the long run than reusable diapers. Depending on the type of disposables you purchase, using reusable diapers can save you anywhere from $600-$2,000+. Most research suggest that 250 to 500 years is [...]

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Greenwashing fun with disposable diapers

Greenwashing efforts are nothing new. However, the greenwashing campaigns that irk me most are the campaigns aimed at green parents and kids specifically. Disposable diapers are an excellent example of greenwashing targeted at parents. Diaper companies are pros at creating products that are 100% NOT eco-friendly then convincing parents to buy them based on the [...]

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Green Book Review: The Eco-nomical Baby Guide

Review summary: This book offers economical and helpful advice that parents can use to raise their baby green right from the start while saving money and time in the process. Very few cons (see my update at the end) and overall I’d highly recommended this book. Product: The Eco-nomical Baby Guide: Down-to-Earth Ways for Parents [...]

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DIY Green Baby Project: Make Your Own Reusable Baby Wipes Kit

In a previous post we looked at a nice little reusable baby wipes kit – the Bottoms Up Washable Cloth Baby Wipes Kit. This is a great kit for parents who want to go green but are a little too busy to make their own reusable baby wipes. That said, it really doesn’t take much [...]