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LaTisha Christian
Linda Hanzek
Concept Paper Final Essay
May 14, 2014
Disposale Diapers !s" Cloth Diapers
#ro$sin% &or a ay %i&t, one ends 'p in the diaper aisle" (aries sizes o&
cardoard o)es, *'+p o't to e o'%ht" Ha!e yo' e!er sat and processed the price o&
diapers, Ho$ +'ch do they cost, ho$ +any do yo' %et in a o), or $hat is the est
rand o't there" These are all -'estions that . ti+es o't o& 10 $ill e tho'%ht ao't"
/lon% $ith disposale diapers, yo' no$ ha!e the ne$ craze o& 0Cloth Diapers"1
2es yo' read that ri%ht 0Cloth Diapers31 This option has de&initely eco+e pretty
pop'lar o!er the last co'ple o& years" 4sin% these is s'pposed to e +ore nat'ral &or
yo'r ay and ha!e no har+&'l che+icals" 5o $hich one is the est choice yo' ask,
/ disposale diaper is an asorent +aterial desi%ned to e disposed o& a&ter
'se" This is y &ar the easiest $ay &or +ost" The desi%n o& this type o& diaper is that o&
a thick $hat paper to$el, $ith !elcro tas on each side" Most co+e $ith a color&'l
desi%n pattern or ani+ated character alon% the top"
Cloth diapers ha!e a $aterproo& co!er and an asorent inner liner all in one
piece" They co++only &asten $ith loops or snaps that are on each side" /!ailale also
is a separate liner $ith t$o h'%e sea+s di!idin% it into three parts" This is then placed
inside o& the co!er, e&ore ein% &astened"
First ti+e parents $ant thin%s to co+e easy, so +ost %o &or the disposale $ay"
This $o'ld de&initely e considered a nice pro" Diapers can e p'rchased hassle &ree
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&ro+ any store that s'pplies in ay prod'cts" / +a*or con is that they can e pricy,
and eco+e a he&ty ta &or the year" 6o$ days the options are not li+ited" Let see,
there is the store rand 7o&& rand8 or yo' ha!e the +a*or co+panies s'ch as H'%%ies
and Pa+pers to choose &ro+"
2o' $ill &ind that the parents, $ho chose to %o $ith the cloth diapers, ha!e
clearly done research" They ha!e &o'nd so+e %reat pros or perks i& yo' $ill" / &e$
ein% they are %ood &or the en!iron+ent and a cheaper $ay to sa!e +oney" The cons
to these are +ost ite+s ha!e to e p'rchased online or thro'%h a 0Diaper 5er!ice"1
/nd they also re-'ire a lot +ore 'p keep" Cloth diapers are also li+ited to, t$o rands
#'+ 9eni's and #'+kins"
Chan%in% a disposale diaper is !ery si+ple" 2o' lay the child do$n, take o&&
the soiled diaper, thro$ it in the trash, and then p't on the clean diaper" This also
+akes tra!elin% s'per easy" 5o+e aies also don:t care &or ein% chan%ed, so this
-'ick process helps $ith not 'p settin% the+" ;ho $ants to e on a ay:s ad side,
6o$ +o!in% onto cloth diapers, there are a &e$ +ore steps" 2o' o& co'rse
re+o!e the soiled diaper 't instead o& thro$in% it a$ay, it %oes into a linen a%" 6e)t
yo' lay do$n the $aterproo& co!er, take either liner that yo'r 'sin% p't it in place
$here it %oes, &old it to con!eniently &it child, and last connect the loops or snaps"
Cleanin% these diapers depends on yo'" <t can eco+e another load o& la'ndry or yo'
can opt" &or the 0Diaper 5er!ice"1
Choosin% to clean the+ at ho+e, +eans yo' ha!e to +ake s're all acterial
$aste is re+o!ed" Tr'st, tossin% one o& these strai%ht in the $ash co'ld e ad &or
'siness" 5o yo' $o'ld either ha!e to d'nk the+ in the toilet or 'se a special attached
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toilet sprayer" /lso keep in +ind that i& yo'r ay is in childcare, the diapers sit &or a
period ti+e" The 0Diaper 5er!ice1 on the other hand does e!erythin%" 2o' *'st ha!e to
in&or+ the+ o& the a+o'nt o& liners needed &or deli!ery" 2o'r order is then deli!ered
once a $eek, on the sa+e day and aro'nd the sa+e ti+e" /t this ti+e they also take
the soiled diapers ack"
=esearch has sho$n that disposale diapers can e into the 'pper tho'sands a
year" Diapers, tho'sands, that doesn:t e!en %o to%ether" 5ince it is so+ethin% that is
needed +ost people don:t look at the lon% ter+" ;hen %oin% the cloth diaper ro'te,
yo' $on:t see -'ite the cost this $ay" <t:s de&initely said to e a real +oney sa!er &or
yo'r &a+ily"
/&ter this insi%ht < hope yo' ha!e another !ie$ on a top ay prod'ct" This isn:t
to say that either is a ad $ay to %o" There are de&initely so+e %ood reason and so+e
not so %ood reason to look at" < &eel that as parent>parents yo' ha!e to decide on
$hat:s est &or yo'r &a+ily" Do the research and see i& this is an option that yo' co'ld
ene&it &ro+" E!erythin% has and still is chan%in% and e!ol!in% o!er years to co+e"
?'st keep in +ind that yo' can al$ays do a trail r'n since nothin% is set and stone"
Diapers, $ho $o'ld ha!e tho'%ht they $o'ld e so interestin%@not +e3