Cloth Diapering for Beginners (& anyone struggling to make them work!)
Ditch toxic chemical-laden diapers, keep 6,000+ diapers out of our landfills, & return to the ancient human practice of diapering without disposables. Come learn how to make cloth diapering work for you + your family while meeting the demands of your modern life.
The Approach
Disposable diapers were not introduced until the early 1960s. That means that for most of human existence parents have been using moss, rags, and cloth diapers to deal with baby pees & poos. With our Cloth Diapering for Beginners class, we aim to help parents relearn the age-old & Earth-friendly practice of cloth diapering while meeting the demands of our modern lifestyles.
What you’ll learn in this class:
The best cloth diaper types to prevent leaks & blowouts
The different cloth diaper types & styles and how to choose the ones that will best fit your needs. There will be samples to test & try!
How to fold your cloth diapers (if you choose prefolds or flats)
How to wash your cloth diapers & covers… in a way that is not gross!
How may diapers and covers you’ll need at various ages & stages
How to use cloth diapers on-the-go, overnight, at daycare, & more
How to actually stick with cloth diapers for the long haul!
Surprising facts about disposable diapers
It is estimated that the ONE baby uses 6,000 to 7,000 diapers in their lifetime (with assumed potty training around age 3).
Just ONE baby will use roughly 3,000 diapers in their first year of life.
According to the EPA, an estimated 4.2 million tons of disposable diaper waste were generated in 2017 alone.
Every disposable diaper that has ever been used is still sitting in a landfill, mostly in tact & not broken down.
Every disposable diaper that YOU wore as a baby is still mostly in tact in a landfill somewhere.
Many disposable diapers are made using toxic chemicals like bleaching agents, PFAS (forever chemicals), formaldehyde-resin glues, phthalates, dioxin, toluene, 1,4-dioxane, ammonium compounds (think those wetness indicator strips)
The Consumer Product Safety Commission – the agency that regulates the diaper industry – does not require diaper manufacturers to test their products or materials for a variety of chemicals to ensure safety.
Sources:
Environmental Working Group - Diaper Guide
Go Diaper Free, Andrea Olson
Brandy’s Experience with Cloth Diapers
I used cloth diapers with my son almost exclusively since he was a week old (with the exception of nighttime and travel). Both my husband and I agree that it was a great diapering experience. We saved loads of money and TONS of waste all while keeping our son’s sensitive skin away from harsh chemicals in synthetic disposable diapers.
As we gear up for baby #2, due Fall 2026, we are reaping the added bonus of using cloth diapers… spending $0 on diapers for baby #2!
Register for an upcoming Cloth Diapering class today!
Class dates coming soon!