Preventing Global Warming: How Can You And Your Baby Contribute?

Who haven’t heard of the devastation brought by super typhoon ‘Haiyan’ in the Philippines? The typhoon washed out hundreds and thousands of houses leaving approximately 4000 lifeless (as of the latest count) and thousands of people injured and homeless. Global warming is a theory that is now becoming a fact, what is happening today sheds light to a once unbelievable and even idiotic idea. Our planet and its inhabitants are now facing a war against global warming and everyone can help fight this war, even you moms and your babies!

So how can we help? First is to eliminate the heaps of non biodegradable items that you and your baby use every day like disposable diapers and wet wipes.

Go Against Disposable Diapers

I am sure that you have already read about the pros and cons of using disposable diapers as compared to the reusable cloth diapers. There are a lot of advocates who are passionate about this and are doing what they can to help raise awareness that a disposable diaper is non-biodegradable. It takes a lot of energy and trees to make one and some hundreds of years for one to decompose. The recent catastrophe caused by super typhoon ‘Haiyan’ now puts more weight on choosing between cloth and disposable diapers. Now it’s time everyone knows that a simple day-to-day decision making such as this could greatly affect the existence of a nation, especially countries that are surrounded with large bodies of water.

For most families and for the longest time, the use of disposable diaper is synonymous to convenience whereas, cloth diapers are nothing but unsanitary and well, just inconvenient. However, there are now cloth diaper modifications that prove otherwise. I chose to use disposable diapers for my baby from birth to 8 months old but, summing up the amount of money that was spent, and the volume of trash that it contributed to society made me realize that it’s time to give cloth diapering a try. The thought of dealing with leaks and getting myself soaked with urine made me almost change my mind but, the determination to help the environment and prevent more horrifying natural calamities gave me that push. To my delight, our first day of cloth diaper use was perfect! There were no leaks and baby had no problem with it. No rash, no irritation and most of all, it was guilt-free!

You can use a cloth diaper type that works best for you and your baby. There are cloth nappies that have magic tapes on the side and there are also cloth diaper shells with snap buttons that are adjustable. This will allow you to use your cloth diapers through all their diapering days. Plus, they come with really cute designs that you can choose from.

Eliminate Wet Wipes

How many sheets of wet wipes do you use per day? Your wet wipes are as non-biodegradable as your disposable diapers plus, adding up the packs of wet wipes that you use throughout your baby’s non-potty trained years could cost a fortune. Guilt free alternative?  Use a wash cloth. It is reusable, non-irritating, and cheap.

Make helping nature a habit and teach your kids while young. You can do it! The change starts with you!