Other parents are interested in cloth diapering because disposable diapers are expensive! According to a recent report about Disposable Diapers from Consumer Reports, "You can expect to spend $1,500 to $2,000 or more on disposables by the time your baby is out of them." Budget can play a large role in determining what kind of cloth diapering system to purchase.
Kimberly Clark (Huggies) and Proctor & Gamble (Pampers) make incredible amounts of money off of consumers who choose to use disposable diapering products. In 2005, Kimberly Clark reported sales of $15.9 billion. Proctor and Gamble disclosed in their 2005 Annual Report that Baby Care is one of their core businesses "with a global share of approximately 37% of the market behind the strength of Pampers, with annual sales in excess of $6 billion."
By using cloth diapers, you save money with each diaper change. The money saved on diapers can support another area of your family's finances or could go towards helping someone else less fortunate. I know of a woman who actually takes the money that she saves from each diaper change and donates it to buy formula for babies in an orphanage that Cotton Babies supports in Africa.
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