Reader's Comment:

"I was reading your article on how to change a diaper and was disappointed to see that you seem to have a disparaging attitude towards the use of more environmentally friendly nappies. 

I appreciate that these are harder to use and to persevere with than disposable nappies, however I feel that those people who are prepared to try should be encouraged and congratulated for not filling huge holes in the earth with bits of plastic filled with human excrement. 

Please note that the average child will have about 6,000 nappy changes during its nappy using life time. That is a whole lot of land fill.

We took delivery of our nappies the other day, they are cool! They are shaped just like a normal nappy but made from Terry cloth, they have fleece and terry pads inside and additional absorbent pads to put inside too for extra soaking power. There is then an outer cover that goes on to prevent leaks. It seems to be a great system."

Hamish.

Reader's Comment:

"Absolutely loved the site and was going to recommend it to my partner... until I saw the article about diapers! I was shocked! Disposables use finite resources, take up space in landfill and cost far more than terry nappies, even accounting for laundry costs. Before disposables were invented we managed just fine. If people choose to use disposables then that's fine, but let's encourage, rather than discourage, anyone who wants, and is able, to use terry diapers, as they are attempting to be slightly inconvenienced in order to ensure a better life long term for this generation of children! "

Anonymous.