Health benefits of cloth diapers

[twentysixcats]

I've had several friends ask me why people would choose cloth diapers, so I set out to write a blog post about the benefits of using cloth. These friends tend to ask questions and challenge research, though, so I needed to make sure it was a very balanced view and that my sources were legitimate. I ran into some trouble when I got to the health benefits of cloth diapers. I know that the biggest concerns are dioxins, TBT, and SAP. However, it seems that a lot of the information I was coming across was 10+ years old. I couldn't even find anything about the negatives of SAP. All I found were websites listing the negatives, but no links to studies (or even mention of studies; just a reference to a 1987 newspaper article about how kids were getting sick from Pampers). Is it just a lack of studies or research? Are the negatives purely anecdotal?

[asraidevin]

I read somewhere (mothering?) that disposables heat up testicles in boys which could be linked to infertility.

Oh this link has some links http://gnmparents.com/a-little-greener-the-benefits-of-cloth-diapers/

And my baby woke up so i can't research more

[samstress]

well, i'm having the same problem you had.  finding lots of information, but all the references are over 10 years old (some, a lot older).

good luck!

[twentysixcats]

I emailed Pampers & Huggies about the TBT concern, which is another instance of an 11 year old study. It seemed odd to me that there were no responses by manufacturers to Greenpeace's announcement in 2000. Pampers responded: "Greenpeace announced on July 7, 2000, that a new analysis has found no TBT in Pampers... We are particularly pleased to note Greenpeace's conclusion that the diaper market is broadly free of TBT."