Is your dad on board? With cloth diapering that is! I know many mommas have an issue getting the daddies on board with cloth diapering. Here are some quick tips to help you make that dad a cloth diaper champ (or at least not your enemy).
First, there are a couple key "pros" that dads tend to really listen too: Money and Health. Money is an easy one. What dad wouldn't want to save a bundle on baby expenses (we all know they add up fast). So outline the cost savings to the dad or dad-to-be in an easy to understand way. Better yet, find a product that you know dad has been eying for a while and equate it to diapers. For example, if you hubby was wanting a new fishing pole that cost approx. $100. Let him know that with ALL the money you will be saving on diapers in only x months you will be able to buy that new pole. Then follow it up with "if we buy disposables it will be about 3 years before we recoup those costs".
Your baby's health is another big kicker for dads. What dad wouldn't want the healthiest and safest products for their babies? Point out all the chemicals in disposables and health concerns you have. Also let them read what some disposable diaper manufacturers have to say ( or more exactly what they don't say) about their diapers.
Lastly, if they still seem skeptical, tell them you will start with a hybrid system. Tell them you will use the cloth and they can use the disposable inserts. Once they see how easy (and cost effective) it is for you they will be on board!
Most dads are just scared of the unknown. They don't know what will happen with the poo or how you will wash them. If they see you do it their fears will fly to the wind. Good luck!!
And watch this funny video on talking with your loved one about diapering. ;)
First, there are a couple key "pros" that dads tend to really listen too: Money and Health. Money is an easy one. What dad wouldn't want to save a bundle on baby expenses (we all know they add up fast). So outline the cost savings to the dad or dad-to-be in an easy to understand way. Better yet, find a product that you know dad has been eying for a while and equate it to diapers. For example, if you hubby was wanting a new fishing pole that cost approx. $100. Let him know that with ALL the money you will be saving on diapers in only x months you will be able to buy that new pole. Then follow it up with "if we buy disposables it will be about 3 years before we recoup those costs".
Your baby's health is another big kicker for dads. What dad wouldn't want the healthiest and safest products for their babies? Point out all the chemicals in disposables and health concerns you have. Also let them read what some disposable diaper manufacturers have to say ( or more exactly what they don't say) about their diapers.
Lastly, if they still seem skeptical, tell them you will start with a hybrid system. Tell them you will use the cloth and they can use the disposable inserts. Once they see how easy (and cost effective) it is for you they will be on board!
Most dads are just scared of the unknown. They don't know what will happen with the poo or how you will wash them. If they see you do it their fears will fly to the wind. Good luck!!
And watch this funny video on talking with your loved one about diapering. ;)
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