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How To Find Cloth Diaper Service In My Area

by Autumn Jones

Before your baby is born, you start making decisions about how you will care for your child. During those nine months, you start to mull over the way you will do things. Breastfeed or formula? Home birth or hospital birth? The list goes on. Aside from feeding the baby, parents a great majority of those first few years changing diapers — so deciding on disposable or cloth diapering is a big decision. These days, more people are choosing cloth due to the convenience of diapers-to-your-door companies. So if you’re wondering how to find a cloth diaper service in your area, you’ll be happy to know it’s a user friendly process.

Once you start digging into the positive reasons to use cloth diapers, you’ll realize that you really are winning at the diaper game in more ways than one. First, the savings is significant. According to What To Expect’s website, using cloth diapers can save you up to $1,500 each year, per child. That’s a pretty hefty sum of cash, since the same stash of cloth diapers can be used for multiple children. Also, you’re throwing Mother Nature a big ole bone by not sending tons of disposable diapers to the landfill. So high-fives all around for being a savvy spender who is also environmentally responsible.

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Once you’ve made the choice to go cloth, use a cloth diaper service search site, like Real Diaper Industry Association (RDIA) which lists companies by state. RDIA’s national diaper service directory has a bank of companies who have registered with the site and provide door to door diaper services. Once you find your state, you can narrow down to your city. If a service exists in your area, you can click through a link to their website. Another comprehensive site for finding cloth diaper services is the Real Diaper Association, who also lists companies for the United States, Canada, and Armed Forces Europe.

However, there are cloth diaper services who are not listed in these registries, but still operate in your area. It’s true what they say, the best way to find what you need is word of mouth — and no one has a better down low on all things kid-related than the mamas. To continue your search, go straight to the source by visiting a forum like Diaper Swappers, to find moms from all around the globe who are ready to help you locate a service. This is a great way to connect with other mothers in your area who have used cloth diaper services and can tell you which companies they like best.

With a little bit of online research, it won’t take you long to find a cloth diaper service near you. Just remember — you’re going to need diapers as soon as the baby is born, so make sure to have your service secured well in advance of your delivery date, so you can be really to roll as soon as that little bundle arrives.