With the economy in a downward spiral, some parents are sniffing out savings by jettisoning disposable diapers and switching to reusable cloth diapers for their kids. Danielle Tassin of Covington, La.

With the economy in a downward spiral, some parents are sniffing out savings by jettisoning disposable diapers and switching to reusable cloth diapers for their kids. Danielle Tassin of Covington, La.

“Cloth diapers are hard to use.” “Cloth diapers are inconvenient.” “Cloth diapers don’t fit my busy lifestyle.” These are some of the many reasons expressed by families about why they don’t or won’t ...

When child No. 3 came around, Nora Cates wondered if there wasn't a better way than shelling out the cash for all those disposable diapers. "It was very expensive," she told me (and as anyone who has ...

"OK, I did that, but she constantly looked like she had a bad sunburn with bumps every place that the diapers would touch her skin," she said. "I started to experiment with different brands of ...