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Cloth diapers and cloth pads

Ever since I started cloth diapering a year and a half ago I've wondered why there aren't any commercials for Cloth diapers or Cloth pads on TV. I live in Puerto Rico and for the most part people don't even know that cloth pads, the menstrual cup or cloth diapers are a thing. I would love to see this change! So I imagine a cloth diaper or cloth pad commercial will be nothing like the disposables version of them.  What would you think it would look like?  I think an array of cloth diapers and Pads can be displayed, different types and different sizes and show the durability of them. How diapers can go through several children how you can save money by using them and well of course you're keeping the earth free of waste.  Cloth pads can be used up for years before you need new ones and they can improve your periods soooo much!! 

Cloth diapers with no electricity

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So like my last post this one is related to hurricanes again, what else is new?  We had 2 back to back hurricanes and for the first one we were 7 days without electricity and this one going on 11 days and still counting.  Do you need to buy disposables in this situation? No of course you don't. Hand washing is easy and you don't need much water to do so. Right now everything is scarce even disposable diapers and it's a relief I've got my cloth.  I had no water or electricity but since I have my water supply back I am handwashing. I wash every three diapers. As soon as I have three dirty ones I rinse them run water through and fill my sink with soap and water and swish them in it. I rinse and hang to dry. We have been 11 days without electricity and we continue to cloth diaper.  I love my cloth and would have to be in a extremely dire situation to not cloth diaper. We have been cloth diapering for a year and haven't used disposable diapers since we started.  I ho...