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Cloth Diapering Workshpop with Severine Degnan at Breathing Time Yoga
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CLOTH DIAPERING WORKSHOPwith Severine Degnan Cloth diapers are healthier for babies, greener for the environments, and less expensive! Healthier… Disposable diapers are laden with chemicals which have been associated with many physical problems. Diaper rash also increases with disposable diaper use due to allergies to chemicals, poor air flow and longer time spent in wet diapers which feel dry when wet.
Greener… . It 's estimated that 10,000 tons of disposable diapers are tossed into landfills each day. They can take up to 500 years to decompose! The manufacture of disposables uses over 1 million metric tons of wood pulp and 75,000 metric tons of plastic each year.
Cloth diapers are reusable. Quality cotton diapers will hold up for 75 - 100 washings (at minimum), and can be saved for the next child. Although energy is required for washing the diapers, it is a fraction of the energy used for making disposables. Cloth diapers are also recyclable, making excellent cotton rags in their 'afterlife'.
Less expensive… Many studies have compared the costs of disposables diapers versus cloth washed at home, and cloth diapers provided by commercial diaper services. Results vary, but most agree that the cost of cloth diapers, home laundered, is considerably lower than buying disposables. Estimates range from $800 - $1600 in savings over the 2 1/2 years, and 6000 diaper changes, of diaper use. Using a commercial diaper service, depending on which study you consult, is either comparable to, or a little less expensive, than using disposables.
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Dancing for Birth instructor, ALACE Doula, DONA Postpartum Doula
Severine Degnan offers Dancing for Birth classes and a couples workshop, Integrated Journey into Parenthood.
“After the birth of my daughter in June 2006, I realized that my birth was a gift from her. It had changed me forever and I believed that many other women could have a beautiful, sacred, and empowered birth.”
As a doula, she works with both parents to help them find their path into parenthood so they can decide what is right for them and their family. She is a certified Birth Doula with ALACE, as well as a trained Postpartum Doula with DONA, specializing in overnight services. Severine Degnan immigrated from France in 1998.
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