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Disposable Diapers: Bad News for Babies and the Planet

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Disposable Diapers: Bad News for Babies and the Planet
Disposable diapers may not be the better option, even in terms of convenience. HDesert/Shutterstock
Jennifer Margulis
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A popular baby shower decoration is to make a three-tiered cake out of disposable diapers.

“They’re one of my favorite gifts to take to a baby shower because they double as a decoration,” Jennifer, owner of The Craft Patch, wrote on her how-to blog about diaper cakes. “They’re a handy gift that you know every new mom will be able to use.”
Jennifer Margulis
Jennifer Margulis
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Jennifer Margulis, Ph.D., is an award-winning journalist and author of “Your Baby, Your Way: Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Parenting Decisions for a Happier, Healthier Family.” A Fulbright awardee and mother of four, she has worked on a child survival campaign in West Africa, advocated for an end to child slavery in Pakistan on prime-time TV in France, and taught post-colonial literature to nontraditional students in inner-city Atlanta. Learn more about her at JenniferMargulis.net
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