it's a square of thin cloth that is used if paper diapers are not used.
Cloth
Velcro and diaper cover-ups would be some popular cloth diaper accessories. Velcro helps to hold the diapers together (used now-a-days instead of diaper pins).
The absolute essentials when you choose to use cloth diapering is a diaper pail, cloth wipes and a wipe warmer. When using a diaper pail use Eco friendly liners that are washable, The cloth wipes are washable and would makes sense to throw in the diaper pail with the diaper, and lastly the cloth wipe warmer keeps the wipes moist, and warm for your baby's bottom.
A cloth diaper package that one may give as a gift to a new mother is the Infant PreFold Package available at the Cloth Diaper website. This package costs approximately $120.
If you mean a disposable diaper, that substance is sodium polyacrylate, a superabsorbent polymer.
It's called a Nappy here in Australia. It is also referred to as a Nappy in the U.K. The term diaper refers to the pattern of cloth that was used in the 16th century for swaddling cloth in the UK. As the use of the diaper pattern for swaddling spread, the term diaper stuck in place of swaddling cloth. The U.S. and Canada continued using the term diaper while in the U.K. ( and Australia ) replaced the term with 'nappy.'
BumGenius sells a small assortment of cloth diapers and prices range depending on the type of diaper. The BumGenius Freetime All-In-One One-Size Cloth Diaper is $19.95 while the newborn diaper is $12.95.
She invented the first diaper liner for a cloth diaper and invented the first disposable diaper.
The benefits of using a cloth diaper is that the diaper will save almost $2500 per child. The baby will also have less diaper rash, the baby wont be exposed to sodium polyacralate and using cloth diapers will reduce the chances of a baby getting asthma.
I don't think there ae diaper services working anywhere these days. Cloth has been replaced with the throw away type.
Instead of using a disposable diaper like what most people use nowadays, you use a cloth diaper, which you wash and reuse. They're a lot better for your baby than a disposable diaper is actually. And they're a LOT cheaper.
A cloth diaper and sweat band.