Does Ellen Do Diapers? She Should!

Kim, over at Dirty Diaper Laundry, has launched a campaign to get cloth diapers on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. You would think this would not be such a huge undertaking really. I mean Ellen does five shows per week, she's gotta be running out topics, right? Well, let's see what is she talking about this week? Ellen's Grammy Show and Rhiana on Monday, Tuesday is LL Cool J, Jessica Capshaw and Serena Williams, Wednesday Ellen Pompeo (as in Meredith from Grey's Anatomy) will be talking to Ellen, Thursday will bring Keidi Klum, Shaun White and Anthony Gatto and Friday will, of course, be a Super Bowl Show with The Osbournes and Train. Whew!!! That is a full week. Maybe she is not running out of things to talk about or people to talk too.

Well, I guess we should give up, huh? I mean cloth diapers are nowhere near as exciting to stay at home moms as say Mrs. McDreamy or the Super Bowl right? But, oh wait!!! They ARE!!! Because stay at home moms (the largest demographic for the show) are the ones who would be the most interested in learning about new and cool baby products. They are also the ones looking to trim the family budget. So, really I think it would make for just as interesting of a show as the ones she had this past week. No problem.

Personally, I want to see cloth diapers featured on Ellen's show for a bunch of reasons. First, I think all moms should know how easy they are. Because really everyone thinks they are going to be so difficult and they truly are not difficult at all. They require a tad bit of planning - remember to pack the wet bag! - but aside from that they are just as easy as disposables. And I mean really if the orphanage where Little Sister lived for five months can cloth diaper 15 babies withOUT a washing machine then anyone can do it! Second, they are SOOOO much better for the environment and really we all have an obligation to do our part. And while I realize that even with the information some moms will feel like they cannot do it I think that cloth diapers being featured on a major show like Ellen would really give them credibility. Third, they are healthy for baby's bottom. I would LOVE to see Ellen discuss the chemicals that are in disposables and bring that info to light. I think most people do not think about that. Fourth, normal people, who do normal things use them. I think people tend to think of cloth diapering moms as those crazy hippie types and it would be good for people to see hat regular people use cloth diapers too. And fifth, let's be honest - they are CUTE!!!