Moms Aim for Cloth Diaper Change Record

Holland Selleck came from Redford on Saturday morning to help set a world record at the .

, a downtown Farmington business, sponsored the location for the Great Cloth Diaper Change, an attempt to have thousands of moms all around the world change their babies at the same time. The event draws attention to the benefits of using cloth diapers – something with which Selleck is especially familiar.

She brought 14-month-old Joseph, her fourth child, and is expecting her fifth child. Selleck said she started using cloth diapers when her first-born got bad diaper rash with disposables. By the time her third child arrived, Selleck was using cloth full-time.

"It's the expense, but it's also better for the enviornment. We know we want a large family, and we're trying not to leave a huge carbon footprint with our kids," she said.

Keva Zeigler drove all the way from Clinton Township to take part in the event, which she learned about through the Twitter.com social networking site. She brought her 15-month-old daughter Kiona, "aka The Muffin".

"We made the change (to cloth diapers) when she was 12 months," Zeigler said. At first, the decision was a financial one, as she found cloth diapers less expensive than disposables. But she also learned cloth diapers are better for the environment.

"(Disposable diapers) don't break down. I never thought about that," she said, adding she also breastfeeds her daughter. "Keep it natural. It seemed like the right thing to do."

Sweet Repeatz Boutique owner Gia Peterson said she hosted the event because "everybody nowadays is so earth-conscious ... I think it's important to go natural."

Her store has also started to carry cloth diapers, so the event was a good fit. "We thought it would be a nice thing to do for our customers," she said.

Witnesses to the event, including director Annette Knowles and director Mary Engelman, will file statements affirming the number of participants and other details, for the official record.

For more information, visit greatclothdiaperchange.com. Read about a similar event hosted by Modern Natural Baby in Ferndale.