Cloth versus disposable has been debated since the first throw-away, but a resusable diaper, Fuzzi Bunz, may convert even the most ardent anti-cloth advocate.  These diapers, developed by a mother of three whose second child was allergic to the chemicals in disposables, offers an alternative that is convenient, low-cost, and keeps kids dry.  When Tereson Thomas fist put her son in cloth diapers, his diaper was always wet; when she came up with her design, he stayed dry and his rash cleared up, she maintains.  The diaper has an inner core made of polyester fleece; moisture draws through to an absorbent core without chemicals. Fuzzi Bunz, which has been on the market for six years, just came out with cute prints, including gingham and trains. $17.95 includes the diaper & insert; Tereson estimates that the average user will save over $1700 by using her product.

   Huggies has two new super premium diapers:  Huggies Supreme Gentle Care and Huggies Supreme Natural Fit.  The diapers, for newborn-size 6, replace Huggies Supreme, and offer a more customized fit.

   There are two mothers who have more radical approaches to diapering — or the lack thereof:

—For when you’re past desperation level, Teri Crane has written Potty Training Your Child in Just One Day:  Proven Secrets of the Potty Pro (Simon & Schuster, $11.95).  Crane asserts that even the most stubborn child can be trained in one day, with . . . wait for it . . . a potty party.  This three-step process starts by giving your child a doll that wets, getting a child to use the potty, then a party with a few friends and relatives to celebrate.  She includes many themes, with decorations and treats to motivate a reluctant child.

—Or you could end the debate by going the diaper-free route. Christine Gross-Loh, who writes in the new The Diaper-Free Baby: The Natural Toilet Training Alternative (Regan Books, $15.95) that she found diaper-free advocates extreme, eventually embraces the movement and offers a balanced look at this controversial early (as in from birth) toilet training method.