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Huggies

Cmarquis — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:26:15 -0500

I myself used Huggies from the time my children were baby's. I tried other brands and they never seemed to work as good. Now my grand baby uses them. The overnight Huggies was a life saver for me. My name is Cmarquis and my husband and I have three children togither. I own Clar's Baby Baskets at www.clarsbabybaskets.com and finding time with three children and one grand child is very uncommen. It is a good day when I can check emails. But I would not have it any other way.

Tried em all, Luvs are the best

TheFeministBreeder — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:05:07 -0600

We're cloth diapering now, but we used Luvs for years. We tried everything on the market, and Luvs were hands-down the best disposable diaper out there. No blowouts or leaks, no crystals coming off onto baby's skin, and no falling apart.

Like the commercial says "Live, Learn, and then get Luvs."

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Cloth is more fun

TheFeministBreeder — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:16:27 -0600

I just started cloth with my 9 month old second child, and have put my toddler in cloth training pants. I was firmly against cloth for a number of reasons before (messy, expensive to start up, too much work, etc., etc.) but finally some moms I respect gave me a little nudge in the cloth direction and even helped me navigate the complicated waters. I'm so, so glad they did. Cloth diapers are just adorable.

Boy, if I had a dollar for everything I DIDN'T know with my first baby, I'd be a jillionaire. I only became "crunchy" with baby #2, and now I wonder what the heck I was thinking the first time around. I'm mom-less so I didn't have anyone around to tell me how to mommy, but normally I'm the queen of research. I guess the first time I didn't research much past "what is this weird pregnancy pain I'm feeling." I wonder how much better I'll be at this by the next kid?

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Disposable Diapers

caninelover — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:43:24 -0600

I have been using a new type of disposable diaper called gDiapers. Since reading how many tons of diapers go into landfills I have become much more environmentally concious. I stumbled across the gDiaper on a trip to the mountains. We went to a health food store and I discovered them. It's interesting how they work, not much more trouble than a regular diaper. They have an insert that is flushable and biodegradable.

Amy Swenson

baby diapers

Cloth diapers - not so hard :)

Amy Gates — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:34:41 -0600

I've done both cloth and disposables over the past 4+years and each have their advantages. First of all, I never had poop blowouts using cloth (prefolds with Proraps). I have had blowouts using sposies.

My daughter had bad rashes in sposies, not in cloth.

I like that you can customize the absorbancy of the cloth by adding more inserts/layers/etc. (for naps. bedtime, etc.).

I keep my cloth dipes in a dry pail and when I wash them I run a rinse cycle, hot wash/cold rinse, and do a dbl spin (to help get out as much water as possible). I really don't find it to be a big deal and wash diapers once a week.

As for sposies, I do like the 7th Generation brand when we go on trips, etc., but they are expensive.

Ultimately, everyone has to do what works for them, but I think sometimes cloth seems very daunting before ppl try it, but once they do (esp. nowadays when there are so many options), they are pleasantly surprised and hooked! :)

Amy
Crunchy Domestic Goddess
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God bless you!

moonfever0 — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:54:28 -0600

We are all done with having kids, so I won't be trying any new diapers. But it's great to hear that you managed to do all six of yours in cloth!

Angela at mommy bytes

I used cloth diapers on all six of my kids

Carmen S — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:50:36 -0600

And once I got the hang of it, I truly preferred them to disposables. I tried just about every brand out there, and by far I preferred either the kissaluvs or just a prefold, in a snap cover.

I used a dry pail system and just washed them every three or four days. I took them on trips, even, much to the dismay of my hubby, because I couldn't stand to throw away that much trash.

Try it. You might be surprised at how easy it is!

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Good point

moonfever0 — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 09:17:56 -0600

Choosing a diaper service would depend on your location. When I checked for diaper services near where I live in Massachusetts, the nearest one was 30 miles away. I think back when I pregnant, there was one closer, but they are still on the decline. The added carbon footprint of hauling diapers back and forth would definitely not be worth it for me!

Angela at mommy bytes

Two Words: Diaper Service

Blue State Cowgirl — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:46:21 -0600

What's really come a long way is diaper services. Just bought three months for a shower present for a pregnant friend. Tiny Tots of the SF Bay Area requires only that you throw the dirty diaper in a closed, recommended diaper pail and put it outside. They'll pick it up, they'll do all the cleaning. NO rinsing, no muss.

Blue State Cowgirl

Wow, good to know!!

moonfever0 — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:21:51 -0600

It's good to know that the new cloth systems contains blowouts! Not that I need another baby to find out ;).

Angela at mommy bytes

I had two in diapers

moonfever0 — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:20:22 -0600

By the time my second baby came, my first was still in diapers, so it was just easier to stick with disposables instead of trying something new. The only thing I did use for the second was a reusable cloth swim diaper. Those never got dirty anyway :).

Angela at mommy bytes

Agree!

moonfever0 — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:18:01 -0600

I'm totally with you on being tempted to have another kid to try out these cloth diapers. But whew! Momentary lapse of reason. Maybe by the time I have grandkids, it will be the norm again.

Angela at mommy bytes

I WAS going to say "It's NOT easy," but....

alyssaroyse — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:04:42 -0600

Wow, diapers have come a long way in 10 years since I needed them. I'm alsmost tempted to have another kid just so I can use those.

Wait, who am I kidding. My daughter just got out of the shower, dried her own hair and made herself lunch.....

But wow, I'd use cloth if I had those options!

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Cloth is easy.

felicepd — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:48:34 -0600

I used cloth diapers (Kushies and Bumkins) for my son, starting when he was a few weeks old. I had no problems getting the diapers clean (and I used a dry pail, rather than a constant soak). I did pre-soak them before laundering. I also breastfed my son and had much better luck with the blowout stype poops with cloth than with disposables. When I'd used disposables (on vacation, when all diapers were in the wash) I had more blowout leaks. The Kushies really seemed to absorb and contain well.

-- Felice

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I've done both

AmberS — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:31:03 -0600

I used disposables with my first, and now I'm using cloth with my second. Although number 2 started out in disposables as well - most moms don't use cloth that first week, because of the meconium. After doing both I agree that parental comfort is most important. There are pros and cons to both.

I also agree that it's way easier to use the new-style cloth diapers. After a few weeks with older-style diapers from the service I can say I probably wouldn't be doing this if I had to fold and pin. And I actually have far fewer blowouts with my pocket diapers than I did with disposables, probably because they're so huge. Nothing can escape them. ;-)

~ Amber