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lion
Joined: 27 Oct 2004
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 Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 6:57 am Post subject: gone |
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Da diapahz iz GONE
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lion
Joined: 27 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 11:43 pm Post subject: Re: (free) cloth diapers and diaper covers |
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I got this in a PM so I thought I'd post the reply for everyone's benefit.
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| Are they pre-folds or a name brand like Bum genius? Do they have velcro? snaps? or do you have to use pins? Is the cover PLU? and does it have velcro? or snaps? OR is it plastic pants? |
The diapers (27 of them) are the cotton (presumably) sheets that you have to fold yourself. (Does that make them pre-folds, u-folds or what?) The diapers themselves are just plain sheets with no attachment method at all. They're about 30cmx120cm from memory, but don't hold me to those figures exactly.
There's also 5 (or was it six? I taped the box shut already) "diaper covers" (at least that's what my wife called 'em). These are shaped little rubber/rubberized pants (sorry, don't know what you mean by "PLU") that attach to themselves with velcro. They've got big friendly frogs on them.
You take a diaper, e.g. cotton sheet, fold it up, put it under your kid's crotch, then put a diaper cover over the diaper and velcro it shut.
I hope that explains it adequately. I'm a bit of a Luddite when it comes to diapers. (Two years ago I asked my wife where the safety pins were, and her rather condescending reply was "It's the 21st century"!  ) |
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Justin Trullinger
Joined: 11 Jan 2010
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 4:08 am Post subject: :-) |
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If they're like a cloth square, they're "u-fold" or whatever you want to call them...
And I'd be delighted to have them if they haven't gone yet.
Where do you live? I'd be happy to pick up, if you're close, or however it works out...
Email or PM if you still have them? [email protected]
Best,
Justin |
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Sector7G
Joined: 24 May 2008
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| Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 4:45 am Post subject: |
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I'm commenting because I saw the post and I was just talking to someone about this yesterday.
I honestly, truly, with no sarcasm whatsoever commend you for using cloth diapers. I know they are better for the environment(pampers take like 450 years to biodegrade), and they may be better for the baby too(debatable).
But damn, they are a lot of work. When my brother and his wife, both with full time jobs, were going to try using cloth diapers for their first child, I bet him $20 bucks they would not last one month.
I was so sure I would win the bet I told him he could keep the $20 to buy his first box of pampers.
I think they lasted 2 weeks before giving up. |
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lion
Joined: 27 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 5:39 am Post subject: Re: :-) |
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| Justin Trullinger wrote: |
| If they're like a cloth square... ...Where do you live? |
Justin, your memory's failing you, we've met! I'll be in touch. 
p.s. rectangle |
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lion
Joined: 27 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 5:58 am Post subject: |
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| Sector7G wrote: |
| they may be better for the baby too(debatable) |
Not to me! Or, rather, if I were going to enter into a debate on the matter, I'd plant myself firmly in the better-for-the-baby camp. Bleach leaching out of paper. Euh.
On a more empirical note, we observed, as my cousin did before us, that so-called "diaper rash" simply doesn't occur if you use cloth and only moisturize your baby's arse with the most natural, additive-free of products (basic baby lotion in our case, but my cousin took it to extremes and only used olive oil!).
Admittedly, we didn't/don't use cloth exclusively. We use paper when we head out, and a few months ago my wife (who I admit bears the brunt of the work) started putting paper on him overnight. Nevertheless we've reduce our landfill contribution considerably.
As for the workload, my wife insisted on boiling them (!!!) before laundering them, which I resisted at first until I realized that it really is the only thing short of bleach that gets the piss stains out. I took a whole month off of work when he was born and after half a day of boiling two diapers at a time I was like "this isn't gonna happen" and went to the local market and bought the most enormous pot (think hundreds of litres, hard to lift when 1/2-full of water) I could find.
Thanks for the kind words S7G! There's so much childish flaming on this site these days that I understand why you had to go to so much trouble to clarify that your post wasn't sarcastic.   |
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Sector7G
Joined: 24 May 2008
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| Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 6:20 am Post subject: |
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| lion wrote: |
On a more empirical note, we observed, as my cousin did before us, that so-called "diaper rash" simply doesn't occur if you use cloth and only moisturize your baby's arse with the most natural, additive-free of products (basic baby lotion in our case, but my cousin took it to extremes and only used olive oil!).
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Well, not so sure about empirical, as the lack of rash could be due to the magic of the lotion, but more likely I'd say it's due to the obviously fortunate baby's attentive parents.
At any rate, cheers! |
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lion
Joined: 27 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 6:28 am Post subject: |
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| Sector7G wrote: |
| the lack of rash could be due to the magic of the lotion |
Ah but our cousin's progeny never developed rash either, and as I noted they used olive oil, not baby lotion (don't know whether it was extra virgin or pomace-- sorry  ).
But yeah I think he's a bit fortunate, yeah.
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Justin Trullinger
Joined: 11 Jan 2010
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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I can't claim to have a lot of first-hand knowledge, as it's our first that we're expecting. Been around a lot of babies in my life, though...
Neither one of us really considered anything other than cloth diapers, though. Definitely better for the environment, and I'm with Lion in terms of pretty clear evidence that it's better for the little one's little butt.
THe biggest thing (aside from REALLY big landfills, obviously) is that a lot of ultramodern disposables are "extra-absorbent" so you can leave your baby in them [u]longer[/u]. Gotta say, I don't really approve of that- they may wick most of the moisture away from the skin...but urine is urine.
The diaper gets wet, the baby gets changed. This'll make a big difference on skin, regardless of the diapers you're using.
I know, I know- it's a lot of work.
But we didn't HAVE to reproduce. And nobody told us it was going to be light work...
Best,
Justin |
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