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what do you do about diapers?

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  do you use those environment friendly ones with a bunch of pieces that you then flush or maybe cloth or, like me, do you just hope they are wrong about the number of years diapers sit in a landfill before degrading?

  Flag as inappropriate Posted by Kate on 18th December 2007
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  Gulp. I use plain old disposibles. I do try to flush the "solids" first, though. But my daycare doesn't do cloth...

  Flag as inappropriate Posted by Lylah M. Alphonse on 18th December 2007
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  hmmm... I use regular disposible ones.... I've never tried environment friendly ones... who sells them?

  Flag as inappropriate Posted by Victoria on 19th December 2007
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  www.gdiapers.com
  
  
  
  And they rock!

  Flag as inappropriate Posted by Yes, Mommy has to work today on 19th December 2007
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  I do cloth diapers. I grew up around them, and so it wasn't much of a choice for me...I love them, but have not gotten into high fashion cloth diapers. Pretty much we just do plain old cotton diapers with pins and vinyl covers. I'm branching out a little with the covers and am liking the results. We do two loads of diapers a week, and I'm very pleased with how little time and energy it actually takes up. I highly recommend it to anyone who is in a position to do it

  Flag as inappropriate Posted by mamajama on 19th December 2007
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  I used a combination of disposables and a diaper service (i.e. cloth) for my oldest. Nothing but cloth for my second. (Not the fitted ones with velcro closures, which I found a) not as absorbent, and b) took four times the amount of time in the dryer to dry -- hardly environmentally friendly!, but the big flannel squares . I mostly line-dried them. Again, eco-friendly, AND the sunlight bleaches and sanitizes. Plus, they smell so gooood.) With the third, I used disposables, and felt guilty, because yes, Kate, they really DO stay in the landfill that long.
  
  
  
  As a daycare operator, I'll do cloth if the parents want, but in umpteen years, I've only had one parent request it!

  Flag as inappropriate Posted by MaryP on 19th December 2007
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  Hey, mamajama! I also use cloth for my baby. But I use pocket diapers and I swear by them. I like Fuzzi Bunz best. Like you, I have to wash them about twice a week. At times I feel like all I do is run up and down the stairs to the washing machine. But I think it's worth it. I just can't stand the waste. However, I DO compromise, and I recommend this method to any busy working mom who'd like to use cloth but wants convenience too: I use disposables on baby at night and when we go out for any longish stretch of time. I use clothies at home. It works well!!

  Flag as inappropriate Posted by Diane on 19th December 2007
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  I used cloth with daughter #1. Loved pocket diapers, like Fuzzi Bunz. Easy for everyone. Now, with baby #2 on the way, I'm faced with a daycare that doesn't "do" cloth. I'm thinking I'll do cloth at home (since we have a bunch of diapers already) and the dreaded disposables for day care. I might try gDiapers as well.
  
  
  
  What I really love about cloth diapers is they actually smell LESS than disposables. To me, sposies smell really chemically and stinky! The cloth diapers tend to smell like ammonia, and only when they've been sitting a little too long.
  
  
  
  One thing that makes cloth easier are diaper liners. They are flushable (or washable) so most of the poop goes into the toilet and doesn't sit in the diaper pail.
  
  
  
  I can't stand the thought of so many diapers in landfills and that super-absorbant gel stuff sitting against my baby's bottom for hours.

  Flag as inappropriate Posted by biomom on 21st December 2007
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  We just got some money to spend on babyjama for Christmas, and I'm thinking of branching out and trying some fuzzi bunz. I'm also considering doing some of the wool covers. Does anyone have experience with this? Are they worth the extra cost?

  Flag as inappropriate Posted by mamajama on 28th December 2007
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  The wool covers are worth it... especially for night time. And you can go longer between washings because of the natural properties of wool, so it saves on water and cleaning products. Also, wool doesn't sap the environment like cotton does. Invest in only 2-3 and you should be good to go!

  Flag as inappropriate Posted by Yes, Mommy has to work today on 29th December 2007