Comments on: 2004: A Diaper Odyssey http://trixieupdate.com/2004/04/27/2004-a-diaper-odyssey/ Keep track of the new kid Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:57:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: marjorie http://trixieupdate.com/2004/04/27/2004-a-diaper-odyssey/#comment-507 marjorie Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:18:05 +0000 http://www.trixieupdate.com/wp/2004/04/27/2004-a-diaper-odyssey/#comment-507 i am the mom of two teen daughters ages 15 and 14 and both are bedwetters.i use only cloth diapers and rubber pants[plastic pants] on them at night.i dont mind washing the diapers and rubber pants and feel we are doing our part to save the earth.each daughter has 3 dozen cloth diapers and 2 dozen pairs of rubber pants in adult size.i some times diaper them for church and holidays also. i am the mom of two teen daughters ages 15 and 14 and both are bedwetters.i use only cloth diapers and rubber pants[plastic pants] on them at night.i dont mind washing the diapers and rubber pants and feel we are doing our part to save the earth.each daughter has 3 dozen cloth diapers and 2 dozen pairs of rubber pants in adult size.i some times diaper them for church and holidays also.

]]> By: Julia http://trixieupdate.com/2004/04/27/2004-a-diaper-odyssey/#comment-506 Julia Fri, 24 Feb 2006 02:23:24 +0000 http://www.trixieupdate.com/wp/2004/04/27/2004-a-diaper-odyssey/#comment-506 Is it true that disposable diapers slow down toilet training? Because I did #1 in the toilet by the time I was two, but I crapped in my pants until I was 3 1/2! Is it true that disposable diapers slow down toilet training? Because I did #1 in the toilet by the time I was two, but I crapped in my pants until I was 3 1/2!

]]> By: Valerie http://trixieupdate.com/2004/04/27/2004-a-diaper-odyssey/#comment-505 Valerie Sat, 03 Sep 2005 17:24:42 +0000 http://www.trixieupdate.com/wp/2004/04/27/2004-a-diaper-odyssey/#comment-505 I went to CU Boulder which, as everyone knows, is a hippie liberal college with recycling bins on every corner and step. I helped create a club called Business Beyond Profits to help students become more aware of corporate social responsibility and the such and how businesses can become more cost efficient and better to the environment at the same time. One of our speakers was one of the authors of the book The Better World Handbook which gives ideas on how you can balance the things you do that hurt the environment by doing other things that don't. For instance, recycle everything you can, buy gas from companies that invest in new fuel technologies (BP for instance) and try your best to do what you can. You can't save the world by yourself but you can do your little bit and not feel guilty. I use disposables on my son but I recycle every scrap of paper, plastic, aluminum, tin, glass, and cardboard that comes into my household. That saves on my trash collection fee as well, and I make that little effort to take that stuff to the collection site. Then I don't feel as bad about throwing away diapers. Now if only I can make up my mind about using paper plates vs. washing real plates..... I went to CU Boulder which, as everyone knows, is a hippie liberal college with recycling bins on every corner and step. I helped create a club called Business Beyond Profits to help students become more aware of corporate social responsibility and the such and how businesses can become more cost efficient and better to the environment at the same time. One of our speakers was one of the authors of the book The Better World Handbook which gives ideas on how you can balance the things you do that hurt the environment by doing other things that don’t. For instance, recycle everything you can, buy gas from companies that invest in new fuel technologies (BP for instance) and try your best to do what you can. You can’t save the world by yourself but you can do your little bit and not feel guilty. I use disposables on my son but I recycle every scrap of paper, plastic, aluminum, tin, glass, and cardboard that comes into my household. That saves on my trash collection fee as well, and I make that little effort to take that stuff to the collection site. Then I don’t feel as bad about throwing away diapers. Now if only I can make up my mind about using paper plates vs. washing real plates…..

]]> By: Susan P. http://trixieupdate.com/2004/04/27/2004-a-diaper-odyssey/#comment-504 Susan P. Sat, 03 Sep 2005 11:17:08 +0000 http://www.trixieupdate.com/wp/2004/04/27/2004-a-diaper-odyssey/#comment-504 You may be right that it isn't still a "pins and plastic pants" world nowadays, however i am still pleasantly surprised to see "all" the mothers particularly "new", "younger" mothers nowadays using plastic pants and pins with their cloth diapers. It's out there, and there are still plenty of mothers doing it! I did with all 4 of our kids, and the youngest is only a mere 8 years of age, so it wasn't all that long ago. You may be right that it isn’t still a “pins and plastic pants” world nowadays, however i am still pleasantly surprised to see “all” the mothers particularly “new”, “younger” mothers nowadays using plastic pants and pins with their cloth diapers.

It’s out there, and there are still plenty of mothers doing it! I did with all 4 of our kids, and the youngest is only a mere 8 years of age, so it wasn’t all that long ago.

]]> By: Valda http://trixieupdate.com/2004/04/27/2004-a-diaper-odyssey/#comment-503 Valda Sun, 13 Jun 2004 17:10:00 +0000 http://www.trixieupdate.com/wp/2004/04/27/2004-a-diaper-odyssey/#comment-503 The reason for different diapers for boys and girls is easy! The girls diapers have more padding between the legs where the diaper would tend to leak and the boys diapers padding is mostly in the front. As a parent of both a boy and a girl, the difference is obvious. You definitely get a wet front if you put a girls diaper on a baby boy! The reason for different diapers for boys and girls is easy! The girls diapers have more padding between the legs where the diaper would tend to leak and the boys diapers padding is mostly in the front. As a parent of both a boy and a girl, the difference is obvious. You definitely get a wet front if you put a girls diaper on a baby boy!

]]> By: DavidNYC http://trixieupdate.com/2004/04/27/2004-a-diaper-odyssey/#comment-502 DavidNYC Sun, 09 May 2004 20:03:09 +0000 http://www.trixieupdate.com/wp/2004/04/27/2004-a-diaper-odyssey/#comment-502 Can you explain why on earth there needs to be different diapers for girls and boys? Can you explain why on earth there needs to be different diapers for girls and boys?

]]> By: Bikenomad http://trixieupdate.com/2004/04/27/2004-a-diaper-odyssey/#comment-501 Bikenomad Fri, 07 May 2004 22:28:16 +0000 http://www.trixieupdate.com/wp/2004/04/27/2004-a-diaper-odyssey/#comment-501 From TripletDad "I've come to realize those with all the answers have no real world experience. This is especially true of parenting." Amen - we just lived through a weekend of our younger siblings giving us all the parenting & birth pointers we've been missing. Best advice we've gotten was from our midwife. She suggested that if we hadn't noticed during pregnancy, certainly we would after birth, that there will be a lot unsolicited advice. Her suggestion was to smile, nod, and take it like gardening advice. Check out the quality of the "expert's" tomatoes before considering the advice. From TripletDad
“I’ve come to realize those with all the answers have no real world experience. This is especially true of parenting.”

Amen – we just lived through a weekend of our younger siblings giving us all the parenting & birth pointers we’ve been missing. Best advice we’ve gotten was from our midwife. She suggested that if we hadn’t noticed during pregnancy, certainly we would after birth, that there will be a lot unsolicited advice. Her suggestion was to smile, nod, and take it like gardening advice. Check out the quality of the “expert’s” tomatoes before considering the advice.

]]> By: tripletdad http://trixieupdate.com/2004/04/27/2004-a-diaper-odyssey/#comment-500 tripletdad Fri, 07 May 2004 02:50:43 +0000 http://www.trixieupdate.com/wp/2004/04/27/2004-a-diaper-odyssey/#comment-500 Wow...a leak a week! I have 17 mon old triplets on disposable diapers and have had less than a dozen diaper failures....ever. Cloth diapers would require an industrial size washing machine with its own water meter and maybe a nuclear power plant attached to provide power for the non-stop use. Not to mention a dryer.... Sure, hang them out you say, not when three have allergies you don't. "Me" could use some Ativan. Perfect example of why some should not breed. I've come to realize those with all the answers have no real world experience. This is especially true of parenting. Wow…a leak a week! I have 17 mon old triplets on disposable diapers and have had less than a dozen diaper failures….ever. Cloth diapers would require an industrial size washing machine with its own water meter and maybe a nuclear power plant attached to provide power for the non-stop use. Not to mention a dryer…. Sure, hang them out you say, not when three have allergies you don’t.

“Me” could use some Ativan. Perfect example of why some should not breed.

I’ve come to realize those with all the answers have no real world experience. This is especially true of parenting.

]]> By: benmac http://trixieupdate.com/2004/04/27/2004-a-diaper-odyssey/#comment-499 benmac Thu, 06 May 2004 22:09:18 +0000 http://www.trixieupdate.com/wp/2004/04/27/2004-a-diaper-odyssey/#comment-499 Hi Cat: We personally use disposables and have never tried cloth. All I'm doing with the timeline is presenting the disposable diaper and the conflict surrounding it in a historical context. I'm not arguing in favor of one method over the other. As far as leaks go, after the first month or so, we have had true diaper leaks only about once every 6 weeks, or maybe longer. As mentioned in this story, most of the leaks that show up on the "Leak Record" are actually changing table accidents. (I probably should change the name to Accident Record.) Hi Cat:

We personally use disposables and have never tried cloth.

All I’m doing with the timeline is presenting the disposable diaper and the conflict surrounding it in a historical context. I’m not arguing in favor of one method over the other.

As far as leaks go, after the first month or so, we have had true diaper leaks only about once every 6 weeks, or maybe longer. As mentioned in this story, most of the leaks that show up on the “Leak Record” are actually changing table accidents. (I probably should change the name to Accident Record.)

]]> By: cat brutvan http://trixieupdate.com/2004/04/27/2004-a-diaper-odyssey/#comment-498 cat brutvan Thu, 06 May 2004 18:38:59 +0000 http://www.trixieupdate.com/wp/2004/04/27/2004-a-diaper-odyssey/#comment-498 I forgot to mention that we have very few leaky diapers at 6 months with cloth. Maybe one every two weeks. I forgot to mention that we have very few leaky diapers at 6 months with cloth. Maybe one every two weeks.

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