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Posted: 1 year ago by chinook:
I appreciate the author's viewpoint, which doesn't just look at carbon dioxide but all pollutants.
It would seem absolutely counterintuitive to think that reusable cloth anything is more harmful than disposable anythings, especially disposable plastics.
From the earth's point of view it's not all that important which kind of diapers you use. The important decision was having the baby.
This made me laugh. I imagine that if Earth could talk, she'd say "f**k you, I'm full."
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Posted: 1 year ago by bingo :
When it comes to poop, nobody wins.
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Posted: 1 year ago by suebe:
chinook:
This made me laugh. I imagine that if Earth could talk, she'd say "f**k you, I'm full."
« bingo : When it comes to poop, nobody wins. Heh! Well said!!!
And now we have the aging population that use disposable diapers as well. What's a caretaker to do?
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Posted: 1 year ago by bcgrote:
The whole cloth vs disposable debate for a while was a matter of cost vs convenience. Disposables are EXPENSIVE. Cloth costs far less, even when you count in the water, electricity, soap, time and effort.
If I ever needed them, it would probably be a mix of service and disposables, as well as if the kid could tolerate either. Some kids get a rash from one or the other, some from both, and most from neither as long as they're changed when needed!
Face it, folks, HUMANS are bad for the environment, PERIOD!
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Posted: 1 year ago by katgrl1979:
Obviously, when it comes to the environment, sometimes you just can't win. As far as diapers go, I chose disposables because I was very ill after the delivery of my child and no one had the time or energy to wash a newborn's cloth diapers. We live in a small town with no diaper service, so disposable was the way to go.
I guess I helped clog a landfill, but hopefully somebody else used cloth diapers and cancelled me out. Or, according to the article, maybe we both made a mess of things. As I said, sometimes you just can't win.
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Posted: 1 year ago by WeeBeastie:
I've done both. Disposables with my first and cloth with my second.
Disposables are far and away more convenient, absorbent and user friendly. Honestly, I prefer them 10:1.
Cloth is nice *if* you have time, your own machine and are willing to wast a lot of water at first. The washing routine can be very complicated and if you don't fine tune and get it just right, you will end up either smelly diapers or diapers with too much soap residue in them. Both cases are 'cured' by stripping the diapers, which involves washing them over and over again in clear hot water. There is also the learning curve of getting the fold and fit right, which means extra diapers and other laundry. Bonus with cloth is that I was able to buy enough basic supplies to last until potty training for about $200 (this doesn't include fashion covers or fancy fitted diapers).
We did not have access to affordable diaper service. The only one in our area was more expensive than using name brand disposables 24/7.
What we ended up doing with our second was cloth at home and disposables away, kinda like baseball uniforms. :)
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Posted: 1 year ago by bcgrote:
« WeeBeastie :
What we ended up doing with our second was cloth at home and disposables away, kinda like baseball uniforms. :) LOL, THAT explains the Padres' chafing!
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Posted: 1 year ago by thirdeye:
We have done both.
There is a factor I haven't seen in the article: when we used nonediposable, our baby needed several times more creme and rash ointment. Multiply the difference by the number of diapers used in the nation every day and it can sustain a biochemical factory.
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Posted: 1 year ago by maven:
And yet Madonna was mocked for talking about early potty training. Seems that would be the way to go, for both parents AND the environment.
*Edit to add: I have no kids, just a spectator to the entire process. I recall reading about the issue with Madonna, and then Milla Jovovich as well, both which say it's just how it's done in Europe.
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Posted: 1 year ago by TraumaMamma:
There is a solution.
Pampers Chewables.
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Posted: 1 year ago by bunnysutra:
« maven : And yet Madonna was mocked for talking about early potty training. Seems that would be the way to go, for both parents AND the environment.
*Edit to add: I have no kids, just a spectator to the entire process. I recall reading about the issue with Madonna, and then Milla Jovovich as well, both which say it's just how it's done in Europe. http://babyparenting.about.com/cs/pottytraining/f/infantpt.htm
I saw this a while back. I think for parents who can spend the time it's awesome. I don't think care providers would be willing to - and thus sabotage the efforts.
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Posted: 1 year ago by pocksucket:
Me neither.
Best solution all round, I reckon.
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