Green Diapers

My good friend brought up to me today that my future babies diapers will outlast my babies babies.

I can't stop thinking about this, but I haven't started my research yet.

So I am going to SOWALIZE my search firstly.

Does anyone have ideas on the most green way to handle this inevitable waste?

Obviously, I have thought about cloth but cloth requires washing in chemicals... water... I just trying to figure out the best solution while someone out there may have already figured this out.
:idontno:

I had some green diapers when mine were babies. 😱

That is so funny... I didn't think of that when I posted.

I had some green diapers when mine were babies. 😱

I was thinking the same.:lol:

sorry, I don't have experience with the other kind of "green" diaper. I'm sure someone here does though... :popcorn:

I had some green diapers when mine were babies. 😱

My thoughts too. :lol:
I'm sure someone will chime in with a sensible response.

My thoughts too. :lol:
I'm sure someone will chime in with a sensible response.

Sensible....here....:floor:. JK. I know there are lots of those people around. What about organicmama? She should have an answer.

Sensible....here....:floor:. JK. I know there are lots of those people around. What about organicmama? She should have an answer.

:lol:
Yeah, I was thinking OM. She's probably got some sensible advice....

.....Washable cloth? :confused:


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Let me try this again. Little man just deleted what I was typing.😱

What are your questions about green diapers? Do you want to know more about green versions of disposables or where cloth diapers have evolved to? I've been on the cloth diaper and the Pamper ends of things with three kids, so I am pretty good at being able to explain everything, including washing them, which isn't bad at all these days. No dunking needed.:cool:

Ask away and I will answer.😀

My good friend brought up to me today that my future babies diapers will outlast my babies babies.

I can't stop thinking about this, but I haven't started my research yet.

So I am going to SOWALIZE my search firstly.

Does anyone have ideas on the most green way to handle this inevitable waste?

Obviously, I have thought about cloth but cloth requires washing in chemicals... water... I just trying to figure out the best solution while someone out there may have already figured this out.
:idontno:

BTW, you don't need chemicals to wash in. We use Ecover laundry detergent from FTHOI and white vinegar for rinsing. Bleach is actually very, very bad for the cotton & for the diaper covers. It destroys them. White vinegar (name brands, not cheap kind) is veggie based and gets them clean, white and no pee smells. if we aren't headed to FTHOI, Publix carries Seventh Generation & at times we have used ALL Free & Clear.

We have a diaper champ (which holds either cloth or disposables). If there's poop, we attached a bidet to kids' toilet & spray the diaper off & flush. Nothing dunked or touched.

(Only accident over the years was Mr. OM was rushing & sprayed the thing too hard just in the right direction for poop to shoot up in his mouth, which was of course, wide open.:floor:I still laugh at him 4 years later.:wub:)

Then you just put the diapers in the Champ & wash a load about every 2 days. Our washing machine has an extra rinse cycle that is really helpful. If you have covers & cloth diapers, you don't dry the covers, as they are usually made of PLU and will breakdown in the heat of the dryer, but they don't take long to dry.

We bought our diapers at www.diaperjunction.com the last time around with #3. A good resource is also www.diaperpin.com.

I really want to sew diapers for little man because I need new ones, but I don't have enough experience sewing. I have patterns and a machine, but it scares me to think of sewing them.😱 I'm afraid of screwing up royally.

Do diaper services still exist? I used one with my oldest, back in the day.

Do diaper services still exist? I used one with my oldest, back in the day.

I don't think so.

One of my best friends used cloth and really liked them. Every once in a while if she was taking the baby out and about, she's "cheat" and use a disposable. But she probably used a pack of diapers in each size -- versus the 25 packs I've probably used. I wish I was that good. However, I am trying to potty train my youngest early to at least save a few hundred diapers from ending up in the landfill. (And because the lure of being totally diaper free is really appealing!)

My oldest is 26 and when he was born paper diapers were not good at all. They leaked at the legs and the waist. You pretty much had to change shirts every time you changed diapers so I used cloth and plastic pants.

I just googled diaper services and apparently they do still exist. I had no idea...

My oldest is 26 and when he was born paper diapers were not good at all. They leaked at the legs and the waist. You pretty much had to change shirts every time you changed diapers so I used cloth and plastic pants.

I just googled diaper services and apparently they do still exist. I had no idea...

They do, but honestly, it's gotten so easy to use cloth that it's not needed.

The "green" paper diapers leaked on us. Wouldn't hold a thing. We do (UGH!) use Pampers on long outings because of that, but mostly, it's cloth.

I don't think so.

One of my best friends used cloth and really liked them. Every once in a while if she was taking the baby out and about, she's "cheat" and use a disposable. But she probably used a pack of diapers in each size -- versus the 25 packs I've probably used. I wish I was that good. However, I am trying to potty train my youngest early to at least save a few hundred diapers from ending up in the landfill. (And because the lure of being totally diaper free is really appealing!)

OMG, I just typed a long response and lost it!

I cannot wait until we are diaper free! But our first ped told us not to train because poop is one of the only bodily functions that a child has control over. He said if you try before they are ready, it will be h***. Yes, he said h***. He was an awesome ped that I hated to lose because he was so blunt.

We had a friend who went through this. The boy was about 2 3/4 & she was determined to potty train him. I warned her gently, but it's her kid, ya know? He stopped pooping. Then they used laxatives, per MD. He would hold it, doing a dance, until liquid poop:yikes:would run down his little legs and still hold it in. It was gross.

We pretty much followed our ped's advice. #1 was ready at 2 1/2 and it took a weekend. #2 was ready just before 2 and she decided herself and just did it. She said, "No more diapers. I want panties!" That's just her. :roll: #3 is 20 months old and as long as he's ready by pre-k, I'm cool.

My mom always tells me about the diapers that were around when my older sister was little. She said anytime she'd wet a diaper they'd "lock-up" like paper-mache! They've apparently come a long way!

I've heard that there are cloth diapers now with disposible inserts that are bio-degradable. Anyone used these?:idontno:

My mom always tells me about the diapers that were around when my older sister was little. She said anytime she'd wet a diaper they'd "lock-up" like paper-mache! They've apparently come a long way!

I've heard that there are cloth diapers now with disposible inserts that are bio-degradable. Anyone used these?:idontno:

There are. Haven't used them at all. There are so many option out there that it'll make your head spin.

I have a cover called Super Whisper Wrap that's velcro & a diaper that snaps on the inside.

There are. Haven't used them at all. There are so many option out there that it'll make your head spin.

I have a cover called Super Whisper Wrap that's velcro & a diaper that snaps on the inside.

So, how does that work exactly? What type of diaper snaps in? I am totally naive where this is concerned.

So, how does that work exactly? What type of diaper snaps in? I am totally naive where this is concerned.

Sounds like Kotex has a little somethin' on the side. ;-)

So, how does that work exactly? What type of diaper snaps in? I am totally naive where this is concerned.

The diaper inside kind of looks like this. Mine are cotton, though & this is sherpa.

The outside cover looks like this.

There are also diapers called All-In-Ones (AIO) that have the cover & diaper together, like a regular disposable.

Sounds like Kotex has a little somethin' on the side. ;-)

Dammmm....I can't rep you for this cause I already did, but....:floor::floor::floor:

The diaper inside kind of looks like this. Mine are cotton, though & this is sherpa.

The outside cover looks like this.

There are also diapers called All-In-Ones (AIO) that have the cover & diaper together, like a regular disposable.

Ohhh, gotcha!

Dodie is daycare. In your opinion, would this system pose any problems?

I debated this issue with all of my kids and researched it anew when each one came along. I eventually came to the conclusion that the environmental impact was not good either way; choose your poison, if you will. I've been looking for an article along those lines, and I did find this:
http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/49/1/Reusable-cloth-vs-disposable-diapers.html

I debated this issue with all of my kids and researched it anew when each one came along. I eventually came to the conclusion that the environmental impact was not good either way; choose your poison, if you will. I've been looking for an article along those lines, and I did find this:
http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/49/1/Reusable-cloth-vs-disposable-diapers.html

You are totally right.:clap: I meant to post that last night, actually. It just depends on how one chooses to diaper. The MAIN reason I like cloth is the idea that I wouldn't want to walk around in paper panties all day. BUT I also have to deal with Mr. OM who with unthinkingly buy Pampers in a split second out of convenience. I wish they made more affordable & viable green disposables, as they cost more than Pampers and poop shoots straight up the back in them, at least for us.

Ohhh, gotcha!

Dodie is daycare. In your opinion, would this system pose any problems?

Honestly, it depends on the daycare. I've known people who have cloth diapers in daycare and even a daycare (not here) that preferred cloth diapers... of course it was a cross between Waldorf & Montessori schools in Athens.

See Peapod's response & mine. It just depends on what's important to you, truly.

Let 'em run naked, there is no good solution. I went through cloth diapers, the diaper wraps, the cornstarch diapers, an air flight in which my daughter and I both arrived drenched (for long trips with a baby that is wearing cloth diapers put rubber pants on them). With cloth you may not use the chemicals but you will be using a lot of water with the extra laundry, not just diapers but clothes and bedding. With disposables you have all of the environmental impact. Maybe you could cut leg holes in the reusable Publix/Target/@#$%mart bags and use those. 🙂