Baking Soda: Diaper Genie
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Diaper Genie
Asked by A.W. from Mansfield
on December 20, 2006
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Does anyone else have problems with the horrendous odor coming from their diaper genie?? Whenever I open mine to put a diaper in, it smells like something died inside...
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- if you have a cat, the diaper genie works pretty well for used cat litter. and the litter itself usually has something in it to mask odors. so, if you didnt want to ge...
- Hi A.! I too struggle with not a genie, but a diaper champ. The odor knocks you out! I read somewhere that if you use the perfume sample pages from magazines and ...
- Honey!Just put diapers in trash rightaway.I tried wiping,spraying with lysol,washing it up but nothing works for long.If u have diaper genie in ur baby room,its not go...
Our Diaper Genie STINKS!
Asked by S.T. from Denver
on November 7, 2011
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I was hoping this contraption would solve the problem of stinky diapers. My son is almost a year old, so yes, his poos are getting much stinkier. But the Diaper Genie ...
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- Every time we take out the diaper trash we put baking soda in the Diaper Genie itself, and then put in a new bag with more in there as well. It seems to have helped ke...
- My husband referred to the "stuff" removed when emptying that thing as "poop sausages"!! We ended up putting only wet diapers in there and bringing the dirty diap...
- After you try some methods of ridding the genie of the smell, try reducing the amount of smell that goes into it. You can get flushable liners to put in the diapers a...
Alternatives to Diaper Genie
Asked by S.R. from Charlotte
on August 18, 2006
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I have a 10 month old son. We have been using the Diaper Genie since he was born and now really cannot stand the smell! It wasn't bad for a long while, but recently ...
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- When I had a diaper genie, I took two coffee filters and put some baking soda in the middle of one and then glued them together and placed it in the bottom. This real...
- We had that problem too! We put one of those odor absorbers that you can get at Home Depot (that's the only place I've been able to find it) in the bottom of the diap...
- We used to have a regular trash can--33 gallon inside that we put our trash, diapers, etc. in, but with two in diapers at the time--it got pretty sticky, so we started...
Diaper Genie II Smells Aweful
Asked by T.L. from St. Louis
on August 30, 2011
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We have been using our diaper genie II for a year now. For some reason the smell is now leaking out and making my living room smell horrible. Right now I have the di...
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- Threw mine out! The plastic absorbs the odors over time and there is no way to get it out. Not even bleach can remove the permeated odors. Keep in mind odor means ba...
- Vinegar and hot water and let it soak. You can also try putting some Fresh Wave at the bottom.
- Unfortunately, no matter what everyone who has a diaper pale in their house will experience this. You need to air it out and clean and disenfect it. Soap and water, ...
Diaper Genie or Diaper Decor?
Asked by N.K. from Dallas
on November 30, 2007
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My next baby is due in March and I am looking to get a new diaper pail. I had the Diaper Champ before and it did not contain the smell well when my daughter started e...
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- I personally like our Diaper Decor. I find the refills pretty easy to change and they last forever. While it doesn't totally contain the smell (will anything?) it do...
- I personally can't see spending money on buying refills for either, we just bought a small trash can with a pop up lid and push up air fresheners. We take trash out mo...
- I used the Diaper Champ and will again. It really worked well!
"Genie" Smells
Asked by E.J. from Houston
on May 27, 2010
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Please help. We have tried everything. In my grandson's room, we have a diaper genie and even though I have tried nearly everything I can think of, the smell coming ...
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- Get rid of the Genie. I had two versions- the original and new and improved and they both stunk terribly. So much so, my baby refused to sleep in his room until I go...
- We have a diaper genie and it does smell... after a few months of using it in daughters room we decided to keep the diaper genie outside and have not had an issue with...
- I put coffee pods in the bottom of my diaper pail and it got rid of the smell. It's replaced with the smell of coffee!
It Smells Pooey in Here!
Asked by M.O. from Denver
on October 10, 2008
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When I found out I was pregnant my DH and I registered for a Diaper Genie. My friend said she hated hers, so she didn't get me one. Consequently we got a plain old d...
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- My nursery workers hated the diaper genie and so did I, but for stinky diapers we use a ziploc bag and put a dryer sheet in the bag to help with the smell - it works g...
- I use the diaper champ and really like it. Smell is usually mitigated and you can recycle plastic grocery bags to use in it.
- we bought a regular diaper pail for our daughter and my friend said her diaper genie was a pain in the butt. I think I might try it for our second child though, anyway...
Advice Needed on Eliminating Diaper Smell!!
Asked by L. from Chicago
on August 22, 2006
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Hi Moms!
Now that my baby is getting bigger and eating more baby food we are having a problem with diaper odor smell! We use a diaper Genie. I have an Air Wisp in h...
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- Like many of the others, we got rid of our Diaper Genie really quickly. I did try the stage 2 refills and even those weren't the best. We use the trusty old plastic ...
- We don't have issues with this since we started flushing the contents of soiled diapers. Part of our routine, since DD was about 1 year old, is to flush the contents ...
Best Odor Proof Diaper Pail!
Asked by R.B. from Salt Lake City
on March 20, 2008
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Ladies, as we all know, finding a diaper pail that keeps the odors in after your baby starts eating solids is a difficult task! I researched about all the diaper pail...
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- Honestly, once my kids were about 18 months old, I stopped using diaper pails all together. The odor is just too bad to have linger in the house. I don't think there...
- We bought the Diaper Champ as well - it worked until she was about 12 months old and her diapers were getting more smelly. We did a lot of research, and found tha...
- I have the same one and not long ago the foam gasket started rolling up and wouldn't stay down. I got online, (Baby Trend I think) and told them about it and they sen...
Baby Monitor and Diaper Disposal?
Asked by L.H. from Dallas
on November 3, 2009
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Any of you moms out there real happy with your baby monitor? We have one that has a sensor pad you put under the mattress, although we've just used the audio on it. It...
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- We have the Summer handheld video monitor and I LOVE it. Not much static - and it's great to be able to push a button and see what our little guy is doing - I highly ...
- L. ... Can't say much about the baby monitor, but I do own a diaper service, which can help with your disposable system problem. Basically, our diaper service deliver...
- CONGRATS on baby #2's (near) arrival! How exciting!! I LOVE the Diaper Champ. It uses regular plastic bags (life the ones you get from a Supermarket when you chec...
