Diaper Genie: Preschooler
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Alternatives to Diaper Genie?
Asked by C.C. from Richmond
on March 9, 2008
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I just had twins who are still in the hospital. My sister thought the diaper genie was a waste and that the smell would still get out, plus you need special bags for ...
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- You new age mothers make me laugh.Do the same thing we baby boomers did just put it in the trash and take it out every nite.The more things change the more they stay t...
- Congratulations!! I have a 2-month old son, and we have been using the Diaper Genie. It is working well, and does not "leak" smells at all. You do need the special ba...
- I agree about the Diaper Genie. I got one for my first baby, and when my second one came around, I just used a trashcan with a lid. I bought the scented trashbags for ...
Recommend for a New Dirty Diaper Container...
Asked by L. from Dallas
on May 23, 2007
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Today as we were dumping out our diaper genie, both the refill ran out AND the lid broke. My daughter is 2, and has shown little interest in using the potty. I do no...
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- First thing, My husband and I got tired of buying those things, so we sack the diaper in a grocery sack and throw it in the large trash can in the garage. Also, the "P...
- We love the diaper champ. My other family members have always used the diaper genie too, but I thought it was too much trouble. The diaper champ uses your own trash ...
- We used the vanilla sented 4 gallon trash bags at Walmart (I think like a dollar something for like 30 of them) and just put them in the trash and we never smelled the...
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...
What to Add/leave off Baby Registry?
Asked by S.J. from Wausau
on December 31, 2008
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Hi - I am wondering what items other Moms have put on their Baby Registry, and what items you would leave off? Obviously, leave off clothes, but is there anything you ...
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- I agree with Anne. Register for everything you want or think you may need. I had a lot of people pool together and get me some of the bigger purchases. I also regis...
- I read a few of the responses, and I agree with most of them, only request one kind of bottle, they seriously take up so much room, and you will end up prefering one b...
- i agree about the diaper genie....waste of money. at our house garbage goes out every day anyways. but onesies are a big must. i used cloth diaper as burp towels.
Almost Three Year Old Son Seeks Attention While Nursing Newborn
Asked by P.G. from Tucson
on April 20, 2007
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How do I manage to nurse my newborn while my three year old is seeking attention? I am having a hard time adjusting to having a newborn to care for and nurse while my ...
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- Hi P.!! You have some advice already that is similar to what I was going to suggest. Maybe you can have a "Nursing Box" that is filled with special things that he ca...
- My son was younger but when I nursed he sat on my lap while I nursed on the other side. He may regress a bit on potty cause a new sibling is a big change for him. Conf...
- I had a little bit of the same problem. I finally figured out that if I got my daughter to bring a pile of books to the couch before it was time to feed the baby, I co...
Still Need Help with Potty Training
Asked by M.M. from Chattanooga
on December 7, 2009
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I wrote last year around November 11,2008 about having problems potty training my son. He was 2 1/2 now he is 3 1/2 and I don't think we are any closer after a year. I...
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- John Rosemond just had a recent article about this. Try going to www.rosemond.com and searching this topic. John is a great source of parenting skills. Wonderful gu...
- Take 7 days off and train them both, the only problem is that the younger one might not be ready. To me, I would stop what you are doing completely for 3 mo. You have ...
- You may have already received the same kind of advice already (I didn't have time to read all the responses), but we recently potty trained our 3 year old like this: ...
2Nd Baby Shower?
Asked by S.C. from Scranton
on July 3, 2008
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A good friend is expecting her second child and I would like to give her another baby shower. Her first is a 3 year old girl, and they do not want to know the sex of ...
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- I think it is wonderful. My husbad and I recently were blessed with our 2nd child and we have a3 1/2 year old. It is amazing what you forgot you "need" until you have...
- I don't think it's "wrong" to want to celebrate the birth of your friend's second child, but a second shower (considering her 1st is only 3 yrs old) is a little extrem...
- I just had my second baby and I knew about my shower (my mom never was good with secrets) none of my friends found it wrong or rude that we had one. Each shower is ...
Diaper Pail Recommendations?
Asked by C.M. from Janesville-Beloit
on June 3, 2007
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We currently use the Safety First Odorless Diaper Pail. That pail was okay at first for keeping in the smell, but lately, it hasn't been doing it's job. We have chan...
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- I had no luck with diaper pails, so we put a garbage can in the garage and put poopy diapers in a pastic bag in the pail right away. Wet diapers I put in there at the ...
- i have two words for you baking soda,baking soda and more baking soda.... i have a diaper champ and love it to death but as with any diaper pail they begin to smell. m...
- Hi, Well I don't know if this will be good new to you or not, but I tried all those diaper pails and they never worked. What I found that works the best is just to ...
Stinky Diaper Champ
Asked by J.R. from Dallas
on February 14, 2008
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I love my Diaper Champ. My only complaint is that I can't seem to control the odor. I do my best to change the bags VERY often, spray Lysol/Oust, use those yellow disk...
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- There is really not much you can do, I hate to say. Honestly, that smell will not go away. I used to keep the diaper champ right outside my kitchen patio door. ...
- Yes, there is a remedy to control the odor 100%, which is STOP putting poopy diapers in the diaper champ! I only put wet diapers in my Diaper Champ. I also love my D...
- I also threw mine away. You can buy boxes of 100 scented diaper disposal bags at Dollar Tree for $1. Store them in an empty wipes container and throw the stinky ones...
Diaper Pail
Asked by H.T. from Indianapolis
on March 13, 2007
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Anyone know of a good diaper pail that ACTUALLY helps with odor? Our pail didn't snell back during the early days of breastfed diapers and formula. Now that my son is ...
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- I have the NEAT diaper pail and love it. I don't think they sell it anymore because it is getting harder to find the refills. Safety first makes air freshner "coins"...
- I never did actually find one that worked, BUT I did find a solution. Walmart sells these little bage made for traveling. They are just big enough for one diaper. I...
- We started putting poopy diapers in a plastic grocery bag or ziploc and throwing it away in the kitchen. The smell doesn't travel as fast as that garbage does! The k...
