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Seeking Information About Environmental Impact of Cloth Vs. Disposable Diapers
Asked by S.T. from Minneapolis
on February 9, 2008
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I have heard that it is an environmental "wash" between cloth and disposable diapers when you take into account the water and products used by diaper cleaning services...
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- Everyone has given you great advice. If you are interested in the gdiapers, I am selling them on craigslist so let me know if you want them because it is going to be ...
- An option to look at: g diapers. They are a cross between disposable and cloth. There is a biodegradable liner that is flushable that attaches into a cloth liner sys...
- When you take into effect how long it takes a disposable diaper to decompose, I believe that is a large environmental factor. I used cloth diapers with all three of m...
Cloth Diaper/ babyG's
Asked by H.D. from Sacramento
on March 25, 2011
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Hello all,
I am due with our second child in two weeks. I am going to be using babyG diapers (biodegradable) with our daughter. I was told that cloth diapering is e...
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- I love cloth diapers and used them with all three of my kids. It IS very easy and definitely worth it, in my opinion. My daughter hardly ever had diaper rash while s...
- I didn't read the other responses but I used cloth diapers when my little girl (who is now 4) was young and I LOVED them! I used diapers that were called AIO or AI2 (...
- I loved cloth diapers (Fuzzibunz) but I stayed at home. The reality is that you do have to wash them every day or 2 at the most, unless you can afford to really buy a...
Cloth Diapers
Asked by K.G. from Kansas City
on July 1, 2008
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I have a friend who is considering using cloth diapers for her 3rd baby but we don't know anyone personally done besides our parents. I was wondering if there was any...
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- I have not used cloth diapers, but I wish my husband would let me. The new cloth diapers are awesome!! There is a store in downtown Lee's Summit (can't remember the ...
- Used cloth for 3 of 5 kids. The only reason the other 2 did not, was having them in daycare. most child care including church nurseries do not allow cloth, due to sa...
- My mother babysits my son while my husband and I work. He is almost 3 now but while in diapers, my mother preferred to use cloth diapers. She used those on my siblin...
Cloth Diapers
Asked by A.S. from Davenport
on March 15, 2009
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Well, we are going to have another baby! This time around I was thinking perhaps we would use cloth diapers. They are much more cost effective and Earth may like me ...
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- Hi A., We used cloth diapers. We've been pretty happy with the prefold diapers and didn't have too many problems with leaks (have had the same number of leak problem...
- The first thing to do is relax. Cloth diapering is easy. I have found that it is easiest to have separate diaper pieces that put together- they clean much better that ...
- i thought about using cloth diapers, but didn't end up using. They are better for the environment i would say, but you also have to think about all the water you will ...
Still Need More Advice....
Asked by T.M. from Denver
on April 14, 2009
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Hi all you Moms. I posted this a few days ago but am posting it again b/c if you are like me you only read the days Mamasource and then if you don't get time to respon...
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- Three things that stand out to me that I wished i had known are: 1. Sleep deprivation -- no one really tells you just how hard the first three to four months are so...
- I wish I had known not to nurse or feed a bottle to them to help them go to sleep. I was a frantic mess with my first because I nursed her to sleep. She got used to ...
- I would say that I didn't expect to still look 7 months pregnant when I left the hospital. Tell her not to be shocked if that happens-it slowly comes off in the weeks...
First Time Mom-to-be Overwhelmed with All the Products!
Asked by D.N. from Raleigh
on July 15, 2010
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Hi Moms,
I am a first time mom-to-be (14 weeks) and have been researching the many products out there for babies. I am basically seeking advice about any and all p...
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- There were lots of products years ago but nowadays it is unreal the number of products and gadgets out there. I think if you stick to the simple basics you can't go ...
- I loved the Boppy pillow. My son and I got the point that we used it for all feedings. I used Playtex dropins bottles for daycare which also fit the lansinoh storage...
- Get all your safety stuff (outlet covers, etc.) that are appropriate for your environments - yes, environments, including grandma's house, etc. Don't skimp on baby gat...
