House: Diaper Genie
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Diaper Genie or NO Diaper Genie?
Asked by M.3. from St. Louis
on February 13, 2011
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Hello! This is kind of funny that Im on my 3rd child and wondering about a diaper genie. With my 1st baby our house was really small, so it was easy just to throw th...
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- I had one and think they are a waste of money. It smelled really bad. I would just put diapers in a pail, or my kitchen garbage and make sure it got dumped by the en...
- Fact: Poop stinks! No contraption can fix that!! With my first I used the Diaper Champ - which allows you to use regular garbage bags. It was great, until he star...
- Hated it. Emits a low-level poop smell ALL the time.
Advice on Diaper Genie
Asked by A. from Chicago
on April 8, 2006
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I am in the market for a good container to hold my son's dirty diapers
(before they make it to the big trash bin). I have been using a step-on
can, but William is 8 ...
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- Definitely go with the Diaper Champ -- MUCH easier to use than the Diaper Genie (it's one-handed and you just put in the diaper and turn the handle) and you can use an...
- I threw out my diaper genie (I'm not sure what brand it was) because it became so smelly. Now I save supermarket bags and large ziplock bags that are used and double-b...
- To be honest I had used Diaper Genie and it stinks too! So after my first born I just use the shopping bags and tied it close and rewrap again then throw in the garba...
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 Is STINKY!
Asked by K.C. from Los Angeles
on January 13, 2009
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Hiya, mamas! My Diaper Genie is soooo stinky & since the baby shares our room...ewwww! I've tried: white vinegar, bleach, comet cleanser, and Gold Bond Powder (NOT ALL...
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- We completely stopped using any of those devices, now the poop diaper goes straight in the outside trashbin. The pee diapers go in our regular trash just like you do ...
- Hi, K., I have a few questions: 1. Are you dumping the poop into the toilet before you dump the diaper into the Genie? (I do because dumping the poop in the toil...
- We just take the poopy ones right out to the trash!! We got sick of the stinky aroma! Life is much sweeter smelling now!
Diaper Champ, Diaper Genie - the List Goes On!
Asked by S.J. from St. Louis
on September 24, 2010
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What diaper pail do you use and love? I hated the diaper genie when I used it. It didn't do anything to mask the odors and we ended up just using the regular garbage...
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- i used bags from the produce section of the super market.. the plastic bags... i would put diaper in it.. tie it... and throw away... no diaper pail for me.. they smel...
- When our Diaper Genie broke, we got the Champ on a friend's recommendation. I don't know what that friend was thinking. It was so GROSS! You just basically dump the di...
- I have the diaper champ and got it at my baby shower. We love it and the good thing about it is that you can use any bags you want and will fit inside it unless diaper...
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!
Opinion on Diaper Pails
Asked by E.N. from Toledo
on June 12, 2007
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I'm looking to see what people thought of there diaper pails. We had the diaper genie for our son. I didn't think it really worked. His room seemed to always smell ...
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- We used the Diaper Genie the first time around, and didn't think it was so great. So we just threw the diapers in the trash (out in our garage) each time with our sec...
- I used Dekor Plus and it's OK. You can smell a little hint of "something", so we put it in the bathroom, problem solved.
- We have the Baby Trend Diaper Champ and LOVE it. Several of my friends have it as well and we all think it's great. The best part is, you don't need special bags for i...
Opinions About Products I Got at My Shower
Asked by E.P. from Jacksonville
on September 12, 2006
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I didn't have a 'shower' per se for my daughter... LONG story.
Anyway, I just had the one that work threw for me... wanted to get people's opinions on some of the p...
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- I used the Advent bottles (a gift), as well as the plain old Gerber ones, and they both seemed to work just fine. My daughter didn't have A LOT of gas, but when she di...
- As for the tub. I have three children and used a tub for my first. But by the time I had my third I relized it was a hassle and much easily to put a towel in the bot...
- i used formula exclusively and LOVED Dr. Brown's bottles. they are the only brand i have ever tried. My child never spit up or had collic. We also used the Mylicon dro...
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...
