Store Brand & Generic: Diaper Genie
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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...
What's the Best Diaper Disposal System?
Asked by A.G. from Myrtle Beach
on February 5, 2007
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I recently gave away my Diaper Champ because it stunk to high heaven. I replaced it with a Diaper Genie II. It works great but the liner refills are expensive. Does an...
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- We just have a very small diaper pail and we use the plastic grocery bags as liners. I tie an extra bag around poopy diapers and just toss in wet ones. Because the pai...
- I have the Diaper Genie II and I love it but you are right, the refills are expensive. I know that this sounds non-technical but I have stopped using the diaper genie ...
- A., I use have the diaper genie too and like using it. The liners are a little expensive, but its worth it to keep that smell out the room. But after reading the othe...
Diaper Pail Recommendation
Asked by J.S. from Pittsburgh
on November 12, 2009
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I need to replace my Diaper Champ (the rubber ring around one edge keeps coming off, making it impossible to use the pail). I'm deciding between the Diaper Dekor and ...
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- Save your money!! I hated my diaper genie - not simple to use and you could smell the diapers... like another poster said, you could smell scented poop. Not so nice....
- We use and always have used the diaper genie, with our first we were given an older model and it was ok but a pain to cut the plastic bags and empty however, with my s...
- I owned a Diaper Genie and quit using it. I found that all it did was mask the diaper odor so instead of smelling a dirty diaper you smelled a scented dirty diaper. ...
Stinky Diaper Pail
Asked by M.B. from Sacramento
on May 4, 2008
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I have been using a Diaper Champ since my son was born 10 1/2 months ago. I have tried spray disinfectant and deodorizers. I have washed it with bleach and let it ai...
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- When I put a rally stinky dirty diaper in my sons' diaper pail, I just open the window for a little bit, until the room smells fresh again. Empty it regularly (every ...
- I make a Bergamot-based aromatic spray in my essential oil product line that might help. I use it in the bathroom, around the litter box and in the kitchen garbage ca...
- Dear M., When I had my kids in diapers, I just left the diaper pail on the patio. That way at least the house stayed smell free. And because a special diaper system w...
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...
The Great Diaper Debate !
Asked by S.B. from Gainesville
on March 14, 2010
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Hello mamas ! I'd love to hear everyones diaper advice. I've heard so many different opinions on brands, however I want to start stocking up before I have baby and am ...
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- I have always used Pampers Swaddlers on my newborns and once their belly button falls off I use cloth diapers. They aren't your grandma's cloth diapers anymore. There ...
- I'll only use Pampers. I love them because I feel like they absorb great, especially at night. I tried Luvs when my daughter was first born and I had a lot of leakage ...
- I used the generic brand from BJ's wholesale club and liked those better than Pampers and huggies... and they were half the price. My MIL used the generic from Costco...
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...
What Are Your TOP 5 Favorite Baby Products?
Asked by C.P. from Harrisburg
on April 8, 2011
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Just wondering if theres any great/helpful products out there I wasn't aware of.
Mine are (in no specific order)
1-Pampers Swaddlers Sensitive
These are the ...
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- 1. Miracle Blanket!!!! Changed my nights forever. Wish I had gotten it much sooner. 2. Dr. Brown's bottles. Helped with colic almost immediately. We also swi...
- Boogie Wipes. And the little yellow foam bear shaped mat you can put on the bottom of the tub to cushion baby in the regular tub--I always hated baby bathtubs & I t...
- So I would have to say that my top things for him are Bedtime bath wash (I don't know how much it really helps, but since I started using it he has slept a lot better ...
What to Do with Dirty Diapers?
Asked by M.S. from Green Bay
on May 14, 2008
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My little girl is almost 4 months old. She is our first. We have a garbage pail with a lid right now in the baby room that we are tossing the dirty diapers in. We a...
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- I kept the diaper pail in the bathroom and just walked to the bathroom to toss it in when I was done changing. I empty it daily when I am leaving. It also helps chil...
- A drop of tea tree oil or sprinkle some baking soda right in the bag or bottom of the can. I use one or the other, depending on which one I have one hand.
- M.- First of all, have you researched cloth diapers? As I tell everyone, they're not our mother's cloth diapers at all. I used disposable for my first 3 and wish I w...
