Comments on: Hot day = Lazy day (and miscellaneous thoughts) http://capezza.org/beautifulfeet/archives/2007/06/08/hot-day-lazy-day-and-miscellaneous-thoughts/ "It's a cold, and it's a broken, 'Hallelujah!'" Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:21:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Shelley http://capezza.org/beautifulfeet/archives/2007/06/08/hot-day-lazy-day-and-miscellaneous-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-12811 Shelley Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:42:04 +0000 http://capezza.org/beautifulfeet/archives/2007/06/08/hot-day-lazy-day-and-miscellaneous-thoughts/#comment-12811 I understand what you mean about changing... I never in a million years thought that I'd be cloth diapering and actually love it! I use pocket diapers called Fuzzi Bunz and BumGenius! diapers and they're just perfect for us. I wash diapers about 3 times a week and it's not as hard to do as you'd think. I posted about them on <a href="http://trozzort.livejournal.com/463087.html" rel="nofollow">my LJ</a> a while back. I enjoy "stuffing" them with the inserts and the flexibility I have in making them work for Janelle. I've not been brave enough to do them with traveling, but for short trips to grocery stores, etc, I do. Janelle hasn't had nearly as many rashes as she did with the disposables. Oh, and I second the recommendation about diaperswappers.com - I've gotten about 98% of my diapers there for a ton less than buying them from a store. It saved us a ton of money when I first started her with CDs. I suggest you get a few different kinds to try to see which ones you like. That's what I did and I settled on the pocket diapers. Oh, and I plan to nurse Janelle for as long as she'll go and she either sleeps with us or in her crib beside our bed. I can't imagine having her in another room - especially being so young (7 months). And I nurse her to sleep too. No apologies. I've learned you just have to do what's best for you and your baby and not worry about what other people think. By: Mrs. Butler http://capezza.org/beautifulfeet/archives/2007/06/08/hot-day-lazy-day-and-miscellaneous-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-12790 Mrs. Butler Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:30:01 +0000 http://capezza.org/beautifulfeet/archives/2007/06/08/hot-day-lazy-day-and-miscellaneous-thoughts/#comment-12790 We cloth diaper. I just got an extra washing machine from Freecycle (and when that broke, got another one, people just give them away) so that I could always be keeping up with the other laundry if the diapers were soaking or washing. And the diaper laundry is easy and as others have said, FLATS ROCK! I did finally start buying more expensive ones when I had the grossest pooping two year old imaginable and a newborn. As a compromise, you could easily and cheaply cloth diaper an exclusively breastfed baby (even meconium comes easily out in the wash) for under $150 initial cost. Breastmilk diapers are not stinky and wash up easily. This would STILL save you loads of money and refuse. Let me know if you want more info, I'm one of those cloth diapering geeks whose tried it all and has opinions :) We cloth diaper. I just got an extra washing machine from Freecycle (and when that broke, got another one, people just give them away) so that I could always be keeping up with the other laundry if the diapers were soaking or washing. And the diaper laundry is easy and as others have said, FLATS ROCK! I did finally start buying more expensive ones when I had the grossest pooping two year old imaginable and a newborn.

As a compromise, you could easily and cheaply cloth diaper an exclusively breastfed baby (even meconium comes easily out in the wash) for under $150 initial cost. Breastmilk diapers are not stinky and wash up easily. This would STILL save you loads of money and refuse. Let me know if you want more info, I’m one of those cloth diapering geeks whose tried it all and has opinions :)

]]> By: Holly http://capezza.org/beautifulfeet/archives/2007/06/08/hot-day-lazy-day-and-miscellaneous-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-12779 Holly Mon, 11 Jun 2007 08:25:14 +0000 http://capezza.org/beautifulfeet/archives/2007/06/08/hot-day-lazy-day-and-miscellaneous-thoughts/#comment-12779 If you can keep up with the laundry, in the long run cloth are way cheaper then disposable. If you can keep up with the laundry, in the long run cloth are way cheaper then disposable.

]]> By: Mommy http://capezza.org/beautifulfeet/archives/2007/06/08/hot-day-lazy-day-and-miscellaneous-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-12762 Mommy Sun, 10 Jun 2007 03:19:01 +0000 http://capezza.org/beautifulfeet/archives/2007/06/08/hot-day-lazy-day-and-miscellaneous-thoughts/#comment-12762 Rachel (and Rebekah)- I used large, rectangular cloth diapers (about 12"x24"?) that had to be folded until there were only the prefolded kind available. I loved those diapers! And they were fun to hang outside and to fold. I used them on the first 3 of you children, and they were nice to use because they were so versatile. I could fold them little or big, put two together for nighttime, etc. And they were a lot easier to wash. Besides, they dried very quickly because they didn't have the think padded area in the middle. Anyway- I definitely think cloth diapers are nice. I especially liked them for newborns. For some reason, my newborn babies always got bad diaper rashes in disposables, even when I changed them immediately! I think disposables are really nice once the kids are older and have stopped breastfeeding and they have yucky poops, though. Another thing you might consider is a cloth diaper service, if they are still available. Sometimes you can buy used diapers from them if you don't want to use the service. I really enjoyed having a diaper service with Matthew ( a gift from my church) I think if I were to do it over- I would start out with cloth diapers for about a year, then start using disposables for nighttime, shopping days, or whenever I needed to catch up with laundry. By potty training time, I would have used far less disposables this way. Of course, I didn't really use disposables much until child#5, so I guess that's good. But I really liked having disposables available- much easier!!! One real advantage of having cloth available is that you don't have to panic when there aren't any disposables left and no way to go get any- or maybe you're out of money! Some people make their own diapers, so if you opt for that, you can make them the way you want. Another comment I wanted to make was that I agree that disposables seem to be a deterrent for "feeling" wet and therefore seem to make potty training harder these days for some children (not all) I feel so old- my baby is 8 now, and diapers are in my past, except for the occasional grandchild change! WOW- what a long post. I'll close now! Rachel (and Rebekah)-
I used large, rectangular cloth diapers (about 12″x24″?) that had to be folded until there were only the prefolded kind available. I loved those diapers! And they were fun to hang outside and to fold. I used them on the first 3 of you children, and they were nice to use because they were so versatile. I could fold them little or big, put two together for nighttime, etc. And they were a lot easier to wash. Besides, they dried very quickly because they didn’t have the think padded area in the middle. Anyway- I definitely think cloth diapers are nice. I especially liked them for newborns. For some reason, my newborn babies always got bad diaper rashes in disposables, even when I changed them immediately! I think disposables are really nice once the kids are older and have stopped breastfeeding and they have yucky poops, though.
Another thing you might consider is a cloth diaper service, if they are still available. Sometimes you can buy used diapers from them if you don’t want to use the service. I really enjoyed having a diaper service with Matthew ( a gift from my church)
I think if I were to do it over- I would start out with cloth diapers for about a year, then start using disposables for nighttime, shopping days, or whenever I needed to catch up with laundry. By potty training time, I would have used far less disposables this way. Of course, I didn’t really use disposables much until child#5, so I guess that’s good. But I really liked having disposables available- much easier!!!
One real advantage of having cloth available is that you don’t have to panic when there aren’t any disposables left and no way to go get any- or maybe you’re out of money!
Some people make their own diapers, so if you opt for that, you can make them the way you want.
Another comment I wanted to make was that I agree that disposables seem to be a deterrent for “feeling” wet and therefore seem to make potty training harder these days for some children (not all)
I feel so old- my baby is 8 now, and diapers are in my past, except for the occasional grandchild change!
WOW- what a long post. I’ll close now!

]]> By: Rachel http://capezza.org/beautifulfeet/archives/2007/06/08/hot-day-lazy-day-and-miscellaneous-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-12759 Rachel Sat, 09 Jun 2007 22:36:25 +0000 http://capezza.org/beautifulfeet/archives/2007/06/08/hot-day-lazy-day-and-miscellaneous-thoughts/#comment-12759 Sarah, thanks for the resource. Emily, where do you get your cloth diapers? Your experience with them sounds encouraging. Yeah, we have a little potty for Kyrie and I really do need to get into an actual routine of putting her on (even if she doesn't go). Thankfully, she enjoys sitting on her potty and she's gone in it a few times, but I've totally slacked off in that department lately. Since we're going on a road trip across the country, I've decided that serious potty-training should wait until August when we get back home. Sarah, thanks for the resource.

Emily, where do you get your cloth diapers? Your experience with them sounds encouraging.

Yeah, we have a little potty for Kyrie and I really do need to get into an actual routine of putting her on (even if she doesn’t go). Thankfully, she enjoys sitting on her potty and she’s gone in it a few times, but I’ve totally slacked off in that department lately. Since we’re going on a road trip across the country, I’ve decided that serious potty-training should wait until August when we get back home.

]]> By: emily http://capezza.org/beautifulfeet/archives/2007/06/08/hot-day-lazy-day-and-miscellaneous-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-12758 emily Sat, 09 Jun 2007 22:20:01 +0000 http://capezza.org/beautifulfeet/archives/2007/06/08/hot-day-lazy-day-and-miscellaneous-thoughts/#comment-12758 You are not crazy. :) I blogged about my switch to cloth diapers last August and September. In addition to what I said in those posts, cloth diapering has been great on our budget, and I've built up a supply now, so I only wash twice a week. Washing dirty diapers isn't as disgusting as I thought it would be, especially when I remember how much money we're saving. I just started potty training Samson and Laura Belle this week. Samson was never in cloth and it's taken him the whole week to learn what is wet. Laura Belle, on the other hand, knows and tells me immediately when she's wet or dirty. That said, I think the best head start that you can make on toilet training isn't cloth diapering, but introducing the toilet into your daily routine. Having Kyrie sit on a potty at regular intervals throughout the day would prepare her for when you decide she should start using it exclusively. You are not crazy. :) I blogged about my switch to cloth diapers last August and September. In addition to what I said in those posts, cloth diapering has been great on our budget, and I’ve built up a supply now, so I only wash twice a week. Washing dirty diapers isn’t as disgusting as I thought it would be, especially when I remember how much money we’re saving.

I just started potty training Samson and Laura Belle this week. Samson was never in cloth and it’s taken him the whole week to learn what is wet. Laura Belle, on the other hand, knows and tells me immediately when she’s wet or dirty.

That said, I think the best head start that you can make on toilet training isn’t cloth diapering, but introducing the toilet into your daily routine. Having Kyrie sit on a potty at regular intervals throughout the day would prepare her for when you decide she should start using it exclusively.

]]> By: Sarah Mosley http://capezza.org/beautifulfeet/archives/2007/06/08/hot-day-lazy-day-and-miscellaneous-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-12757 Sarah Mosley Sat, 09 Jun 2007 20:31:22 +0000 http://capezza.org/beautifulfeet/archives/2007/06/08/hot-day-lazy-day-and-miscellaneous-thoughts/#comment-12757 As to diaper laundry, it's simple and mindless. Hardly any folding involved, and certainly not complicated ohmygoshthisdressshirtcanthaveanywrinkles folding. For some reason I actually enjoy folding diapers. I haven't heard anything good about G-Diapers from mothers that have tried them. They said they clog toilets pretty often and they also find their toddlers running around the house chewing on the stirstick that you're supposed to use to help dissolve the diaper in the toilet. As to diaper laundry, it’s simple and mindless. Hardly any folding involved, and certainly not complicated ohmygoshthisdressshirtcanthaveanywrinkles folding. For some reason I actually enjoy folding diapers.

I haven’t heard anything good about G-Diapers from mothers that have tried them. They said they clog toilets pretty often and they also find their toddlers running around the house chewing on the stirstick that you’re supposed to use to help dissolve the diaper in the toilet.

]]> By: Sarah Mosley http://capezza.org/beautifulfeet/archives/2007/06/08/hot-day-lazy-day-and-miscellaneous-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-12756 Sarah Mosley Sat, 09 Jun 2007 20:27:21 +0000 http://capezza.org/beautifulfeet/archives/2007/06/08/hot-day-lazy-day-and-miscellaneous-thoughts/#comment-12756 www.diaperswappers.com I buy most of my diapers used and then turn around and sell them for 80% of what I paid for them. Other than fabric gradually fading and wearing a bit, you wouldn't have any idea that they were used. We hardly spend any money on diapers. http://www.diaperswappers.com

I buy most of my diapers used and then turn around and sell them for 80% of what I paid for them. Other than fabric gradually fading and wearing a bit, you wouldn’t have any idea that they were used. We hardly spend any money on diapers.

]]> By: Rachel http://capezza.org/beautifulfeet/archives/2007/06/08/hot-day-lazy-day-and-miscellaneous-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-12755 Rachel Sat, 09 Jun 2007 16:33:40 +0000 http://capezza.org/beautifulfeet/archives/2007/06/08/hot-day-lazy-day-and-miscellaneous-thoughts/#comment-12755 The initial cost is what gets me, too. I've seen those flushable diaper liners and I've heard mixed reports on them, but they do look great. Unfortunately they'd add on to the cost, but they may be worth it. The initial cost is what gets me, too. I’ve seen those flushable diaper liners and I’ve heard mixed reports on them, but they do look great. Unfortunately they’d add on to the cost, but they may be worth it.

]]> By: Rebekah http://capezza.org/beautifulfeet/archives/2007/06/08/hot-day-lazy-day-and-miscellaneous-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-12752 Rebekah Sat, 09 Jun 2007 16:11:50 +0000 http://capezza.org/beautifulfeet/archives/2007/06/08/hot-day-lazy-day-and-miscellaneous-thoughts/#comment-12752 Rachel, I've also been considering using cloth diapers too--the only thing preventing me at this time is the initial cost, because I don't want just the "prefold" kind that Mommy used. I want the nice, shaped kind. And there are these flushable diaper liners that I would want to use also, to make it much easier and less messy. I know that Evie switched to cloth diapers and it worked great for her. I agree with what you said about things we are doing to Creation, and that everyone needs to find their own line to draw based on what they can do about it. And Sarah, thank you for the valuable information on disposable diapers and the risks involved. Now I have even more reasons to make the switch when I can! Rachel, I’ve also been considering using cloth diapers too–the only thing preventing me at this time is the initial cost, because I don’t want just the “prefold” kind that Mommy used. I want the nice, shaped kind. And there are these flushable diaper liners that I would want to use also, to make it much easier and less messy. I know that Evie switched to cloth diapers and it worked great for her.
I agree with what you said about things we are doing to Creation, and that everyone needs to find their own line to draw based on what they can do about it. And Sarah, thank you for the valuable information on disposable diapers and the risks involved. Now I have even more reasons to make the switch when I can!

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