tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post232907754364187388..comments2024-03-29T00:53:18.760-05:00Comments on PRACTICAL PARSIMONY: About Those DiapersLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-79666301237506582902016-07-05T20:56:49.497-05:002016-07-05T20:56:49.497-05:00kylie,
You had a job cut out for you. I hope you h...kylie,<br />You had a job cut out for you. I hope you had some help. I love rags because they are free and don't need to be washed if too yucky...Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-4672320581877955572016-07-05T20:54:48.457-05:002016-07-05T20:54:48.457-05:00Suze,
I am glad you are here. Usually, I hear of b...Suze,<br />I am glad you are here. Usually, I hear of babies who are breaking out from disposables. <br /><br />My cousin wet his pants until he went in the AF and discovered it was a problem for which he needed surgery. <br /><br />Maybe you can look on the right sidebar and find subjects that can help you in the meantime.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-42870845024973296862016-07-05T20:18:34.996-05:002016-07-05T20:18:34.996-05:00I had cloth for my children. The first two wore t...I had cloth for my children. The first two wore them a lot. The third had such sensitive skin and I was spending a fortune on medicinal treatments. I was happy to put her is disposables. I used cloth for many years as my first two were impossible at night and the eldest was 13...by then I had him in disposable pants. He was way too old to be having mum do that.<br /><br />I am new here and hope to learn heaps from you.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283293507101152512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-874654132407999982016-07-05T18:02:53.696-05:002016-07-05T18:02:53.696-05:004 in 3 and a half years!
and yes, greasy rags mos...4 in 3 and a half years! <br />and yes, greasy rags mostlykyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-34890788319567970582016-07-05T17:20:29.023-05:002016-07-05T17:20:29.023-05:00Janet,
I did travel with cloth diapers, unsoaked a...Janet,<br />I did travel with cloth diapers, unsoaked and stinking in the trunk. Once, they even froze. I was not allowed to use disposables on a trip. No tape? Wow!<br /><br />Before mine was born in 1975 I made it perfectly clear I would use disposables when I took her out of the house! Yes, I remember the soaking in the commode bit. If this bumper crop were going to be at my house, even one at a time, I would provide the disposables. Great comment!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-84785024065165668272016-07-05T17:12:23.088-05:002016-07-05T17:12:23.088-05:00Jane,
PUL would be my choice. So, the suedecloth ...Jane, <br />PUL would be my choice. So, the suedecloth is next to baby? Stuff them? Are they then sewn or taken out to wash?<br />I have seen the prices and wondered at the outrageous price.<br />Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-27267983394254354452016-07-05T17:07:31.119-05:002016-07-05T17:07:31.119-05:00Sonya Ann,
With the huge party happening at your h...Sonya Ann,<br />With the huge party happening at your house, no wonder it was tiring. I'm surprised you did not use disposables since your children are younger, about the age of my older grandchild. Good for you.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-71723932063851691712016-07-05T17:05:08.832-05:002016-07-05T17:05:08.832-05:00Kylie,
It sound like you had four under three-year...Kylie,<br />It sound like you had four under three-years. Wow! The muslin is more like what we have. I think I would hate terry diapers. I can imagine your husband "disappeared" them all greasy. Great comment.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-38704100489859240712016-07-05T16:12:20.840-05:002016-07-05T16:12:20.840-05:00I didn't use cloth diapers with either of my k...I didn't use cloth diapers with either of my kids. <br />We had a great 4th but it was tiring. I need a vacation and a nap after all the fun. Sonya Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985227040902078422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-83608478537321069872016-07-05T09:25:47.909-05:002016-07-05T09:25:47.909-05:00I used PUL fabric for the outsides and suedecloth ...I used PUL fabric for the outsides and suedecloth for the lining. We stuff them with commercial cotton prefolds and they work great! They are similar to the BumGenius diapers available on the market, but much cheaper than the $18 each price tag.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627928144398775810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-35498404602922976892016-07-05T06:07:36.445-05:002016-07-05T06:07:36.445-05:00when my twins were born their oldest brother was i...when my twins were born their oldest brother was in night nappies and their second brother was in nappies all the time.<br />when the girls were about a year old i decided that the diapers i was using would most likely wear out before they were trained so I asked my MIL to get me some more (i used muslin ones from malaysia rather than the terry ones we have here in Australia)<br />The girls were trained twelve months younger than either of their brothers, earlier than I expected so 16 years later i still have a pack of brand new muslin diapers. There are still a few of the old used ones floating around and being used for rag but most have disappeared, my husband doesn't have the attachment to them that i dokyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-88020060722040936562016-07-05T02:24:15.273-05:002016-07-05T02:24:15.273-05:00My children were spaced too far apart to have that...My children were spaced too far apart to have that experience. BUT When my son was a baby we were living in Shreveport ....My grandmother lived up near Ft Smith and we drove up there a couple of times.(until she told me not to come back until the weather was better) Actually think about it. Who wants to travel with a baby in cloth diapers? NO ONE. There was a pharmacy in Texarkana that had disposable diapers.....Mind you this was back in 1967. You actually had to use diaper pins to secure them and they were EXPENSIVE. Would I spend that $ again???? Absolutely! In a heartbeat! <br /><br />When my daughter arrived in early 1974 disposable diapers were ever so much more common. ~~I used cloth unless we were going out. Then what would happen is when we came home and she hadn't had a BM I would continue to use the disposables. By the time she was 7 months old I had pretty much abandoned cloth diapers..<br /> My BBF is expecting a bumper crop of grandchildren at the end of the year. I think they are all planning on cloth diapers.. If it were me and cost weren't an issue I would totally throw all my recycling habits to the side and just go disposables! I'm lazy like that! No doubt anyone who used cloth remembers what an ordeal they were if someone left one to "soak" in the toilet....Just kill me now! Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01024512934812657769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-59209377706854004042016-07-05T02:22:25.660-05:002016-07-05T02:22:25.660-05:00My children were spaced too far apart to have that...My children were spaced too far apart to have that experience. BUT When my son was a baby we were living in Shreveport ....My grandmother lived up near Ft Smith and we drove up there a couple of times.(until she told me not to come back until the weather was better) Actually think about it. Who wants to travel with a baby in cloth diapers? NO ONE. There was a pharmacy in Texarkana that had disposable diapers.....Mind you this was back in 1967. You actually had to use diaper pins to secure them and they were EXPENSIVE. Would I spend that $ again???? Absolutely! In a heartbeat! <br /><br />When my daughter arrived in early 1974 disposable diapers were ever so much more common. ~~I used cloth unless we were going out. Then what would happen is when we came home and she hadn't had a BM I would continue to use the disposables. By the time she was 7 months old I had pretty much abandoned cloth diapers..<br /> My BBF is expecting a bumper crop of grandchildren at the end of the year. I think they are all planning on cloth diapers.. If it were me and cost weren't an issue I would totally throw all my recycling habits to the side and just go disposables! I'm lazy like that! No doubt anyone who used cloth remembers what an ordeal they were if someone left one to "soak" in the toilet....Just kill me now! Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01024512934812657769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-58479663168197582452016-07-05T01:56:30.516-05:002016-07-05T01:56:30.516-05:00I'd like to have dinner at your house!I'd like to have dinner at your house!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01024512934812657769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-46623462634215463002016-07-04T23:24:00.889-05:002016-07-04T23:24:00.889-05:00Jane,
What did you use for the waterproof covers? ...Jane,<br />What did you use for the waterproof covers? Your 4th sounds delicious. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-39284876051816940442016-07-04T23:18:54.722-05:002016-07-04T23:18:54.722-05:00My daughter has used the new version of cloth diap...My daughter has used the new version of cloth diapers for her three boys. I have made her dozens of waterproof outside diapers with velcro closures. For our 4th of July dinner, we had baked sweet potatoes, pickled beets, and steak, with a homemade blueberry pie for dessert. :)<br />Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627928144398775810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-56532952517037398312016-07-04T21:42:13.471-05:002016-07-04T21:42:13.471-05:00He wanted to be "big," but toilet traini...He wanted to be "big," but toilet training did not seem to be part of his vision. He refused to ride his trike, but came inside wanting a bike the older kids rode. When I pointed out he had to learn to ride his trike first, he went right outside and then brought me out to show, asking again for a bike. He was a funny kid. <br /><br />Jim and Nick's sounds delicious.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-37802962823893977172016-07-04T21:33:49.628-05:002016-07-04T21:33:49.628-05:00I had 2 in diapers for a couple of months but Son1...I had 2 in diapers for a couple of months but Son1 wanted to be "big" and virtually trained himself with just a little frazzled mom with a new baby guidance.<br /><br />We stopped on the way home from the lake at Jim and Nick's and picked up a slab of baby back ribs, and their cheese corn bread. I added sliced tomatoes and baked beans from home. Yum!Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.com