I hear this (or something similar: "Nine months is respectable . . .") often when Mike gets in a cloth-diapering rut. He doesn't like having to put the diaper in the bin or flush the liner. I keep telling Mike he's not sick of cloth diapering, he's sick of diapering. Period. (Mamma mia, have we got many more years of changing diapers ahead of us . . .) Diapering isn't fun or glamorous any way you slice it.
In preparation for our big (read: way too painfully short) trip back to The States, I bought a package of disposable diapers last week. Ada and I determined it would be best to test-drive said disposables (I had no clue what size to buy, which kind to get; I felt a bit silly and was glad my friend was there to walk me through it) before we got on a plane and had some unforeseen catastrophe.
This was Ada's first time in a disposable diaper since she was just weeks old and we were still cheering for every bowel movement. The days of cheering for poops are long over.
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| Diaper covers drying on the bathroom radiator. |
So far, I'm not overly impressed with the disposables. I even went for the more expensive option (nearly 8 Euros for 20 diapers), thinking they would for sure exceed all diapering expectations and make me want to switch over to the ease and simplicity of disposables.
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| Sporting the disposables. I must say it makes her bum look so tiny comparatively... |
I'll be interested to see what I think after a week+ of using disposables in Utah. Bets on whether I'll make the switch?
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She could not be cuter! AND...she's walking? Did I miss that post? Such a big girl!!
I know what you mean! We use cloth probably 85% of the time, and every time we've ever had an 'issue' it's been in a disposable.
So, you fully use gDiapers, right? I've got two and my girls go through them so quickly. I think I've just got heavy wetters because they can only wear them for 45 minutes or so. It's a shame because gDiapers are SO cute.
Paige! Hi! I have 2 questions for you...
1: how do you get poop stains out of the liners?
2: did you ever use the butt paste? Well... It is a mean old stainer and I am wondering if you know how to get it out!
And 3: does Ada ever pee and leak out the diaper? I think James has a pretty large bladder (cause he eats like a machine!) because he has leaked out the top a few times now. I wanted to see how you would prevent that.
And Ada looks so darling! We can hardly wait to see you!
@Brittany, yes we're full-time gdiaper-ers. I haven't tried other brands, so maybe I'm missing out, but I'm satisfied with how gDiapers work for us. I do double her up at night and I have to change her every 3-4 hours, but leaks are pretty rare.
@Chels, I'll email you :)
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