Comments on: The great diaper war http://www.momsjournal.org/20071204/the-great-diaper-war/ My baby leaks from both ends…what's the hospital's policy on returns? Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:04:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Erica http://www.momsjournal.org/20071204/the-great-diaper-war/#comment-20107 Erica Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:25:54 +0000 http://www.momsjournal.org/20071204/the-great-diaper-war/#comment-20107 Not that I'm going to suggest diapering your eleven-year old for the sake of science (although it would be kinda funny - I promise not to call CPS), but the cloth diaper enthusiasts would probably suggest changing detergents or something. I've read similar accounts from the disposable diaper camp and in that case I personally think it has to do with all the dyes/perfumes they put in brand name diapers so that poop and pee smell even worse. Nothing like trying to cover up stink with a fake floral/baby powder scent - blah! We like our cheap no frills Costco diapers and Sophia hasn't had a rash yet. Well there has been some redness, but it usually gone by the next diaper change, so I don't think that really counts. Does it? thank you for the complement and comment ;-) I've actually been lurking around your blog for quite a while enjoying the awesome <strike>pictures of your ass</strike> content in your posts. *grin* Not that I’m going to suggest diapering your eleven-year old for the sake of science (although it would be kinda funny – I promise not to call CPS), but the cloth diaper enthusiasts would probably suggest changing detergents or something. I’ve read similar accounts from the disposable diaper camp and in that case I personally think it has to do with all the dyes/perfumes they put in brand name diapers so that poop and pee smell even worse. Nothing like trying to cover up stink with a fake floral/baby powder scent – blah! We like our cheap no frills Costco diapers and Sophia hasn’t had a rash yet. Well there has been some redness, but it usually gone by the next diaper change, so I don’t think that really counts. Does it?

thank you for the complement and comment ;-) I’ve actually been lurking around your blog for quite a while enjoying the awesome pictures of your ass content in your posts. *grin*

]]> By: figleaf http://www.momsjournal.org/20071204/the-great-diaper-war/#comment-20092 figleaf Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:59:03 +0000 http://www.momsjournal.org/20071204/the-great-diaper-war/#comment-20092 Funny you should mention this debate. When our now-eleven-year old was just a few months old we took him to visit his aunt in British Columbia, which at the time meant we loaded half the back of the station wagon with portable cribs, bassinets, high-chairs, clothes, blankets, and... several bales of cloth diapers. All but about ten of which we cleverly left behind. And didn't notice till we were back across the border and through customs somewhere past beautiful Metalline Falls, Washington. The poor little guy had had almost continuous, often bleedingly bad diaper rash since we'd brought him home from the hospital so it was with incredible trepidation that, once the ten remaining diapers were used up (a few hours later, he went through diapers like nobody's business back then), we bought a small pack of (higher end, unscented) Huggies. By the time we got home his rash had never looked better. By the time that little 10-pack of unscented Huggies was gone his rash was gone as well. We never looked back. Ok, except for a few weeks after our second was born. But when she too developed rashes I tried her out on Huggies again and that was that. I have to say here that no one was more surprised than I was about that. Cool blog, by the way. And thanks for the blogroll link! figleaf figleafs latest blog post... <a href="http://figleaf.blogspot.com/2009/03/why-i-blog-about-sex-instead-of.html" rel="nofollow">Why I blog about sex instead of politics, the environment, health, money, or food</a> Funny you should mention this debate. When our now-eleven-year old was just a few months old we took him to visit his aunt in British Columbia, which at the time meant we loaded half the back of the station wagon with portable cribs, bassinets, high-chairs, clothes, blankets, and… several bales of cloth diapers. All but about ten of which we cleverly left behind. And didn’t notice till we were back across the border and through customs somewhere past beautiful Metalline Falls, Washington.

The poor little guy had had almost continuous, often bleedingly bad diaper rash since we’d brought him home from the hospital so it was with incredible trepidation that, once the ten remaining diapers were used up (a few hours later, he went through diapers like nobody’s business back then), we bought a small pack of (higher end, unscented) Huggies.

By the time we got home his rash had never looked better. By the time that little 10-pack of unscented Huggies was gone his rash was gone as well. We never looked back.

Ok, except for a few weeks after our second was born. But when she too developed rashes I tried her out on Huggies again and that was that.

I have to say here that no one was more surprised than I was about that.

Cool blog, by the way. And thanks for the blogroll link!

figleaf

figleafs latest blog post… Why I blog about sex instead of politics, the environment, health, money, or food

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