tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20459118.post4646950278167406982..comments2024-02-29T22:42:03.319-08:00Comments on Life at the condo: The diaper debateChristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120883583219857456noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20459118.post-57776265899697481132007-09-04T13:09:00.000-07:002007-09-04T13:09:00.000-07:00Definitely go with the bathroom table and carrying...Definitely go with the bathroom table and carrying soiled covers isn't too bad. I just carry around doggie bags. I do need to restate my love of seventh generation since I've been schooled by my dad (big kahuna in the paper products companies). Apparently all the claims that 7th gen. makes (e.g. no latex, no bleach, bla, bla, bla) are also true for most commercial diapers. And apparently the 7th gen are brown not b/c they are recycled but b/c they use the bark of the tree. other diapers use the inside of the tree and then use the bark for other things. one of these days i'll manage to call 7th gen and get their input. for now i just wanted to give you the latest i heard in my research.<BR/>i do love that you've become granola :) never saw that coming...Steenhuis Clan Memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07795014967819582837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20459118.post-51439382672835287882007-09-03T04:53:00.000-07:002007-09-03T04:53:00.000-07:00This morning, while changing Liam's diaper, a thou...This morning, while changing Liam's diaper, a thought occurred to me. If you're going with these gdiapers, I change my vote for the changing table - since it would make more sense to have it in the bathroom...I like the white one from Target. =)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12664179045428395525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20459118.post-88681052762106330582007-09-02T17:48:00.000-07:002007-09-02T17:48:00.000-07:00Wow! I give you a lot of credit for doing so much...Wow! I give you a lot of credit for doing so much research. Your solutions seem like good ideas (all three of them). I'm sure if you start with the gdiapers right away you will get used to that as being a Way of Life, just as you would have gotten used to throwing diapers away and emptying the bin all the time. <BR/>I looked into cloth diapers for awhile when Liam was showing a reaction, but we're still using disposables. I believe it would be hard to make the switch, but I think it's great that you're going to start off on the right foot with the diapering thing. Like I said, if it's what you've always done, it won't seem like such a hassle. (And from the sounds of the gdiaper, it doesn't seem so hard.) You'll just figure out a system that works for both home and the outside world.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12664179045428395525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20459118.post-37790365196215397302007-09-02T17:23:00.000-07:002007-09-02T17:23:00.000-07:00Not included in your diaper calculus are:1) You l...Not included in your diaper calculus are:<BR/><BR/>1) You lot seem to be active a fair bit -- visiting folks and places. Do you really intend to hoik[1] around even a soiled outer wrapper after the RA has an "event?"<BR/><BR/>2) Parental duties can be pretty (not to say oppressive) daunting in the early times, oh first-timer. Do not underestimate the amount of time you'd rather dedicate to diddling around with little Roscoe Albermarle (or other RA name) than angsting over your green-factor. Get Al Gore to fix his 10,000 sq ft house energy consumption before beating yourselves up too much. <BR/><BR/>3) The 7-gen thing (Betty seems to know about these folks through Whole Foods aisle browsing) seems like a good bet for trading money for guilt (think "carbon credits"). <BR/><BR/>4) For the sake of your adult and thus well-developed olfactory systems, invest in one of those used-diaper containers with an automated airlock system. See, for example:<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/3c8hrb<BR/><BR/>[1] http://tinyurl.com/3847ccB. E. Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16713333355445393133noreply@blogger.com