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From: wolit@mhuxd.UUCP (Jan Wolitzky)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Cloth diapers
Message-ID: <2706@mhuxd.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 13:12:02 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 12 13:12:02 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 15-Aug-85 21:18:02 EDT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill
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After using paper diapers on Alexander in the hospital and for the first
few days at home (until the diaper service started), we're now using
cloth diapers, and are pretty dissatisfied with the results.  Most
objectionable is the way they soak through so quickly, with the need for
pins (I haven't stuck him yet, but have gotten myself a few times) and
vinyl pants running a close second.  It also takes a lot longer to
change him, and he HATES being changed!  I've heard of a product
called "Diaperwraps", or something like that, which seem to be vinyl
pants with velcro closures that claim to eliminate the need for pins.
We're trying to decide whether to invest $15 in a set of three of
these, or bag the whole thing and go back to disposables.  What tricks,
if any, have you come up with for dealing with cloth diapers?  I know
that they're supposed to be less irritating than paper, but with the
way they get soaked, and with the vinyl pants, the cloth don't seem
much of an improvement.
-- 
Jan Wolitzky, AT&T Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ; 201 582-2998; mhuxd!wolit
(Affiliation given for identification purposes only)