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From: itkin@luke.UUCP (Steven List)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: Cloth diapers
Message-ID: <316@luke.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 15-Aug-85 20:45:38 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 15 20:45:38 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 19-Aug-85 07:45:49 EDT
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Reply-To: itkin@luke.UUCP (Steven List)
Organization: Benetics Corp, Mt.View, CA
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Summary: 

In article <2706@mhuxd.UUCP> wolit@mhuxd.UUCP (Jan Wolitzky) writes:
>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?

As for Diaperwraps, we tried them and they were worthless.  You might have
better luck, but we returned them for a full refund.

As for disposable vs. cloth, we have used cloth for all three babies.
The disposables are a lot easier, but they also encourage you to change
the baby less frequently.  This is because they absorb enough to get
thoroughly soaked and chafe the baby before you notice.  With cloth, on
the other hand, even when soaked they don't irritate the baby as much.

The major advantage of disposables is convenience for the parent.
Overall, cloth is cheaper and more comfortable.  And they're not that
hard to change, even with a screaming baby in the middle of the night.
I know, I did it last night (and the night before and...).
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