Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Denver Mods 7/26/84) 6/24/83; site drutx.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!drutx!slb From: slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden) Newsgroups: net.kids Subject: Re: cloth diapers Message-ID: <246@drutx.UUCP> Date: Tue, 20-Aug-85 19:50:15 EDT Article-I.D.: drutx.246 Posted: Tue Aug 20 19:50:15 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Aug-85 01:24:57 EDT Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver Lines: 69 I used cloth diapers for both of my babies (now 18 and 12, and out of diapers, I'm glad to say.) I used disposables only when traveling, and when I dislocated my wrist and could not pin the pins for a while. I found cloth diapers to be: 1. More absorbant. They had to be changed less often than the disposables. (One key here--DO NOT use fabric softener when you wash them. It makes them softer, but they do not absorb water as well. The same is true with towels, by the way.) I was very surprised to see articles saying the opposite. Perhaps disposables have changed? I always double diapered at night. By the way, buy good diapers. There are cheap ones which are sort of like gauze. They don't do the job at all. If I remember right, Curity makes good cloth diapers. Good cloth diapers are rectangular, not square, and are marked off in 3 sections for proper folding. Fold into thirds on the marks, then fold 1/3 of it the other way. Put the double section on the front for boys, and the back for girls. ---------------------------------- ------------ | | | | | | | | | | | | V | | | | | |----------| | | | | | | |--> | | <-- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------- ------------ 2. Stayed on better. The tabs on disposables can lose their sticky stuff. Also, you can't tighten them if they work loose--the sticky stuff will be gone. This is important when they are in the toddler stage--babies can get out of almost anything. 3. Cheaper. Of course. 4. Better for baby. Neither of my children had a diaper rash problem--until we went on a trip and they were in disposables. 5. Make the best rags when your little ones learn to use the bathroom. There is nothing better for cleaning windows than old diapers. I have treasured mine--and am down to my last 3. Sigh. Use plastic pants. I liked the ones that button on the sides. You can unbutton them and keep them underneath baby while changing--you don't have to pull them off. Much easier and prevents accidents. Be sure to get diaper pins--don't use regular safety pins. And soap as a lubricant for the pins works great. You will get really good at pinning. I could change a baby in total darkness in 30 seconds or less many years ago. -- Sue Brezden Real World: Room 1B17 Net World: ihnp4!drutx!slb AT&T Information Systems 11900 North Pecos Westminster, Co. 80234 (303)538-3829 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your god may be dead, but mine aren't. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~