Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site mhuxd.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!harvard!talcott!panda!genrad!decvax!harpo!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!ihnp4!mhuxd!wolit 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 Article-I.D.: mhuxd.2706 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 Lines: 18 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)