Comments on: Cloth? Disposable? How about both in one diaper?

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:54:48 +0000

Jamie– That’s a good idea about using washcloths! I’ve been pondering the diaper wipe conundrum.

Guinever– They are really expensive if you buy them from the company website, but they’re much, much cheaper at Wild Oats. The package of small flushable refills goes for $14.49 on the site, but I got it for like $8.50 on sale at Wild Oats. So not too bad.

The water issue is a significant one. In most gDiaper discussions I’ve seen online, people who use the diapers tend to use the “if it’s yellow, let it mellow” approach to toileting, so it isn’t wasting much water when they flush the diapers at all.

When I tried flushing one myself, my (admittedly) mercurial toilet handled it in one flush, and I didn’t have to use the swish stick at all. Which is good, because I have the same concerns you do about small children getting ahold of it Yuck! Though it does come with a suction cup hook to hang it somewhere discreet, which is nice.

Anyhow, I don’t intend to flush many of them. Just the poopy ones–the rest will be chucked into a biodegradable garbage bag or composted. That should get me through to when Baby Girl grows into her Motherease diapers. ;)

By: guinever

guinever — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 21:41:20 +0000

I have never used these, but I did contact the company to see if they would send me some samples so I could try them and review them for my website. They told me I could buy a sample like everyone else. So, I didn’t do that. They are so expensive! I mean really really expensive, in my opinion. The instructions say to flush twice until you know if your toilet can handle it in just one flush. Well, for a diaper that’s supposedly “green,” that’s using a lot of extra, unnecessary water. I’m not even “green” and that’s way too much water for me. I’ve used Motherease cloth diapers for 8 years on 5 babies and I love them!

The other thing I don’t like about these g diapers is that you have to stir the diaper fibers with a stick. I don’t have a problem with that, but what are you going to do with the stick when you’re not stirring? Rinse it off everytime? Bleach it? Just shove it somewhere? Drive a nail into the wall and hang it up? I have other kids. Toddlers would love getting that stick and mouthing it. No thank you.

FYI, locally, you can get these diapers at Good Foods Market and Cafe.

By: Jamie Mcalpin

Jamie Mcalpin — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:35:33 +0000

I use wash cloths as wipes. They are reusable and you just put them in a bag and tie when you’re done so you can take it home to wash. We just wet them and don’t use any solution. We’ve never had diaper rash either. This is just an idea for others.

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:33:55 +0000

Oh yes, I am wary about the flushable part, even though most of the commentary leads me to believe it’s not a big problem. Still, my plan is to only flush the poopy diapers and compost the wet diapers. Besides, they add nitrogen to your soil, so it’s win-win.

And you’re making me really glad I skipped the Kan-Doo wipies and went straight to toilet paper. Because RotoRooter = kiss your $$$ goodbye.

By: patsycat

patsycat — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:21:42 +0000

Neat idea. But watch the “flushable” part. You know those “flushable” wipes, like Kandoo and others? Yeah, we aren’t the only ones who have ended up with clogged sewers and an incredible bill from RotoRooter. The RotoRooter man actually broke a snaky thingee getting to that stuff. I would suggest researching the flushable info; after I had my experience, just a few clicks on those internets showed me that it was a big problem. No flushy the flushable wipes (unless it’s one at a time three months apart each, in which case, sure, they’re flushable.)