I was at a baby shower this morning and have to share. The mom-to-be is going to use cloth diapers - I don't know why this seems so crazy to me! Now, I know in theory, this is a wonderful thing, right? All natural, all clean, no chemicals. When one tiny, turquoise diaper was passed around, I thought to myself (well, actually said to my friend), well, if I had to wear a depends-like garment at some stage in my life, I would like this fuzzy bunny brand (in an XXL)! I mean, the cloth was so soft, and, as more tiny diapers were passed around, I saw an endless array of hip designs that were quite appealing! This comment led to, of course, a discussion about the possible company you could start...manufacturing all natural depends products for the baby boomer generation. Then another friend chimed in with a story about a woman she met who actually made adult-size diapers for people who are into dressing up like babies (that's a whole other story).
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Who am I to Judge!
My point was that I remember how exhausted I was with my first baby that the idea of having to wash and clean diapers would just about do me in. Wiping the poop off, putting special stuff in the laundry, on and on. I am a true lazy ass at heart so I just couldn't do it. So it's always amazing to me when I know people that are doing things differently and are so excited about something that would make me cringe. Part of me wants to say, what the heck are you doing, are you crazy, do you know how tired you're going to be!!! Then I get to remember that I really don't know much of anything, so who am I to judge! And really, cloth diapers have been done for ages so I know all will be good.
Now, onto my million dollar scheme of cloth depends for the older generation!
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We did cloth diapers, but only because we had a diaper service that picked up the dirty ones (no need to clean them at ALL in advance, they just went into a special bin) and dropped off a huge bag of clean ones. Very easy and still cheaper than disposable in the early months when they go through a lot. But washing them in the machine at home? NO THANK YOU!
As eco-conscious as I am in other ways (not quite to one sheet of tp, but close), I cringe at this endeavor too. I'm potty training and have thrown pretty much every single dirty accident in the trash and purchased back-up undies to replenish the stash.
Kudos to those who have the patience, the strong stomach, and actually make the time to go cloth.
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