Re cloth vs. disposable: The biggest and most prominent of the "cloth diapers aren't really any better, so there, la la la!" studies have been funded by Procter & Gamble and Kimberly-Clark, makers of,
quelle surprise,
disposables.
All the articles I Googled seemed to be furiously biased in one direction or another (mostly granola, admittedly), but anyhow there's approximately a metric shitload of data hiding amidst the rants here: [link]
And, I bow in awe before Heather's awesome treehousing skillz. If Zmayhem ever ends up with anything approximating a house, including a backyard that has anything resembling a tree, we're flying you out for a consultation.
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Maybe I take these things a little too personally (one of my very best friends is a cop), but it just pinged me HARD (obviously). The fact that one of the interviews attached to the story was the shooting victim's girlfriend doing a whole "This is so typical of the cops" thing really got in my craw too. Anyway, done with ranty now. I think.
Self. My mother has offered to make some for me when she gets back from the road trip. We'll be repurposing old flannel sheets.
OMG you are a hero. Although it's really the only way to save money. Having used a cloth service for both babies, I really don't think it's much cheaper than disposables.
I still feel eco-guilt every.single.diaper.
Raq, considering you're in an area of the world where the water and sewage systems are a little behind the US, I'd say you were making a good decision. It's a trade off, really. There's no such thing as no-eco-footprint diapers no matter what choice you make.
Me, I'm just lazy. I have very little guilt about that.
Paging Lyra Jane! Please pick up the white courtesy phone in terminal A....
I mailed off the imp of Obeah to you this afternoon. The Post Office computer says it should be there Friday, so keep an eye out.
I would totally design a treehouse for Emmett. He needs lots of little windows and peepholes. Superhero Pirates always need to be on the lookout.
Awesome. I will watch for it and report back on its playdough-ness, Karma-ness, or combination thereof. Thanks again.
I lost any fear I had of washing cloth diapers when I dealt with a few spectacular containment failures and the dirty Onesies that resulted from said failures.
I am also lazy, which is why our experiment will involve 6 AIOs, 2 Fitted almost AIOs, and a bunch of prefolds to make up the difference. Oh, and liners. Flushable liners.
Stephanie gave me cloth advice, which helped.
AIOs? Also, do you have some of those little velcro covers for the diapers that make the folding easier and eliminate the need for pins?
Assuming those aren't AIOs, which for all I know they could be.
