Stitchnripper

I didn't say I didn't change wet diapers. I said it was fortunate the expense for disposables wasn't an issue. I didn't have the choice. No disposables were available to me back in the way back days.

Endora

So sorry you misconstrued my entry, I wasn't at all implying anything negative towards you, Stitchnripper.

In me mentioning that a wet diaper is a wet diaper, I was just casting my thoughts on it, not directing it at you.

Stitchnripper

got it. Thanks

Endora

Speaking of pop-a-pants, does everyone remember when rubber pants came in colours and cute little nursery designs, outside that of plain old-fashioned white?





Oh, and I remember Gerber rubber pants stayed soft forever, wash after wash, and the elastics never lost their stretch! In fact, the Gerber's stood up to being laundered with the diapers in the washing machine without tearing.

The old supermarket where I used to shop carried Gerber rubber pants, and so I could do a true one-stop shop, picking up all things grocery related, along with rubber pants for the baby when I needed them, and nothing beat the fit of Gerber rubber pants when it came to waterproofs being ample enough to cover bulky double diapers.

I even remember Gerber rubber pants from my old babysitting days! Gerber was a household name back then.

cathyvv

My older daughter was 5 before she was fully trained. Finally, after ignoring her need to 'evacuate' while playing, she came in to be changed and cleaned up by me. I said, "No. You could have come in and used the toilet, so you clean yourself."

She was outraged! I closed the bathroom door and left her to clean up. I don't remember the state of the bathroom when she was done...but never had the problem again. She turned 50 this year.

Endora

Good on you!

I made one of my sons pack his own dirty diapers to the bathroom and put them in the toilet one morning, then I made him stand beside me while I dunked his soiled diapers up and down in the toilet, before handing them back to him to put in the plastic diaper pail.

The following morning dear son came into the kitchen pulling at his diapers and saying - "poo-poo mommy", meaning he had to go potty, suggesting to me that he had learned his leasson.

My youngest was the worst when it came to being toilet trained, he was still toddling around in diapers and rubber pants into his late 3's!

Endora

Speaking of Pampers, I remember one household where I babysat at where Pampers were in use, all the rest of the homes where I babysat at, cloth diapers, diaper pins, and rubber pants were in vogue.

Endora

Speaking of rubber pants, boy, they sure could bring on a good diaper rash.

Summertime when the weather was hot my kids used to get rubber pants rash.

Austinite

my kids are grown but the blue line diapers were a thing when they were little and our pediatrician said to "ignore that line, they found they sold more diapers with the line because parents change more often than without the line, change the diaper when it's thick"

Chasing Hawk

My youngest brother, Bill, who I share MY b-day with..lol Was the first of us 5 siblings to wear Pampers. Mom was overjoyed! She took all the old clean cloth diapers and used them as "batting" on her Crazy Quilt she made 53 years ago. The quilt has long since been sent off to quilt heaven by an over abundance of love and washings.