Roll-call... cloth diapers
07-17-2017, 08:58 AM
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Yes, I used cloth diapers--the large flat ones that needed to be folded. They were great because I could change the way I folded them as my daughters grew--they always fit. Hung them on the line to bleach in the sun during summer. Only used dryer in coldest part of Wisconsin winters. Loved cloth diapers.
07-17-2017, 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Endora
I used to use something by the name of Diaper Pure, also used Borax, too, but the Diaper Pure diaper washing agent smelled so clean and fresh. Sometimes after changing a really messy diaper, I'd set it into the toilet to soak for 30-40 minutes before rinsing, then into the diaper pail it would go. Rubber pants got soaked in my laundry room sink/tub, then hand-washed and pinned up on the line to dry with the diapers.
07-17-2017, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Endora
As for your mom and grandma always reaching for a cloth diaper when changing your baby sister, my guess is it's a generation thing, as I, too, would have reached for the diapers ahead of the disposables when changing a bottom.
I still remember how bad that diaper pail smelled!
07-17-2017, 10:34 AM
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I still remember how bad that diaper pail smelled![/QUOTE]
I am very nose conscious, so I always kept a box of baking soda to sprinkle on the diaper every time I put one in the bucket, then just dumped the whole thing in the washer before I went to bed at night. My diapers never had a small from soap or anything but sinshine. I love the smell of sunshine.
I am very nose conscious, so I always kept a box of baking soda to sprinkle on the diaper every time I put one in the bucket, then just dumped the whole thing in the washer before I went to bed at night. My diapers never had a small from soap or anything but sinshine. I love the smell of sunshine.
07-17-2017, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Onebyone
I started out with cloth diapers. My grandmother said she didn't know why I was doing all that work with diapers when I didn't have to. She said all these great time savers for women and everyone wants to do it the hard way. That was the only way back then, everything was hard. I never went back to cloth.
I never found it to be much work, the automatic washing machine did all the dirty work, after the fact... LOL, and I simply kept everything in order and running smoothly. Two to three loads per week... line-drying... folding... clean fresh diapers for another few days. Will admit I loved always having a supply of diapers on-hand in my home. Also remember putting my kids old cloth diapers to use a few times when company stayed with us who had little ones.
07-17-2017, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by annievee
Have 2 girls, both wore cloth diapers ( prefold kind ) in the 70s---got them potty trained as soon as possible--ha ! I did use disposable ones when on vacation, etc.
So busy these days-getting ready for Fall craft shows. Enjoying this thread--lol
So busy these days-getting ready for Fall craft shows. Enjoying this thread--lol
07-17-2017, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by greaterexp
I used cloth diapers for all my kids. I did usually use disposables when we would be away from home any length of time, however.
07-17-2017, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by selm
Yes, Borax is still available. I only started using it a number of years ago as it says it helps eliminates odors and I was trying to clean something I didn't want left with an odor. I now use it as a laundry additive. I do have trouble finding it sometimes and recently found it used by kids to make "slime". I was getting two boxes as I had been having trouble finding it and the clerk asked if I was going to make some slime. lol
07-17-2017, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by selm
I used rubber/vinyl pants too and bleached them too and my babies still had diaper rash. Had to use zinc ointment for a long time. I'm from a big family and my mother never had rubber pants and there was no diaper rash either.
LOL! I got so efficient at checking diapers, I could pluck said kid from the floor while they were in full-stride, and using one arm to hook them under their tummy, I'd lift them up in the air, pull back the waistband of their rubber pants, check their diaper, and plop them back down on the floor again, and away they'd go, no interruptions, no down-time, no nothing, everything done at full-speed!
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