Roll-call... cloth diapers
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Well, one thing is for sure, babies got checked and changed more when rubber pants weren't used, hence the low incidence of diaper rash I'm thinking. Even though I used rubber pants fulltime, I still made a point of checking diapers regularly. Remember the drill? Sticking a finger inside one of the elastic-openings around the legs or down the waistband to feel for a wet diaper?
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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.
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Omg, I have forgotten the joy of soaking them in the toilet. My dorky younger brother (age seven) was visiting and used the toilet while I was soaking one, and flushed it before I could stop him. He said, "I thought you did not want it..." That was my first experience paying for a plumber. I also bought a bucket for soaking them the same day.
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For us, I think it was more of a financial decision. Disposables were expensive, but cloth was "free" since we had mountains of diapers and rubber pants. (Some left from me, others passed along from various family members.)
I still remember how bad that diaper pail smelled!
I still remember how bad that diaper pail smelled!
Diaper pail odour? Yes! Pee-ew! I remember it well! Like a pressure-cooker with ammonia inside, lifting the lid often resulted in the burning of the lining of ones nose.
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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.[/QUOTE]Yep, I used baking soda, too. Totally agree with you, line-dried clothing and things smell so fresh and clean!
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Having polishing and cleaning cloths leftover after the diaper days were over was the best part! I still have diapers leftover from my youngest who will be 30 this fall.
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Remember how the bum and legs of the rubber pants would stain pink after a round of diarrhea?
Rubber pants came 4 and 6 pairs to a pack, and I always bought white, and I'd be so happy my kids had nice soft, brand new, clean rubber pants, but it always seemed Murphy's Law would happen, where someone would come down with a bought of diarrhea, and there the brand new rubber pants would be, hanging on the line, sometimes just days old, with pink-stained seats and leg openings!
Rubber pants came 4 and 6 pairs to a pack, and I always bought white, and I'd be so happy my kids had nice soft, brand new, clean rubber pants, but it always seemed Murphy's Law would happen, where someone would come down with a bought of diarrhea, and there the brand new rubber pants would be, hanging on the line, sometimes just days old, with pink-stained seats and leg openings!
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