I've generally noticed that people that comment on disposable diapers don't have kids, or they have "help" that takes care of the kids for them.
I told her once "tell you what, you take the baby for a week using cloth, and a week using disposable, then decide".
Anyways, turns out I'm greener anyways.
My HS English teacher would freak....lol
How green are disposable diapers?
Depends on long you leave them in the corner of your trailer.....( chuckle)
Kinda depends on what my daughters ate.
I’m about as far from “green” as you can get. As a matter of personal policy, I refuse to even use that word in conversation. I even called the city and demanded a refund for the recycle bin they made me buy cause I refused to use it. But, we used cloth diapers almost exclusively for our brood of four.
It wasn’t that bad and we saved untold thousands of dollars over the 12 years or so that we had a kid in diapers.
I think we figured less than $1.00 per week compared to about $10.00 for disposables.
Did thee baby have strained peas for lunch?
That makes them green.
I used cloth and didn’t have anyone helping me but me. You wash them, hang them up to dry (if possible) and if not...put them in the dryer. Fold and put away. What is so darn hard about that??? They wash their own clothes don’t they?
I used disposable diapers up until my daughter was 6 weeks old and then used cloth only at home. The only time that I used disposables was when we went out. I kept only disposables in the diaper bag. After you get used to using cloth diapers, it’s not so bad. I did not use them to save the planet. I used them to save money.
Ban bear poop in the woods!
Well, it depends on what the baby has been eating. Broccoli and Asparagus, sure. Sweet Potatoes, not so much.
Mrs WBill and I had noble notions of using cloth diapers with WBill Jr. Yeah right. That lasted until the first change.
On a related note, my grandmother told me about knitting diapers (called "soakers") for my Dad. It was during the war (wwII) and everything was in short supply.
I can't imagine hand-washing knit diapers. Yeeeeachk!
About 25 yrs. ago I saw a program on PBS discussing cloth diapers v. disposable diapers. The commentator said that if you lived in an area with landfill issues use cloth diapers. If you lived in an area where water was at a premium, then go with disposables. It made sense to me.
What a joke. When my kids were babies, people who used disposable diapers were the scourge of the earth.
I’m surprised that they’re not advocating diaperless....
Diaperless Babies Seen As Earth-Friendly Solution
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1122326/posts
Innsbruck, Austria PING! {evil grin}