Sunday, December 30, 2012

Husband Evolution II

´When I started this adventure, he would just play dumb. Since I had prefolds and medium covers, that looked huge on my tiny 6 week older,  He just made remarks about it and didn't even consider paying any attention to the fact that his brand new washing machine was getting illegal substances.

One day he confessed it was a total mystery  He didn't know what happened with the soiled diapers, all he new was that they were disappearing and, like magic, appearing again in the couch, ready for usage again and again.

Once he decided to change one, he appeared in the bathroom with a cover and a very wet piece of cotton in the inside,

H:  what do I do with this?
M: just toss it in the bag
H: what bag?
M: the wet bag that is hanging just besides your face
H: That thing? I was wondering what that bag was for
M: well, now you know, that's where the dirty diapers go
H: Could you move it from there? it's been hitting my head
M: you hadn't said anything before, that thing has been there for over 10 days

When the adventure started, I confess I was grossed out by the idea of leaving the diapers like that and tossing them in the washer. Therefore, since the liners didn't work and everything was getting through them, I decided to use my shower head as a sprayer (we have a convenient 8 ft hose) and got rid of most of the yellow matter before tossing in the wet bag.

H: why is there water all over the toilet?
M: I thought I had cleaned everything, nevermind, won't happen again.

OK, second choice, use a bucket. we'll hose in the bathtub and place the bucket on top of the bath chair.

H: my bath chair is getting moldy and the padding is losing strenght, there are marks of a bucket on it
M: Nevermind, I only use it for 30 seconds

OK, third choice, put the bucket in the floor of the bathtub (not good for my back)

H: Why is there poop all over the bathtub? 
M: What are you talking about, everything went into the bucket

GRRRRRRRR!

So, I gave up and started tossing the soiled diapers into the machine and, you know something? they come out clean, and the machine looks sparkling after washing them. It just all goes out. So, for now and until Tiny Guy starts eating solids, no more hosing diapers for him.

Now, for the other kid, once I started using the prefolds on him, I went back to the toilet, raise the cover and  spray down. Takes 30 seconds to get rid of the solids, and so far no complaints.

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Night Clothdiapventures

Usually, when you do the switch, one of the downsides is the changing, which should happen more often than with the super duper stay dry lined full of SAP counterparts. Lots of moms keep thinking how are they going to change the diaper every 2 hours during the night, and opt to use disposables then and there.

Since the idea of cloth is opening options and not closing them, it is perfectly valid to go that route. For a while, I did that with my toddler, making the switch gradually (plus I could wait for the explosion before cottoning him for the rest of the day).
But when one of the reasons for the switch is the leaking and when you can't stand the smell, you try harder to find a way to cloth diaper at night. Is it possible? well, not for everybody, but it is for this family.

I started with prefolds, with the "runny poop" fold (closed and extrafolded at the front and opened at the back) and put an extra microfiber insert behind. It did hold on, and although I had to change it immediately when waking up, it is still one of my faves. I do use the trifolded prefolds for my toddler, mainly because he's so behind in potty training and I want him to feel wet. They work great, no leaks so far. But for Tiny Guy...

Why did I choose something else? two reasons: the wet factor and the bulky factor.

The wet factor

Prefolds are amazing. They are almost the most versatile diaper out there. They absorb like crazy, don't smell, don't repell, don't leak... then why are they not my absolute go-to choice? Well, as soon as pee gets into them, you have a wet baby. It is true that they can hold on to several of those, but for a person used to the dryness of disposables, the fact that the baby is wet means he is unconfortable and you need to change it. During the day you may think it is a good idea, but so far, I have not met a mother that wakes up automatically every time the baby pees and changes the diaper just to go back to sleep immediately. Since I don't want my little guy to stay most of the night wet, I decided to go to a stay-dry option.

The bulky factor

Let's face it, prefolds are bulky. Sometimes it looks like a whole tank between their legs, and, if it was all he's using, that wouldn't be such a problem, but when it's cold and you need to put on jammies, the prefold won't allow me to close them. No, I won't spend even more money on wool leg warmers, already spent more than I can afford in "cuties". I think on the whole idea to be something you can put on your baby without having a dog's barrel under your legs.


So, my next choice was, at that time, the only two Swaddlebees Econappi that I could afford ($30   bucks a pop!). The liner of the pockets is cotton velour, a stay dry option. It took me a while to figure them out, but found out that the best combo for my 2 month old was the small insert doubbled by the microfiber doubler.

It is still a little bulkier in the front, specially since I have to fold the doubler right there, but it is trimmer than the prefold and it lasts longer. I even have had explosions first time in the morning and they've held up everything. I think, if I only had one choice for all my diapers, it would definitely be that one. The problem is that, since I could only buy 2, they are used at night and I can't enjoy them during the day, plus they take forever to dry, so you would need to spend some $500 at least to really be using them exclusively. ehhhh no thanks, so much for savings, I can't.

Over these 2 months of adventures, I tried using Fuzzibunz Elite and Grovia AIO's for Tiny Guy. The first one has a very fine stay dry option, but leaks and made me have to go to the laundromat to clean my blanket in one of the 2 explosions that have occured since the switch, and the seconds are cotton as well, no stay dry option. Both of these types have worked pretty well during the day.

This option for night is my own personal experience and I've never seen it in any other blog or review, or even as a suggestion. This has a very simple explanation. Each person can only buy certain amount of brands and each baby is different. Each mom and each dad have to work with what they have available, therefore, my recommendation is very simple: try to work it out with what you already have, make combos, see which one works better on top or bottom. It is not as hard as some moms put it, and you don't necessarily need fitteds and wool.

Friday, December 28, 2012

The Ugly Pocketling

When having to rush out the door with a car service waiting for you, need to pack and don't have any extra luggage space due to airlines' new policy of "bring what you can in a carry on and increase exponentially the boarding and leaving time", you always leave something behind.

Curiously enough, we didn't leave anything we needed. Had enough clothes to last us for the trip, brought all the presents and made sure none of the bags got lost at any place during the journey.

But once we were back, I noticed a duck-like color pocket diaper in my night table compartment. I didn't pay attention at the beginning, thinking it was a diaper ready for use, but once I took a glimpse of it and saw if it could be put on Tiny Guy on the next change, I noticed it wasn't exactly light and clean.

It was all hard and scrunchy, and the insert, looked so sad and lonely, all wrinkled and yellowish. This is what happens when you leave a synthetic fabric diaper without washing for a week.

FYI, the ugly pocketling is a Fuzzibunz Elite. I usually take extreme care of my natural fiber diapers, but have found out that the non natural are actually, well, fuzzier. They have an incredible advantage over naturals when it comes to drying time and prize, but they are more subject to repelling and stinking than their counterparts.

Anyway, the pocketling went into the dirty diaper bag and got washed with the whole bunch. My washing routine includes a prewash, a hot detergent one and a rinse, followed by an individual hosing with my absolutely priceless high pressure shower hose.

So far, I didn't notice any difference with the other Fuzzibunz that took a bath today, but I've been so excited about a brand new set  that was waiting for me when we arrived, that I haven't used any of them yet (and they're still drying in the rack). But I'm planning on placing the ugly pocketling in the dirty bag for another 2 wash cycles, just to be sure. I'll be posting with the results.


Thursday, December 27, 2012

Adventures in sposieland

Between the time I made my last laundry and the moment we came back home it was one week exactly. I calculated one bag for each kid and packed diaper bag and suitcases with them.

I started suffering with the smell almost immediately, and washing diapers that I wouldn 't use for the next 7 days or so wasn't fun or motivating, but it had to be done.

During the trip it wasn't so bad. Of course there was an explosion the very next day that we arrived at our destination and I was fully unprepared to deal with stains. My uncle had to give me some bar soap and I had to leave the baby clothes over 24 hours soaking in the hotel's sink. Besides that, I had a few pee leaks and another explosion that ended up in the bed's sheets (he wasn't wearing clothes at that moment).

And, I know it will sound vague, but I missed how they looked in their diaper outfits. Disposables never will look fancy or trendy, it's like going to a party dressed in china paper. Makes me feel like they are in the hospital and have to get rid of everything they touch.

I tried to look at my options, and if there's a way we can stay in a hotel and CD at the same time. I looked up some diaper services, but the idea of having prefolds from 5 days ago in a bag grossed me out, plus the cost was twice as much as the 2 bags of disposables I got for my boys. I know I could have brought the diapers in the diaper bag, which passes in the plane for free, so that's not a problem, but I don't have any intention of having to bring detergent and having to deal with repelling issues due to the different water. I also thought about disposable inserts, but they're more expensive than the sposies (unless you buy one of those ultra expensive brands) and last but not least: flats! ehhhh, if my mother had seen a flat diaper then she would have had a nervius breakdown, I keep telling her that modern diapers are not what she used when I was a kid and bringing a flat, well, would have presented me as a liar, plus I have very wimpy hands and handwashing hurts them a lot, and the job is badly done. Add to it the lack of space to air dry in a hotel room.

I know I can just give pretexts, but I did enjoy the week off from laundry. It made me appreciate what I have even more and be realistic about how much CD I can do. Remember something, even if you use one single CD a day, within 2 years, it's more than 700 half-pounders that the landfill won't have to deal with, more than 700 possible explosions avoided and more than 1400 hours of breathing the baby's butt is getting.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

To Sling or not To Sling?

This post is not about cloth diapers, due to me being on CD brake and travelling.

I'm not a babywearing fan, I actually can't stand the word "babywearing". But, when having a second baby and a very active toddler and living in a small appartment, reality hits you and the need for a carrier becomes mandatory.

I only have a hand me down black Maya sling, black, woven. It took me some time to actually learn how to position it properly, and it is way trickier than regular carriers, but, at the same time, it is very versatile. After finally getting understandint how to use it, it hasn't been as painful and has grown a little on me (can't deny the fact that Tiny Guy likes being on it when I'm moving).

Having said that, and that I never ever use it inside the house, well, I realized it was the best thing to bring on the plane, I already had enough stuff to push to also bring a gigantic stroller as well. I have to say it was a lifesaver, it allowed me to eat during the flight, hold my toddler when he had to be restrained and even chase him around.

I also have to say that, when you are pushing a rollator with a boy on top, a diaper bag in the inner basket and are pulling a carry on suitcase, you feel you're the queen of the world if having an infant on your chest on top of all that.

The trip was way more smooth during the first flight than I had expected, thanks to my love-hate relationship with that pice of fabric. But then, when we were fastening seatbelts for the second flight, a male attendant passed and mandated me to take the baby off the sling for the take-off. He said that device was not allowed during them or landings. WHAAAAAATTTTT?

Of course, my poor husband had to stay there and hear my low volume fist rant and complaint. I just couldn't understand how it was safer for my baby to be held only by my arms, when he could be held by my arms and a tight piece of clothing, and, as you could guess, that takeoff was a nightmare. I was trying to help my husband keep Little Guy in place, who wasn't happy with the whole ordeal, and trying to hold Tiny Guy with my remaining hand, who, by the way, ended up falling asleep in the sling position..without a sling. On top of that, I had left him only in a onezie because he was suffering from hot weather and now he was getting cold.

Finally, once we were on air, I was able, not before waking him up, to place him in his little haven. Of course, since nobody told me to get him out of there, he landed on it and didn't get out until we reached the car and he was placed in an infant car-seat.

Anyway, I turned to my friend Google for some answers and this is what I came up with:


  • The safest place for an infant to be in a plane is an infant seat, buckled up to the plane seat, however, that would involve being extremely lucky to find the seat besides you empty or having to buy an extra ticket.
  • If option number one is not feasable, the next safest place is the parent's lap, due to the forces that may occur with troubbled landings and take-offs. Baby can get smashed if attached to parent's chest instead of flying around and having a little chance of survival. Having said that, the odds of that happening are so low, that the airlines don't even force parents to do the seat thing in the first place.
  • Baby carriers are not designed to support those forces and can rip off, so parent can't be confident that it will do the job of a seatbelt. Again, the odds of something like that occuring are extremely rare.
  • United Airlines (I didn't check other ones) prohibits the use of baby carriers inside the aircraft accoding to their written policies, however, they don't enforce it. They will, sometimes, ask you to not use it during takeoff and landing.
In my experience, I did see the sling as a safe place to have the baby during sudden turbulence, which doesn't reach the speed of downfalls and was glad baby was all tight. 

Fast forward 5 days...

I'm back home, with lots of adventures to tell, we are all safe and happy and Tiny Guy is happily wearing his CD's again (and so is Little Guy).



Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Back for a week

Here I am, back in the old times when I used to change the diaper and toss it. We're going away for Christmas and this is a situation disposables were created for.

I had to do the switch in the middle of the day so that I could wash and leave all my stash clean. I haven't really suffered with Tiny Guy, but oh Dolly! my big one is reminding me every second why I took that decision  So far, he pooped once, I had to toss that thing in the garbage and although most went in the toilet, odor occurs even with the little lines left. After that, I put a new one in. I think it lasted dry some 15 minutes and it started smelling right away, my boy is so stinky I can hardly hug him.

On top of that, he has taken it off about 10 times, leaving it in such condition you can hardly fasten it (yep, it's a pull.up with something velcro-like to adjust the legs)

I had gotten used to just change him and now I feel just as horrible as before, I want to hold onto that thing until he goes to bed and put a new one then.

I know, some cloth diaper advocates are going to call me a coward to switch back for a trip, but I'm not writing here to please them. I' writing about reality and in my complicated life, there's no place or time to do laundry in 6 days, or even space in the plane. This is not about travelling with them, but about having to go back for a few days.

It feels like it was another era, another time, another house. All of a sudden, tons of garbage cumulate within a few hours, and my house stinks again. We'll see how it goes during the trip, have to bring tons of baby clothes it seems.

Monday, December 17, 2012

My Biggest Challenge

There's something that can get on me regarding cloth diapering. Or, at least, did today. I can handle doing laundry every day (my washing machine can't handle more than 8 lbs and between 2 little ones, that volume is reached in less than 48 hrs), doing a manual extra rinse, hosing stools down the toilet, occasional leaks and the extra work of trifolding the prefolds and stuffing the pockets.

That is comparable to trying to get the stools down the toilet unsuccessfully, baby cloth laundry 4 times a day, standing half an hour in a registry to buy diapers because there's a hurricane coming, walking to the dumpster 2 times a day, having to see Shrek and Diego and all types of weird character's faces all day long and the constant headache due to the smell.

What got on me today is this:
(c) 2012 tiniguywearsclothdiapers
Little guy inside his brother's bed playing with my smartphone

I went out to work and he protested by taking all the diapers left already for his daddy to use in his little brother and peed in two of them, and unstuffed the pockets afterwards. He constantly gets the inserts that are drying in the rac and starts playing swords with them, takes his covers off and throws them who knows where and, well, I'm still looking for the flushable liners. On top of that, he had managed to get 3 days of solid waste while I was out and his daddy had left me 2 beautiful souvenirs in the bathroom to hose. What a lovely boy!

My only consolation is the fact that, just before we did the switch, he was spreading around his pull-ups as well and cleaning the floor with them.... So, in the end, going back to the old times wouldn't release me from my Botticelli angel's face little demon.

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Husband Evolition I

I have to say it, when it comes to cloth diapering, he's been more open minded than my mother. I wish I had Camtasia turned on just to save my mother's face when I told her I was actually putting poop on my brand new washing machine. I could see the flashback on her head from when I was a baby and she had to use pins and rubber pants, combined with the "I'll give you the $20 a week to buy disposables" and she has totally avoided the subject ever since.

But this post is not about her, it's about him. First time I introtduced the idea, of course, I had already done tons of research, here's how it went:

H:  Need me to scrub again?
M: Yep, fourth time today. Hey, what about getting some cloth diapers, since we seem to have to do a lot of laundry anyway?
H: (question mark in his face) Could we still have some disposables for me to use when you're out?
M: Sure, I've got plenty still, so don't worry about it.

When we had our first, he was the one scrubbing the baby clothes. He used Murphy's oil soap and stains just vanished. We didn't have a washing machine, as good newyorkers. I just left the recently splashed clothes soaking in the bath sink and they appeared magically cleaned in a baby clothhanger. When I suggested the idea of using cloth, he just said that, although disposables were not eco friendly, it was only a stage that was going to pass fast. We were using cheap brainds and the smell was driving me insane, but they were getting the job done and the lack of a laundry machine made other options not feasable.

(c) 2012 tinyguywearsclothdiapers
But this time, he just quit changing diapers and cleaning stained clothes. His health is not good, so I started leaving dirty clothes in the sink only to find the pile bigger every time, without any magic having taken the brown marks away. Then I decided to get a washing machine. Since it is forbiden to do so in this building, only portable ones were an option. We went for the Panda small twin tub, he decided to place it in the bathroom by having the door opening out instead of in. We drain in the tub, which serves as a buffer to avoid sudsing problems downstairs, and fill with the shower hose.

Once we had our dream washer in place, I immediately started researching and even buying and sneaking some stuff in. Didn't want to get off a budget, so I got plain white covers  and disposable liners, without telling him anything. It was only after the conversation avobe that I ordered a dozen prefolds and two pockets.

Now, when that order came, hell broke loose. You see, he claims he wasn't expecting it, he says I hit him with the surprise, he thought I would consider it first, and he ignored me every time I mentioned I had ordered them. Once I got the pockets out and showed them to him, I finally saw that terror look on his face.

H:  You mean that is a diaper?
M: Yep
H:   Sorry, I'm in shock
M:  I told you I had ordered them
H:  Yeah, but, really, I'm sorry, I thought we as human beings had evolved enough to not having to deal with cleaning poop any more.
M: Ahhh... we.... clean poop four times a day lately, what's the difference?
H:  You're not thinking on actually putting poop in our new washing machine, are you?
M: That's what the liners are for, they catch it and you can just flush them.

So, according to him, I was giving a step back in human evolution.....

To be continued...




Friday, December 14, 2012

The Downside

So, you find an overwhelming amount of stuff when you google "cloth diapers" and everything seems pretty convincing, but once you're enrolled, it turns out to be "not as expected", here are a good things you're going to have to do if you go the cloth diaper route:

1) Laundry.

         Let's just put it like  it is: cloth diapers need washing.....a lot. I can easily say that the washing machine does the work for me and I wouldn't be lying. I'm still amazed at just throwing Tiny Guy's dirty diapers in the wash without doing anything to them...and they come out clean. But then, why is it a hassle?

         Cloth diapers are picky in that regard. You can't wash them with the rest of your stuff, they need "special" treatment. First, the detergent can't have anything. Cloth diaper advocates will urge you to buy a specific brand, but I've managed to do it with a simple "free and clear" detergent. It's quite simple: no oils, no fragrances  no soap. Second, it has to be the right amount, too little won't clean, too much will stay and cause repelling. Third, they need pre-washing (which is not a problem) and extra rinsing, they need to be free of the "free and clear" detergent. Lastly, and the biggest hassle of all: they can't stay dirty. That means, you can't just play lazy and decide to not wash diapers for a few days. Urine is not gonna be merciful with them. Once they get dirty, you have no choice but to wash them in no longer than 3 days.

2) Leaks.

           OK, I was complaining about brown clothes in the back in my previous posting. How then, am I still doing so with cloth diapers? Well, I haven't had a single leak on the back, which, by itself, puts cloth diapers way up high and makes it worth having them. But they are no leak free. I've only had 4 leaks due to explosions, all of them through the legs, all of them with the same brand of diapers and all of them pretty easy to clean up. But I've had considerably more pee ones. And that one I give to disposables, with which I never had one.

             As said before, cloth diapers are picky, and they like repelling moisture, being loose, getting full and being squeezed. all of which ends up in wet clothes. Babies are different, water is different, detergents are different and fabrics are different, plus we don't have our moms to help us sort those things out. There's no idiot proof way of getting rid of leaks, you need to troubleshoot according to all these factors and determine why leaks occur. It is no fun to get your brand new set of diapers only to realize that your baby is wet because you didn't know how to deal with some of the stuff that came with them.

3)Cost.

          Diapers are pricey. No way around. They will most likely end up being big savings in the long run, but in the short one, it's hard to start if you're short of cash. Posts are around there saying that you can use old T-shirts, towels, wool sweaters from the thrift store, etc. But even if you do that, you still need something to fasten them up, some waterproof cover, a place to leave them and do laundry. Even the most basic and economic way will imply an investment.

           In my case, diapers are diapers, towels are towels, and shirts are shirts. If I start using towels as pre-folds or inserts and T-shirts as fitteds, everything will be extremely confusing and sorting out clothes will be a problem.

           Want an advice? don't get married. Shop around, find sales, used, etc. It's always good to have pre-folds and plain white covers ready for any emergency ($2.50 per pre-fold, $5 per cover), but if you like the fancy stuff, try different brands. If you get an amazing deal with one and it turns out it didn't fit right, you're stuck. If a brand doesn't meet your expectations, you can always save those diapers for later use or re-sell them. they're pretty good at keeping their value.

4)The big P

             First question everybody asks when you tell them you have cloth diapers is: "what do you do with the poop?" You deal with it, but sometimes it's a pain in the rear end.

              Tiny Guy is exclusively breastfed and less than 3 months old. What do I do? I dump the dirty diapers in the diaper bag. That simple. The washing machine takes care of that. My mom's face turned pink, blue, white, red and purple when she realized I was dumping poop in my brand new washer. Put it that way: you throw every other body fluid there,  that's what it does, it takes the body fluid and dumps it in the drain and gives you back your clothes all clean. Baby stools are just another body fluid, they're liquid, they dissolve.

            Now, when it comes to babies eating solids, things change. Washing machines can't handle solids, nor you want them floating around the rest of your clothes. So, what do you do? You dump it in the toilet.....and then dump the dirty diaper in the bag, etc. It's that step that can get tricky, specially with sticky stuff. You can use biodegradable liners that will ease the process and catch all - or most - the stools, but they are expensive also, and if you happen to have a toddler, the odds of your liner being lost somewhere in the bedroom are quite high. You can also use a water sprayer, for very easy 45 bucks, you can scrubb them down with a brush....or you can manage to use your shower hose and get them to fall in a bucket, which will be dumped in the toilet. The worst of my toddler has taken me about 2 minutes to get all the solids off. Don't worry about stains or little lines, washing machine will take care of that.

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Is it worth doing it? it depends, if you like your baby looking cute, using cloths in his butt like a decent human being, and you absolutely hate the smells and dealing with garbage like me, it certainly is. But it's not for everybody, so if you choose to use disposables, don't let anyone intimidate you or guilt you out of it.

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Why cloth?

I know, a lot of people will try to convince you to use cloth because it's good for the environment and because you save "lots of money". Let's face it, the environmental issue falls short when women have to use napkins and tampons for way more years than babies do (yep, there's remedy for that too). And, as for the savings, well, cloth can get expensive fast and there are plenty of ways to make disposables affordable (I managed to get an 8 week supply with a 75% discount). Plus, if you don't like cloth, you can get stuck with a big expense and investment.

OK, then, why, really, did I decide to take this convoluted route? Here are my reasons:

  • 1) I was tired of washing baby clothes 4 times a day. My tiny guy is exclusively breastfed and all diapers, regardless of the brand, failed to hold the runny poop in the back, making it a total mess every time he had an explosion, which ended up in me scrubbing clothes, spending countless wipes and having to go out with 2 extra outfits and do tons of laundry. If I'm washing poop anyway, why not running one load of diapers a day instead of 3 of baby clothes? There are way more options to buy and systems to do than with disposables, something had to work on that regard.
  • 2)I couldn't stand the smell any more. Unless you buy some organic overpriced poop catchers, all disposables come with perfumes, which I hate, which were making me dizzy and have headaches. I don't wear perfumes for a reason, so the only feasible way to get rid of them, was to go cloth.
  • 3) Poop stinks too. Aside from the diapers' own smell discussed above, once you dispose of it, you need to go all the way to the dumpster if you're planning on getting rid of the smell. Really, I never understood diaper genies, which on top of everything else, are expensive. My whole house was smelling so bad we needed to take the garbage out twice a day.
  • 4) I don't like giving free publicity to anybody. Plenty of the disposables around there have cartoon characters in front, and lately, in back too. None of them paid me to give them publicity on my little one. What happened to the plain white ones? oh yeah, they're biodegradable and overpriced (and even those got cartoons).
  • 5) I know SAP is FDA approved, I know nothing will happen to Tiny Guy if he wears disposables, he won't get butt cancer or grow a third cheek. But if, for whatever reason, I wait too much to change it, the diaper breaks apart, and the SAP gets everywhere, and little fingers can reach the gel and put it into their little mouthies, and that is dangerous. If you don't change a cloth diaper on time, you get cleanable pee and a soaked piece of cloth.
  • 6) My Big One is almost 3 and not a single sign of potty is in the horizon. Since he's used to being dry, he doesn't care about a heavy diaper. I don't want my Tiny One to be in the same situation and extend the diaper era until he's 4.
  • 7) As any other parent in the world, I want the best for my children. Due to monopolies, diapers have evolved way more in the cloth industry than in the disposable one. The best diapers out there are made to last, not to be thrown away after a single use and I want the best for him, period.

Well, there you have it. Feel free to add more weird reasons that are not savings or earth friendly related.

Lastly, my mom always told me: "When you were a baby, I used cloth because disposables were expensive, and they were a piece of crap, I had to use latex pants". I can imagine telling my big one: "when you were a baby, I used disposable because there was no other choice, and they were a piece of crap, they leaked on the back". But I won't say that to my Tiny One.