Diapers Q&A
What's a good solution instead of baby diapers?
I mean, they're not biodegradable. What can we invent or something to help save the Earth from disaster?
Public Comments
- http://www.gdiapers.com/ Probably the best alternative out there at the moment.
- Cloth diapers, just maybe? OMGWTFBBQ, a low-tech solution, one that would mean *work*. How dreadful. Edit: cool, I didn't know about those gDiaper things^, they sound like a pretty good solution for travel, when you're busy, or don't want to use cloth.
- Well, I was born in Cuba. My mother used cloth diapers - no harm done to the environment. I think they still use them over there. Downside? You have to hand wash all of the soil away from them with your own hands, or you can buy a separate washer to do this "dirty" job. If you're a good environmentalist this should be no problem.
- use cloth diapers.
- Is it the diaper or the baby poop that is a danger to the environment?
- Just let your baby poop and pee everywhere and clean it up!!!
- Cloth nappies are the way to go, even if you just use them while you're at home and can deal with the extra mess.
- Cloth diapers are reusable, but they need to be washed in hot water several times (6 times by law) to clean them. So yes, you save paper, but you use up a whole lot of water and detergent. Plus, the cloth material breaks down from being washed so much. Disposable diaper use paper, but paper is eventually biodegraded. To save the environment better, ride a bicycle, recycle all your containers and newspapers. Use rechargeable batteries, drive a hybrid car, install solar panels in hour house, donate money to the national parks, etc... That will balance out the use of the very convenient disposable diapers.
- Actually, it has been proven that babies as young as 3 months can be potty trained. (No, I'm not an idiot or a spammer!) My mom did this with the last 3 of her 7 kids, and while she also used cloth nappies (just in case) there were very few accidents. Her method was to get a child's training toilet, available at any department store, and support the baby on the seat. Then she would slowly pour a small cup of lukewarm water over the baby's privates into the bowl of the toilet, simulating 'going'. This takes a lot of patience and time - she was a stay-at-home mom - but it's really enviroment-conscious, and prevents having to go through the same thing with the kid later when they're more active.
- in india they train babies at even 3 months to pee and poo. it takes time but you have to be and take cues from your baby. like faces they make and after they eat or drink. you hold their thighs apart, one hand on one thigh and make a pssssss noise over a sink. in time they can be diaper free by 1 yr. good luck!
- cloth diapers, which are a little gross. But what I say is, save your nose and hands and put the child on the toilet. Just kidding. Just use the plain diaper. It is WAY easier.
- http://www.gotoreviews.com/archives/baby-kids/ecodisposable-diapers.html This website talks about all of the kinds of biodegradable diapers out there that you can buy.
- Cloth diapers are the best way to go. You will need alot of them! They are not so bad to clean.. Use hot water to rinse all the yuckies out then soak in a bucket. Then wash at the end of the day. You can buy the plastic covers to go over them so there is not a bis mess. It would be easier to potty train them earlier using cloth diapers.
- I know a lot of people that have used cloth diapers, but with a diaper service. That way you arent't using disposable, but don't have to wash the cloth diapers a billion times or deal with the mess. They take the old ones and leave you with new ones once a week, and the new are all sterilized. But you should check on what chemicals the services use, I know some only use biodegradable products. Hope this helps.
- Strap a bucket to the kid's butt.
- Just let her/him piss and s*** all over the ground. After all it *is* natural. Having carpet is not good for this. Harder to clean than hard floors.
