Comments on: Diaper or Nappy Guilt http://www.blisstree.com/babylune/diaper-or-nappy-guilt/ Adventures in post-partum recovery. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:58:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Babylune http://www.blisstree.com/babylune/diaper-or-nappy-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-2484 Babylune Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:08:09 +0000 http://www.babylune.com/diaper-or-nappy-guilt/#comment-2484 [...] being side-lined and dismissed while diaper companies produce diapers for children as old as ten, elimination communication is finally getting some coverage. Check out this quote from a Yahoo News article on the subject: [...] [...] being side-lined and dismissed while diaper companies produce diapers for children as old as ten, elimination communication is finally getting some coverage. Check out this quote from a Yahoo News article on the subject: [...]

]]> By: Babylune - Results of Your Experiments http://www.blisstree.com/babylune/diaper-or-nappy-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-1825 Babylune - Results of Your Experiments Sun, 29 Apr 2007 09:00:25 +0000 http://www.babylune.com/diaper-or-nappy-guilt/#comment-1825 [...] you may know, I have a history of experimenting on myself. You will also know that I hate using disposable diapers…just not enough to use cloth [...] [...] you may know, I have a history of experimenting on myself. You will also know that I hate using disposable diapers…just not enough to use cloth [...]

]]> By: Babylune - The Woolen Tights Police http://www.blisstree.com/babylune/diaper-or-nappy-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-1417 Babylune - The Woolen Tights Police Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:24:59 +0000 http://www.babylune.com/diaper-or-nappy-guilt/#comment-1417 [...] So, very strongly, I told the girl that I didn’t make a single parenting decision without thinking very hard and doing a lot of research. I told her that I need help taking care of my daughter while I am work, that I believe she has been well-trained and that the centre is a safe place to leave my daughter, but that I am the mother and I expect my wishes to be respected even if she doesn’t understand them. I didn’t tell her, that while going against the crowd on the Strumpfhose thing has always been a touchy point with me, I have been rewarded. My kids don’t get the diaper rashes and yeast infections that are so prevalent they almost define a German babyhood, and while I don’t have clinical evidence, I attribute this to not wearing Strumpfhose and part-time elimination communication. [...] [...] So, very strongly, I told the girl that I didn’t make a single parenting decision without thinking very hard and doing a lot of research. I told her that I need help taking care of my daughter while I am work, that I believe she has been well-trained and that the centre is a safe place to leave my daughter, but that I am the mother and I expect my wishes to be respected even if she doesn’t understand them. I didn’t tell her, that while going against the crowd on the Strumpfhose thing has always been a touchy point with me, I have been rewarded. My kids don’t get the diaper rashes and yeast infections that are so prevalent they almost define a German babyhood, and while I don’t have clinical evidence, I attribute this to not wearing Strumpfhose and part-time elimination communication. [...]

]]> By: Inside Fatherhood » Potty Training Tips From Around the Web http://www.blisstree.com/babylune/diaper-or-nappy-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-1059 Inside Fatherhood » Potty Training Tips From Around the Web Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:30:13 +0000 http://www.babylune.com/diaper-or-nappy-guilt/#comment-1059 [...] Diaper or Nappy Guilt Call them disposable diapers, nappies, or just Pampers. Depending on the industrialized society you live in, they take up anywhere from 2.5 to 5% of landfill space. According to an article in today’s Guardian, the average child will use 3,796 disposable diapers before being toilet trained. [...] [...] Diaper or Nappy Guilt Call them disposable diapers, nappies, or just Pampers. Depending on the industrialized society you live in, they take up anywhere from 2.5 to 5% of landfill space. According to an article in today’s Guardian, the average child will use 3,796 disposable diapers before being toilet trained. [...]

]]> By: Karen http://www.blisstree.com/babylune/diaper-or-nappy-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-1056 Karen Wed, 29 Nov 2006 22:49:48 +0000 http://www.babylune.com/diaper-or-nappy-guilt/#comment-1056 I started with good intentions too. My friend Robyn (www.insidemotherhood.com) gave me a 1/2 dozen of her handmade diapers as a baby shower gift. These diapers have built in snaps and elastic. My 1st child didn't have solid stools for a long, long time, so I gave up on the idea with her. We called my 2nd child "goose" for about a month. He was pooping about every 30 minutes or less. I went through a bunch of diapers!!! I know I used several packs in a week. I never could bring myself to use cloth diapers. I don't spend much on diapers anyway. I wait for them to go on sale and then I use coupons. Or I get them buy one get one 1/2 price, or buy 1 get 1 free. Then I stock up for the next few months. I'm not exactly how much I spend on diapers, if I were to average it out monthly, but I know it would be less than $30 a month. Besides, I don't think my eczema could handle for me to use cloth diapers. I can hardly hand wash dishes or wash my hands because my hands will bleed, crack, flake, and get a terrible rash on them. Of course, I still wash my hands, but I try not to do anything else that would additionally aggravate my very sensitive skin. I have started taking my toddler to the potty. He has used it a few times and then the other day he went and got the potty himself. We put him on it and we peed. I'm hoping and praying he'll be easier to train than my first. I started with good intentions too. My friend Robyn (www.insidemotherhood.com) gave me a 1/2 dozen of her handmade diapers as a baby shower gift. These diapers have built in snaps and elastic. My 1st child didn’t have solid stools for a long, long time, so I gave up on the idea with her. We called my 2nd child “goose” for about a month. He was pooping about every 30 minutes or less. I went through a bunch of diapers!!! I know I used several packs in a week. I never could bring myself to use cloth diapers.

I don’t spend much on diapers anyway. I wait for them to go on sale and then I use coupons. Or I get them buy one get one 1/2 price, or buy 1 get 1 free. Then I stock up for the next few months. I’m not exactly how much I spend on diapers, if I were to average it out monthly, but I know it would be less than $30 a month.

Besides, I don’t think my eczema could handle for me to use cloth diapers. I can hardly hand wash dishes or wash my hands because my hands will bleed, crack, flake, and get a terrible rash on them. Of course, I still wash my hands, but I try not to do anything else that would additionally aggravate my very sensitive skin.

I have started taking my toddler to the potty. He has used it a few times and then the other day he went and got the potty himself. We put him on it and we peed. I’m hoping and praying he’ll be easier to train than my first.

]]> By: kbaggott http://www.blisstree.com/babylune/diaper-or-nappy-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-178 kbaggott Thu, 20 Apr 2006 09:31:48 +0000 http://www.babylune.com/diaper-or-nappy-guilt/#comment-178 That is way too much to expect from one woman! That is way too much to expect from one woman!

]]> By: kachunk http://www.blisstree.com/babylune/diaper-or-nappy-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-176 kachunk Thu, 20 Apr 2006 09:25:17 +0000 http://www.babylune.com/diaper-or-nappy-guilt/#comment-176 Likewise! With #1 I started with all good intentions with 20 cotton nappies. Within 24 hours I was ready to throw in the towel. #1 pooped and pee-ed after every feed and in between. The rinsing, disinfecting, washing, and drying nearly pushed me to PND. Looking after a newborn, recovering from C-section, *AND* providing a supply of clean cotton nappies was too much. Likewise! With #1 I started with all good intentions with 20 cotton nappies. Within 24 hours I was ready to throw in the towel. #1 pooped and pee-ed after every feed and in between. The rinsing, disinfecting, washing, and drying nearly pushed me to PND. Looking after a newborn, recovering from C-section, *AND* providing a supply of clean cotton nappies was too much.

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