Comments on: Too many diaper choices? lets narrow it down for you http://blog.drbar.org/2010/01/14/too-many-diaper-choices-lets-narrow-it-down-for-you/ Housecall, Pediatrician in Newport Beach Orange County Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:30:29 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Kathryn Navas http://blog.drbar.org/2010/01/14/too-many-diaper-choices-lets-narrow-it-down-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-808 Kathryn Navas Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:34:56 +0000 http://blog.drbar.org/?p=979#comment-808 I have been using the small little g dippers with cloth inserts for my daughter and they work great! The g dippers are much softer on her legs than other dipper covers. The dippers are also convenient because we can also use the disposable inserts that are 100% biodegradable! I have been using the small little g dippers with cloth inserts for my daughter
and they work great! The g dippers are much softer on her legs than other dipper
covers. The dippers are also convenient because we can also use the disposable
inserts that are 100% biodegradable!

]]> By: Mia http://blog.drbar.org/2010/01/14/too-many-diaper-choices-lets-narrow-it-down-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-805 Mia Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:46:52 +0000 http://blog.drbar.org/?p=979#comment-805 Some diapers are biodegradable, this is true doctor, but unless you are willing to compost your biodegradable diapers, they are not going to degrade much faster in a landfill than ordinary diapers. This is due to the layering of waste in a landfill, not allowing the organic matter to decay properly. I personally use a disposable called Tushies for trips out, and a cloth system called Bummis (http://www.bummis.com/us/en/) for our at home use. The Tushies are made from a wonderful gel free, non chlorine bleached cotton and wood pulp blend, and these suckers are SUPER absorbent. The only down side is they don’t have a leak guard, so you get the occasional leak if you are not diligent with your diaper changes (I have been known to pick up a small pack of Earths Best (http://www.earthsbest.com/products/product/2392305020 for long outings and traveling where changing was knowingly going to be few and far between) Also, they have those old fashioned sticky closures, not the convenient Velcro ones. The Earths Best features both of these, but does have a gel lining. (see “Why Gel Free?” at bottom) The Seventh Generation – as you suggested, also has a gel lining. To my knowledge, all conventional diapers on the market do, besides the Tushies. I do not consider the gDiapers to be conventional, more along the lines of the cloth diapers. I figure, if you are going to go ahead and get the diaper covers, you might as well take one more step and go all the way with a cloth diapering system. The Bummis are amazing. I have never soaked a diaper, and thank god for that! I, like many moms out there, the whole prospect of rinsing and soaking was mortifying! It is pretty much the old fashioned way, except you get this wonderful thin liner to place over the pre-fold, and it catches any solids – and it’s flushable! - making washing a breeze. I even use the liners in the Bumgenius diapers at night (easier changing as it is all one piece, or an “all in one”) Also, with cloth diapers, you are not only saving upwards of 2,000 dollars on the diapers themselves, but you can easily make your own detergent and save an arm and a leg on it as well! See ultra sensitive diaper detergent recipe below! Hope this was of some help to mothers thinking of cloth diapering, and to you doctor! Questions? frozenbanshee@yahoo.com “Why Gel Free?” Polyacrylate gel in diapers is a relatively new phenomenon, and no one really knows what the long term effects are. It also leaches moisture from your babies skin. Additionally, disposables are full of dioxins. While non-organic cotton cloth diapers can also have dioxins, they typically are washed out within the first few pre-washes (before your baby will ever wear them), however one-use-only disposables are never rid of them. Additionally, and perhaps the most compelling reason to use cloth diapers, is that disposable diapers containing polyacrylate gel are suspected of exacerbating, and even causing, asthma. Quoted from http://www.diaperpin.com/clothdiapers/article_toptenreasons.asp See website for further information Detergent recipe 1 part borax ie sodium borate 1 part baking soda ie sodium bicarbonate 1 part oxy bleach Mix all together in bucket, leave tightly sealed Calgon monthly for hard water areas 2 tbsp larger washer 1 tbsp for smaller washer or HE washer You can substitute the baking soda for washing soda if you feel your diapers aren’t getting clean enough, or just use a small amount of washing soda every other wash or so. I personally do not use it because it is very abrasive, has a very high ph (leads to more diaper rashes), and my son has proven to be very sensitive and allergic to it. But, some mothers swear by it. Some diapers are biodegradable, this is true doctor, but unless you are willing to compost your biodegradable diapers, they are not going to degrade much faster in a landfill than ordinary diapers. This is due to the layering of waste in a landfill, not allowing the organic matter to decay properly. I personally use a disposable called Tushies for trips out, and a cloth system called Bummis (http://www.bummis.com/us/en/) for our at home use.

The Tushies are made from a wonderful gel free, non chlorine bleached cotton and wood pulp blend, and these suckers are SUPER absorbent. The only down side is they don’t have a leak guard, so you get the occasional leak if you are not diligent with your diaper changes (I have been known to pick up a small pack of Earths Best (http://www.earthsbest.com/products/product/2392305020 for long outings and traveling where changing was knowingly going to be few and far between) Also, they have those old fashioned sticky closures, not the convenient Velcro ones. The Earths Best features both of these, but does have a gel lining. (see “Why Gel Free?” at bottom)

The Seventh Generation – as you suggested, also has a gel lining. To my knowledge, all conventional diapers on the market do, besides the Tushies. I do not consider the gDiapers to be conventional, more along the lines of the cloth diapers. I figure, if you are going to go ahead and get the diaper covers, you might as well take one more step and go all the way with a cloth diapering system.

The Bummis are amazing. I have never soaked a diaper, and thank god for that! I, like many moms out there, the whole prospect of rinsing and soaking was mortifying! It is pretty much the old fashioned way, except you get this wonderful thin liner to place over the pre-fold, and it catches any solids – and it’s flushable! – making washing a breeze. I even use the liners in the Bumgenius diapers at night (easier changing as it is all one piece, or an “all in one”)

Also, with cloth diapers, you are not only saving upwards of 2,000 dollars on the diapers themselves, but you can easily make your own detergent and save an arm and a leg on it as well! See ultra sensitive diaper detergent recipe below!

Hope this was of some help to mothers thinking of cloth diapering, and to you doctor!

Questions? frozenbanshee@yahoo.com

“Why Gel Free?”

Polyacrylate gel in diapers is a relatively new phenomenon, and no one really knows what the long term effects are. It also leaches moisture from your babies skin. Additionally, disposables are full of dioxins. While non-organic cotton cloth diapers can also have dioxins, they typically are washed out within the first few pre-washes (before your baby will ever wear them), however one-use-only disposables are never rid of them. Additionally, and perhaps the most compelling reason to use cloth diapers, is that disposable diapers containing polyacrylate gel are suspected of exacerbating, and even causing, asthma.

Quoted from http://www.diaperpin.com/clothdiapers/article_toptenreasons.asp
See website for further information

Detergent recipe

1 part borax ie sodium borate
1 part baking soda ie sodium bicarbonate
1 part oxy bleach
Mix all together in bucket, leave tightly sealed

Calgon monthly for hard water areas

2 tbsp larger washer
1 tbsp for smaller washer or HE washer

You can substitute the baking soda for washing soda if you feel your diapers aren’t getting clean enough, or just use a small amount of washing soda every other wash or so. I personally do not use it because it is very abrasive, has a very high ph (leads to more diaper rashes), and my son has proven to be very sensitive and allergic to it. But, some mothers swear by it.

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