diaper genie???

#1_BadgeBunny

so DH went to BRU w/ MIL to buy some things left on our registry.  when they got back all MIL kept saying was "ohh you should really return the diaper genie my friend says her daughter didnt like hers" if she said it once she said it 43 million times!! besides wanting to smack her and saying then why the heck did you even buy it.. i was curious what you ladies thought about diape pails.  Im not saying we have to keep the "diaper genie" but i think we need something besides a regular trash can w/ all the diapers we will be going through?  (fyi we have a 2 story house and no garage to throw them in)

tia

CaliJenny

We have 2 diaper champs, one in their room and one at a changing station downstairs.  They really do keep in the stink.  I couldn't imagine opening the garbage when there is a poop diaper in there to throw something else out.  We'd have to empty the garbage twice a day and take it outside if we didn't have a diaper pail. 

I know people with Genie's and they like that it individually wraps each one as it goes in. 

Keep it. 

jenkm

I'm not registering for one - it would be a waste for us.  As it is, I throw all food items and stuff that could smell into the garbage in the garage every night.  No way could I leave poop diapers in a garbage in the house for more than a day, I don't care how magical the genie is.

I was admittedly screwed up by a very anal retentive clean freak mother from early on, fyi.

KLyn

i got the diaper champ because we can use out regular trash bags with it.  I think it works really well at keeping the smells contained.  I don't really know anything about the genie...

Temp6313048411121614

I have this one and I really like it.  It doesn't have great reviews, but this is the only diaper pail I've used while using disposables (used to CD) and I've never had any stink issues.  I do spray it with lysol everytime I change the bag, maybe that helps.

GoalieWife

I hate my diaper genie, it's so smelly! It keeps the smell in generally, except for every time you open the lid to put in a diaper, and it smells SO gross when you open the bottom to empty it when it's full. Nothing gets rid of the lingering odor either.
You're totally better off buying a trash can with a lid and using the smelly baggies, there at the dollar store 70 for $1.00.
GL 

ncsubride

We have the diaper genie II and love it.  We use it mainly for poopy diapers and put the wet diapers in the scented bags we get from the dollar tree which works out great.

jacobandcrystal

We've used our Diaper Champ through 2 babies now and are still happy with it.  I love that it just uses regular garbage bags so we don't have to buy refills.  It's really easy to use too, you just need to flip the handle to the opposite side with each new diaper.

HisLobster

We have the Diaper Genie II and love it. It keeps the smell in and we've had no trouble with stank when opening or changing it.

lgurian

we have the diaper genie II upstairs and just use regular trash downstairs because it goes out so much more often. i love it for upstairs. it hasnt been that long but we started without it for a few days and it was such a hassle to have to make sure to take that trash out everyday.