Diaper pail - is it worth it?

greenbean79

Will a regular garbage can with a lid work just as well or are the diaper pails like Diaper Genie, worth it?

 

lmdbww

I had a Diaper Genie II and thought it was worth it.  I didn't notice any smell, stuffed it crazy full, and I think in the 2 years that I used it, I only really bought perhaps 5 refills.

el25

I think it's necessary.  We have the Diaper Dekor, and it really never smelled unless it was very full.  We are still using it and it's great.

Sept1799

We didn't buy one. We use paper bags with the dirty ones and put them in a larger bag in the garage. I don't think its worth it. Therefore I didn't buy one.

millardk17

Yes!!

nikkid5

I was wondering the same thing.  What about the Arm & Hammer diaper pail?  Has anyone used this one?

CrazyToast

I say it's not necessary.  We got a small steel step can, and we find it super-easy to use.  We live in a ranch-style house, so we have no stairs to go up and down, so emptying the diapers out every 2 days is not a problem.  We have no smell issues, either.

jds0521

We have the Diaper Genie II Elite & I love it. Very convenient & keeps the smell to a min. Although, we put poop diapers in separate plastic bags & put them out in the garbage can immediately.

vansgirl68

Totally not needed..  spend the $$ on something more useful.  A regular garbage can with a lid works perfectly.

Heather&Ben

I think it is! I babysit for friends' children (current ages 3, 2 & 9 mo. old) & trust me I don't want to deal w/ smelly diapers all the time when our LO arrives! out they go!

snansley

Check consignment sales and yard sales to pick one up for cheap.  Some disinfectant and some time in the sun and it will be plenty clean.  We got a diaper champ and it works pretty well.  We empty it every couple of days.

karen_loy

I have the angelcare diaper disposal (which I believe in the US is sold as Diaper Genie II Elite) and is totally worthy!

we use it for all of DS's diapers (even the poopy ones) and empty it like every 10 days, it never smells!

FacciaBella83

Diaper Champ Deluxe.....it's like a hybrid of a regular trash can and a diaper genie...no expensive refills required.

MrsChelseaP09

vansgirl68:

Totally not needed..  spend the $$ on something more useful.  A regular garbage can with a lid works perfectly.

This. I have been using a small open trash can and it works perfectly fine for us, I don't notice a smell. I am EBFing though and to the best of my knowledge the poo only smells horrible when the baby is formula feeding. We also bought the biodegradable diaper sacks to place the poo diapers in.... if they ever start to stink.

mommameag

I used one with our first two babies but have no desire to use one this time around whatsoever. Cleaning them out is so gross, it stinks really really badly! Also, you can just take it to the trash... for instance, if I change the diaper upstairs and it's dirty, not wet I will just set it on the ledge for when I go downstairs and put it in the little trash in the garage. My DH is great about emptying the little diaper trash in the garage and it's a lot cheaper to use a small bathroom type trash there with a walmart bag that we don't need anyway instead of wasting money on the diaper pail and refills. JMO... I would rather spend that money on more cute clothes and toys for our baby The wet diapers can go in a normal trash anyway, they don't stink.

teshy1

DH and I couldn't see spending $40+ on a Diaper Genie.  We got a step trash can and I use odor-blocking trash bags and an Arm & Hammer stick-up on the underside of the lid to reduce odours.  I empty it every 4-5 days.  The way I see it, dirty diapers are going to stink, no matter what.  At some point, you have to empty the can and clean it.  Just part of life...

Irishsapphire

nikkid5:

I was wondering the same thing.  What about the Arm & Hammer diaper pail?  Has anyone used this one?

 Yes, we really like our Arm & Hammer diaper pail.  You basically just keep filling up the baking soda.  And we have to buy the special refill bags for the diaper pail.