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Ack! 10 mths of CDing& DH is no longer on board

JodiLinn503JodiLinn503
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I've always been the main 'cheerleader' for CDs; DH has gone along with it. In the beginning it took a little convincing, but I haven't heard anything negative for a very long time.  Well, we had a conversation last night that shocked me. He explained that he hates all of the water that we use washing DD's dipes. He thinks that is ecologically worse that using disposables and would be happy if we stopped using cloth.

What can I say to get him back on board??

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Re: Ack! 10 mths of CDing& DH is no longer on board

  • barnwifebarnwife member
    Ummmm....that water will be cleaned long before the disposables disintegrate.
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  • Ris1127Ris1127
    That would be hard. Depending on the area you live in it may be worse. If you live in a drought area with low water I can see where he could be right, but I'm not sure how true that is either that's just what I was told. If nothing less try to explain to him that CDs cost less and they don't have any harmful chemicals that are exsposed to your childs bum, and ultimatly being re absorbed into mother earth. Not to mention the fecal waste. Youre not suppose to dispose of fecal waste in the trash but I don't know of many who don't. GL on trying to re-convince him. If nothing less can you do half CDs and half sposies. It will lower the water usage and you can use the CDs and he use the sposies?
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  • njh514njh514 member

    I'd probably say, "well, we already bought the cloth. We're using cloth."

    But I can kind of be a jerk. That's weird that he's just now deciding that he's really not into it. Does he help a lot? Maybe he'd be better with it if you pick up a little more of that responsibility (assuming that he does his half)

    Could you take your water bills and compare them to what it would/will cost to switch to disposables? 

    https://www.diaperingdecisions.com/VirtuesOfCloth.htm

    This might help. Good luck and I hope you're both happy with whatever you decide. 

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  • MellsHellsMellsHells

    PP already linked to this site, but they have a great chart that breaks down the costs of disposable diapering versus cloth per change, and it factors in not only water but the energy used to heat the water. Cloth is still always cheaper (chart for sposies is at the bottom).

    https://www.diaperdecisions.com/pages/cost_of_cloth_diapers.php

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  • SapphyrSapphyr

    I can't link from my phone but google the Story of Stuff.  That will also show that disposables are also huge culprits of water consumption and oil resources as well.  More than cloth I believe.

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  • ElloPoppetElloPoppet

    1) our water bill didn't go up.

    2) sposies take tons of water and petroleum to manufacture and get shipped to you for the next 2 years.

    3) water from your washer gets treated and gets used over and over.

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  • mooetamooeta member

    Tell him that when considering water consumption he needs to remember that for every disposable created there is a water cost.  Water is consumed in the production, bleaching, etc.  Much of this water when released contains bleaching chemicals i.e. chlorine that is hazardous to the environment.  The water you use to wash has much fewer chemicals release and is sent to a processing plant to be cleaned and reused. 

     

    Maybe he's be willing to compromise with a hybrid system like Gdiapers.

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  • papagenapapagena member
    imageElloPoppet:

    2) sposies take tons of water and petroleum to manufacture and get shipped to you for the next 2 years.

    That's what I would love to see looked at - the resources (energy and water) that it takes to make and ship the sposies...
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