why is everyone SO opinionated when it comes to CD?

TG508 · December 2010

my mom absolutely HATES the idea of me CDing which is weird because my mom has ALWAYS been very supportive of anything i did but when it comes to CDing all she ever says is "oh it wont last".. "i give it a week".. "you have NO IDEA how much work it is and i know your not up for it"... blah blah blah.

now my mom never CD'd so how she would know how much work it is, is beyond me but whatever.... whats REALLY starting to piss me off is how everytime we go somewhere and are around other women (such as: aunts, gmas, cousins) she says stuff like "did you tell them what you have decided to do?" like iv decided im gonna commit a murder or something and of course they all say "oh its alot of work and the first time you smell a dirty diaper you will change your mind"

uhmmm im sorry but dont you have to SMELL and SEE dirty diapers with sposies too?

iv put ALOT of thought into this and im not gonna let them change my mind but dang its getting annoying!

MrsRoy07 · December 2010

People are opinionated about EVERYTHING parenting related- isn't it annoying?? And for a topic that most people know nothing about, they sure have a lot to say about cloth diapering. Have you shown your mom what a "modern" cloth diaper looks like? So many ppl still think of pins and plastic pants... maybe when she sees how much easier it is now she'll lay off?

Or, you can just leave it alone, and then shove it in her face when your baby is 6+ months old and you're still going strong with CD's. Sorry you're getting so much crap from people!

xmeli554x · December 2010

I got a ton of that too. Most people just think of CDing as large white flats that you have to fold up and fasten with safety pins; they don't realize what modern cloth diapering is. I just tried to smile and "Well, we'll see."

MrsB*7*21 · December 2010

I have been getting this a lot too, especially since we are having twins. I just say, there are a lot of cool CD's out there...they aren't what they used to be.

Yesterday, at Christmas with DH's family I got to talk to his cousin who has a 4 month old they have been CDing since she was 3 weeks. It was so refreshing to talk to someone IRL who is doing it and loving it - even the dad was telling us about how great it is, which actually got DH excited about it!

lsugirljen · December 2010

I just don't tell anyone, because a lot of people are opinionated about CD and I get tired of hearing it.

MermaidNM · December 2010

My mom said I was crazy and that we would just increase our water bill making the savings minimal. I kept sposies on hand for her at first. Now I just leave the pink ones on top for her and she is fine. She was surprised by how cute they were (especially when I showed her the DryBee Lacies) Now that we are doing it and well, she has backed off. My sister still rolls her eyes and calls me crazy, but I love it and don't care.

TG508 · December 2010

lsugirljen:
I just don't tell anyone, because a lot of people are opinionated about CD and I get tired of hearing it.

i dont bring it up but my mom does. lol

i just say "ok we will see".

TG508 · December 2010

MrsRoy07:

People are opinionated about EVERYTHING parenting related- isn't it annoying?? And for a topic that most people know nothing about, they sure have a lot to say about cloth diapering.

exactly why i try not to tell people ANYTHING about my choices for parenting.

if it isnt one thing, its another.

and honestly i though DH would be alot harder about my decision to CD but he is all for it! weird!

circa1978 · December 2010

I am really lucky and live near a cloth diapering store. It's beautiful and has all the diapers set up so that moms can touch and see how each one differs - plus all the colors and patterns. I took my MIL and mom for a "tour" over the holidays. Now MIL wants to buy stock. They didn't really "get it" until they saw the modern cloth diapers for themselves. Maybe your mom just needs to see how different it is from years ago for it to click.

Allie30 · December 2010

so, mermaid, how's your water bill? i haven't gotten my first post baby water bill yet, but i'll bet the amount i've increased for washing is equal to the decrease in the long daily showers i don't have the luxury of taking anymore.

to the OP, i got this too. My mom was insistent that I'd see more diaper rashes with CDs -- my baby hasn't had one yet. And my friend did the whole "oh, it won't last a week" thing with me -- but she never tried it with hers! In fact, some of my friends were so appalled when they saw CDs on my registry that they got together and gave me hundreds (HUNDREDS) of disposables. I ended up buying all the CDs myself. I only use disposables when I'm out of CDs or occasionally when I'm running errands.

They really don't seem that much harder to me. Maybe a little more hassle with laundry but honestly, you do so much more laundry with a baby in the house anyway, an extra load every day or two is nothing. Also, once I started using cloth consistently (I "eased" my way into it because my mom freaked me out so much), I noticed how TERRIBLE disposable diapers smell. Like, truly awful.

LI444 · December 2010

I don't know why people get that way...my mom was really supportive because she saw that it wasn't just prefolds and covers, and my SIL was supportive because she cloth diapers, but my BIL (when pressed) will admit that he finds it absolutely disgusting that we wash diapers with poop residue. I don't get that. His daughter has a delicate stomach and throws up a lot, and it's not like her sleepers don't occasionally get poop and pee on them. How are the diapers that different?

colorguardgirl · December 2010

I don't know why people care what catches my baby's poop, what I feed my baby, when I put my baby to sleep, how much sleep my baby gets, what outfit I put on him for the day, ect. ect. ect...

I deal with the annoying comments all day everyday. I guess it just comes with being a parent. Most of the time I just tell people when they comment that it works for us and our son is as happy and healthy as a baby can be. (Most comments come from my overly opinionated MIL whom I currently live with).

Best advice just ignore it and it Slowly lessens.

txbootsy · December 2010

me and my husband both love cloth diapering!

enjoy it!

jCamsquared · December 2010

I got all of that too. Now, even 5 months into it, people are always asking 'so how's that cloth diaper stuff going for you?' with a tone of anticipation. They are just dying to hear we failed. I love telling them the opposite.

Bran_ham · December 2010

My mom is still a huge PITA about CD'ing. When we visit I just broke down and bought sposies because she refuses to change DS with cloth. She complains that she can't fasten them correctly. Truth is she still messes up the sposies leaving them too loose so they leak. I know I should be thankful because when she comes around I get a huge break from being a mom, she pretty much takes over. She CD'ed my brother and sister but it's not like she has to wash the diapers now. She's judge-y about the CD but nothing else really. I guess I should count my blessings.

jenny1980 · December 2010

Am I seriously the only one who had family/friends assume we'd CD? Actually, most were aghast that we started out using disposables (we used Pampers before we switched to cloth at 6 weeks). Maybe it's the hippy/eco friendly Seattle thing, but we've never gotten any crap for cloth diapering.

Both of our parents used CDs on us (prefolds/flats) and marvel at the new fancy diapers now. :-)

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