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So happy to be done using disposables

emilyknelsonemilyknelson
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We just went for our first plane ride to hawaii from CA.  It went really well I think.  We nursed on the way up and down. DS didn't want to stay awake too long, I think he got bored really fast.  Which worked out because he slept on me in the moby and I got to watch a movie!  what a concept.  We decided to use disposables on our trip to make it easier.  Well I ended up doing just as much laundry as I would have if I brought his diapers.  I bought 3 different size diapers and they all ended up with either blow outs or peeing through even after a few hours.  Some days I double diapered just so I didn't have to deal with it.  I don't know how people use them all the time.  I have taken care of lots of babies and I know how to put them on.  I think I am just spoiled with the cloth now.  We so rarely have leaks or blow outs.  At the end of the week throwing away this huge bag of soiled diapers totally grossed me out.  That is what we are putting into our landfills.  Granted it's more natural than lots of the other things we put in there, but the diaper itself isn't.  Obviously this opinion probably isn't shared by many otherwise the diaper industry wouldn't be so huge, but just thought I'd share.  
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  • joyfullyfoundjoyfullyfound member
    I totally agree with you! We cloth diaper, but use sposies when travelling, and we get 10x the leaks with disposables. I love our cloth ones... they fit so great and they're way cuter haha. 

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  • countrygrl5533countrygrl5533 member
    I actually get more leaks with my cloth than with my disposables. But she is so tiny around that even though technically the Thirsties Duo size 1 cover fits her weight, it doesn't really fit her body. She leaked through 2 covers yesterday. Apparently, she was in a power peeing mood. lol

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  • Wifey1012Wifey1012
    I have not had one leak or blowout using Pampers Swaddlers.
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  • starswingerstarswinger

    imageWifey1012:
    I have not had one leak or blowout using Pampers Swaddlers.

    Neither have I

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  • LauraSmarterSpamLauraSmarterSpam member
    imagestarswinger:

    imageWifey1012:
    I have not had one leak or blowout using Pampers Swaddlers.

    Neither have I

    Same here!

    We received all brands and types of diapers and swaddlers are still the only ones we buy. Ever since he was in the NICU for a month he's been wearing them. He's only had a blow out 4 times and that was while he was wearing Huggies little snugglers. Needless to say we returned all Of the diapers except the swaddlers.

    For some reason even if he didn't leak or blow out of his huggie ones, he still smelled like urine. That totally grossed me out. 

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  • Jessica1232Jessica1232 member
    Agreed!  I love swaddlers!  They work great for us. 
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  • manda1129manda1129

    imageWifey1012:
    I have not had one leak or blowout using Pampers Swaddlers.

     

    me either 

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  • emilyknelsonemilyknelson
    I was using seventh generation, so good to know there is one out there that people like.  I love my cloth though.  : )
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  • countrygrl5533countrygrl5533 member

    imageemilyknelson:
    I was using seventh generation, so good to know there is one out there that people like.  I love my cloth though.  : )

    I still use cloth 90% of the time even though they leak for me. She doesn't leak every day and I am doing laundry anyway. Plus, is usually only pee leaking. I figure, eventually she will fit into her cloth diapers better anyway. I'm way too cheap to use disposables all the time or buy a different cloth diaper to fit her better for now. :)


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    imageWifey1012:
    I have not had one leak or blowout using Pampers Swaddlers.
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    We have done 100% cloth and had maybe 5 leaks her whole life so far. I really don't know why cloth isn't more popular, especially considering how much cheaper it is. The reason for us is to reduce trash. I also like reducing chemical exposure. Somehow motherhood has made me a lot crunchier.
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    We have done 100% cloth and had maybe 5 leaks her whole life so far. I really don't know why cloth isn't more popular, especially considering how much cheaper it is. The reason for us is to reduce trash. I also like reducing chemical exposure. Somehow motherhood has made me a lot crunchier.

    lol.

    I only use cloth to save money. I am not crunchy at all.

    I've always found it interesting how cloth diaper usage is almost a Venn diagram. You have the doing cloth just for the granola hippy side of things, the doing it strictly to save money, then you have that little overlap in the middle.

    And I just showed my geeky, education side. :)


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  • RaeJ004RaeJ004 member

    OP- I hate you a little bit that you were in Hawaii.

     

    Oh and I love my cloth diapers too... 

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  • emilyknelsonemilyknelson
    Yeah I think next time I will just get a few g diapers and use the flushables.  It was just such a pain and now what am I supposed to do with 3 sizes of sposies?  I like them for both reasons.  I love not adding to our disgusting landfills and my husband especially likes saving money!  If we were going to family's house I would just cloth on vaca, but we weren't set up in hawaii.  
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