[blparent] Diapers - Reuseable? Or, disposable?

Sat Feb 20 18:03:10 UTC 2010

Miranda,
You can still use pins if you want, but there is no need to, and I would not
buy cloth diapers from wall mart.  We bought ours from 
www.nikisdiapers.com 
There are a wide variety of cloth diapers available.

Flats:  The ones our grand parents used, that had to be folded just so and
pinned, and a vinyl cover put over them.

Pre-folds: Sewn already folded with extra material in the middle for
absorption, you still need covers for these, you can pin them, or they have
neat things called snappies.

Fitted: Like pre-folds, but cut in a hour glass shape to fit the baby a
little better, and require no extra folding on your part.  Then can be
pinned, snappied, or some have hook and loop, or snaps.  Still need to cover
these.  They can also be set in the cover, and just put on like a
disposable.

Pocket:  Go on like disposables, and have either hook and loop, or snaps,
they are often adjustable, they have some that are one size that will fit
from infant to toddler.  These are made up of a thin material on the inside,
then a water proof cover, and there is a pocket in the back, normally, where
you insert an absorbent pad.

All-in-ones:  Like the pocket, but the absorbent pad is not removable.
These are the closest to disposables.  

There are different types of covers normally 3 types are used, a poly one,
that is basically plastic, fleece and wool.  

Michael Baldwin
Got print, need Braille?
http://www.ReadWithDots.com

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Miranda Borka
Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 11:25 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Diapers - Reuseable? Or, disposable?

Hi Angela,
Thanks for the info! My concern about cloth diapers is the need to throw the
entire diaper away, rather than only the liner. At least that's the way I
understand it anyway. Someone, please correct me if I'm wrong. When
searching Walmart, I also only saw cloth diapers that use pins. In my
personal opinion, this could be frustrating to fight with pins and not
accidently poke your baby.
Thanks again, and I'll search for the forums for sure!

In Christ, Miranda

-----Original Message-----
From: Angela Frederick <angelahoward at mail.utexas.edu>
Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 11:32 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] Diapers - Reuseable? Or, disposable?

Hi, Miranda,

I don't have kids yet, but I recently did a lot of research on the diaper
question, because I love planning.:)  There are several forums in which
parents talk about which diaper options they use and why.  It might be
helpful to do a search for those.  If I could remember them, I would send
you the links.

I was really interested in the G diapers, too, but they didn't get good
reviews on the forums I looked at.  People said they are harder to use than
cloth diapers, and they leaked for a lot of people.

Hope this helps.

Angela

At 07:54 AM 2/20/2010, you wrote:
>Hi Dena,
>The half and half disposable/reusable combo is one factor that caught 
>our interest in the G-Diaper as well.
>Thanks for your feedback, and have a great weekend!
>
>In Christ, Miranda
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dena Wainwright <dena at envogueaccess.com>
>Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 8:20 AM
>To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>Subject: Re: [blparent] Diapers - Reuseable? Or, disposable?
>
>we use disposable pampers. a lot depends on your lifestyle, 
>preferences, baby's sensitivity to the chemicals in cloth diapers, and 
>the way a particular brand fits your child. e.g., I know lots of people 
>who love huggies, but for us, they always caused leaking because of the 
>way they fit.gDiapers are a cross between a disposable and a reusable. 
>they have a reusable cover and diaper with a disposable insert that 
>slides in. if I were to ever go with reusable, that's probably what I'd 
>do because I could throw a lot of the mess away...
>Dena
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Miranda Borka" <knownoflove at gmail.com>
>To: "Blind Parents" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 4:30 AM
>Subject: [blparent] Diapers - Reuseable? Or, disposable?
>
>
> > Hi,
> > Ok, we're wondering what diapers you use and why? If disposable, 
> > why? What
> > brandd(s) and why did you choose that brand?
> > If reusable, why did you choose reusable? For reusable, we've found 
> > Kushies and G-Diaper. We've found that G-Diaper is less exvensive. 
> > Any thoughts?
> > Thanks in advance, and have a great weekend!
> >
> > In Christ, Miranda
> >
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