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Smooth as a baby’s bottom
August 26th, 2008
Two posts in one day! He must be sleeping…
I mentioned earlier that Elliott has a bad case of diaper rash that turned into some broken skin. Now before I get a ton of emails from the relatives asking me why I’m letting my son’s skin rot, I plead not guilty.
I had been using every paste, cream, and ointment known to man, Earth friendly and super sensitve diapers and wipes, changing his diaper at the first sound of a squirt and most recently using the blow dryer on cool (which he LOVES) to dry him out and still his toxic poo had wrecked an otherwise supremely soft bottom.
I am happy to say that with some directions from the pediatrician and some hospital grade barrier cream from my mom, Elliott is looking better than ever in just a 24 hour period. However, this has me thinking about the great cloth diaper vs. disposable debate.
Environmental issues aside, I am most concerned about the health of Elliott and how the products we use affect our everyday lives. Before he was born, I spent weeks reading about todays cloth diapers and came across my two favorite options:
A pocket diaper from FuzziBunz and a hybrid system from Gdiapers
Seeing that they are more expensive at the upstart and require more commitment I shied away from trying either after Elliott was born in the midst of our new hectic life. Now that things have settled in a bit, I am willing to give it another go, for the sake of clean healthy skin.
Because I have zero experience, I wanted to see if any other parents out there have used alternatives, what they were, and how they felt about them before I made the plunge.
Any suggestions?
August 26th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
I have a great friend who uses G Diapers. She LOVES them. Ian and I will also be using them, along with cloth diapers (i hear Bummies is a great brand, but still researching), once baby Soto is born.
I’m still finding out more stuff, so I’ll share as I do, and you can be the experimenter, since, uh, you know, i don’t have a baby yet.
But G Diapers are Great!!
August 26th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
P.S. I saw the G Diaper starter pack in Whole Foods on Aloma the other day.
August 26th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Sweet! thanks for the tip. Im gonna head over there and check it out. I was leaning towards G diaper. I really dig the whole hybrid concept.
August 26th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
My wife and I are going to try G Diapers as well when our little one arrives.
August 27th, 2008 at 7:34 am
I was trying to find a cloth diaper that wouldn’t soak through and you have found it! Plus you can dispose of it in the toilet..Great find!
Gahh..I can’t wait for little Kirklands.. Hope you guys are doing well and getting some rest in somewhere! Your little man looks great!
August 30th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
we’re using those. I think we like them a lot.
August 31st, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Well, I think G diapers are a go! I’ll keep everyone posted with the details.
September 8th, 2008 at 7:16 am
So, funny story, my mom heard that I wanted to use Gdiapers or pocket diapers when we have the babes. So, a couple weeks later I had a mysterious package on my porch and lo a behold the woman got me the starter kit. I’m not even preggers yet, she’s crazy but love her for it. Let me know how you like them, I have a couple friends that use fuzzibunz and gdiapers and love them especially when commuting!
September 29th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
gdiapers are awesome, we’ve been using them since day one!