Moot Thoughts & Musings

I've heard mixed reviews, people either love or hate these.

Cloth diapering can get... old. With toddler poop x2 especially. I am trying to keep myself in the game.

Such a cool idea, and I hope people who can afford it are made aware of it so that they can see whether it works for them! I heard a few years ago about a diaper recycling program, where this company was able to separate out the waste and then recycle about 98% of the materials of the diapers themselves, but I don't think it ever got off the ground anywhere besides the California cities in which it started.

I'm going to have my actuary husband do a cost-benefit analysis... well, really just a comparison of how much disposables vs. disposable liners would cost, since the benefits won't be quantifiable, just conscience-soothing. =) It's a great thing to know about, nonetheless.

my friend uses them and loves them. they sometimes clog the toilet, though, and we have sensitive plumbing, so my husband is against them. On the other hand, they biodegrade in 70 days so even if you throw them out, they are still environmentally superior to regular disposables.

ah well. I'm not sure I'll talk him into the cost. I cloth diapered Kizzy until the only diaper service in town went out of business. couldn't keep up with washing myself. boooo.

There is a diaper pail with cloth diapers, too. I must have kept it in the bathroom. Remember me telling you about the past generations where they insisted they had babies trained by 1 1/2 or 2 and my friends and I say the Mother was trained. Well, disposables weren't really an option. Probably if you did research on disposables you would find them around for a rather long time, but they were more like padding your kid with a paper towel. not very nice. I sure hope you got that paper sent off! And it was beautiful!

I've heard of those and I agree with you on the cost issue. I know that when we go to the in-laws we would have to go back to disposables because they have a septic tank and they would never go for it. I'm hoping Fuller is PT by age 3, so we have some work ahead of us.

Hi there, J, thanks for the link! ;-) Actually, there is a starter kit that is only $25 and comes with two diapers, four plastic liners, 10 flushable inserts, and a stick for swirling or whatever it's called. =P Check around the natural food stores in your area...they may sell the starter kit. If you like it, then you can just buy more diapers. If you don't like it, then it's not too much of a loss.

Have used the g diaper system for 5 or so months now and even in an old Victorian house in MA they flush well, even clogs are only temporary and go down with a quick plunge! They work very well, hold a lot of fluid and poop, but left on too long do get wet around the legs. Really have no complaints and love the fact they leave no major impact on the environment, especially when used along with flushable wipes. Would love to see flushable training pants!