lenh@azure.UUCP (Len Hayward) (10/08/84)
----- My wife and I have our first child on the way and we would like to know how you rate the different disposable diapers (features, materials, price, whatever). I will summarize responses to the net. Thanks in advance. Len Hayward Tektronix Microprocessor Development Products Beaverton, OR ...!tekmdp!lenh
pking@uiucuxc.UUCP (10/10/84)
In having three childern over a period of ten years I have used practically ever disposable diaper ever made-- When my first child was born, Pampers were the best and the cheapest, that was still true when my second child came along two years later. There were a few more on the market, but Pampers were still about the best for the money. Shortly after my daughter out grew the need for diapers more appeared, Huggies (by Kleenex), Luvs (Luvs were on the market many years ago but were not available where I lived), and "generic" brands began to appear in discount stores (K-Mart, etc.), my opinion is the generic ones are AWFUL, they are not absorbent, nor do they stay fastened and while they are cheaper, the child uses more of them. When my third child came along, I was given samples of all the current big name disposables when I left the hopsital, so I had a chance to try them all. I would still use Pampers again today if I had another child, as all three of mine used them. I have had friends who would swear by Huggies or Luvs, particularly now that Huggies have the refastenable tapes, and I have also had friends whose babies developed rashes from certain brands of disposables. Huggies and Luvs are by far more expensive, ie they come fewer to a box for more money, and do not have a wide a range of sizes, ie Pampers come in Newborn, Daytime, Overnight, Extra Absorbent Daytime, Toddler, and a new size for heavier toddlers. All the disposables come now with the stay dry gathers and I would feel certain all will come with the refastenable tapes if these catch on. All three of the major brands come in small boxes and what they call convenient boxes of somewhere from 48 to a box to 90 to a box (the 90 to a box is for Pampers newborns, this will usually last roughly 2 weeks, depending on the child, figuring a newborn is changed six times a day if fed every four hours). Hope this helps.
mark@tove.UUCP (Mark Weiser) (10/12/84)
> ----- > My wife and I have our first child on the way and we would like > to know how you rate the different disposable diapers (features, > materials, price, whatever). > For the past year or so, with a toddler, we have just bought the cheapest we could. This usually means large quantities in big brown boxes at the supermarket and Toys R Us. With an infant we found that the cheapest didn't do a good job in the quantity-of-liquid-held area, but that any brand name not advertising solely on the basis of cheapest price did fine. -- Spoken: Mark Weiser ARPA: mark@maryland CSNet: mark@umcp-cs UUCP: {seismo,allegra}!umcp-cs!mark U.S.: Computer Science Dept., University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742
greg@olivej.UUCP (Greg Paley) (10/16/84)
We've found we don't like Luvs for two reasons: (1) We've noticed a higher incidence of diaper rash with them. (2) Even when they're straight out of the box they have what we find an unpleasant smell. (Hard to tell "at a whiff" if the little one needs changing). We find the leg gathers to be a plus (found on Huggies, the newer Pampers, and some "house" brands sold in various stores). The re-useable tabs are OK, but we've not found sufficient use for them to make them a significant factor. - Greg Paley
brahms@spp2.UUCP (10/16/84)
>We've found we don't like Luvs for two reasons: > (1) We've noticed a higher incidence of diaper rash > with them. For us, we have had better luck with Huggies and Luvs than Pampers. The two times we have used Pampers on our son, he has developed a rash. > (2) Even when they're straight out of the box they > have what we find an unpleasant smell. (Hard > to tell "at a whiff" if the little one needs > changing). We can usually tell by the look of the diaper if it is wet or not. If it is wet, the outside of the diaper is not as smooth as it was orig. Then again, we only use disposables when we are going some where. At home, he uses normal cloth diapers. A diaper service runs about the same as disposables. Also, remember, it is illegal to dump the diaper in the trash. The disposable part is supposed to go down the toilet. In fact, there is a growing problem because people do not put the diaper down the toilet. -- Brad brahms usenet: {decvax,ucbvax}!trwrb!trwspp!brahms arpa: Brahms@usc-eclc
peg@linus.UUCP (Margaret E. Craft) (10/23/84)
I used cloth at home and disposables at sitters. Kid got only 2 rashes in 2 years. But a point in favor of cloth diapers: For night time, you can pin two on, getting enuf absorbtion to get thru the night - even when my daughter was still nursing once or more a night, i didn't bother to change the diaper - she didn't sleep any worse (i did experiment), and in fact seemed to sleep better without the extra wakefulness induced by the diaper changing...
david1@aluxe.UUCP (nelson) (10/24/84)
My wife and I tried cloth diapers when our son was born 3 years ago. We used 1 once and quit. When he wet it was like he was wearing a sopping wet rag. It was disgusting. With disposables, much of the wet is better absorbed. Unless one changes a cloth diaper IMMEDIATELY, I would recommend disposables.
lwall@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Larry Wall) (10/26/84)
In article <458@aluxe.UUCP> david1@aluxe.UUCP (nelson) writes: > My wife and I tried cloth diapers when our son was born 3 years ago. We > used 1 once and quit. Large statistical sample... > When he wet it was like he was wearing a sopping wet rag. It was > disgusting. Not quite as disgusting as peeling off the stuff you get when the disposable has sucked all the moisture out of a dirty diaper. > With disposables, much of the wet is better absorbed. Unless one changes > a cloth diaper IMMEDIATELY, I would recommend disposables. You mean you let the poor kid sit in it? Just because the "wet" is not directly against their skin doesn't mean it's producing any less ammonia. I realize that when one has made a big investment in a disposable diaper one is reluctant to put it into the "loss" column, but that's like driving around a 250K mile "beater" with the excuse that it was a expensive car in '61. And now that disposables are refastenable... Look, a kid yells when uncomfortable. I'd rather have my kid yelling *now* because he's uncomfortably wet than *2 hours from now* because he's uncomfortably ammoniated. Besides, it's nice to be able to grab a normal diaper when you have an emergency need for a "burp" rag. Larry Wall, "Committee for the Straight Poop on Diapers" {allegra,burdvax,cbosgd,hplabs,ihnp4,sdcsvax}!sdcrdcf!lwall
robbin@trwrba.UUCP (Robbin J. Brahms) (10/29/84)
[] >Look, a kid yells when uncomfortable. I'd rather have my kid yelling >*now* because he's uncomfortably wet than *2 hours from now* because he's >uncomfortably ammoniated. > >Besides, it's nice to be able to grab a normal diaper when you have an >emergency need for a "burp" rag. A person of my own heart. Robbin Brahms {decvax,ucbvax}!trwrb!trwrba!robbin
berry@zinfandel.UUCP (Berry Kercheval) (10/30/84)
Furthermore, cloth diapers (dry) breath better, and create less diaper rash. And since they ARE uncomfortable when wet, our 2-year-old is learning about how to recognize the signs of impending, uh, activity, and my wife asserts this will aid toilet training at the right time. Finally, DON'T leave the poor kid in wet diapers! When he cries because his diapers are wet, and nothing happens, it teaches him that 'Mommy and Daddy don't care'. -- Berry Kercheval Zehntel Inc. (ihnp4!zehntel!zinfandel!berry) (415)932-6900
bmt@we53.UUCP ( B. M. Thomas ) (10/30/84)
re: cloth diapers vs disposables... ...AND they don't make a lot of wasteful trash to throw away, ...AND they are the best rags around when they finally wear out. As a father of three, two of whom were in diapers at the same time, I must say that I much prefer the extra work of maintaining the diaper pail and washing the diapers (even when I do it!) over the horrendous EXPENSE and MESS (not to mention WASTE) of disposables. With newborns we did use disposables for a while, but we preferred the diaper service. It's frequently cheaper, although it has its own hassles.
paul@msdc.UUCP (Paul Manno) (10/31/84)
My wife and I have been using cloth diapers for 16 months now
and we have yet to detect more than 1 rash (at 2mo). However,
I will point out that the disposables are invaluable for trips
and grandmothers...
Paul Manno
...{akgua, gatech, mcnc}!msdc!paul
P.S. I'm still enjoying my daughter after 16 months!