Green Diapers
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The diaper inside kind of looks like this. Mine are cotton, though & this is sherpa.
The outside cover looks like this.
There are also diapers called All-In-Ones (AIO) that have the cover & diaper together, like a regular disposable.
Ohhh, gotcha!
Dodie is daycare. In your opinion, would this system pose any problems?
I debated this issue with all of my kids and researched it anew when each one came along. I eventually came to the conclusion that the environmental impact was not good either way; choose your poison, if you will. I've been looking for an article along those lines, and I did find this:
http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/49/1/Reusable-cloth-vs-disposable-diapers.html
http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/49/1/Reusable-cloth-vs-disposable-diapers.html
You are totally right.
I meant to post that last night, actually. It just depends on how one chooses to diaper. The MAIN reason I like cloth is the idea that I wouldn't want to walk around in paper panties all day. BUT I also have to deal with Mr. OM who with unthinkingly buy Pampers in a split second out of convenience. I wish they made more affordable & viable green disposables, as they cost more than Pampers and poop shoots straight up the back in them, at least for us.
Honestly, it depends on the daycare. I've known people who have cloth diapers in daycare and even a daycare (not here) that preferred cloth diapers... of course it was a cross between Waldorf & Montessori schools in Athens.
See Peapod's response & mine. It just depends on what's important to you, truly.
Let 'em run naked, there is no good solution. I went through cloth diapers, the diaper wraps, the cornstarch diapers, an air flight in which my daughter and I both arrived drenched (for long trips with a baby that is wearing cloth diapers put rubber pants on them). With cloth you may not use the chemicals but you will be using a lot of water with the extra laundry, not just diapers but clothes and bedding. With disposables you have all of the environmental impact. Maybe you could cut leg holes in the reusable Publix/Target/@#$%mart bags and use those. 
Let 'em run naked, there is no good solution. I went through cloth diapers, the diaper wraps, the cornstarch diapers, an air flight in which my daughter and I both arrived drenched (for long trips with a baby that is wearing cloth diapers put rubber pants on them). With cloth you may not use the chemicals but you will be using a lot of water with the extra laundry, not just diapers but clothes and bedding. With disposables you have all of the environmental impact. Maybe you could cut leg holes in the reusable Publix/Target/@#$%mart bags and use those.
Not a bad idea!
Thanks for all the info guys! Just wanna do the right thing when I can.
Of course you can always go diaper free with Elimination Communication....
www.diaperfreebaby.org/
I actually met someone who was doing this with her 4 month old. It freaked me out that she would take a little Bjorn potty with her everywhere & take her baby to the potty at such a young age. I was tempted to buy a book on it to read more about it, but there's no way in HAIL that I am going to do that. More power to anyone who does, but that ain't in my job description.
www.diaperfreebaby.org/
I actually met someone who was doing this with her 4 month old. It freaked me out that she would take a little Bjorn potty with her everywhere & take her baby to the potty at such a young age. I was tempted to buy a book on it to read more about it, but there's no way in HAIL that I am going to do that. More power to anyone who does, but that ain't in my job description.
Let 'em run naked, there is no good solution. I went through cloth diapers, the diaper wraps, the cornstarch diapers, an air flight in which my daughter and I both arrived drenched (for long trips with a baby that is wearing cloth diapers put rubber pants on them). With cloth you may not use the chemicals but you will be using a lot of water with the extra laundry, not just diapers but clothes and bedding. With disposables you have all of the environmental impact. Maybe you could cut leg holes in the reusable Publix/Target/@#$%mart bags and use those.
You are totally right.
:nono1: to cloth diapers & long trips of any kind. We have an agreement that he goes in a Pamper at night to avoid pee everyone & the crazy changes. He's in cloth during the day, but if we are out & about for a while.... Pampers.
Motherhood is an act of balance between what you believe in, what you can handle & what the heck just happens out of the blue. That's why I don't like telling anyone what to do about being a mom. It's all about personal choice.
Of course you can always go diaper free with Elimination Communication....
www.diaperfreebaby.org/
I actually met someone who was doing this with her 4 month old. It freaked me out that she would take a little Bjorn potty with her everywhere & take her baby to the potty at such a young age. I was tempted to buy a book on it to read more about it, but there's no way in HAIL that I am going to do that. More power to anyone who does, but that ain't in my job description.
You beat me to it--this fascinates me. I think it's especially interesting when I see pictures of my grandfather when he was just barely walking, and he is in a dress in the front yard. I would bet a gazillion dollars that most of the time he was going commando under the dress, and great-grandmother (or great aunts/big sisters) would wipe him up every so often.
It sounds like a big fat pain in the butt, but when I think about how quickly a kitten can be litter trained, it makes me wonder...