Changed a nappy lately?
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382068)
Rockingham, Australia
March 23, 2020 8:56pm CST
With social distancing and having to stay indoors, etc, many activities are having to change. People might be going from two wages to one, or they might have to take a pay cut. Others have already lost their jobs.
One article in our virtual newspaper wrote about whether it’s cheaper/easier/better to use cloth nappies as opposed to disposable. The question won’t bother too many here I’m sure but I was interested in the outcome.
Our boys were born in 1972 and 1974 and I always used cloth nappies. Disposables were just coming into fashion but were considered expensive. I would soak the nappies overnight in Napisan which was supposed to kill germs. Then I’d machine-wash them next day in hot water and dry them on the outside line. Drying in the sun was also supposed to help kill germs.
So, apparently there are now three options even with cloth nappies. Who’d a thought? There is the traditional terry towelling nappy that you have to fold, prefolds that have an extra absorption fabric piece and modern nappies which are shaped like a disposable and fastened using press studs or Velcro. And it’s estimated every child will need 6,000 to 7,000 nappy changes before they graduate to undies.
The jury was out on which was best. Do you have an opinion on this?
The photo is a cute little boy from Nepal with his 48-year-old father.
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
24 Mar 20
Parents now are spoiled that almost everyone I know buy the disposable diapers. No one seems to be using the cloth diapers that can be washed.
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
24 Mar 20
@JudyEv maybe they just have the money to buy.
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@JudyEv (382068)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Mar 20
@Alexandoy And they don't have to bothered with washing nappies either.
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@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
24 Mar 20
With my daughter I used cloth. I did like you, presoaked washed and hung outside to dry. I tried to use cloth with my son but he was having yeast infections really bad and the doctor and I couldn't get rid of it. Finally, my doctor suggested trying disposable and it worked like a charm.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
24 Mar 20
sometimes 10 in a day or more!
i remember those days, now I am going to have nightmares!
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I do hope you didn't laugh! 
@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
25 Mar 20
@JudyEv i told my wife boys were different than girls (we had an older daughter). She didn't believe me. She found out the hard way, right in the face!
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@snowy22315 (208906)
• United States
24 Mar 20
I always used disposables. Thank God, he was totally out of diapers by the age of 3 since those things were expensive.
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@wolfgirl569 (135744)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Mar 20
I used a mixture of both. The throw aways were real nice when out and about.
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@wolfgirl569 (135744)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Mar 20
@JudyEv They were getting more common by the 80s when I had my boys.
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@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
24 Mar 20
My answer is "not for about 27 years"!
I was interested to read an obituary this morning of a former British female spy who had the task of helping an agent to escape from the Soviet Union. He was in the boot of a car - when stopped at the border, guard dogs started sniffing around and might easily have picked up his scent had she not dropped her baby's filled nappy on the ground, thus distracting the dogs!
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@JudyEv (382068)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Mar 20
Wow, that was very clever of her. I'm hopeless at thinking on the spot like that. Good for her.
@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
24 Mar 20
I would think the ones with the Velcro would be best; but I never had children..just a little brother that I had to take care of.
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
24 Mar 20
I have used cloth nappies for my son so I don't find any harm in doing this.
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
24 Mar 20
@JudyEv yes ..but they are verry economical
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@RasmaSandra (98005)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Mar 20
That is a wonderful photo. I know that today it is very expensive to use disposable diapers and I think that washable ones could save lots of money. I came along at the end of the 1950s in 1957 and my mom was lucky to have a diaper service.
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@JudyEv (382068)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Mar 20
I've no idea how old our oldest would have been but I went away overnight and Vince had charge of the baby. When I got back, Vince had taught the child to hold his nose and say 'Poo' when he had a dirty nappy. You just can't trust some people. 
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