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Family think we are nuts to try to CD
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No one gives a positive reaction or even a neutral reaction when DH and I share that we want to try to CD. They just tell us how we are insane and start telling us how much work it is. The funny thing is, the stories I have heard involve washing the diapers in super old school ways. Come on everyone, I will be washing the diapers in my washing machine, not in a soapy bucket in the yard. LOL:)
Re: Family think we are nuts to try to CD
my sister and her husband cloth diaper, my brother and his wife cloth diaper. I have a friend who also cloth diapers. Its becoming more and more common. Its good for the environment and definitely monetarily sound. Etsy has some diapers. You can also find a lot on craigslist and http://www.diaperswappers.com. ALSO, this thing is awesome to have:
http://www.amazon.com/Generic-Cloth-Diaper-Sprayer-white/dp/B002BS1NPK
Good look and stay strong!!
Best sound ever: baby's heartbeat! (Heard @ 10w1d)
I didn't have a natural birth, but i didn't have an epidural. I had initially wanted one, but things went so fast I didn't get it.
If I were to have a second child, I wouldn't get an epidural.
Can someone point me in the direction of some of these websites about CD?
I have heard so much, but don't know where to start...
That's so weird!
You know my mom CD'd, not really because of the environment so much as she says she just couldn't imagine putting plastic on me!
so cute.
I just think of CDing as more normal, but again, I live amongst a pretty green set.
I agree though, its really different now! My friend has a newborn and I was checking out the diapers, so cool! She has the G-diapers.
I'm sorry to hear everyone is being so negative. Most people we are close to I think would be pretty supportive of CDing, but when we tell people we plan to use EC, about the best reaction we get is a sarcastic, "Good luck with that." My sister only managed to BF her first child for around a month before he started rejecting the breast because her MIL kept giving him a bottle over her objections (which weren't that strong since she was totally exhausted, but I think that only goes to show the importance of the people around you being supportive of your choices during such a challenging time). I always used to imagine my parents and maybe DH's parents and a few close friends being at our house for the week or two following birth, but increasingly I think maybe it should just be us and we wont allow anyone over until after the baby is a few weeks old. I know that a lot of what we have in mind will be really difficult, but it's stuff that people have been doing for thousands of years, so I know it's possible. I certainly don't need naysayers or temptations around to make it even harder!
Okay, rant over. Congrats on going against the (local) grain and standing up for what you believe in. CDing is a lot easier than it used to be, so maybe when they see you doing it, they will realize how wrong they were. Or maybe they wont... but at the end of the day it doesn't really matter what other people think.
http://www.theecofriendlyfamily.com/2010/07/ive-never-looked-back.html
CDing is super easy. I've done it since the day she was brought home from the hospital.
Definitely check out the link Pixy provided. Also there are trial programs available. We used the trial at Jillians drawers:
http://jilliansdrawers.com/products/clothdiapers/tryclothfor10/tryclothfor10
Wow, I'm even more thankful than before that my mommy CD'd!
Well I have in no way been swayed towards using disposables. I am pretty set on trying cloth. Plus, it's not the first time I have been called a hippie:)
They do have disposables that are made out of biodegradable unbleached material (if you happen to have an nonsupport family member baby sitter who refuses to cloth diaper) They're good to keep a few on hand so no one just goes out and buys something you wouldn't approve of putting on your child. Or for outings.
Also on a side note they have unbleached tampons and pads by 7th generation. Some Targets carry them and usually any natural food store has them. Otherwise seventh generation online has all of them.
I wonder if they do not realize how things have changed. It seems like more people are choosing to CD. If we ever have kids we are going to at least try CD.
As for the tampons and pads, you can get a Diva Cup or something similar not have to worry about it.
I don't have kids yet, but I told my family that I plan to CD when we do, and I got the same reaction. Then I took my mom to a store that sells CD's and we talked to the lady who ran it, and now she sees it totally differently. Disposables were way expensive when I was born and she HAD to CD, so she just couldn't imagine why anyone would want to. She didn't know how different they were now. I think it's that way for most people.
To the poster who needed some resources, check these out:
www.diaperpin.com
www.clothdiaperblog.com
They don't know what CDs are like now.
I was discussing CDs w/ family and somebody said, what do they use to keep them together and somebody said, "Pins!" And I was like, "NO. They use these things called snappis. Have you seen CDs recently?" And of course everyone said no.
I live in an area where it's pretty common to CD now. My mom thought things were still in the pin and plastic pants days. My brother told me I would give up because they did after a few weeks but new CDs are so much better. I'm using smartipants. They are AIO pocket diapers and they work pretty well. They are the only ones I've tried but I've seen some great sample packs you can try several different ones and then just buy the ones you like.
DH just said this weekend, "I didn't have any expectations about CD'ing either way, but this has worked out really well and I don't understand all the negative reactions I got from people. At work everyone acted like we were crazy; I don't get what the big deal was. So maybe it takes 30 seconds longer to change his diaper?"
The laundry, which I do, has not been a problem either. We are amazed at how easy the whole thing has been. And we're saving tons of money.