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Baby Question
What kind of diaper pail do you have? I've been told that I will not survive without a diaper genie, and I've been told that diaper genies are a huge waste of money. Are they worth it? The thought of going several weeks without changing the bag kind of grosses me out. I'm leaning towards this thing: http://www.amazon.com/Diaper-Dekor-Plus-Disposal-System/dp/B00005V6C8/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1335295985&sr=8-4 It seals, so it should keep smells in, but you can use regular bags in it.
Re: Baby Question
BTW, we've never gone weeks without emptying it. It fills up faster than that.
I'm oddly intrigued and confused by the world of diaper pails.
These freaks just used, like, metal pails, but they also spray painted their upholstered chairs.
we all fall down sometimes
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We have a genie. It does its job. We empty it twice a week.
You could always hang an egg crate out the window.
How long do they last? Amazon sells a 3-pack of bag refills for about $20. It says each refill holds 270 diapers. They say to expect 8-12 diapers per day with a newborn, and less as they get older, so it seems like they'd last a while. I'd want to change it more frequently, but at $20 for 3 that doesn't seem very practical.
Also, why have I completely lost my ability to make simple decisions lately? This is a trash can to hold poop. Why have I been waffling over my choice for the better part of two weeks?
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Am I confused about how this thing works? Do you not put a new refill in each time you empty it? Or are you spending $60 a month on diaper genie bags?
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The refills do last a while. Plus, newborn diapers are tiny so you'll be shocked at how many it will hold. At this point, we only empty the genie once a week on trash day and I can't even remember the last time I had to buy a refill.
You don't need to put in a whole new refill every time you empty it -- you just slice off part of the refill on the handy-dandy slicer, tie off the end, and you're ready for your next poopy diaper.
Ok, so I can empty it as often as I want to? That makes a lot more sense. I'm really good at this baby stuff.
In that case, I think I'll probably just get the diaper genie.
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It sounds much more complicated than it is. I think right now, we one refill a month, but we went through them a bit faster when he was pooping more.
i bought my diaper dekor plus off craigslist for $20 plus 2 refills. both the trap door and the main door lock so they baby can't investigate.
the refills are basically one giant long bag, and last about week or so in our size 4 house.
the genie closes off each individual diaper, so when you empty it, it looks like a giant disgusting string of pearls.
We don't use them, but they're a hell of a lot cheaper if you're going to have more than one kid.
we don't use them, but we're only having the one kid.
disposable diapers can run $2,000 until potty training. cloth diapers can run $500; the cost is all upfront and there is more laundry, but overall, it's cheaper.
I kind of want an AFBNEYCNRE book of baby info/practical advice. We we get pregnant it will be more useful than anything else I will buy.
yes. I need this please.
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I registered for the Arm n' Hammer equivalent diaper genie, but this thread is making me re-think.
Parenthood is hard, yo.
Also, if I found a motivated day care or nanny, I would cloth diaper. But, I'm not going to force that onto someone because that person will be dealing with it when I go back to work.
I think you are talking about the Diaper Genie I (the older version that makes the string of poo pearls). Genie II doesn't do the twist thing. It just has a trap door thingie.
We empty 1-2 times per week. But, you could certainly empty it as often as you would like. Every time we empty, I Lysol the hell out of the thing. Since my kid will be in diapers until college, I need that thing to last. It does a good job.
oh, they changed the design? thank goodness. the image of dragging a giant schnit necklace to the garbage chute is horrifying.
we keep a charcoal disc in the bottom to deal with smell, and we flush solids.
if you want to get super fancy, get a $320 vipp from europea.
That's a lot of money for something that holds sh!t.
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Well, now it is like a giant sausage. I'm not sure which is worse.
I must be a bad parent. After we gave up on cloth (FYI, cloth diapers are not cheaper if you drop $400 on a big one size fits all kit, then it turns out he doesn't grow in to them until 3 months and grows out of them by 10 months), we never got another diaper pail.
We just toss pee diapers in the kitchen trash and poop diapers in the big outdoor can. Of course, my kid never has pooped much. He pooped once a week as an infant.
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Eh, just make the kid carry it out himself
Granted I am also childless and therefore only know the concept of cloth vs. disposables, but reading threads like this just make my inner hippie cry. It's just creating so much waste that will never decompose and wrapping it in more waste that will never decompose.
I don't want to sound like I think cloth is the only way. I think it's like breastfeeding -- it works for some and not for others.
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Between this post and reading on ML that babies can shoot poop out of their butts on a wall 6' away I'm not sure I'm ready for kids!!!
ETA: We use a regular lidded garbage can lined with a PUL bag as a diaper pail. I keep a box of baking soda behind the changing table to help combat stink.
We use both. We mainly cloth diaper. We used disposable in the beginning when her butt was too little even for the prefolds I bought. Then Arthur liked using disposable at night even once she grew into her cloth and since he does night time diapers, I just go with whatever he wants to use. We also use disposable on trips or when I'm still doing diaper laundry.
We use an in home daycare and one of the questions I asked when interviewing potential babysitters was whether or not she would be ok with cloth diapers. We went with a lady who was ok with it because she had cloth diapered her son. I use a trashcan with lid from target and a pul liner for cloth, and we just throw our disposables in the regular trash. I remember looking at the diaper pail that just used regular bags before deciding on cloth. I liked the idea of using regular bags.
Caroline 5/15/11