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[quote=Anonymous]Hated the idea of disposables. Hated the chemical smell. Used a diaper service (modern diaper) for a year. Wonderful. Went through various sizes w/out having to buy them all. Later bought the same style they offer (diaper service quality (dsq) chinese/Indian prefolds in the largest size (which were the right size for my kid at that point and fit through PT at 25 months). Green mountain diapers . Com. 'Nuff said. Plain awesome. Benefits: "Natural" cotton next to delicate baby skin You never run out... Clean diapers are a load of laundry away Requires no special treatment (despite what people think/tell you). Never had to strip them. Never had build up. Etc. Wash/dry. Easy peasy. In 2 years of CD I had 5 minor pee leaks (not enough to get outer clothes wet) and no blowouts. CDs (IMHO) fit and work better than disposables. If I wanted to I could sell mine on a lively used market. But they make great cleaning cloths. There is an emotional quotient. Nothing is cuter than a baby in a cloth diaper and a plain cover. I loved my CDs. Never ever had diaper rash. Cons: People who don't do it think you are insane. Many daycares won't support it. Many will though. You do have to plan ahead a bit. Wet clean diapers aren't of much use to anyone. You will have to train people who babysit. Even older folks who used them themselves. Tricks people don't know: Use flushable diaper liners Snappis The diaper has to be 100% inside the cover. If not you get wicking ...it isn't leaking...you just didn't do your job right ;) You can double up the diaper at night for heavy wetters. Or add a "doubler" that is just an extra piece of absirbsbt cloth. Or do both. I never had an overnight leak even with a giant kid. [/quote]
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