Dandai
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It's not for everyone, but we use cloth diapers. When we travel we use the plastic disposables and my son gets rashes around his inner thigh where the diaper contacts his leg.
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We've considered cloth, especially since my mother will be our full-time daycare once my wife goes back to work, and she used cloth diapers with me back in the day, so she's comfortable with them. We've discussed getting some and trying them out to see if the extra hassle is worth the money savings or not. I guess we just need to try out all the option here in the first month or two and make a decision after that point. Just way too hard to predict anything at this point without putting anything to practical usage I guess...
we used pampers.
you will go through what ~6 diapers a day, and they will stink, and are inconvenient due to having to clean out the shit then wash, dry, etc.
disposable diapers, get a good diaper pail/liner combination. change diaper, put in pail, forget about it until pail full, seal bag, toss in trash, rinse repeat until toilet trained anywhere from 1.5-3yrs old depending on the kid
its a convenience factor.
everyone has their own preference, but disposible are EASIER to do. and smell less after changing (due to diaper pail)
you will go through what ~6 diapers a day, and they will stink, and are inconvenient due to having to clean out the shit then wash, dry, etc.
disposable diapers, get a good diaper pail/liner combination. change diaper, put in pail, forget about it until pail full, seal bag, toss in trash, rinse repeat until toilet trained anywhere from 1.5-3yrs old depending on the kid
its a convenience factor.
everyone has their own preference, but disposible are EASIER to do. and smell less after changing (due to diaper pail)
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I was fortunate enough to be able to use cloth diapers. Fuzzibuns, or something like that. They're great. My son never got diaper rash, so that wasn't an issue. I think over his entire life I bought about 5 packs of disposable diapers total. They were always whatever was on sale, so I'm no help to you. Sorry!
If anyone is considering cloth diapers, I do recommend Fuzzibunz. I just looked them up.
http://www.fuzzibunz.com/
Get them second hand if you can, and just get new liners. You'll save a ton, and they're just fine used.
Having said that, I know that cloth diapers are not for everyone.
There are a bunch of milestones to celebrate when you're parents. One of the best ones is being done with diapers forever. Wow, am I glad of that. The next one I'm longing to get through is car seats. What a pain in the butt.
If anyone is considering cloth diapers, I do recommend Fuzzibunz. I just looked them up.
http://www.fuzzibunz.com/
Get them second hand if you can, and just get new liners. You'll save a ton, and they're just fine used.
Having said that, I know that cloth diapers are not for everyone.
There are a bunch of milestones to celebrate when you're parents. One of the best ones is being done with diapers forever. Wow, am I glad of that. The next one I'm longing to get through is car seats. What a pain in the butt.
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I have always liked Huggies, very few issues with them. Never had any leakage with Pampers the few times I have used them, though.
Day 1 of Operation Unfuck My Kids Sleep Routine went ok. I was home for naptime so I did a routine with soft music and separated them. For bedtime I got off easy, my older girl fell asleep on the couch so I did storytime and soothing music for my middle daughter and she didn't get out of bed once. Which makes me believe more that the problem is my older daughter. We'll see how tonight goes.
Day 1 of Operation Unfuck My Kids Sleep Routine went ok. I was home for naptime so I did a routine with soft music and separated them. For bedtime I got off easy, my older girl fell asleep on the couch so I did storytime and soothing music for my middle daughter and she didn't get out of bed once. Which makes me believe more that the problem is my older daughter. We'll see how tonight goes.
Ronaan
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Here you can get:
- Pampers basically everywhere
- low cost brands of the place you shop at, also everywhere
and that's roughly the market. the low cost brands are not as good as pampers, simply from a handling / convenience point. they don't stretch, feel more plastic-y, and that. but they cost half of Pampers. So the wife insists we get those, even though we're not really poor by any means. Woman logic.
I was going to try Huggies but you can't really buy those reliably here... some shops carry them, most don't.
Here, have a picture. Marie at 9.5 months old, on holiday.
- Pampers basically everywhere
- low cost brands of the place you shop at, also everywhere
and that's roughly the market. the low cost brands are not as good as pampers, simply from a handling / convenience point. they don't stretch, feel more plastic-y, and that. but they cost half of Pampers. So the wife insists we get those, even though we're not really poor by any means. Woman logic.
I was going to try Huggies but you can't really buy those reliably here... some shops carry them, most don't.
Here, have a picture. Marie at 9.5 months old, on holiday.
Xarpolis
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We use Huggies for Natsumi, and they work great. They don't "feel" plastic at all, and they have a lot of absorption. We tend to use the Huggie's Little Movers Slip-On. They're like shorts, in that you have to pull them up from your kid's feet. They seem to be comfortable for my daughter, and easy for my wife and I to deal with. You just tear the sides to remove them.
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The bruises covering my 1 year old right now are heart breaking. She is just so active and plays pretty rough with her big sisters so she is constantly covered in bruises. Forehead is bruised in 3 different spots right now, shins always bruised. I can't wait for this stage to be over.
Although she is pretty darn cute and I kinda would like this one no to grow up.
Although she is pretty darn cute and I kinda would like this one no to grow up.
Dandai
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I know not everyone has the time or energy for this, but my 13 month old baby is reliably doing his business on command because of praise and positive reinforcement. Pooping is a little touch and go, but generally he'll communicate that he needs to go with enough warning that we can get him to his training potty. Sometimes it sneaks up on him still though so we keep him in a diaper until his daily poop (usually in the morning). He has only had a handful of wet diapers in the past two weeks.
Sadly, if your kid doesn't care what you think then positive reinforcement won't work. In that regard we're pretty lucky. I've heard of parents trying the positive approach and it never works because their kids don't give a shit about praise or how excited the parents get.
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My son was just plain uninterested in potty training until he was 3. I did the encouragement, the treats, everything. Spent serious time on it, and did my utmost to create no hostility or negativity in the situation. As soon as he did get interested, and decide it was a good thing, he was completely finished training. I mean, even over night. So, at the age of 3 years and about 2 months, I was completely done with diapers.
Just keep at it. It's not a fun thing, but you know you have to do it. I promise your kids won't go to prom in diapers. The end will come.
Just keep at it. It's not a fun thing, but you know you have to do it. I promise your kids won't go to prom in diapers. The end will come.
Tarrant
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I'm more worried on getting my son talking than I am potty training. He gets so frustrated and not being able to properly being able to communicate that he crys. I'm not going to try ti get him to do this and put that on his shoulders until we can talk back and forth a bit.
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Well, you're on your own, there. My son read "War and Peace" just before his second birthday, and we had rather a lot of good conversations about it.
Dandai
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My son hasn't spoken a single word yet. He just babbles. He has sounds for dog, dad, mom, and he'll emulate the noises we make (words like go, bye, stuff like that), but actually speaking clearly hasn't happened yet. He is very communicative with signing though (to the point that he will tell us when he wants to sleep even... how lucky can we get?).
I was a little worried he might actually be deaf or at least have diminished hearing but I can get his attention with whispers. He just doesn't seem to grasp the concept of consonants. I know that as soon as he starts talking he will never. shut. up. so I'm not exactly trying to push him. He babbles incessantly, especially when we're reading books or he's showing us something.
I was a little worried he might actually be deaf or at least have diminished hearing but I can get his attention with whispers. He just doesn't seem to grasp the concept of consonants. I know that as soon as he starts talking he will never. shut. up. so I'm not exactly trying to push him. He babbles incessantly, especially when we're reading books or he's showing us something.
OneofOne
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+1 for signing. I've heard tons of good things about it, and we're doing it with our son. We just started, and it's pretty common for there to be a few months delay before he starts doing it to, but, everything I've heard/read says that's the way to go. Plus it'll help with learning additional languages later on (besides English we'll be trying to teach Russian and Spanish in the home).