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67. I used cloth myself

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 01:14 PM

Jul 2013

I found it to be easy and had almost no problems with leaking diapers, and I was a very young mother. I used cloth until my babies began to walk and then I switched to mostly disposable. None of my friends were using cloth. But I must confess I had a diaper service so I didn't have to wash them as well. That is very off putting for so many young moms who already have enough work without needing to boil the diapers too. A diaper service even now isn't that expensive and there is a program in place to provide diapers and I am in the process of trying to get a sponsorship-type program that would include helping mothers who want cloth to get a diaper service started. Anyone who wishes to assist with this problem go to http://www.diaperbanknetwork.org/. They collect both diapers and money to help low income and parents on public assistance with their diapers shortage.

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Study: Lack of diapers linked to depression [View all] bananas Jul 2013 OP

Gosh Sherlock ... GeorgeGist Jul 2013 #1

Diapers could be the next Prozac bananas Jul 2013 #4

... idwiyo Jul 2013 #10

Very excellent! reusrename Jul 2013 #96

thread win in first post, congrats ! :) nt steve2470 Jul 2013 #42

Do it your self online rocket scientist university needed here. L0oniX Jul 2013 #55

NO kidding. laundry_queen Jul 2013 #69

well what a discovery azurnoir Jul 2013 #2

There is also a good possibility that new parents are depressed because reality has nothing to do idwiyo Jul 2013 #3

before disposable nappies became a norm dipsydoodle Jul 2013 #5

Yep, there once was a world without disposable diapers theHandpuppet Jul 2013 #7

Same here. idwiyo Jul 2013 #8

Thank you! Good lord, ANY excuse. Now its a lack of diapers? 7962 Jul 2013 #9

Anything to ignore the actual problems like poverty, lack of education and opportunities, severely idwiyo Jul 2013 #16

except this isn't about a trip to Spain Enrique Jul 2013 #24

Yes, it is about people losing their jobs with not another one in sight. peace13 Jul 2013 #31

Especially those who receive yet mock those with need. IrishAyes Jul 2013 #76

You are being too harsh. Sheldon Cooper Jul 2013 #20

thank you for restoring some decency and humanity to this thread. nashville_brook Jul 2013 #29

Thank you. Jesus. laundry_queen Jul 2013 #72

The most expensive commodity is time... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #75

I know you think those of us who grew up without disposable diapers are mean and heartless Hestia Jul 2013 #82

You have completely missed the point. Sheldon Cooper Jul 2013 #86

My mom used cloth diapers on us NickB79 Jul 2013 #92

FINALLY. My gods, some people have no imagination.... Hekate Aug 2013 #100

Geez, man, I really hope you are being sarcastic Cal Carpenter Jul 2013 #50

I want to expand on my previous post a bit theHandpuppet Jul 2013 #11

I perfectly understood what you ment from the begining. idwiyo Jul 2013 #13

Thanks. theHandpuppet Jul 2013 #14

Did she have a clothes line and a washer? peace13 Jul 2013 #25

How many of the New Haven mothers live in a car? theHandpuppet Jul 2013 #34

I favor washable diapers for environmental reasons, however... antigone382 Jul 2013 #35

They definitely cost more to start. jeff47 Jul 2013 #38

Right, and it isn't even just the mother who has to know how to handle them... antigone382 Jul 2013 #40

Well, which gets back to the point I was trying to make theHandpuppet Jul 2013 #41

Well sure, but I don't think the social scientists were trying to blame diapers alone. antigone382 Jul 2013 #44

Gotcha theHandpuppet Jul 2013 #45

As I stated, we shouldn't be judging either mother. peace13 Jul 2013 #46

Thank you for that. Ednahilda Jul 2013 #53

Yes, cloth Diapers are much Cheaper dem in texas Jul 2013 #63

That is kind of the point I was trying to make 7962 Jul 2013 #73

It's a placeholder for "lack of necessities". jeff47 Jul 2013 #39

And if one doesn't own a washer & dryer???? Autumn Colors Jul 2013 #54

Most laundromats don't allow diaper washing, and that's probably a good thing because so many people kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #59

I used cloth myself Scairp Jul 2013 #67

Bless her heart, your mom was a saint. maddiemom Jul 2013 #88

Day care requires disposable diapers Warpy Jul 2013 #21

and when you grew up, Enrique Jul 2013 #23

Not always theHandpuppet Jul 2013 #32

Oh, heck. I bucked the trend with my own two kids SheilaT Jul 2013 #27

All my friends who had the luxury of staying home until the kids were out of diapers Warpy Jul 2013 #28

I have never met another mom, including SheilaT Jul 2013 #33

This was in the 80s and they all used diaper services Warpy Jul 2013 #37

My children were born in 1982 and 1987. SheilaT Jul 2013 #64

My Sister Was RobinA Jul 2013 #91

Yes, I used to wash the cotton diapers in bleach in the tub by hand angstlessk Jul 2013 #70

They can tell you why, but they will not fix the cause liberal N proud Jul 2013 #6

I am pretty sure it has to do with MORE than a lack of diapers.... ejpoeta Jul 2013 #12

Thank you for explaining the process. Some "blame the victims" types just don't get it. canoeist52 Jul 2013 #18

I came to this thread looking for David Vitter jokes Freddie Stubbs Jul 2013 #15

Much-needed levity!! 7962 Jul 2013 #74

"We're not assuming causality." eShirl Jul 2013 #17

Money can bring you happiness. onehandle Jul 2013 #19

In the old days we used cloth diapers and boiled them Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2013 #22

Yup... peace13 Jul 2013 #26

It's done Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2013 #94

Most of these women do not have washers so .... mntleo2 Jul 2013 #36

Excellent post. Thank you. Everyone should read this. nt laundry_queen Jul 2013 #77

My mother used to wash them in a bowl in the sink Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2013 #93

Excellent post. Jamastiene Jul 2013 #95

I did that and used a diaper service, too ---good business to bring back wordpix Jul 2013 #43

Here's what happens at the other end of the economic spectrum kristopher Jul 2013 #30

Maybe Vitter can donate some of his. NV Whino Jul 2013 #47

ok, and? sosuaslayde Jul 2013 #48

Nice. laundry_queen Jul 2013 #83

That member has been banned. NYC_SKP Aug 2013 #99

And what about the Rethugs who fight access to that very family planning IrishAyes Jul 2013 #84

no shit nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #49

Had to check to make sure this wasn't the Onion. Next study will be saying that depression is raccoon Jul 2013 #51

Given that all disposable nappies that have ever existed still exist dipsydoodle Jul 2013 #52

No, that is just not true about my sister's old disposable nappies. Major Hogwash Jul 2013 #90

I was expecting this article to be about the kids. bunnies Jul 2013 #56

I thought the same thing when I first read the headline. nt bananas Jul 2013 #79

Smart move, not assuming causality. crim son Jul 2013 #57

No, REALLY???? kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #58

So they spent the money on a "no shit, Sherlock" study rather than on providing diapers hughee99 Jul 2013 #60

It is not just the lack of diapers. It is the lack of money for the necessities to take care of your jwirr Jul 2013 #61

on first look, this sounds a little comical Enrique Jul 2013 #62

Poverty is stressful. Beacool Jul 2013 #65

OTOH, this guy looks happy Doctor_J Jul 2013 #66

and i walked 10 miles to school uphill each way and it was always thru waiste deep snow with no boot dembotoz Jul 2013 #68

Being stuck in a cultural bias creates depression nolabels Jul 2013 #71

Dear God. This thread gave me flashbacks to my daughter's infancy. Bette Noir Jul 2013 #78

That's a good challenge. laundry_queen Jul 2013 #85

A "link" may or may not be causal. JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2013 #80

Study ??? SamKnause Jul 2013 #81

If I had a dime IrishAyes Jul 2013 #87

This whole study stinks. Major Hogwash Jul 2013 #89

What an odd title. Quantess Jul 2013 #97

yeah... Usually if there's a lack of money for diapers, then there's probably a lack of money for penultimate Jul 2013 #98

Pathetic ! virgogal Aug 2013 #101