Comments on: Cloth versus disposable diapers http://casaveneracion.com/cloth-versus-disposable-diapers/ The Sassy Lawyer & Pinoy Cook on food, family and home. Thu, 24 May 2012 04:45:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mitch http://casaveneracion.com/cloth-versus-disposable-diapers/comment-page-1/#comment-10563 Mitch Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:43:05 +0000 http://houseonahill.net/2007/04/17/cloth-versus-disposable-diapers/#comment-10563 Point taken, Connie. Although as I saw it, a cranky, unrested baby isn't healthy either. I was much more concerned that they got to sleep well day and night. Although, looking back....baka sadyang mareklamo lang nga mga anak ko. One of their first words: "makati" tsaka "aray" :D Point taken, Connie. Although as I saw it, a cranky, unrested baby isn’t healthy either. I was much more concerned that they got to sleep well day and night. Although, looking back….baka sadyang mareklamo lang nga mga anak ko. One of their first words: “makati” tsaka “aray” :D

]]> By: Connie http://casaveneracion.com/cloth-versus-disposable-diapers/comment-page-1/#comment-10556 Connie Fri, 20 Apr 2007 05:41:27 +0000 http://houseonahill.net/2007/04/17/cloth-versus-disposable-diapers/#comment-10556 Hi Mitch. Just for discussion purposes. I often wondered if it was really bad to let an infant learn what discomfort means. When the baby cries because he's wet, he is actually learning to communicate his discomfort. Hi Mitch. Just for discussion purposes. I often wondered if it was really bad to let an infant learn what discomfort means. When the baby cries because he’s wet, he is actually learning to communicate his discomfort.

]]> By: Mitch http://casaveneracion.com/cloth-versus-disposable-diapers/comment-page-1/#comment-10554 Mitch Fri, 20 Apr 2007 04:34:07 +0000 http://houseonahill.net/2007/04/17/cloth-versus-disposable-diapers/#comment-10554 When my eldest daughter was a newborn, I swore to use cloth diapers with preference. Ang problema naman, since they are always wet, my daughter never got to sleep well. Tapos rainy season baby pa siya, so it was really a problem with regards to diaper laundry. Still, we tried to stick it out. I gave in to the convenience of the disposables when it became frustrating that within half an hour of a fresh diaper, she'd be crying because she's wet na naman. I'd always run out of diapers and eventually, she got rashes pa from always being soaked. When we first tried the disposables, skeptic din ako. I'd always be checking inside the diaper if the baby's bottom is dry or if the surface of the diaper is dry, even if at least to the touch. And when the inside looks wet enough na, I'd experiment pa by pressing a tissue to the absorbent surface to check how much moisture the baby's skin is exposed to. Surprisingly, dry pa din naman. But still, just to be sure, I weaned them off diapers as early as we could. Bottomline pa din siguro, whichever the preference is, me necessary precautions pa din. As for disposables, kahit pa sabihin na VERY absorbent, it is still not good practice to leave the diaper on very long. Sa cloth diapers naman, we'll have to admit, one has to be very meticulous with washing them. When my eldest daughter was a newborn, I swore to use cloth diapers with preference. Ang problema naman, since they are always wet, my daughter never got to sleep well. Tapos rainy season baby pa siya, so it was really a problem with regards to diaper laundry. Still, we tried to stick it out. I gave in to the convenience of the disposables when it became frustrating that within half an hour of a fresh diaper, she’d be crying because she’s wet na naman. I’d always run out of diapers and eventually, she got rashes pa from always being soaked.

When we first tried the disposables, skeptic din ako. I’d always be checking inside the diaper if the baby’s bottom is dry or if the surface of the diaper is dry, even if at least to the touch. And when the inside looks wet enough na, I’d experiment pa by pressing a tissue to the absorbent surface to check how much moisture the baby’s skin is exposed to. Surprisingly, dry pa din naman. But still, just to be sure, I weaned them off diapers as early as we could.

Bottomline pa din siguro, whichever the preference is, me necessary precautions pa din. As for disposables, kahit pa sabihin na VERY absorbent, it is still not good practice to leave the diaper on very long. Sa cloth diapers naman, we’ll have to admit, one has to be very meticulous with washing them.

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