Weighing in on gdiapers

So enthralled was I with Julie's commitment to the environment that I decided to follow her lead, and try out gdiapers. (That, and Aden's bum does look awfully cute in them.) I guess I didn't read her blog closely enough, or perhaps it was willful blindness, to the adjective 'gross'. Turns out she was right, and not in just a fastidious commitment to germfree cleanliness sort of way. (Anyone who is friends with Julie knows that your child is safe licking the floor, and probably even the rim of the toilet bowl, at Julie's house. She is a model for all mothers with children who are still in the oral stage.)

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Our box of goodies arrived 2 days ago. So pretty and inviting, in their lovely packaging. I wrapped his bum up like a burrito immediately. The poo followed shortly. I guess he was in a rush to test the goods, too. Tedious changing followed, but I chalked it up to first-timer syndrome. Then a second poo followed.

Both poos exceeded the boundaries of the 'pad' and got on the plastic liner. Ok, I guess. But poo number 2 also got on the cute cloth diaper. That would be ok too, if it was a one time occurance, but given the predictably viscous nature of his poos, I foresaw lots of laundry in my future. And a tremendous ass pain, which I am not fond of.

You see, not only do you disassemble 3 layers with each diaper change, you have to find way to transport it to the toilet without spilling, shred the poopy diaper without getting it on yourself or your floor, and then stir the entire toilet concoction with a magic wand. If you can get the contents down in one flush, good for you. And hopefully you keep your disinfectant near thw toilet so you can clean the wand, the toilet and perhaps even the floor afterwards. And THEN you can get back to the business of assembling the next 3 layers of diaper for your childs bum. Now you see the origin the ass pain.

That said, I still want to be a small, rather than large, contribitor to global landfills, given the rumored 500 year life span our Pampers Cruisers. So, 3 days into this mess, I am willing to commit to using gdiapers for poopoo free loads. Here's to hoping for great regularity and predictability!

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Jesse's update on gdiapers:

I can't decide what the 'g' stands for. Maybe it's "gee, these diapers are horrible." Or maybe, "gee, I wonder how long people will actually use these." But probably, "gee, no wonder you have to mail order these suckers." While Mer may be committed to using these, I'm cruising ahead with Cruisers. I wonder if anyone's done an actual environmental impact study: a bunch of non-degradable diapers vs. 2-3 toilet flushes per g-diaper; spraying down the poo-stick with a chemical; wiping that chemical off with more toilet paper; flushing that toilet paper; washing all the poo and chemical off your hands. No thankee.



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