diaper covers - Vegan perfection and compromise

[Guest guest]

Earthmother summed up the dilemma well: do we use synthetic and hurth

the planet or " natural " and hurt the animals. Best solution I have it to

use as few as possible of either. And by that I do not mean changing

baby less often, of course. I mean reusing the same items as long as

possible. And hand-me-downs where possible.

 

> Yikes, as scratchy and hot as wool is, who would ever use those as diaper

covers??????????

 

They are soft and absorbent and since they are covers they don't

actually contact baby's skin.

 

Here is a great online business that sells both kinds and [drum roll]

knows what the word " vegan " means!

 

www.parentingbynature.com

 

~Paul

 

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www.mackenziewild.ca

[Guest guest]

> Yikes, as scratchy and hot as wool is, who would ever use those as diaper

covers??????????

 

>They are soft and absorbent and since they are covers they don't

actually contact baby's skin.

 

How do you seal off a diaper that will become soiled by not bringing the

diaper cover around to seal off a diaper(which would involve it coming in

contact with the skin) from being able to wick out all the way to the edges and

spread, thus getting it their body excreats on anything their bottom has contact

with prior to a diaper change. Leakage would occurs quickly and one doesn't

know right away always that they have used the bathroom.......

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

i think leena (?) summed it up well that for many of us when it comes down

to a dilemma between the environment and the animals, it makes sense to

choose the most humane option. sometimes that sucks! but i'm glad someone

posted the link about how wool diapers aren't all they're cracked up to be

environmentally, either. rule #1 for us is, if at all possible, buy used.

we do use PUL but we only buy used. so i don't feel TOO bad about it.

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

What PUL?

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earthmother

Monday, September 18, 2006 1:27 PM

Re: diaper covers - Re: Vegan perfection and compromise

 

 

i think leena (?) summed it up well that for many of us when it comes down

to a dilemma between the environment and the animals, it makes sense to

choose the most humane option. sometimes that sucks! but i'm glad someone

posted the link about how wool diapers aren't all they're cracked up to be

environmentally, either. rule #1 for us is, if at all possible, buy used.

we do use PUL but we only buy used. so i don't feel TOO bad about it.

 

[Guest guest]

It hasn't really been a problem. The (cotton or hemp) diaper itself

makes the seal. There may be some wool contact with the skin. That is

less of a problem than the elasticised plastic contact.

 

It is not a perfect seal. What is?

 

Liquids don't usually leak out b/c the diaper is absorbent. Solids are

usually concentrated away from the edges. So while it is not 100%

fail-safe [what is?] we have a pretty good sense of when she needs changing.

 

Sorry I'm about a month late responding!

 

~P

 

wwjd wrote:

 

> How do you seal off a diaper that will become soiled by not bringing the

diaper cover around to seal off a diaper(which would involve it coming in

contact with the skin) from being able to wick out all the way to the edges and

spread, thus getting it their body excreats on anything their bottom has contact

with prior to a diaper change. Leakage would occurs quickly and one doesn't

know right away always that they have used the bathroom.......