Seventh Generation Diapers
Friday, October 05, 2007
There was a great article in the Wall Street Journal about saving money and buying diapers in bulk. You can read it here. They talk a lot about greener diaper options such as the Seventh Generational Brand. My question however is, do they really work? Maybe it is brand marketing, but in my mind, I think that Pampers and Huggies know what they are doing because that is all they do. And since that is all they do, then they must know best. (I know, marketing sucker.)
But the Seventh Generation brand makes toilet paper that you need to double up on and paper towels that don't pass the test. How good can their diapers be? I want to be green and I want to try them, but what are the consequences if I buy 200 and then they are so bad that pee runs down my babies leg? Anyone have an answer?
By AllBeehive Friday, October 05, 2007
6 Comments:
I used the Seventh Generation disposables several years ago when my son was a baby, and they worked just fine. I wouldn't use them on an older child, though, because they don't hold a big pee (or smellier) load. There are a few brands of "green" out there...the best one I found is sold at Target, though I can't recall the name since it's been too long since I needed them (thank goodness!) When I bought "regular" diapers, I usually got Luvs. Huggies are the very best, but they're pricey!
grrr, where'd my post go
I absolutely agree with the NYT that 1800diapers.com is the best way to buy diapers. AMMC6244 is my coupon code if you want to give them a try, and they even have a special discount program for
7th Generation.
Part of the trick to diapering is to have a few different styles. We used Cruisers or Pull-ups in the daytime, but the cheaper, more absorbent Baby Dry's at night. I may be a marketing sucker too, but I always regret getting El Chepo off brand diapers. They are too bulky and leak more.
We used 7th for quite awhile with Nathan, and I don't remember any leakage problems. I do know that when other people were changing, or if Dan was especially sleep-deprived, the diapers would sometimes be put on backwards. They don't have the foolproof pictures that Pampers and Huggies have. I think we only stopped with Nathan because they didn't have pull-up styles, although I think they do now.
I'm also going to make a plug for California Baby diaper spray. It's a refreshing smell. I always used it when the kids had some diarrhea, because it seemed to stop diaper rash in it's tracks.
I am so far baby-less, but I have already been thinking about cloth diaper service for me since I have no laundry in the apt. Is washing all those diapers more or less polluting than Seventh Generation disposable?
Oh Joy, you're treading into deep waters trying to solve the diaper debate. Given the water crunch in the West, I'm not sure that a diaper service (which can use a lot of water and bleach) would be a good choice. Have you heard of G Diapers, it's kind of the best of both worlds if you can afford the price.
We did cloth for a few months with Nathan, but we had a washer/dryer. We had to stop when he went to daycare, and Dan never liked them, so we didn't use them with Claire. But my friend Alison went cloth with both her kids and had no problems.
There is the big debate over a diaper service vs. disposables which really comes down to filling landfills vs. polluting the environment and wasting water.
I would love to be green and go the cloth way. My mom did cloth with my brother and I. I can maybe see doing it for the first couple of months, but seriously, once they start eating solid food, gross. I don't think I could stomach it.
Don't forget ordering in bulk from your grocery store and having the husband pick up on the way home. I know whole foods does it and gives a discount for bulk orders. I don't know about wild oats or other shops.
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