Where poop is discussed freely
May 30th, 2010
Well, WELCOME. Am I talking about diapers again? Oh yes, I am. Only this time, by way of disclaimer, I will explain that I am being compensated to talk about diapers, thanks to our friends at Huggies. And I know! I KNOW! I never do this kind of thing– and it’s true, I don’t, and if I were you, I wouldn’t look for it to happen very often. But, as many (most?) of you know, I had recent Unfortunate Diaper Issue and as a result, have done WAY TOO MUCH THINKING about diapers. Like, a lot. I tried every single diaper out there; I tried every different possible fit. I diapered at different times! With different creams! I diapered my face off! I examined my daughter’s butt from multiple angles! I sniffed her diaper before she so much as PEED in it to make sure it didn’t smell like chemicals!
And then Huggies, smartypants people that they are, noticed, and asked that I write about diapering and diapering-related issues, for them. Smart, see? And because *I* am smart and — genuinely, swear to God, I wouldn’t say this if it wasn’t true — got through my daughter’s infancy because of Huggies Overnites, I said yes! Why yes, of course!
But, and this is the truth, I like (and use) Huggies Little Movers diapers quite a bit, and they’re not even making me say that part, I promise. Especially for those who are looking for an alternative for a diaper they may no longer be happy with, they are honestly the best thing that I found — they don’t sag weirdly in the crotch, the padding goes all the way up the back to the waistline (almost NO diapers have this, and it’s really good for girls who pee a lot) and they don’t stink like chemicals (they’re unscented! Hallefreakinlujah!). This should be common sense for every diaper, but let’s be honest: it isn’t. The point is, I wouldn’t do this if it wasn’t a natural fit (first diaper pun! drink!) and something I’d say anyway. Really. I turn down this stuff all the time! DAILY.
Are we ready to talk about diapers and diapering and all that, um, crap? (Second diaper pun! How original!) Because I can go on all day about this. And after fifteen months of this — after a crazy amount of diapering and pooping and peeing and other waste-related ridiculousness — I still have no idea what I’m doing in this area.
Specifically, two things are happening, and this seems as good a place as any to start:
1) I have no idea if I’m getting my kid in the right size diaper. None. I hear conflicting reports of where a diaper is supposed to fit. Is it with the front above the belly button? Just under? None of the above? Any lower than the bellybutton, and stuff blows up the back. And yet, if I get it too big (and this is EVERY brand, so it’s not a fit thing), I contend with out-the-leg issues. It’s like this crazy perfect-balance thing, and right now we have Sam in a size five. FIVE. She’s 15 months and has been a five for like, THREE MONTHS NOW. She’s tall. Honestly, it’s working pretty well for us, so I don’t know what else to say there. But for some reason, people think this is like, CRAZY HUGE. Is it? Am I Doing It Wrong? Would things be THAT MUCH BETTER if I switched to a smaller diaper? She’s 32 inches and 25 poundsish. I think. (I THINK.)
2) Dog. The dog. The dog and diapers, THE DOG AND THE DIAPERS. I know! I should use a Diaper Champ or something, I KNOW. But the thing is I never remember, and we take out the garbage every day anyway, so it’s not like my house smells (um, I don’t think?). Plus, I’ve got this mobile kid and I’m lucky if I remember to take off the old diaper and put on a new one before she’s off like a shot and demanding something, or worse, sticking her head in the toilet, and before I know it, I’ve walked away for FOUR WHOLE SECONDS and the dog is missing and she’s eating the diaper under the guest bed, and I’m trying not to throw up.
I don’t even think this is something you can help me with, because frankly, it’s my fault. I know it, everyone knows it. Even the dog knows it, which is why she keeps going for it. SHE WINS! Every time!
The only consolation I have is that we don’t have a cat. I think prying cat feces out of my dog’s mouth would be worse than my kid’s poop, which, let’s be honest, I end up wearing half the time anyway. Which reminds me, OH YES, recently we had an issue (thanks, prunes!), wherein we both had to change our clothes. BOTH OF US. GARGHTKETHIETH. No one’s ready for that, no matter how experienced you are at this parenting thing. And there’s also the fact that the dog likes to eat maxi pads, so guess who can’t leave ANYTHING in the bathroom trash? THIS GIRL.
So! Welcome to the corner of the internet where you can talk freely about your kid’s poop and their diapers. I won’t judge!
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1. Diapers and more, yo | Jo&hellip | May 30th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
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2. Bekki | May 30th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
Ugh, yes, dogs+diapers = gross to a major degree. We switched to cloth when the boys were about 13 months because of some skin issues that we couldn’t solve, and it took me a while to figure out what to do with the used diapers. And ew, the dog got a hold of one one day and I will never look at him the same way again. And then I saw the family guy episode that addressed this topic and I had baaaadd flashbacks,
On the Huggies note, after I made the switch to cloth, I discovered the “Pure and Natural” line from them, and holy hell, no skin problems. Thank the lord, because that means I don’t have to wash diapers on vacation. That would suck.
3. Spiff | May 30th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Well, my son is also 15 months (which is only one reason I love to read your blog!), and he wears a size 3 diaper. But he is much smaller–19 pounds and 30 inches.
4. Suebob | May 30th, 2010 at 6:45 pm
You are TRYING to hurt me, aren’t you? Just admit it. What was it? Something I said?
5. Nicole | May 30th, 2010 at 9:46 pm
Gah, I have a 25-ish lb 12 month old who is long and lean. She’s in a size 4 (maybe sizes are different up here in the Great White North?). I have no idea how tall she is but I guess I’ll find out tomorrow when she gets her one year vaxes.
We cloth diaper during the day and use Huggies at night (not Pampers because back when they had that mesh in them? it stuck to her and caused THE WORST rash). As for the Huggies Pure and Natural or whatever they’re called – great, except I want to know how they get them so white if they’re pure and natural. Shouldn’t they be more of an off-white?
Oh and the prunes. Oh the prunes. I have changed both our clothes a couple of times. It’s fun. Not.
And I don’t know from dogs, but I do know you can get these locks for the garbage can?
6. craftyashley | May 30th, 2010 at 10:53 pm
First of all, my kids are 3 1/2, and only wear a size 4. (thankgoodness) but they are super skinny- like under 30 lbs.
Second of all, ewwww, dogs and diapers. I have had many a horrific find as I walked downstairs to find diaper innards strewn about my living room. Seriously gross. I have one of those foot push open trash cans- and that works well- I just forget sometimes and leave them on the back of the sofa or on the coffee table. Ugh. Dogs and diapers- I hear ya.
7. velocibadgergirl | May 30th, 2010 at 11:53 pm
I just moved my 26 3/4″ tall 17 1/2 pound kid into size threes, and we’re having some out-the-leg-hole issues. I suspect that means we moved up too soon, but the size twos were just getting too skinny for him in the waist.
Before now, I’d been buying Pampers Swaddlers in Sensitive because they didn’t have the dreaded Dry Max, but after I bought (and opened, dammit) the size threes, I noticed that the Sensitives now have Dry Max as well.
We’re trying to transition him into cloth, but we don’t have quite enough diapers yet for cloth full time, so in the meantime I’m sniffing him suspiciously and watching for any signs of rash. It’s crazy how something as simple as catching your kid’s poo can because so freaking complicated and all-encompassing. I think my Goth-y teenage self dies a little each time I read about diapers on the internet.
8. velocibadgergirl | May 31st, 2010 at 12:01 am
BECOME. Can BECOME. Not because. Gah.
Also, my child is 4 1/2 months old. At this rate, he’ll be in…what…size 9 diapers by the time he’s a year old? They don’t even make those, do they? Oh, boy.
9. Carla Hinkle | May 31st, 2010 at 2:07 am
One thing that makes Pampers hard to give up is the in-between sizing … I have my 5 month, almost 17 pound boy in the size 2-3. 2 is too small … 3 too big …
10. jonniker | May 31st, 2010 at 6:35 am
Nicole, I’ll honestly ask about the Pure & Natural, although I’m not sure it’s that they’re supposed to be unbleached as much as chemical-free? I’m not sure. I’ll ask!
11. Kerry | June 1st, 2010 at 6:56 am
Okay, now that you’re all down with the Huggies people, can you please use your influence to get them to make train engineer diapers? Because we love the jean diapers, we LOVE them. The only thing that would make them cooler is if they were train engineer-stripes. I think my kid’s head might actually explode (or, alternately, he might actually keep them on and removing his diaper, leaving it hidden somewhere, and running around naked).
For the sizing, every kid is so different that I really think you should just work with the size that works for your kid. If she’s in a five, and it works, it’s good.
12. agirlandaboy | June 2nd, 2010 at 11:17 pm
I think you should start a Facebook page for Dogs + Diapers + The People Who Love Them.
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