Why?

[wdmmom]

I have a policy within my daycare that I don't accept generic diapers. It's Huggies, Luvs, Pampers or Target brand. I've found that Walgreens aren't bad either. No other brands allowed. Same for wipes. They all know going in and I have yet to have a parent fight me on it.

And if it comes to explaining, it goes like this: To pay a few cents more per diaper means me not having a mess to clean up. Cleaning fees are $40 per hour. You pay $2.00 more per pack or my cleaning fees. ::::::

[laundrymom]

I prefer cloth. Point blank. But. Not one of my parents use them.

[Blackcat31]

You know, being on the other side --- when my son was in daycare I made sure I bought off brand diapers. If you are changing every 2 hours, as I assume is the standard in every state, why does it matter that much?

I haven't had a problem with rashes with cheaper diapers, so I guess that argument is lost on me.

But I have always felt (as a parent and a provider) that changing at least every 2 hours eliminated the need for more expensive diapers.

It matters because the cheap ones leak (I don't mean due to being worn too long) I mean due to not being very good quality. The leg openings do not fit comfortably or correctly. The child also pees one time and his shirt is wet. They are just very ill fitting.

The comment about the rash was not an argument but a statement that this particular child gets a rash and some irritation around his legs and on his bottom every time mom seems to bring this particular brand. (She is aware yet continues to bring them.)

This child is also changed at the very least, every two hours but sometimes a lot more during that time. He is only 10 months old.

I am curious, how do you deal with cloth diapers? I did not use cloth diapers on my child, but I know several mothers that did. Some were very adamant that their child NOT EVER wear a disposable. I am curious how that would work at daycare.

I have only had one cloth diaper wearer and would not mind if more moms chose to use them. They are not an issue here.

I buy the CHEAP ones and my children never has the red bottom or I never had to change them within 30 min. maybe she bought them for a buck . I buy walmart or wegmens

Don't get me wrong, I am not against generic or store brand diapers. Whatever works for each kid...great! This particular mom that caused me to post the thread in the first place just doesn't seem to get that the generic, cheap brand she is buying does NOT work for her son. Maybe for others but not for hers.

(FWIW~ the brand she is bringing is White Cloud)

[HeatherJ]

So you do put the soiled cloth diapers in a plastic bag or something? Even if it is poop? Would that not stink all day long? Do you just dump the poop in the toilet? Sorry I am asking such gross questions. I admit that I never did very much research on cloth diapering. I was still in school and working full time when my son was born, I immediately decided that disposables were easiest for me and still OK for my baby.

[Heidi]

Do you really change diapers every 2 hours? Not a requirement here, but I usually change them once in the mid morning, then again right after nap, unless the have a BM, which means 3x in a day. Granted, mine are not drinking bottles anymore, so it's usually a bm in the morning, and then a fresh diaper after nap. No one has had a rash yet, so I guess we're ok. They no leaks, either.

I have no idea what brand of diapers my dcf's bring. They usually bring just the inner liner of the package, with no label, and my own children are long out of diapers. I do know that the wipes they bring are all from walmart, so I assume the diapers are, too....

[BigMama]

I don't send home the poop ...

With the cloth diapers I empty the poopies into the toilet. It is against regulations here for us to rinse or wash them (not that I would anyway) so I just fold them up and put them in the bag. It is a requirement for the bags to be plastic lined so most families have a cloth bag with a zipper that they line with a large ziploc bag. I never smell the diapers.

[MyAngels]

You know, being on the other side --- when my son was in daycare I made sure I bought off brand diapers. If you are changing every 2 hours, as I assume is the standard in every state, why does it matter that much?

I haven't had a problem with rashes with cheaper diapers, so I guess that argument is lost on me.

But I have always felt (as a parent and a provider) that changing at least every 2 hours eliminated the need for more expensive diapers.

This is what my dc parents tell me, too. I don't have a problem with most of the off brand diapers, and if they are leaky or ill-fitting I just send them home the same day and ask that they bring a better quality diaper for the next day.

[HeatherJ]

With the cloth diapers I empty the poopies into the toilet. It is against regulations here for us to rinse or wash them (not that I would anyway) so I just fold them up and put them in the bag. It is a requirement for the bags to be plastic lined so most families have a cloth bag with a zipper that they line with a large ziploc bag. I never smell the diapers.

Some poopies would not, er, dump so well, I would imagine.
I was just curious, thanks for the info!

[Meyou]

I love cloth diapers. The parents send a wet bag and it keeps almost all of the odor trapped inside. I dump the poop if it's dumpable but otherwise I just roll the poopie liner up in the cover and give mom a warning when she picks up. They send covers, liners and a clean diaper bag each day. I prefer it at this point.

[BigMama]

Some poopies would not, er, dump so well, I would imagine.
I was just curious, thanks for the info!

You are so right about that! In those cases I just do my best and am thankful once again that I am not the one who has to wash them!

As a side note, one of my families that uses the cloth diapers has some type of spray attachment on their toilet to handle such incidences. I guess this would be an investment to make if you really want to cloth diaper.

[e.j.]

So she basically thinks you change her kid too much? :: That's a first! LOL!!

I've just had this conversation with one of my dc moms. The first day he was here, I changed him every hour because he was filling his diapers that quickly. She told me I was changing him too much. When I told her how full his diapers were, she said she knows but doesn't want me to change him so much because of the cost of diapers. The next day, she gave me a jar of vasoline to use on him so he doesn't get a rash and reminded me not to change him so much.

I've been trying to let him go for two hours at a time before changing him but apparently, that's too often, too. She wants me to go 4 hours without changing him. The diapers are soaked at 1 hour, never mind 2 and when he poops, it goes up his back because there's no room left in the diaper to hold it in! She bragged about the day she was able to let him go for 12 hours without a change.

She doesn't want to pay for diapers and acknowledges she's being cheap. She drives a relatively new, fairly expensive car and can afford "date nights" with her husband but claims not to have money for diapers. It's all about priorities as far as I'm concerned.

[Cat Herder]

why does it matter that much?

The gross truth?


Hand, Foot, Mouth outbreaks when they leak on the floors the children play on.

They basically are licking poop when they put their hand in their mouth after crawling through it. You don't have to see it on the floor for it to be there....

For the record, my favorite brand is Parents Choice. I dread seeing those plastic "toy baby doll" looking ones from the gas station, though.

[laundrymom]

I change at arrival if needed, I always check them on arrival. Again around 730 Then before snack at 9. Then around 1030. Then after lunch, then after nap. Then about 445/5pm.

I change with each potty. I don't try to see how much it will hold. I had a mother complain once, I challenged her to sit on a urine soaked maxipad all day every day. She said" Ewwww that's gross!" I responded with,... " yes, it is"

She never again questioned my changing her daughter.

[Heidi]

I change at arrival if needed, I always check them on arrival. Again around 730 Then before snack at 9. Then around 1030. Then after lunch, then after nap. Then about 445/5pm.

I change with each potty. I don't try to see how much it will hold. I had a mother complain once, I challenged her to sit on a urine soaked maxipad all day every day. She said" Ewwww that's gross!" I responded with,... " yes, it is"

She never again questioned my changing her daughter.

that is toooo funny!:: I wish I were that clever. I would only think of a comeback like that at about 3 in the morning!

[e.j.]

[QUOTE=laundrymom;162538]I change with each potty. I don't try to see how much it will hold. I had a mother complain once, I challenged her to sit on a urine soaked maxipad all day every day. She said" Ewwww that's gross!" I responded with,... " yes, it is" [QUOTE]

Love it! I'll have to remember this should it come up again - and I'm sure it will.