Poopy Diaper Smell

[midaycare]

I'm still a newbie at home daycare, so I'm learning a lot this year.

One thing I can't stand is the poopy diaper smell. It makes my entire daycare smell like, well ... poop.

I change the diapers in a changing area, away from everything. I have the garbage bag in the farthest corner possible, yet next to the changing area. I put each diaper in a plastic bag, then tie it up, before it goes into the garbage bag, in the garbage can. I put a dryer sheet in the garbage can. I spray lysol and febreeze. And instead it smells like poosol and feboopy.

What does everyone here do to cover up/mask/get rid of that awful smell?

Oh yes, and I do take my garbage out every day.

[Unregistered]

Saw this in a hospital bathroom and looked for it online. Medi-Aire Biological Odor Eliminator. It works great and lasts a long time. I ordered this bottle in 2012 and it's still half full. One spray per room, two at most. The smell is slightly spicy and doesn't linger long.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002ZUK62A/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Meyou]

Can you keep a small garbage can outside the door for diapers? I used to do that in my old house because the smell seemed much worse there than in my current house. I emptied the bag nightly into a large outside garbage can.

[hope]

I use tall kitchen bags (a box from the dollar store) and put the smelly diaper in, twist, fold over, twist....and continue. It gives it about 4 layers before I tie the bag up. I also keep the garbage can in my laundry room which is far away from the rest of my house. I have kept a small garbage can on my basement steps on particularly poopy days.

Another great thing that works is these vent sticky things. I think they are supposed to go on air filter cartridges but I cut them out and stick them in my vents.

[coolconfidentme]

I tie up the diaper in a grocery bag & deposit in the garbage outside, next to the back door. Works here...

[Play Care]

I prefer to clear the air naturally, as I have allergies to a lot of scented products. Plus most of them just mask the oder so I feel like I get flower scented poop rather than just poop...::
After I've changed the diaper and have the kids set, I empty the garbage can and put the bag in the larger garbage can in my garage - it's right next to the door and I don't even leave the kitchen to toss it out the way it's set up.
(Although technically not violating my regs doing this, if my licensor were here I would wait until she left...) I also will crack the window just a little - even in winter to clear the air.

Thankfully now all my older kids are potty trained and the only one this Fall who will be in diapers is and infant. I find the older the kid, the smellier the diaper.

[midaycare]

Can you keep a small garbage can outside the door for diapers? I used to do that in my old house because the smell seemed much worse there than in my current house. I emptied the bag nightly into a large outside garbage can.

I can't do this unfortunately. My daycare is in our walkout basement and I don't want to put a garbage can by the door where parents walk in. I want it to smell good when they enter, !

[midaycare]

I prefer to clear the air naturally, as I have allergies to a lot of scented products. Plus most of them just mask the oder so I feel like I get flower scented poop rather than just poop...::
After I've changed the diaper and have the kids set, I empty the garbage can and put the bag in the larger garbage can in my garage - it's right next to the door and I don't even leave the kitchen to toss it out the way it's set up.
(Although technically not violating my regs doing this, if my licensor were here I would wait until she left...) I also will crack the window just a little - even in winter to clear the air.

Thankfully now all my older kids are potty trained and the only one this Fall who will be in diapers is and infant. I find the older the kid, the smellier the diaper.

This would be nice but we don't have a garage. We have a huge pole barn and our garbage cans are some ways away from the home.

[midaycare]

Saw this in a hospital bathroom and looked for it online. Medi-Aire Biological Odor Eliminator. It works great and lasts a long time. I ordered this bottle in 2012 and it's still half full. One spray per room, two at most. The smell is slightly spicy and doesn't linger long.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This I might be able to try, thank you!

[MyAngels]

I usually put mine in the trash outside, but if for some reason I can't I triple wrap it in those diaper disposal bags from the dollar store which helps keep the smell contained until I can take the trash out.

[Cat Herder]

What does everyone here do to cover up/mask/get rid of that awful smell?

Oh yes, and I do take my garbage out every day.

I don't keep it in the house.

I reuse plastic grocery bags for each round of changes, with each diaper wrapped in a glove and walk the little bags out to the dumpster several times a day.

The air purifier and wallflower handle the rest.

[drseuss]

I don't keep it in the house.

I reuse plastic grocery bags for each round of changes, with each diaper wrapped in a glove and walk the little bags out to the dumpster several times a day.

The air purifier and wallflower handle the rest.

This is what I do, too, minus the glove. Every round gets taken straight out to the trash can in the garage. I have tried lots of things, but this is the only way that works for me.

Love the term 'feboopy'. Adding that to my vocab.::

[midaycare]

Thank you everyone. It sounds like I really need to find a way to take the trash outside a few times a day. I will have to think on that ...

[SignMeUp]

Thank you everyone. It sounds like I really need to find a way to take the trash outside a few times a day. I will have to think on that ...

For some kids, that just won't work. They are, um, FAP (fresh-air-proof), LP (Lysol-proof) and FP (Febreze-proof) :: I kid you not, two kids from one family and my entire house stunk like a skunk :: Could not get that odor out, and I had never had that problem before.
That's why I got the biologic odor eliminator. (That was me posting, above.)
I don't know how it works, but it is used in hospital environments and is supposedly known for getting rid of most any odor. (even necrosis, it says )

[crazydaycarelady]

I keep the poopy diapers outside too but it still stinks in here. By the time I smell the diaper and get it changed the whole place reeks! I burn a Scentsy but then it just smells like clean linen poop or cinnamon poop.