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gDiapers

At PCC today we were approached by a stand of people promoting a new line of nappies called gDiapers.

I am always in 2 minds about the environment issues with nappies. On the one hand the thought of the landfill scares me, as do the chemicals and components that go into making Pampers and similar. I also think that it's probably harder to potty train children who's waste is so far removed from them into the depths of the silicone contained in disposables that they are far from bothered about being wet.

On the other hand, I don't really like the alternatives. I did buy one lot of cloth nappies to test for Harry and he leaked everywhere so that was the end of that. I loathe the concept of Nappy services, the idea of my child wearing something that another child has shat in .. .urgh! And not to mention keeping buckets of stinking crap around the house ponging the place...... shudder..... no thanks. Oh and let's also not forget the nappy rash -everyone I know whose children used cloth got very serious nappy rash!

And chlorine free envirnomentally friendly disposables are basically so expensive that you need to take a 2nd mortgage out to pay for them, plus they leak everywhere anyway.

Lastly I don't think that the odd few people making the stand makes the slightest bit of difference. Disposables are easier, cheaper, far more pleasant to use, and until there's some kind of huge change in environmental law there really isn't a reason to be 1 person against zillions taking a stand. That's just my opinion, I know people feel strongly to take that stand anyway, but I just don't think it's worthwhile putting yourself or your baby through it for little to no consequence.

Anyway - back to this trip to PCC today. They were promoting these new nappies. They're kind of a cross between disposables and washables..... you have this cute fuzzy bum outer part and you have an inner part which absorbs all the wee & poo and is disposable,....but disposable by flushing down the loo (or composting if you are so inclined). After we listened to their sales pitch, we were convinced enough to buy a starter pack and I have to say I'm quite excited by them...... and hope that they work! I'd enjoy being able to flush the icky bit away and not have it stinking out the bins, and I think they look adorable....and if they do what they say on the tin, and not leak everywhere, I'm sold. The best bit? once you've bought your outer bits the inner disposable bits cost little more than a pack of disposables. I think a pack of 42 pampers premium costs $18.99 here, and 32 of these things costs $14.99 so that's not at all bad.

Well, we've not tried these out yet so I will let you know once we do.... H is currently snoozing!