I'm a Baby-Stroller Shopper, and I want to ask anything...

[GGG]

Originally Posted by fredr123

Probably because the kid pops out of the Bumbo then falls off the counter. If they're belted into the Bumbo, they can't pop out regardless of whether they are on the counter or the floor.

Even if you have a kid strapped in they can tip the whole bumbo over with them in it.

[Rathji]

Originally Posted by fotze

What is a recall going to do to prevent people from putting them on a counter?

Same thing the first one seems to have done 5 years ago.

Nothing.

If people are stupid, their kids will get hurt.

[Table 5]

Just an FYI, in the end we got the Uppababby Vista stroller, and the wife is loving it. She's been parading it around the apartment for the last two days.....and the baby is still a month away.

Here's another topic I need some advice on though. Diapers.

What's the best bang for the buck brand over the long term (I've heard that ideally you stick to one brand because of allergies?) Both in terms of price and quality. I assume Costco is the cheapest place to get them? I don't mind buying in bulk.

Anyone here use reusables? Any particular brands work better than others? I've read that a typical child goes through something like 3500 diapers in their childhood, and since disposables are not recyclable, that's kind of nuts. My goal is to have the kid trained by 1 year (I was 10 months, but that was under the iron fist of communism), but I'd like to reduce our waste as much as possible.

[Canada 02]

Originally Posted by Table 5

Anyone here use reusables? Any particular brands work better than others? I've read that a typical child goes through something like 3500 diapers in their childhood, and since disposables are not recyclable, that's kind of nuts. My goal is to have the kid trained by 1 year (I was 10 months, but that was under the iron fist of communism), but I'd like to reduce our waste as much as possible.

my wife and I use cloth diapers, if that is what you mean by reusable. I was opposed at first, but it is so easy, does not smell, and is nothing like my parents or grandparents generation of cloth diapers - ie no safety pins or droopy cloth.

Upfront cost was about $400. After 10 months, we estimate saving about $500, even after factoring in water, power, detergent for the biweekly extra load of laundry. They are still in like-new condition, so I don't see any reason why we couldn't use the same cloth diapers on our future kids.

[Northendzone]

i seem to recall we bought pampers, but we may have bought something else depending on what was on sale. we had a diaper geneie but it never worked that well and broke, i just went with a standard garbage can - and dumped it when it got to fragrant.

nice goal to get the kid going on his own at 12 months - I would say my kids were closer to 2 years - but my kids work exclusively to thier own time line.

[kermitology]

Originally Posted by Canada 02

my wife and I use cloth diapers, if that is what you mean by reusable. I was opposed at first, but it is so easy, does not smell, and is nothing like my parents or grandparents generation of cloth diapers - ie no safety pins or droopy cloth.

Upfront cost was about $400. After 10 months, we estimate saving about $500, even after factoring in water, power, detergent for the biweekly extra load of laundry. They are still in like-new condition, so I don't see any reason why we couldn't use the same cloth diapers on our future kids.

Yup, my wife is going nuts trying to find them on kijiji, plus buying a few new if they're on sale. The estimated total you'll spend on disposables is roughly $2000, and cloth will probably set you back $400-500 in material plus laundering expenses. And then you can sell them afterwards, for probably $200-300.

One big benefit is that babies diapered in cloth are supposed to potty train sooner.

[Bigtime]

We were going to go the cloth diaper route, then got lazy and just went with Pampers. We used the brand on Littletime and now Littletime v2.0, no complaints. Blowouts tend to be at a minimum, and I like the "moisture stripe" on the some of the versions.

I also highly recommend you get a diaper genie, we didn't for the first couple of months and the smell difference when we switched was instant (no diaper odour).

[Table 5]

What brands of cloth diapers are you guys referring to? Any particular ones work better than others? I'd like to get my wife on them as well....but frankly, I'm not the one going to be washing them, so I can't really make that decision for her.

[Canada 02]

I have a sample size of one, so I don't know if we are just lucky, or if the cloth diapers were the reason. So far we have had zero diaper rash, maybe 10 diaper leaks (one a month), and zero blow outs.

We did use disposable diapers for the first two or three weeks after birth - perhaps it was being first time parents, but there were more leaks and blow outs in those first few weeks, than there have been since moving to cloth. Saying that, I wouldn't use cloth in those first few weeks because they don't really fit well until about 10 lbs. You're also changing every two hours, so you likely don't have enough cloth diapers to make it through the day

[afc wimbledon]

dont worry about diaper rash, nothing teaches them to use a toilet better than a sore arse.

[Bigtime]

I'm with fotze, Pampers swaddlers for the newborn are great.

[tete]

A bunch of my friends cloth diaper, they seem to really like the BumGenius diapers. One word of caution with Calgary's hard water, the diapers can get a build up of detergent and cause rashes. There are a couple specialty soaps (Rockin' Hard for one) that seem to help.

I considered cloth diapering for a short while, but my husband thankfully talked me out of it - there was no way we would have ever kept up with the laundry. Not at all. We're a Pampers family, love loved the swaddlers and have just moved to the size 3 cruisers for my 10 month old for daytime and size 3 baby dry for night (she's a teeny one). In her 10 months, I think we've had 2 or 3 blowouts, that's it.

[KTrain]

Even if you go cloth, you'll still want use disposables for extended trips. Carrying around a wet/crappy diaper for hours causes the charm of cloth diapers to fade quickly.

You will be doing a lot more laundry if you go cloth so prepare for that as well. What's your time worth? You can't be lazy about it because if you don't have diapers and your kid craps themselves you're SOL.

[Table 5]

Thanks for the advice guys....good stuff to consider.

Does "blowout" sound as asstacularly awesome as I'm picturing?

[Titan]

Usually involves washing the hair. Just saying.

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by Table 5

Does "blowout" sound as asstacularly awesome as I'm picturing?

Yup, it sure does!

Originally Posted by Titan

Usually involves washing the hair. Just saying.

Preaching to the crowd here, why did the second kid have to come out with so much hair?

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Preaching to the crowd here, why did the second kid have to come out with so much hair?

Phew, I was thinking it would be my hair.

[Canada 02]

Originally Posted by Table 5

Thanks for the advice guys....good stuff to consider.

Does "blowout" sound as asstacularly awesome as I'm picturing?

http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthr...op#post2015264

[KTrain]

Originally Posted by Table 5

Does "blowout" sound as asstacularly awesome as I'm picturing?

This is what you could be picturing? Not for the the faint of heart. You've been warned. Yes, that's my hand...

NSFW!

[Bigtime]

That is a most excellent blowout!