Once I managed a telesurvey center, and there was a huge study targeting women with children under 4 who were in diapers. The purpose of the survey was to gather statistics to determine the need for a diaper bank in a particular city. The questions asked were things like, Are you confident that you can afford your child's diaper needs, Have you ever washed or reused a diaper, things like that. A pretty disturbing number of people actually admitted to reusing diapers, or leaving their babies in diapers for longer than they should, simply because they could not afford them. Then they were asked if they had considered cloth diapering, and many of them answered that they either haven't heard of it, or they are aware of it and/or unlikely to try it.
What is the point of having a segment on cloth diapering if you aren't going to invite a proponent of cloth diapering? Clearly neither of these women are in favor of cloth diapering and don't even seem to be knowledgeable about it. When the reporter held up both diapers in the beginning she listed a pro and con about cloth diapers and two pros about disposables HA. Just the sheer lack of basic reporting quality makes me glad I don't watch CBS news.
all she said about disposable is that they convenient to use and they can be thiner or thicker ..how about bleach, chemicals and not natural material some big brands use...?? and she is pediatrician ?like really?
Continued: If it is strictly the environment I would say cloth. Time disposable is clearly the answer. Now the biggest factor in my opinion is money. Most mom's spend 288.00 getting the cloth diaper supplies but that can last you 2-3 years but then they are using water electricity and special anti bacterial sprays and detergents to wash the cloth diapers properly. Food for thought.
what they failed to mention is rinsing the poop out of disposables as well.. horrible interview.. "i can't imagine the extra laundry" ... you mean the one load of diapers twice a week? yeah, so hard.
She didn't really show what modern cloth diapers look like and if she had actually done her research she would have found that most of her information was completely wrong. WORST INTERVIEW!!!!!
I am way bummed this doesn't explain all of the pros for Cloth Diapering in the slightest! this could have been a great interview that would really get those people that are not in the know about CDs on the band wagon!
"On the 1 hand you have the old fashioned, but green friendly, cloth diaper." ...... Yeah, "old fashioned" is right. This video was very biased in their report on cloth diapers. They showed the "old school" method of "prefolds and safety pins", but failed to show what a Modern day cloth diaper looks like now. Almost no one cloth diapers with safety pins like that these days anymore. Why did they show the old method, but didn't show what a modern method looks like (although they did "mention" it, they didn't "show" it)? Because they don't want people to "see" how similar cloth diapering can be to disposables now. While people do still use prefolds though, it is a personal choice, and not a requirement. Cloth diapers these days are shaped almost exactly the same as a disposable diaper, with "snaps" or "velcro" to close the diaper. Talking about how disposables are "easier to put on". Modern cloth diapers now, are almost exactly like a disposable, and just as easy to put on. This video was so biased, it's disgusting.
A jumbo pack of Huggies or Pampers is $9.99 not $12-$17. I have gone back and forth on cloth or disposable. You can always use coupons. Stock up and wait for deals.Target and Babies-r-us have deals going on a lot. When you can get the packs for around $5-$6. You can go generic. Target brand works well at the end of the year if your child uses 6 diapers a day at $6.00 a pack you will end up paying $288.00 a year for diapers. Consider the factors: money, time, and environment.
I'm a parent who is being on both sides, my disposable diaper baby would have so many rashes horrible and we would change his diaper super often. My second baby is cloth diaper and has not had a rash in 13 Months!!!
Disposables arent as 1-2-3 as she makes it sounds. People using sposies are actually supposed to be flushing the poop before throwing the diaper away. I am disappointed that they didnt have any modern cloth diapers on the show and didnt at least mention using a snappi to secure the prefold (instead of pins) *sigh*
lstone12 Just because the diaper is not full yet doesn't mean that it doesn't need to be changed. Baby's should be changed when they are wet. How would you like to sit around in paper and plastic soiled in your own waste for hours at a time...DISGUSTING!!!! I feel sorry for your children! You should be going through more than 6 diapers a day no matter if you use disposable or cloth.
Well she also didnt mention the dangerious chemicals that are found in disposable daipers, I think the the biggest argument very ignorant. She shouldve done some homework before giving an interview in the news room
What Specific Brand of Vintage Disposable Diaper Does Dr. Alana use in Video?! MISS THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF VINTAGE PLASTIC DISPOSABLE DIAPERS!!!!!!! THICK DIAPERS!!!!!!! WHEN DIAPERS WERE DIAPERS!!!!!!!
Not enough diapers disposable or cloth? On limited time only or there discontinued or banned? But doesn't help the diaper fetish adbl thing or thing but reality things change? Way of the future? Not all goes around some things miss out on like offers? But with storage wars things? Just saying?
This is very disappointing for CBS for those who seek knowledge about any topic. It makes me wonder about what else they are showing on tv that is also completely inaccurate.
@rochelle123ist Unfortunately, this video was very biased about cloth diapers. They showed the old school method and completely ignored the fact of how a modern cloth diaper looks like these days. They are just as easy to use as a disposable now. If you haven't seen what a Modern Day Cloth Diaper looks like now, it is shaped exactly like a disposable is, with either "snaps" or "velcro" to close the diaper instead of safety pins. Some cloth diaper now even have a "stay dry" fabric on the inside (that does not absorb moisture) and wicks the moisture down into the absorbent core below, and then a waterproof lining on the outside. While people do still use prefolds, it is a personal choice, as it is the "cheaper" option. Prefolds and/or Inserts are used for the absorbent core underneath baby's bottom (or sandwhiched in between the "stay dry" fabric and the waterproof lining). Disposable diapers have so many chemicals inside them, in order to "make" it absorbent, that can be absorbed through baby's skin. (The same can be said for disposable pads and tampons, that are filled with so many harmful chemicals that we put next to the most sensitive part of our body.) "How to deal with the poop" is a main issue most people see with cloth diapering. If you can get a Diaper Sprayer, you won't have to deal with swishing a dirty diaper inside the toilet to get the poop off. "Washing" is usually around 2-3 loads per week, hardly a dent in the water bill. And if you line dry your cloth diapers, then there is no additional cost of Electricity to "dry" in the dryer (which pulls on the electricity usage a lot more than the washer does), and the line drying outside also sun bleaches any stains away that you might have. There is so much this video did NOT show about Modern Cloth Diapering. :(
Based on all these comments, it seems like this lady isn't really educated on cloth diapers.
This is not what a modern cloth diaper really looks like though.
Once I managed a telesurvey center, and there was a huge study targeting women with children under 4 who were in diapers. The purpose of the survey was to gather statistics to determine the need for a diaper bank in a particular city. The questions asked were things like, Are you confident that you can afford your child's diaper needs, Have you ever washed or reused a diaper, things like that. A pretty disturbing number of people actually admitted to reusing diapers, or leaving their babies in diapers for longer than they should, simply because they could not afford them. Then they were asked if they had considered cloth diapering, and many of them answered that they either haven't heard of it, or they are aware of it and/or unlikely to try it.
This is terrible... the only cloth diaper you show is a prefold? There are so many different types of cloth diapers. This is such a biased video...
What? This was a horrible interview, i wash every 3 to 4 days and its so easy to handle coth diapers, they dont even look like that
Cloth*
What is the point of having a segment on cloth diapering if you aren't going to invite a proponent of cloth diapering? Clearly neither of these women are in favor of cloth diapering and don't even seem to be knowledgeable about it. When the reporter held up both diapers in the beginning she listed a pro and con about cloth diapers and two pros about disposables HA. Just the sheer lack of basic reporting quality makes me glad I don't watch CBS news.
all she said about disposable is that they convenient to use and they can be thiner or thicker ..how about bleach, chemicals and not natural material some big brands use...?? and she is pediatrician ?like really?
Continued:
If it is strictly the environment I would say cloth. Time disposable is clearly the answer. Now the biggest factor in my opinion is money. Most mom's spend 288.00 getting the cloth diaper supplies but that can last you 2-3 years but then they are using water electricity and special anti bacterial sprays and detergents to wash the cloth diapers properly. Food for thought.
what they failed to mention is rinsing the poop out of disposables as well.. horrible interview.. "i can't imagine the extra laundry" ... you mean the one load of diapers twice a week? yeah, so hard.
She didn't really show what modern cloth diapers look like and if she had actually done her research she would have found that most of her information was completely wrong. WORST INTERVIEW!!!!!
I agree the cloth nappies come in so many different styles and colours it seems a waste for kids to be wearing plain disposable stuff
I am way bummed this doesn't explain all of the pros for Cloth Diapering in the slightest! this could have been a great interview that would really get those people that are not in the know about CDs on the band wagon!
"On the 1 hand you have the old fashioned, but green friendly, cloth diaper." ...... Yeah, "old fashioned" is right. This video was very biased in their report on cloth diapers. They showed the "old school" method of "prefolds and safety pins", but failed to show what a Modern day cloth diaper looks like now. Almost no one cloth diapers with safety pins like that these days anymore. Why did they show the old method, but didn't show what a modern method looks like (although they did "mention" it, they didn't "show" it)? Because they don't want people to "see" how similar cloth diapering can be to disposables now. While people do still use prefolds though, it is a personal choice, and not a requirement. Cloth diapers these days are shaped almost exactly the same as a disposable diaper, with "snaps" or "velcro" to close the diaper. Talking about how disposables are "easier to put on". Modern cloth diapers now, are almost exactly like a disposable, and just as easy to put on.
This video was so biased, it's disgusting.
A jumbo pack of Huggies or Pampers is $9.99 not $12-$17. I have gone back and forth on cloth or disposable. You can always use coupons. Stock up and wait for deals.Target and Babies-r-us have deals going on a lot. When you can get the packs for around $5-$6. You can go generic. Target brand works well at the end of the year if your child uses 6 diapers a day at $6.00 a pack you will end up paying $288.00 a year for diapers. Consider the factors: money, time, and environment.
I'm a parent who is being on both sides, my disposable diaper baby would have so many rashes horrible and we would change his diaper super often. My second baby is cloth diaper and has not had a rash in 13 Months!!!
you could easily tell she was on the disposable side :(
Disposables arent as 1-2-3 as she makes it sounds. People using sposies are actually supposed to be flushing the poop before throwing the diaper away.
I am disappointed that they didnt have any modern cloth diapers on the show and didnt at least mention using a snappi to secure the prefold (instead of pins) *sigh*
Sposies!!!! please just call them disposables. That sounds so lame
lstone12 Just because the diaper is not full yet doesn't mean that it doesn't need to be changed. Baby's should be changed when they are wet. How would you like to sit around in paper and plastic soiled in your own waste for hours at a time...DISGUSTING!!!! I feel sorry for your children! You should be going through more than 6 diapers a day no matter if you use disposable or cloth.
Well she also didnt mention the dangerious chemicals that are found in disposable daipers, I think the the biggest argument
very ignorant. She shouldve done some homework before giving an interview in the news room
What Specific Brand of Vintage Disposable Diaper Does Dr. Alana use in Video?! MISS THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF VINTAGE PLASTIC DISPOSABLE DIAPERS!!!!!!! THICK DIAPERS!!!!!!! WHEN DIAPERS WERE DIAPERS!!!!!!!
Not sure the landfill bit isn't as bad. What world do you live in? These diapers will take about 400-500 years before they decompose!
Not enough diapers disposable or cloth? On limited time only or there discontinued or banned? But doesn't help the diaper fetish adbl thing or thing but reality things change? Way of the future? Not all goes around some things miss out on like offers? But with storage wars things? Just saying?
This is very disappointing for CBS for those who seek knowledge about any topic. It makes me wonder about what else they are showing on tv that is also completely inaccurate.
This is a horrible video! I agree with everyone else, totally biased, didn't even show modern cloth along with no negatives for disposables.
I don't think I could cloth diaper! Earth Friendly disposable diapers are the way to go.
@rochelle123ist Unfortunately, this video was very biased about cloth diapers. They showed the old school method and completely ignored the fact of how a modern cloth diaper looks like these days. They are just as easy to use as a disposable now.
If you haven't seen what a Modern Day Cloth Diaper looks like now, it is shaped exactly like a disposable is, with either "snaps" or "velcro" to close the diaper instead of safety pins. Some cloth diaper now even have a "stay dry" fabric on the inside (that does not absorb moisture) and wicks the moisture down into the absorbent core below, and then a waterproof lining on the outside. While people do still use prefolds, it is a personal choice, as it is the "cheaper" option. Prefolds and/or Inserts are used for the absorbent core underneath baby's bottom (or sandwhiched in between the "stay dry" fabric and the waterproof lining).
Disposable diapers have so many chemicals inside them, in order to "make" it absorbent, that can be absorbed through baby's skin. (The same can be said for disposable pads and tampons, that are filled with so many harmful chemicals that we put next to the most sensitive part of our body.)
"How to deal with the poop" is a main issue most people see with cloth diapering. If you can get a Diaper Sprayer, you won't have to deal with swishing a dirty diaper inside the toilet to get the poop off. "Washing" is usually around 2-3 loads per week, hardly a dent in the water bill. And if you line dry your cloth diapers, then there is no additional cost of Electricity to "dry" in the dryer (which pulls on the electricity usage a lot more than the washer does), and the line drying outside also sun bleaches any stains away that you might have.
There is so much this video did NOT show about Modern Cloth Diapering. :(
Totally agree. Cloth diapers are nasty and gross.