For whatever reason diapers seem to be a very popular topic for most new parents. And no, this is not a post educating you on diapers because that would be incredibly boring and a little too mommy-blogish for me. (I keep trying to convince myself this is not a mom blog. I'll let you know how that works out. And if that's what it turns into, well... let's just hope I'm like Amy Poehler in Mean Girls.)
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So diapers.
A new mom or dad may ask, should I use cloth or disposable?
During my first pregnancy I researched cloth diapers extensively, and although I think they are probably the "better" choice (for the environment, your conscience, and apparently even your baby's ass) I ultimately decided I'm too lazy to clean 'em. Give me a Diaper Genie and disposable diapers and I am good to go. I actually felt guilty (guilty!) about using disposables for about 10 seconds, and then I remembered that I can always just lie about it when I'm talking to someone who might judge me. That thought helps me sleep at night.
By the way, kudos to mommies who do cloth diaper... I secretly (okay, not so secretly) want to be you. Seriously.
Since that decision almost 2 years ago, I have given little thought to the durability, dependability, and overall bad-A-ness of the disposable diaper.... until now.
Take a look at what I found while performing my favorite (psych) domestic wifely duty.
Do you see what I see? Look a little closer.
Yes, that is what you think it is. A diaper... in my washing machine. Correction - a diaper that went through the entire heavy duty cycle on warm with an entire load of my children's clothing. Yep.
But then I got to thinking how truly fantastic it is that the diaper made it through! I always worry that I might drop the Bulldog into a running washing machine and her diaper will explode mid-cycle, leaving me with dirty clothes and a naked baby. Turns out I need not worry any longer.
After marveling at how clean the diaper was - I honestly have no idea what kind of diaper it was when it went into the washer, if ya know what I mean - I forced Ricky to marvel with me. I think he is ready to finally agree with me that the front loading washer and dryer were a brilliant purchase. The. Best. Purchase. Ever.
There I stood with a heavy, soaking wet (albeit clean) diaper, and I found myself in what we teachers like to call a teachable moment. Rather than waste such a moment, I channeled my inner Bill Nye and created a science experiment (I may or may not have Googled the scientific method because I forgot all of the steps).
Purpose/Question: How much liquid does a diaper really hold?
Research: I've been changing diapers for almost 2 years.
Hypothesis: A diaper holds a lot of pee.
Materials: You will need a dry diaper, a soaking wet diaper (preferably one that has endured an entire heavy duty wash cycle on warm), and a kitchen food scale.
Experiment: Throw that sucker into the washer - heavy duty on warm.
Results: According to my kitchen food scale, a dry, size 2 diaper weighs 0.7 ounces.
Conclusion #1: If my child ever has a diaper that weighs 1 lb, 2.7 oz. we should probably change her more often.
Conclusion #2: Pampers beats cloth every time. Booyah.
For the record, Ricky was horrified that I put the soaking diaper on the kitchen food scale...
At least I washed it first.
TTYL,
Lucy
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