Dear Disposable Diaper Designers

[pantryslut]

Dear Disposable Diaper Designers,

I remember when you launched your exciting new innovation in diaper technology, the resealable tab. Yes, this design revolution happened within my lifetime, and I remember life before these new, exciting, versatile adhesives. It certainly seemed like a good idea at the time, didn't it? So clever! Open, shut, open, shut, ad infinitum. Plus, no sticking to sensitive baby skin -- very nice.

I seem to remember that this was marketed as a way to conserve diapers -- no more ripping open a diaper only to discover it pristine and unsoiled, but having to throw it away anyway. Somehow, I bet that diaper prices went up concurrent with this new 'frugal' innovation, but that's beside the point.

So what is the point? Simple. My daughter, who is not even fourteen months old at the time of this writing, has recently developed a fascination with taking off her own clothes. I understand that this is a normal developmental stage, and that she is not at all precocious in this regard. (She also enjoys putting on various items of clothing, including and especially hats and scarves, but again, this is beside the point.)

You may guess where this is going, yes? My daughter has figured out how to undo the fancy-schmancy resealable tabs on her diapers.

I understand, too, that switching to cloth diapers may not be an improvement, as many diaper covers are held together with velcro. And you may have guessed that my daughter has already mastered that material.

I may have to resort to duct tape. Possibly in bulk -- it's looking to have many practical applications for impending toddlerhood.

Dreaming of archaic technology including diaper pins and shoelaces,


Lori S.

Comments

[rebbyribs.livejournal.com]

If you're at all willing to do cloth diapers, something like this:
http://www.cottonbabies.com/index.php?cPath=139
might work for you. It's a cover with snaps, and you can use either disposable or washable inserts inside. (I think prefolds from a diaper service would work fine inside if you wanted to pay someone else to do the laundry.)