When the Diaper Pin reined supreme...

Forgot about the red elastic rings that formed on the tops of kids legs from the rubber pants.

My kids wore red elastic rings for the entire time they were in diapers.
 

Keesha said:
Good man. That was going to be my next question .
How many men actually helped change the diapers? Back then there didn’t seem to be as many hands on fathers as there is today but then again , most women stayed home.
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My hubby helped quite a bit. He changed diapers, and got up during the night occasionally to let me sleep and still went to work. I don't think he washed them out but did hang them after they were laundered.
I only went back to work part time after both kids were in school and had a very flexible job so I was always home for them when needed.
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
My hubby helped quite a bit. He changed diapers, and got up during the night occasionally to let me sleep and still went to work. I don't think he washed them out but did hang them after they were laundered.
I only went back to work part time after both kids were in school and had a very flexible job so I was always home for them when needed.
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I think for that day and age , he did pretty good. From what I’ve heard, most men left caring for the children, women’s work.
 
Marg said:
Forgot about the red elastic rings that formed on the tops of kids legs from the rubber pants.

My kids wore red elastic rings for the entire time they were in diapers.
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And didn’t kids often get diaper rash from the cloth material?
My neighbours mom still washed diapers using one of those old washing machines that had the rollers that squeezed out the excess water. Then she hung everything up either out on the line or down the basement. It looked like brutal work. My life was a breeze in comparison.
 
Keesha said:
And didn’t kids often get diaper rash from the cloth material?
My neighbours mom still washed diapers using one of those old washing machines that had the rollers that squeezed out the excess water. Then she hung everything up either out on the line or down the basement. It looked like brutal work. My life was a breeze in comparison.
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Oh yes, diaper rash definitely happened, but with the old cloth diapers, babies were checked and changed more frequently compared to disposables, so although my kids got an occasional diaper rash every now and then, it wasn't from the diapers so much as it was from those hot rubber pants that held in moisture and heat.
 
Marg said:
Oh yes, diaper rash definitely happened, but with the old cloth diapers, babies were checked and changed more frequently compared to disposables, so although my kids got an occasional diaper rash every now and then, it wasn't from the diapers so much as it was from the rubber pants.
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Oh ok. I just remember zinc ointment was used.
That’s about all I knew. Lol
 
JaniceM said:
My kids rarely had diaper rash, but the youngest's doctor said it was important to have a remedy on-hand just in case- it was some greasy stuff that was actually called "Baby Glop."
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I used to use a homemade recipe every now and then, where I lightly browned a little flour in a pan or used regular cornstarch. Just like baby powder, a light dusting of the flour or cornstarch worked wonders.

My go-to ointments for diaper rash were Diaparene and Desitin.
 
I remember Desitin and using cornstarch as well. My kids didn't get diaper rash very often. They usually got it after a bout of diarrhea or anytime their stomach was upset.
I wish we had baby wipes back then. My daughter used them for her kids and it was such a breeze changing them.
 
Marg said:
I used to use a homemade recipe every now and then, where I lightly browned a little flour in a pan or used regular cornstarch. Just like baby powder, a light dusting of the flour or cornstarch worked wonders.

My go-to ointments for diaper rash were Diaparene and Desitin.
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The ointment I remember came in a round tin container that had foil wrap which was peeled off and a blue label. It was a definitely zinc oxide ointment
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
I remember Desitin and using cornstarch as well. My kids didn't get diaper rash very often. They usually got it after a bout of diarrhea or anytime their stomach was upset.
I wish we had baby wipes back then. My daughter used them for her kids and it was such a breeze changing them.
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Mine neither, but you're right, diarrhea never failed to bring on the diaper rash, and it didn't matter how diligent I was about changing my kids. I'd go through two diapers and a pair of rubber pants every change, and it was nothing to change the diapers 12-15 times a day.

I used 100% baby washcloths when cleaning my kids.

Ruth. Did your daughter use cloth diapers on her kids?
 
Keesha said:
The ointment I remember came in a round tin container that had foil wrap which was peeled off and a blue label. It was a definitely zinc oxide ointment
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Penaten? I remember using Penaten when I used to babysit, and it came in a blue tin. What I remember about Penaten was how thick and greasy it was.
 
Marg my grand kids are 9 and 11 and my daughter had every modern convenience known to man. Even some sort of battery operated diaper contraption that automatically bagged and sealed the dirty diapers. She wouldn't know a cloth diaper if one hit her in the head. lol
 
JaniceM said:
For the ladies who used cloth diapers:
with only one baby in diapers at a time, my mother said she used to wash 3 dozen diapers each day by hand. Is this accurate- or is it more like "I walked 10 miles to school, uphill, through 8 feet of snow, to get to school"?
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It's certainly not out of the question, Janice.

When I had two in diapers, I used two diapers at a time when diapering (called double diapering), so that's an automatic 4 diapers between each child wearing them, add in 6-8 diaper changes per day (more depending on the age or ages of the children), and that equates to an easy 32 diapers per day, so your mom isn't off on her number.
 
JaniceM said:
For the ladies who used cloth diapers:
with only one baby in diapers at a time, my mother said she used to wash 3 dozen diapers each day by hand. Is this accurate- or is it more like "I walked 10 miles to school, uphill, through 8 feet of snow, to get to school"?
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janice I think that was a bit of an exaggeration,either that, or I had some pretty dirty, smelly kids running around. lol
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
Marg my grand kids are 9 and 11 and my daughter had every modern convenience known to man. Even some sort of battery operated diaper contraption that automatically bagged and sealed the dirty diapers. She wouldn't know a cloth diaper if one hit her in the head. lol
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When one of my kids was little, I had an idea- and wondered if anyone else ever thought of it: disposable diapers with a little gadget that works similar to those old-fashioned mood rings, so the Mom could easily see if the diaper needed to be changed without taking it off.
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
Marg my grand kids are 9 and 11 and my daughter had every modern convenience known to man. Even some sort of battery operated diaper contraption that automatically bagged and sealed the dirty diapers. She wouldn't know a cloth diaper if one hit her in the head. lol
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ROFLMAO! Thanks for the laugh, Ruth! :)

Times sure have changed, haven't they?

When I was expecting with my first, I had a crib that was handed-down to me, a few bottles (glass and plastic), 3 dozen cloth diapers, a half dozen pairs of rubber pants, a few diaper pins (also handed-down to me), an old plastic diaper pail (also second-hand from family), a few soothers, a few t-shirts, some socks, and a few baby sleepers. No fancy-schmancy anything. :)
 
Marg said:
ROFLMAO! Thanks for the laugh, Ruth! :)

Times sure have changed, haven't they?

When I was expecting with my first, I had a crib that was handed-down to me, a few bottles (glass and plastic), 3 dozen cloth diapers, a half dozen pairs of rubber pants, a few diaper pins (also handed-down to me), an old plastic diaper pail (also second-hand from family), a few soothers, a few t-shirts, some socks, and a few baby sleepers. No fancy-schmancy anything. :)
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What's a soother??
 
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