Things From Before

[Aunt Marg]

Cloth diapers that had to be folded (from scratch) to fit the baby/child wearing them, and to fasten the diapers, diaper pins were needed, then over top of the diapers went a pair of rubber pants which waterproofed the kids bottom and helped keep the wetness in, and finally, a plastic diaper pail to store all the wet-wets and dirties in until laundry day, or as I used to refer to it as... diaper wash day.

Do you remember old-fashioned diapers?
Who else remembers changing these back in the day?
Would you still remember how to fold a diaper?

 

[Aunt Marg]

Yep, absolutely, the plain old rubber ones!

 

[peramangkelder]

Cloth diapers that had to be folded (from scratch) to fit the baby/child wearing them, and to fasten the diapers, diaper pins were needed, then over top of the diapers went a pair of rubber pants which waterproofed the kids bottom and helped keep the wetness in, and finally, a plastic diaper pail to store all the wet-wets and dirties in until laundry day, or as I used to refer to it as... diaper wash day.

Do you remember old-fashioned diapers?
Who else remembers changing these back in the day?
Would you still remember how to fold a diaper?

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Oh gosh yes I remember how to fold cloth nappies and I preferred the towelling ones and yes I remember
nappy wash days. One day I found my daughter pressing the rinsed nappies into the nappy bucket....she was 2 ☺

 

[hollydolly]

 

[Aunt Marg]

Oh gosh yes I remember how to fold cloth nappies and I preferred the towelling ones and yes I remember
nappy wash days. One day I found my daughter pressing the rinsed nappies into the nappy bucket....she was 2 ☺

Same here, I'd have no problem folding a variety of different diaper folds, and like yourself, I always preferred old-fashioned cloth diapers, and in fact, was adamant about using them.

My youngest two, both boys, would get into the rubber pants, and each would put a pair on their heads, get on their tricycles, and peddle around the rumpus-room for hours. Talk about feeling as though I was raising two space-Martians or aliens... those poufy rubber pants on their heads with the two round elastic leg-holes sticking out at the sides! So comical to see!

 

[Aunt Marg]

Cap guns were a blast, pardon the pun!

Every young boy had one. Also remember smoke-guns... my baby brother had both. What fun memories.

 

[Aunt Marg]

Oh gosh yes I remember how to fold cloth nappies and I preferred the towelling ones and yes I remember
nappy wash days. One day I found my daughter pressing the rinsed nappies into the nappy bucket....she was 2 ☺

Now, with traditional style nappies, could you get away with using just one nappy at change-time, or did you have to double the nappies up for added absorbency?

The diapers I used were made of 100% cotton flannelette, and in the style/shape of a square/rectangle sheet, and while very absorbent -- probably not quite as absorbent as a towel nappy, so I always double-diapered to increase the thickness and absorbency value of the diapers, which of course made for big bulky bottoms, but in doing so I never had a problem with leaking.

Always used rubber pants over the diapers.

 

[Sparky]

 

[hollydolly]

 

[Aunt Marg]

I remember we had (childhood home) a set of vinyl-covered ottomans, bright canary yellow they were with casters under them, so us kids used to push each other around on them!

 

[Aunt Marg]

And another... old-fashioned drop-sided baby cribs. In my opinion, and having taken care of many-a baby in my day, there was nothing more convenient than being able to raise and lower the railing of a baby crib when tending to a baby/child.

Not only did the crib serve as a crib in our house, it served as a safe place for me to both dress and change my kids. No straining to reach over the railing, and no busting ones guts or tweaking ones back trying to lift an older baby or toddler in and out.

 

[RubyK]

 

[Aunt Marg]

OMG, Ruby, the cigarette is just too much! LOL!

 

[hollydolly]

I think this scooter was made for Fred flintstone

 

[Aunt Marg]

I think this scooter was made for Fred flintstone

Love it, Holly! LOL!

One thing about the Flintstone era, everything was built to last!

 

[Ken N Tx]

 

[Aunt Marg]

Boy, does that little guy ever bring back memories for me, Ken!

I was just giving thought to how well everything was made in the past... wood and metal toys, and it was nothing to hand-down toys from generation to generation, providing people hung onto them and the children enjoying them weren't too overly destructive.

 

[peramangkelder]

Now, with traditional style nappies, could you get away with using just one nappy at change-time, or did you have to double the nappies up for added absorbency?

The diapers I used were made of 100% cotton flannelette, and in the style/shape of a square/rectangle sheet, and while very absorbent -- probably not quite as absorbent as a towel nappy, so I always double-diapered to increase the thickness and absorbency value of the diapers, which of course made for big bulky bottoms, but in doing so I never had a problem with leaking.

Always used rubber pants over the diapers.

I did try 2 flannelette nappies but I switched to terry towelling nappies for my 2 children because they were not as bulky as 2 flannelette nappies but I always put pilchers/plastic pants on over their nappies

 

[Aunt Marg]

I did try 2 flannelette nappies but I switched to terry towelling nappies for my 2 children because they were not as bulky as 2 flannelette nappies but I always put pilchers/plastic pants on over their nappies

I agree, double flannelettes did make for a bulky bottom! My kids used to waddle like ducks! LOL!

 

[Pink Biz]

 

[Aunt Marg]

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While I've seen a serpentine sofa like that ever, my first thought was, how wild is that!

 

[Sassycakes]

When I was growing up I loved when this truck would drive up our street and all the kids would get to ride on the Whip in it. I can't remember how much it cost but I always got to ride in it.

 

[Aunt Marg]

When I was growing up I loved when this truck would drive up our street and all the kids would get to ride on the Whip in it. I can't remember how much it cost but I always got to ride in it.
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Reminds me of a ride that one would find when signing up to go on a sightseeing safari.

 

[win231]

I hope 'Pumpkin Pants' never come back into fashion...

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So....that's what they were called. I was LOL'ing when I saw guys wearing them on "The Pit & The Pendulum."

 

[Sparky]

Lol,.. I'm not sure what they were really called, but that's what they look like to me..

I think if I had to wear something like that, I might need something like this..