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diaper donation

GoneButNotForgotten — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 19:02:36 GMT

Greetings fellow posters!

I live in the Seattle 'burbs and one of the local radio/television stations is advertising that some organization is havng a diaper drive, for obvious reasons.

But I don't remember the station or the organization. Can someone help me out on this? I remember being on a long flight when my son was a baby and guess what happened? I didn't have any more diapers! I noticed a couple with an infant so I explaing my problem and they quickly and kindly let me have a few.

I tell this story to illustrate that people can run out of diapers and I'd like to donate to this organization. If anyone can identify it for me, I'll be very grateful, as will a little one who needs britches.

TIA :-)

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Mz iMac — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 19:08:32 GMT

@GoneButNotForgotten Why not call your local radio/tv station?

EDIT: Also check the above websites for the info you are lookiing for.

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bmorechick — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 19:10:08 GMT

@GoneButNotForgotten wrote:
Greetings fellow posters!

I live in the Seattle 'burbs and one of the local radio/television stations is advertising that some organization is havng a diaper drive, for obvious reasons.

But I don't remember the station or the organization. Can someone help me out on this? I remember being on a long flight when my son was a baby and guess what happened? I didn't have any more diapers! I noticed a couple with an infant so I explaing my problem and they quickly and kindly let me have a few.

I tell this story to illustrate that people can run out of diapers and I'd like to donate to this organization. If anyone can identify it for me, I'll be very grateful, as will a little one who needs britches.

TIA :-)

I just googled it although I do not live in Seattle. It's the King 5 news station. Just call as @Mz iMac suggested!

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GoneButNotForgotten — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 19:13:29 GMT

thank you!

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depglass — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 19:14:24 GMT

I looked this up for the heck of it and found out something I didn't know. There are a couple hundred diaper banks around the country. What a great idea ! We seem to be too rural to have one, but I may suggest this idea to a local organization.

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sunshine45 — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 19:16:56 GMT

you should be able to find diaper giveaways/banks locally.

even shelters often need them for families.

i know we have them in baltimore.

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Nightowlz — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 19:39:36 GMT

I know there's a place in town here that gives out free diapers to those in need.

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CelticCrafter — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 20:51:58 GMT

I belong to a neighborhood FB page and one of the members is involved with a local diaper bank.

She will post when they are having a drive, will pick up the donations and will take open packages.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 21:53:48 GMT

I'm not sympathetic to the plight of those who don't have disposable diapers. I never used one when my son was a baby. I used nothing but cloth diaper and didn't find washing and drying the pre-folded ones to be a burden. Disposables are a terrible burden ecologically. Everyone should be using cloth.

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Spacrazy — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 22:17:37 GMT

@Kachina624 Well, bless your heart, I thought I was the last one left that had fond memories of laundering diapers. I used cloth with both my daughters and hung them to dry on clotheslines outside. When my first was a baby Pampers (or some disposable) came to be but they were stiff and scratchy so my decision was made. If I had to do it again I probably would do the same.

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Enufstuff — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 22:51:43 GMT

@Kachina624 @Spacrazy Like you, I also used cloth diapers, in

the 60's. I had three babies in diapers at the same time and no dryer.

It was fun in the winter, when I hung out the diapers and they froze! (not) I would bring in the frozen diapers and hang them on a rack, towel racks or any thing else that I could find.

When I later had my two boys, I had a dryer. When the babies were first born, I used a diaper service for a while.

All that plastic in disposables is bad for the environment and

I don't think that it is good for the babies to be exposed to, either.

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Etoile308 — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 23:13:35 GMT

I'm of the belief that everything has its place.

Back in the day, when some parents were more stay at home, doing continuous laundry wasn't so burdensome.

Now there are diaper laundering services.

But disposables are a godsend when out and about or when traveling, or for childcare.

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Cakers3 — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 23:32:18 GMT

While I agree that disposable diapers are a severe ecological problem, I am not about to pass judgement on the need for them.

Just because someone used or is using cloth diapers doesn't make that person better - in fact I'm surprised (not really) at the lack of understanding why disposable diapers are needed.

We have a need in shelters, we have a need for those without access to personal washing machines, we have water conservation issues, and the list goes in. Think about families coming through sometimes with only the clothes on their backs.

It can take up to 500 years for a disposable diaper to full decompose

while biodegradable diapers can take up to 50 years.

Then we have the old argument regarding water and energy (carbon release)

for washing cloth diapers, just as folks argue about hand washing dishes vs. using a dishwasher.

Final note. One may be using or did use cloth diapers but do you consume other throw away products? Eat takeout? Where does one think plastic and paper and containers end up? Right next to those disposable diapers in a landfill.

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Spacrazy — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 00:03:06 GMT

@Enufstuff Wow, you're a super mom for sure! You should be very proud of yourself and I hope your children are as well. I actually had a dryer but my grandmother and mother "encouraged" me to line dry them and how beneficial the sun was for them. The only dread I remember were those diaper pails for the soiled ones so I was dutiful to wash them right away. Those were the days. I'm grateful for these memories and making new ones with a newborn great grandson that is beyond beautiful.

As for as the use of single use plastic my grands have educated me and converted my household for the better.

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CatsyCline — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 00:19:43 GMT

My DIL uses cloth diapers with washable diaper covers. with twins! now we have a 6 monh old and the older two are potty training. i tried but could not get the hang of snapping the covers into place.

i used the cloth diapers and rubber pants for my son. i was a SAHM and had to wash diapers because the larger size Pampers got too expensive. when he was a tiny infant i used pampers. a neighbor came over and said that using disposable diapers was so "decadent". mothers do what they have to.

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CelticCrafter — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 01:05:46 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I'm not sympathetic to the plight of those who don't have disposable diapers. I never used one when my son was a baby. I used nothing but cloth diaper and didn't find washing and drying the pre-folded ones to be a burden. Disposables are a terrible burden ecologically. Everyone should be using cloth.

So you use nothing disposable? Paper towels, plates, napkins...etc.

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mspatmac — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 01:50:28 GMT

I too used cloth diapers and rubber pants with my first. Started with a diaper service but was very disappointed so cancelled and washed them myself.

By the second and third it was pampers. Happy babies and Mom. We moms were interested in convenience, not so much the environment. Hope those advocating cloth don't wear liquid knit and barefoot dreams. 100% polyester which is a eco killer. Polyester is hard to avoid so I try to buy clothing with as little as possible

We are much more eco conscious today and companies now make biodegradable within 75 days. One even pickup soiled ones and composts them. Win/Win

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Trinity11 — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 02:00:19 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I'm not sympathetic to the plight of those who don't have disposable diapers. I never used one when my son was a baby. I used nothing but cloth diaper and didn't find washing and drying the pre-folded ones to be a burden. Disposables are a terrible burden ecologically. Everyone should be using cloth.

New York City did not have a lot of laundromats.😳🥺 And I doubt it would be appreciated by the fellow customers if I was washing dirty diapers in a public laundromat.😳🥺

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DottieBlue — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 02:05:26 GMT

@CelticCrafter wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:
I'm not sympathetic to the plight of those who don't have disposable diapers. I never used one when my son was a baby. I used nothing but cloth diaper and didn't find washing and drying the pre-folded ones to be a burden. Disposables are a terrible burden ecologically. Everyone should be using cloth.
So you use nothing disposable? Paper towels, plates, napkins...etc.

@Kachina624

And did you make your own sanitary pads using old cloth rags so they could be washed and reused? Or did you use disposable ones?

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Lucky Charm — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 02:41:03 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I'm not sympathetic to the plight of those who don't have disposable diapers. I never used one when my son was a baby. I used nothing but cloth diaper and didn't find washing and drying the pre-folded ones to be a burden. Disposables are a terrible burden ecologically. Everyone should be using cloth.

@Kachina624 You do know how bad air conditioning is for the enviroment, right?