Refusing free sposies?

[CanBoo]

My DCP wanted to switch dd2 to sposies (wonderful home daycare near our house).

She has looked after dd1 for 15 months. With dd1 she just used the pockets diapers I provided, I had brought her flushable liners, and she never used them, just returned them at some point.

DD2 has been with her for 1 month now, been just putting her in pockets like with used to do with her sister, and she asked me if I minded if she switched her to sposies (she was just to provide them). She was really surprised that I said I did have a problem with it.
I guess she did not realize that cloth diapers are a choice beyond budget considerations for our family.

I am not really posting this to rant. I think she will respect my decision, especially since she has accepted a child she knew was in cloth dipes. I will bring her liners again (dd2 has indeed been making nasty poos over the last month or so … due to eating so much tasty fruit : end of summer harvest time …). I was simply not expecting this request from someone who’s been around our family for a while.

Just wondering how many mamas would go for free sposies (she’s at the DCP 3 days a week by the way) and how many would stand their ground and ask that the child be kept in cloth.

[Artichokie]

i would not approve of switch to sposies. The use of sposies is not consistent w/our family's heath and environmental philosophies.


bear (<-- sorry my 2 yr old was adamant that she add this, lol)

[LionessMom]

i would want her to stick to the cloth. sposies can give nasty rashes. ewww. i had a community center offer to give us sposies (we applied for heating assistance and holiday food) and i told them to give them to some other family cuz we use cloth.

if she has been using cloth but just doesnt like cleaning them . do you ask her to rinse them or something? i would just have her put the whole diaper in the bag and take care of it yourself.

[JudiAU]

I would request that she continue with cloth. Depending on our relationship, I might explain the larger issues I believe in (everything from environment, softness of dipes on baby, proper disposal of poop) or just leave it at DS gets rashes from disposables, regardless of my actual experiences. Rashes are just easier to understand.

[Perdita_in_Ontario]

I wouldn't accept either. I'd for sure ask her about her reasons and see if I could work with her to overcome any problems, but daytime sposies are not an option for me - in fact it might be a dealbreaker.

[cristeen]

I'd refuse, too.

[kanga1622]

Nope. Any DCP that doesn't respect my choices for parenting would not be our DCP any longer. Cloth diapering for us is not just about being cheap, it is about reducing waste and keeping baby away from chemicals.

[Adaline'sMama]

No, I wouldnt approve of a switch. Especially not if she was going to be providing them. It would be one thing if she was going to buy biodegradable, chem-free diapers, but I bet she wouldnt.Has she said why she doesnt want to use the cloth pockets? Pockets are pretty much just like sposies, you dont have to do any more steps than you do with a sposie.

[kotapop]

I agree stick with the cloth unless they're some sort of eco-friendly, chemical free sposies. (Is there really such a thing? I remember hearing something about some Mexican-made ones that qualify...probably not what she's using though?) My main motivation in switching to cloth was the series of horrible chemical burns my DD suffered from the Pampers we used on her as a newborn (we got those free from the hospital). Make sure it's not those ones if you do go with the disposables!

[fruitfulmomma]

What is her reasoning for wanting to switch? If you have the pockets stuffed and ready to go, all she needs to do is put it into a wetbag for you to deal with later right?

[Mulvah]

Edited by Mulvah - 10/16/11 at 4:09pm

[4Blessings]

I would insist on staying with cloth and fact-find to make sure I've solved any issues she might be having with them.