Creative Diapering-Need help

[aslyn]

hey Mammas! I need your help. my mother in law gave me a huge box of adult diapers for my 7 month old thinking we could use them as backup if we run out..my question is how can i cut/gut these things to make them usable. I dont want the to go to waste, and who knows if I ever may need a backup at 2am when the stores are closed..so any ideas?

[cristeen]

If they're anything like the sposies we use, you cant. Youd be better off donating them to a nursing facility and investing in some pfs as backup.

[myk]

well, you could wrap the kid up to the shoulders with it. it's an outfit all in one!

no, don't cut it. donate them to someone who could actually use them, or chuck them, or keep them knowing they're really not going to work very effectively.. but the absorbent material is contained in plastic for a reason. from what i can tell, adult diapers use the same fillers as infant diapers. i haven't dissected them personally, but they certainly feel the same and absorb a lot of fluid so i'm sure they use the super-absorbant polymers as well as the fibre fill.

[Adaline'sMama]

Are you planning to have another babe? Do you know any pregnant women? I would have loved to have had some diapers for the 6 hours after my water broke when I was gushing fluid but had no contactions. I went through three bath towels and about 25 infant prefolds.

[texmati]

I see adult and kids diapers on CL all the time. I would 'convert' them into kids diapers by selling and buying.