OMG! Pampers commercial re: breastfeeding - Page 3

[Treasuremapper]

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[deleria]

I just emailed them and told them I loved the commercial. I also said I that I haven't seen it on Canadian television yet and asked if/when they'd be airing it.

It's lovely!

[Beccah+twins+1]

I emailed them to say thanks for such a positive breastfeeding depiction in their commerical.

After I submitted I got 3 links that might "answer my question" and one of the links was this:

Disposable vs. cloth diapers

Question
What's better?

Answer
Disposables vs. laundry service:
Comparison of costs of laundry service cloth and disposable diapers based on consumer habits and practices show more cloth diapers are used per week on average than disposable (68 vs. 38); based on this analysis, disposables are at parity or cost less than laundry service diapers.

P&G research studied the diapering habits of 1,362 mothers in a national survey of mothers with babies age 3 and under. Over 25,000 diaper changes were recorded in this survey. This study revealed that it is common practice to double or triple diaper when using cloth diapers in order to get the needed absorbency. The results of this study are as follows:

DISPOSABLE CLOTH

Average number of changes per day 5.4 6.4
Average number of diapers per change 1.0 1.5
Average number of diapers used per day 5.4 9.7
Average number of diapers used per week 38.0 68.0


Disposables vs. home laundering:
The comparison between disposable diapers and home-laundered cloth is somewhat complex. Factors beyond the purchase price of the cloth diaper include a parent's time commitment, the number of additional wash loads, the additional wastewater, electricity, and detergents consumed, as well as the additional fossil fuels consumed to generate the electricity.

Studies have shown an 8% increase in electric bills due to home laundering of cloth diapers.

More importantly, home-laundered cloth diapers are not an acceptable alternative for many of today's consumers who put great emphasis on performance and convenience.


Following is a checklist of some of the positive reasons FOR the continued use of disposable diapers:

- Today's diapers have been clinically proven to reduce diaper rash in infants with both normal and atopic (more prone to dermatitis) skin. The health and comfort of infants should be a primary concern in any discussion of the need for disposables.

- Leakage prevention of current diapers is far superior to older technology disposables and cloth diapers.

- Day Care Centers often require use of disposables because they provide superior containment which is key in reducing transmission of germs in group care settings.

- Over 50% of mothers work outside the home and maintaining cloth diapers is a time-consuming task. The convenience disposables offer helps these parents achieve a higher quality of family time than would otherwise be possible.

Ok so I didn't really expect them to be in favor of cloth diapers. Just found this amusing! They had to outline the positive reasons to continue to use disposable diapers and had the audacity to insinuate that a baby's comfort isn't taken into consideration when deciding against disposables :

Sorry..didn't mean to get OT, but there's no point in ranting on the CD forum about this, just thought those reading this thread might find it interesting what I stumbled upon while emailing P&G.

[justplainbecky]

Wow, I've never seen that commercial before (we don't watch much TV), but I DID send them an e-mail telling them how beautiful the commercial was, and to please continue with ads like that one.
We cloth diaper, but use Pampers occasionally (very rarely, but I do have them around).

[Scrubsjm]

I thought the commercial was great, we use cloth as well, but I always get so excited when I see nursing as a mainstream thing.

[SaraFR]

Originally Posted by Beccah+twins+1

- Today's diapers have been clinically proven to reduce diaper rash in infants with both normal and atopic (more prone to dermatitis) skin. The health and comfort of infants should be a primary concern in any discussion of the need for disposables.

Does anyone know the source of this study? My old ped. spoke to me like I must be a moron for using cloth when disposables are SOOOOO much better for their skin. Please don't get me started on... Note: My boys are diaper rash kings in diapers. They are so prone to rashes, yeast infections and bleeding. My little guys bottom is so much healthier in cloth.

Back to topic: It's nice how normal they made breastfeeding. Then again, nursing a baby IS normal. And yeah, the "happily nursed baby smile" was wonderful to see.

[KnitLady]

Can you believe it? That commercial made my milk let down!

[mom2tig99Nroo03]

great!!!

[Mommy Piadosa]

Originally Posted by L&IsMama

That's awesome! Now if they would show the pull-ups commercials with the toddlers nursing...that would REALLY be awesome. Like,"I'm a big kid now. But I still love Mama's milk".

That's exactly what I was thinking!

[MCatLvrMom2A&X]

I saw that commercial a while back and was gonna post about it but it was during the server switch so I forgot it. It was really great not a bottle in site.

[wtchyhlr]

oh man, baby lust again.....

great commercial....