Cloth Diapers In The 80s

When disposable diapers were first introduced in the 1940s they were a luxury.

Cloth diapers in the 80s. She used cloth diapers on me in and now youll know my age 1982 and apparently she hated them. 4 oz of water 1 teaspoon baby shampoo 1 teaspoon olive oil a few drops of lavender essential oil. This reduced the weight and thickness of a typical diaper by 50. Shes changed my son buggies diapers and my daughter lady bugs cloth diapers in the new millennium.

When clothes dont fit over cloth diapers one of the easiest things to do is to use baby clothes that fit over cloth diapersthere are so many cute dresses and tunics for little girls. By the 80s prices had come down availability had skyrocketed and almost everybody had switched to the less labor intensive option sources. I am not sure but i am not a kid anymore and even back when my son was born there were disposable diapers. The adult and baby diapers from the 1970s.

Many of the diaper companies have made their diapers paper thin and have switched to the cloth like covers which i hate todays diapers seem all about profit vs quality and comfort. Cloth diapers and rubberpants were not only used on babiesbut also on older kids and teens for bedwetting back in the 50s60s and some of the 70sme and my sister were bedwetters going thru puberty in the late 60s and we both wore the cloth diapers and the toddler extra large or the extra large super size rubberpants over our diapersthe. Nov 13 2013 explore lostanjalis board vintage cloth diapering followed by 102 people on pinterest. The first diapers with superabsorbent polymer were introduced in 1982.

My mom always comments to me how she thinks its so funny how cloth diapering today is really turning into this hip cultural thing to do. With disposables there was no more washing and folding no more pinning and far less. Today diapers are becoming more comfortable thinner and environmentally sound. Comparing todays diapers with ancient diapers or even cloth diapers one can see a major difference.

All you really need to do is find a diaper cover that matches the rest of the outfit put them together and the problem is solved. See more ideas about vintage cloth cloth diapers vintage baby. So yes disposable diapers were available and popular in the 1970s and 1980s though the diapers of the 1970s were very different from the ones that are sold now. 80s and 90s were better then whats out there today.