Some parents seem to lose all control of other people's personal space when they become parents. You know the type, that guy who talks very openly about breast pumps and how their baby broke the world record in puking (distance). Still, I never thought I would be shopping for "nappy wrappers." Let alone discuss them with anybody.
Apparently, the new-born babies create a lot of
poop. According to my sources, you need to change the diapers up to eight times. A day! Now, you can smell something here, right? Exactly. What are you going to do with the used diapers? Stuff them under the sink?
My investigations show that there are two schools when it comes to dealing with this:
1) The so called "bucket school". People with a "feet on the ground and a no-nonsense" attitude prefer the bucket. Change the diaper, throw it in the bucket (25 liters is fine) and empty bucket daily. Easy. Simple. Cost of bucket: 9 euros. Not recommended for famlies with dogs.
2) The
Sangenic school. "It may come as a surprise to learn that your baby will need around 5,000 nappy changes between birth and potty training. The Nappy Wrapper from Sangenic is a unique patented disposal system for nappies. Both the lid of the tub and the film are anti-bacterial. So there's no germs, no mess and best of all, no awful smells in the house. With just a simple twist of the cassette the nappy disappears into the bin, to be wrapped, sealed and hidden away hygienically in sweet-smelling film until the bin is full," they say on the Web site. This is something for the families that are expecting their first child. People in the city. The sensitive kind. Cost: 47 euros for the standard, 70 for the Maxi. Hint: invite the grandparents over for the weekend. Have them sleep close to the bucket.
I never thought this would be on my "to-do" list. Gotta love it.
