Cloth Diapers In The 80s
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.
Cloth diapers in the 80s. 4 oz of water 1 teaspoon baby shampoo 1 teaspoon olive oil a few drops of lavender essential oil. She used cloth diapers on me in and now youll know my age 1982 and apparently she hated them. I could be wrong but i also believe paper diapers were friendlier to skin so there was probably less diaper rash. I really think it was mostly our parents who used cloth diapers as that was the only option.
The first diapers with superabsorbent polymer were introduced in 1982. 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. 80s and 90s were better then whats out there today.
With disposables there was no more washing and folding no more pinning and far less. 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. The history of diapers only continued to improve throughout the 80s and 90s with new technology lighter yet more absorbent fabric and cute designs. This reduced the weight and thickness of a typical diaper by 50.
When disposable diapers were first introduced in the 1940s they were a luxury. 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. Shes changed my son buggies diapers and my daughter lady bugs cloth diapers in the new millennium. I am not sure but i am not a kid anymore and even back when my son was born there were disposable diapers.
By the 80s prices had come down availability had skyrocketed and almost everybody had switched to the less labor intensive option sources. Today diapers are becoming more comfortable thinner and environmentally sound. 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. 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.