DIAPER PIN storage method in your home? (To keep them sharp/lubricated).

[Mrs-M]

Thread topic (simple hints to make life easier), posted under the Frugality, Products & Purchases Forum, got me to thinking.

Yes, I know, diaper pins and cotton flats, aren't as widely used today as they used to be, still, I posted a hint/tip Re: such to the above thread topic, and now am interested to know what others did in their homes (pin users).

How did you store diaper pins when not in use? Make them go through diapers easier? Bar-soap? Or, did you rely on the traditional (old-fashioned) way of running them through your hair, or across your forehead/nose to lubricate? Everyone has their own tricks/ways...

Come out of the woodwork all you old cloth diaperers, and post your method/methods.

[peggy]

Well, I don't exactly remember having a number of diaper pins to store. Seems I was always scrambling to FIND a diaper pin! And a clean, dry set of rubber pants! >8)
Plus, with just two kids, I didn't need them to last through several 'uses'.
I may have stuck them in a bar of soap though. I can't really remember, but that sounds like something I would have done. Sorry if this doesn't help.

[bunnys]

Oh.

[Stella]

We cloth diaper but ours have velcro. I like it that way. It's one less thing to have to find. I do like diaper pins, though, for threading elastic through a casing. I keep a couple of them for that purpose.

[Wildflower]

I always kept the diaper pins stuck in a bar of soap right next to the stack of clean folded diapers. I always kept at least 2 extra pins in it so I wouldn't run out. If I changed a diaper when I was out I would run the diaper pin through my hair to lubricate.

Boy, that was a long time ago! My girls are in their mid 30's now. :) And they can't believe how much effort went into cloth diapering back in the day. They don't know anyone that uses them now, and my grandkids' day caregiver wouldn't allow them. :( Now I personally thought cloth diapering was easy, but I was a SAHM and had a routine established with the soaking/cleaning in the diaper pail, then washing and drying (always outside on the clothesline if the weather was good enough). Nowadays most Moms prefer the convenience of disposable diapers, which when they're working fulltime outside the home I can understand it being much easier...

As a SAHM I remember making all our meals from scratch too, including baby food. I sewed clothes for my little girls and made baby quilts too. Had hours to read to them, play with them, take them to the park and zoo. It makes me sad to see how my oldest DD struggles just to have a few minutes a day with her kids, rushing through everything, and she is just so exhausted all of the time. I just think they are missing out on so much, but her DH insists that she work fulltime, so you know - they can have lots of "stuff". Sad...

[bunnys]

Wildflower: I think you would find that most studies indicate that women who work outside the home are generally happier and more fulfilled than those who stay home. I don't think it's always about "stuff."

[Wildflower]

Wildflower: I think you would find that most studies indicate that women who work outside the home are generally happier and more fulfilled than those who stay home. I don't think it's always about "stuff."

I was speaking of my DD's DH's desire for "stuff". She wants to be a SAHM, he wants her to work fulltime so they can have more "stuff" that really isn't necessary in her opinion. I was only speaking of her situation really... She is always exhausted and misses having more time with her kids. That's all.

I enjoyed being a SAHM immensely myself. And I enjoyed going to college and returning to the workforce when my kids were school age. I wouldn't trade those years at home with them for anything....there is just nothing comparable to that lovely time in our lives. My DD would like to have that time with her kids too and I see nothing wrong with that...

[Mrs-M]

LOL, Peggy! I've done the "scramble", too! I also enlisted the help/aid of older ones, too. I'd holler out my order to them, "hurry, mommy needs two clean diapers and a pair of rubber pants", then they'd run like the dickens to go fetch! Forget pre-folded diapers, because by the time said kid arrived back with diapers in hand, a re-fold was guaranteed to be in order!

Bunnys. Take note, I see you with LOTS of babies in your next life. LMAO!!!

Stella. Good move on the Velcro version. You deserve a little simplicity in your life. Re: diaper pins for threading elastic through casing (general sewing/seamstress work), absolutely! No notions kit should be without a diaper pin or two.

Wildflower. Tried finding the old thread where you mentioned Ivory Soap, but no luck. I was fairly diligent at keeping a spare set of pins (or two) handy when baby #1 and #2 were little, but then got concerned over safety when #3 came along, and the older ones began toddling and getting into everything. It was at that point I started a diaper pin drawer, to keep wandering hands away from danger. I had nightmares of someone eating/swallowing a pin... those colourful plastic toppers. (Candy, in a wee-ones eyes).

Yes, I, too, thought cloth diapering was easy (even as a sitter). Then again, that's all I knew/was familiar with (baby cousins/neighbourhood kids by the handful's wore them), so it was the natural, automatic thing to do. Changing diapers in those days always meant pins, and dunking and bobbing. Everyone used rubber pants. Two, maybe three homes (I remember) used disposables, and even then, rubber pants were often still used... diaper pins, too, for refastening.

[Mrs-M]

Wildflower. How unfortunate it is Re: your daughter wanting to be SAHM mom, yet feeling pushed and obligated to work outside the home. I have always been a SAHM, and wouldn't have considered anything, but. IMO, taking away a mothers love of such, definitely doesn't go to the good of a marriage/relationship.

My husband (quite often) will tell me how much he appreciates all that I do as a mom/wife. Makes me feel so good inside. Also reminds me that my job as housewife/homemaker/mom, is no small peanuts. :)

[Mrs-M]

Originally posted by Stella.
We cloth diaper but ours have velcro.How do the modern Velcro cloth compare to old-fashioned cloth? Absorbancy, fit, reliability for wetness, etc?