Stage ONE - You are thrilled about this first little one that you are expecting and don't take a second thought when registering for the LATEST and GREATEST model disposable diaper container out there! Perhaps you might register for the Diaper Genie ELITE Pail (double locked, convenient foot petal, no messy residue!) Only the best for your little ones messy poos and guaranteed to leave your nursery smelling clean and fresh!
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Stage TWO - Forget those fancy genie pails, who can afford all of those scented, custom bag inserts?!? You decide to go for a basic diaper pail with a lid that allows you to use regular garbage bags. Of course, the scent lingers with this container so you find a convenient closet to put your pail in. You have learned to hold your breath every time you open and shut the door and the door is closed in record speed! You also dart after house guests like a mad dog when they go towards your hall linen closet to stop them from opening the door. You assure them that you already put fresh towels in their room and they are laying on the bed all ready for them. There's nothing in this closet you want to smell, I mean see.
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Stage THREE - Your sheets & linens are starting to reek of dirty diapers from that closet bin so you decide the only way to go is to walk every dirty diaper outside immediately. Of course, who wants to take the time to do that multiple times a day. So you bag each diaper with a grocery bag (FREE bags) and then toss it out your front door like a true Olympic shot put thrower (15 feet away) hoping to have it land close to the garbage but off of the sidewalk so that the next time you are out you can throw it directly into the giant green garbage can. If you live in MN, you hope that your guests don't notice the small random frozen bags next to the sidewalk...either way though it definitely takes care of the whole smelly problem to begin with :-)
Hilarious! We had the second diaper pail for baby #1 and upgraded to the diaper genie elite for #2! The first one had to be thrown out... I don't know that any plastic receptacle can withstand the poops of two babies!
ReplyDeleteLeanne,
DeleteSo true, so true. :-)
~Sarah
u make me lol
ReplyDeleteChantal,
DeleteLaughter is good medicine. ;-)
~Sarah
This is EXACTLY my story-down to the "free" grocery store bags (and I always saved bread bags as well for this purpose)! :) The only difference is that I would keep our large outside trash can in our garage so I could just open the garage door and toss the bagged diapers in. Even then, when it was time for us to sell our house, our realtor suggested we might want to move the trash can from inside the garage to outside. Smelly garages are apparently quite offensive too. ;)
ReplyDeleteHappily diaper- free these days! (though there was a time I had 4 littles in diapers all at once!)
Thanks for the laugh!
Kristen,
DeleteToo funny...it is amazing how much space those little diapers can alter, like say a WHOLE garage! :-) Four little ones in diapers all at once...you are my HERO!
~Sarah
this is fantastic :) thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteThanks Maggie, I'm hoping that by Spring our youngest is potty trained otherwise we might have a problem when it's not winter time anymore. :-)
Delete~Sarah
We use the second diaper pail you pictured and we love it! I also LOVE the fact that Daddy empties it for me! We actually keep it in my sons bedroom RIGHT beside the change table. How do we deal with the big stinky mess? Here's how: 1) Any solid gifts get flushed down the toilet before we toss the diaper in the pail. (Thanks for the advice Mom). 2) Bounce Drier Sheets (I LOVE YOU!). We don't actually use drier sheets in the drier, but I purchased them SPECIFICALLY for the diaper pail. I think it's some kind of lavender scent, and it helps a lot with the bad odors. Also, something I haven't tried yet is Air Wick Stick Ups. I think this is a wonderful idea and I'm going to get some and stick one (or more) inside the diaper pail.
ReplyDeleteAmelia,
DeleteThose are some great tips that you have for keeping the stink at bay!
~Sarah