[fred_is_fred]

> but that's not super hygienic.

You're willing to wash and re-use for one kid but not then to let the next one re-use? So does that mean the wash doesn't get the diaper clean? And if that's true, why re-use them at all for anyone?

[jswelker]

It's more about the accumulation of fecal matter over time. I don't feel convinced that a washer removes it all, hence staining. And I don't feel great about making my kid sit in another kid's shit.

[ProllyInfamous]

I would need a second washer — you feel comfortable washing your own clothes afterwards?!

[FeloniousHam]

Have you ever had a wife having her first baby?

There are many decisions young parents make that from the remove of a keyboard in a happily single or child-free relationship seem irrational or (mon dieu!) _inefficient_, but there is a emotional depth to these choices that are _very_ meaningful to the people involved.

[ProllyInfamous]

We're just talking about diapers, right?

Disposable vs. cloth? All else equal, don't the former make more sense (cleanlinesswise)?

[FeloniousHam]

I think we agree :). There were plenty of wrong ideas in this thread and I must have clicked on yours accidentally.

[ProllyInfamous]

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