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| |    Diapers: An Overview by Susan E. Davis reviewed by Robert Needlman, M.D., F.A.A.P. Before you decided to venture into the world of parenting, you may have found diaper talk comical, the appropriate butt (sorry) of jokes. But as a new parent, you swiftly realized that babies, even little tiny babies, pee and poop a lot, and diapers began to earn new respect in your eyes. You also promptly learned that the condition of your baby's hindquarters is no laughing matter when her comfort and hygiene is concerned. And considering that a child typically goes through anywhere from 5,000 to 8,000 diapers from the time she's born until she's toilet trained, you're about to get up close and personal with a whole bunch of them. If you haven't already, chances are you too will get deeply, even passionately, involved in the Great Diaper Debates. What's all the fuss about? Well, you have two fundamental choices when it comes to diapers: disposables, which are thrown away after they get wet or soiled, and non-disposables, typically known as cloth diapers, which get cleaned after each use. Which option you choose has a good deal to with personal philosophy (i.e., how you feel about chemicals and plastic, as well as your concern about the environment), but there are many practical considerations as well. And even when you've settled on a particular category, there are still decisions to be made, such as whether you'll wash cloth diapers at home or use a service, or which of the myriad types--ultrathin, overnight, supreme, premium--of disposables to buy. So read on; the articles in this section are designed to help you get to the bottom (sorry again) of this matter.
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