Diaper-Free Baby

Posted by Alex in Baby & Kids on March 30, 2009 at 5:52 pm

There’s plenty of things I don’t like about diapers – they’re expensive, they often leak, and they cause bum rash because babies sit in their poo for too long – but I can’t imagine taking care of babies without diapers (my parents told me that they raised me without disposable diapers not because they didn’t want to – but because they didn’t have disposable diapers back then when I was growing up. So they used cloth diapers, which leaked but it wasn’t as bad as wearing no diaper at all they said).

Anyways, apparently there is a movement of sort of promoting a "natural approach" (i.e. diaper-less) to this whole baby poo business:

Elimination Communication, Infant Potty Training, Natural Infant Hygiene, Potty Whispering…whatever you choose to call it, it all refers to the modern adaption of an ancient method of childcare. Traditionally this method was seen and practiced by the whole community, learned naturally over a lifetime. This aspect has largely been lost, yet you can rediscover it on the Practicing EC pages. Think of these as the wisdom of your grandmother, the support of your aunt, the encouragement of your best friend. Celebrate undertaking a journey where caregivers and babies learn and discover together.

Shenanigans or not, to learn more about "potty whispering" (I just love that term!), check out DiaperFreeBaby – via The Zeray Gazette

 
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Next Generation Space Toilet

Posted by Alex in Funny, Gadget on January 6, 2009 at 8:46 am

Leave it to Japan to fiddle with the adult diaper technology and develop the next-generation space toilet. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has teamed up with engineers from the private sector to complete the project in the next five year:

Clean and easy to use, the envisioned space toilet is designed to be worn like a diaper around the astronaut’s waist at all times. Sensors detect when the user relieves him or herself, automatically activating a rear-mounted suction unit that draws the waste away from the body through tubes into a separate container. In addition to washing and drying the wearer after each use, the next-generation space toilet will incorporate features that eliminate unwanted sound and odor.

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