Ok, so if you have little kids, you probably have concern every now and then that your house smells like poop. I mean, come on, let’s be honest. You may even have that one friend in your life who’s house always does smell like poop, so you’re very conscious of trying NOT to have that same aroma in your home.
When I was pregnant with my first child, I registered for the Diaper Champ. I did my research, read the reviews, and decided it was the best, and most cost effective. I liked that you could use normal trash bags in it and not have to buy any type of special refill. And none of that silly sausage, twisting, stuff like with the older style Diaper Genie. It was great….until that fateful day. I can hear myself saying “What’s that smell?? It smells like poop, like all the time now.” Oh yes, the days of no more breastfeeding and only table food had begun. And they stunk!! The Diaper Champ just wasn’t doing the job.
And thus, I began my search for an alternative to stink. They had just come out with the new Diaper Genie II and though I didn’t like the idea of special refills, I liked it better than smelling poop. I don’t really like the idea of having a special “doo-doo” trash can right outside my back door. I can’t imagine how bad it would smell after sitting outside in the heat for several days, and to be honest, I just don’t want that on my back porch. So, I bought the Diaper Genie II. Let me tell you folks, it works!! NO MORE POOP SMELL!!! No sausage twisting either! Ahhh, clean indoor air quality, again.
By the time my second child was born we had gotten even smarter. Pee diapers don’t stink. Therefore, don’t waste those precious Diaper Genie refill bags on them! We throw pee diapers in the regular trash can. And, breastfeed newborn poop doesn’t stink either. So, until he started eating solids at 6 months, we threw all of his diapers in our regular trash can. Now that he’s on solids, we do use the Diaper Genie II again. The pee diapers still go in our regular trash, and we really don’t go through the refills that fast.
So there you have it, the tale of our diaper pail journey. Hope this gives you some ideas on what works! And I hope you too can have clean indoor air!
Amen sister! I just had that revelation yesterday! My closest friend also had the same thoughts! I think I need to look into this Diaper Genie II. I have heard nothing but great things! If you don’t mind…could I use this posting on my website. It would be perfect! I would definitely give you credit for it! (especially since I have not tried the Diaper Genie II yet). Just visit my site and send me a message. You can do that by using the right side “click here” to contact! http://www.gograhamgo.blogspot.com
Ummmmm… I am not the friends house that stinks am I? I have a paranoia of my house smelling of anything other than a candle. We have the diaper genie original that works fine for us. I think the key to controling odor is to change the bags as soon as you detect odor. We keep small plastic bags in the bathroom (under the liner in the trash can) so anytime our potty trainer has an issue it is easy to double bag them before they hit the trash. And lets just face it sometimes kids are just stinky!!!
That’s hilarious. We bought the Diaper Champ too for exactly those reasons. We just learned to take out the trash twice/day because I agree that smell is just so special !
When our kids were little we just had the first diaper genie (with the twisting) and I gave up on it. What I ended up doing was saving the bags that cover newspapers, and grocery bags, etc. and then whenever we had a dirty (stinky) diaper I would put it in an individual bag and take it to the outside garbage can. No more smelly house. It was totally worth making a trip outside two (or on a bad day 5 or 7) times.
Good advice. We recently had 3 kids in diapers (thank god the 3 year old is more or less potty trained now!) But we just take the poopie diapers directly out to the trash can (outside) now. Sounds kind of inconvenient - but it’s been the ONLY effective method of getting rid of the smell.
You’ve got the right idea, that’s for sure! It took me awhile with the first child to figure out what stunk (stank? stinked?) and what didn’t. On a completely different note, please drop by my place today–we’re featuring our regular Silly Sunday Sweepstakes. There are no winners, but it’s a whole lotta fun!
Don’tcha wish the little buggers could get potty-trained at 6 months? BTW, got a Great New Giveaway going on over at my place, to commemorate my 100th post–please stop by!
Amen sister! I just had that revelation yesterday! My closest friend also had the same thoughts! I think I need to look into this Diaper Genie II. I have heard nothing but great things! If you don’t mind…could I use this posting on my website. It would be perfect! I would definitely give you credit for it! (especially since I have not tried the Diaper Genie II yet). Just visit my site and send me a message. You can do that by using the right side “click here” to contact! http://www.gograhamgo.blogspot.com
Loved this post!
Ummmmm… I am not the friends house that stinks am I? I have a paranoia of my house smelling of anything other than a candle. We have the diaper genie original that works fine for us. I think the key to controling odor is to change the bags as soon as you detect odor. We keep small plastic bags in the bathroom (under the liner in the trash can) so anytime our potty trainer has an issue it is easy to double bag them before they hit the trash. And lets just face it sometimes kids are just stinky!!!
That’s hilarious. We bought the Diaper Champ too for exactly those reasons. We just learned to take out the trash twice/day because I agree that smell is just so special !
When our kids were little we just had the first diaper genie (with the twisting) and I gave up on it. What I ended up doing was saving the bags that cover newspapers, and grocery bags, etc. and then whenever we had a dirty (stinky) diaper I would put it in an individual bag and take it to the outside garbage can. No more smelly house. It was totally worth making a trip outside two (or on a bad day 5 or 7) times.
Good advice. We recently had 3 kids in diapers (thank god the 3 year old is more or less potty trained now!) But we just take the poopie diapers directly out to the trash can (outside) now. Sounds kind of inconvenient - but it’s been the ONLY effective method of getting rid of the smell.
You’ve got the right idea, that’s for sure! It took me awhile with the first child to figure out what stunk (stank? stinked?) and what didn’t. On a completely different note, please drop by my place today–we’re featuring our regular Silly Sunday Sweepstakes. There are no winners, but it’s a whole lotta fun!
Don’tcha wish the little buggers could get potty-trained at 6 months?
BTW, got a Great New Giveaway going on over at my place, to commemorate my 100th post–please stop by!