2006-10-14 09:19:39 · 19 answers · asked by Einstein 7 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Einstein's mustache ?? Hey.......cut me some slack. It looked absorbant. Besides.......all of the good answers had already been taken!
**pouts and scampers away**
2006-10-14 14:17:20 · answer #1 · answered by Marianne not Ginger™ 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
your stock is finish Einstein?
Diapers have been used ever since there were small children, but the disposable diapers were invented by Marion Donovan.
The word diaper originally referred to the type of cloth rather than its use. Diaper cloth was originally linen. The first known reference is in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew : "Another bear the ewer, the third a diaper". This usage stuck in the United States and Canada, but in Britain the word nappy (short for baby napkin) took its place.
In addition, disposable diapers are often referred to as "pampers" at least in the US and Russia, from the popular brand.
Replacing a soiled diaper is commonly referred to as "diaper changing." Not being a pleasant task, it is often the topic of humourous conversation.
2006-10-14 09:27:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Disposable diapers have only been around since the late 60s. Everyone used cotton, similar to the diaper service type.
2006-10-14 09:29:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, but once they figure out that disposable diapers are harmful to the environment, I'd like to suggest a nursery with shredded newspapers, wood shavings or straw bedding on the floor and in the "manger."
2006-10-14 23:21:06 · answer #4 · answered by M Hirsch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure if you mean disposable diapers, or ALL diapers. Before disposable diapers were here, they used cloth diapers. And before that, I'm not quite sure.
Other cultures just let their children stay naked, which seems like a better, cost-efficient way. They sure would potty-train faster!
Have a great day!
2006-10-14 09:23:21 · answer #5 · answered by twisteddistance 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Some mothers used cloth tied up with pins
2006-10-14 09:30:09 · answer #6 · answered by sexyred 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well when i had my kids, it was called terry toweling, clothe fastened with a safety pin, a bit like origami,
like folding a napkin like you get in a posh restaurant. time consuming, but worth it i loved to see those Nappy's billowing in the wind, all pure white, meant i was a proud mother, these so called diapers/nappy's.. god knows what they are doing to the environment. saves time, agree, but in years to come?
2006-10-14 10:05:47 · answer #7 · answered by valda54 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The spin, shake and toss method. Probably explains the high infant mortality rates in the past.
2006-10-14 09:34:17 · answer #8 · answered by gotalife 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
before the cotton diapers, I'm sure any cloths suited for this purpose were most likely used.
And in cave days, I suppose the little babies would crawl around and poop wherever it suited them....
2006-10-14 10:00:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some mother's used diapers made of cloth...they used to secure them with pins..and when they got dirty they washed them and reused them..
2006-10-14 09:22:24 · answer #10 · answered by hfmfb 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋