[Ansteorra] Undergarments and stuff

[Stefan li Rous]

On Sep 21, 2006, at 9:29 PM, Jennifer Jackson wrote:

> Tivar,
>
> I hesitate to correct an experienced father, but people all over  
> the world
> do not diaper their little ones today.  It's the newest thing in  
> "natural
> parenting." :)  Though it is used traditionally in several cultures  
> outside
> the U.S.
>
>   I use diapers myself and am grateful for them.  Apparently if you  
> ware
> your baby all the time you are more aware of his signals and  
> schedule.  You
> then hold the little guy over the toilet or some other suitable spot.
> Perhaps if diapers cost what fabric did in early times we would all  
> learn to
> read the signs better.
>
> Genevria

It may depend upon the class of the family. Many peasant families  
would have had to haul water a considerable distance. Washing diapers  
takes a fair amount of water. Tivar, would you have used diapers if  
it meant carrying the water to clean those diapers several hundred  
yards in a bucket? Probably in several trips.

I guess the alternative is hauling the dirty diapers to the creek or  
other water source, although that still seems like lot of work  
considering the number of diapers probably needed.

Of course if you are wealthy enough you hire a wet nurse and at least  
another nurse, or more, for taking care of other needs.

Stefan
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