To not understand common attitudes to disposable personal hygiene products?

[hooochycoo]

I'm confronted by this again and again on MN, and I confess I don't understand why it's OK to justify using disposable nappies, wet wipes, sanitary protection etc? Why is it OK to add so much rubbish to the world on the justification of convenience when there are alternatives that are still easy but generate less or no waste? Use a flannel, use a moon up, put/hold your baby regularly over a toilet/ potty, use modern easy quick drying cloth nappies. Why's it OK to recoil in horror at the hippyness of such things? But it's ok to continue buying disposable rubbish from huge corporations and throw them into landfill? Apart from an argument of "each to their own", aibu to not get it?

Hoochy It is terribly self indulgent of you to have two children. Some might say that your two children are a huge drain on planetary resources and what makes your genes so special that you need to breed?

Just saying seeing as you make such good choices.

hello - just dropping by to sign in as the latest recruit to washable sanpro - having read some of this thread I started my own asking for advice, and have now ordered DD1 some. (I dont have periods ATM thanks to mirena). she is keen to try, which is good given that she has years and years of this ahead of her, and is really keen on recycling/environmental issues. she does not seem at all grossed out about carrying dirties around with her, or concerned about dealing with her friends' negative reactions, should there be any.

Caitlin really? I thought bathroom bins were the norm. Show' show little I know! (I'm also another who hadn't heard of mooncups before MN.)

One comment to add to the cost debate - of course, I know I am lucky , that we can easily afford to shell out £40 just like that to get some samples to try - if it works out well that's good and we will invest in some more. If it doesn't, for whatever reason, we can afford to take the loss. I do realise there are some women who would like to try re-usables but simply do not have the cash, which is why people should not make generalisations about what others ought to be doing (not aimed an any particular poster on here).

we have always had a bathroom bin and we had one when I was a child and I'm in 40s now - I used to be intrigued by the bloody pink plastic tampon applicators in the bin long before I had any idea what they were - I thought they were some sort of fake finger!

*to have a bathroom bin.

I'm not old enough to pre-date indoor plumbing.

Haha have ignited a debate about bins!

DP = DM and DSF ( mother and stepfather ) who do not have any type of bin in their house - none, nil, nada.
All rubbish,recycling has to be taken out to the bins outside after use twenty billionty times a day

Glue I think your mother's household has put all of the differently weird decisions us thread-participants make in perspective...

No indoor bins!?

Let us unite, MNers, in support of gluezilla. What about an Mumsnet sit-in outside the house, in preparation for her next visit, until they get a bin?

A few people have questioned 'holding babies out' and might find this interesting. It does sound odd but isn't really! This site explains it. Actually very easy and natural (and cheap!) and less effort than fabric or disposable nappies we found (we used all 3 methods at some point)

bornready.co.uk/

It wont work The BigJessie

Bins are "dirty" unlike their dog that drags its arse on the cream carpet

My DM has six bins in her kitchen for different grades of recycling. Luckily she has a sizeable kitchen. It looks like a supreme pita tbh.