How do you tackle the stink of a diaper pail?
We've got the diaper champ and we use Hefty odor-protecting bags inside it. Now that our son is eating more solid food, his dirty diapers are particularly pungent. Sometimes, waiting a week to empty the pail is far too long and his room suffers the consequences.
Any suggestions on how to combat the smell? I know we could dump the pail every other day or so but I hate to do that before the bag is really full.
Thanks!
6 Answers
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Same issue... Our solution was to put the diaper pail outside. Also, whenever possible we flush the diaper's content in the toilet. I've heard this is supposed to be better for the environment too.
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We experienced the same problem - suddenly the diapers were rank! Nice that the baby gives you 4-6 months to work up to it ;)
We tried a couple of different things.
- A small diaper pail that we emptied frequently, often daily. I liked that this one encouraged frequent emptying, and was not so tightly sealed that you'd get overwhelmed by taking the top off.
- A diaper champ. We'd tried one at a friend's house and liked it more than we expected. We especially like that it takes regular trash bags.
- Placing the smelliest diapers in a (biodegradable) doggie bag before dropping it in one of the above pails, or
- Just taking the smelliest ones straight outside.
I don't know if we've gotten used to it (ha!) or if these solutions all really helped, but it's not so much a problem anymore. Actually, it probably helps that our oldest is using the potty more and more.... See, everything is temporary ;)
Good luck!
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Alana, I learned the same thing with my sons. The best diaper pail I found was the Diaper Champ, but it too will absorb the stink after a few months, so.. You just gotta bite the bullet and take the diapers out to the trash. Think about it, how would your bathroom fare if you didn't flush the toilet? No amount of plastic lining is going to fix this problem. It's just gotta go!
I put a small trash can next to our changing table and line it with the cheapest plastic small trash can liner. This gives me an easy place to put the diaper while I'm changing, then after the kid is all freshly diapered and off to play, I take the liner with the poopy diaper and all the dirty wipes in it, and OUT it goes to the big trash cans. The roll of new liners is in the top drawer of the changing table and I pull one out each time I change a poopy diaper and get the can ready for next time. This way everything is ready when I have my hands full. It's not as labor intesive as changing a full on diaper pail this way, it's just a little trash can.
You just can't leave poop in the house and not smell it. there's no way around it. But you will get used to the routine. I have.
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Use "ODOR ELIMINATOR FOR BABY" by Pure Ayre . It's all natural, food-grade, and 100% biodegradable. You can use it in the air or directly into the pail (we use a small one with a lid). It is a miracle. On a scale of 1-5,
I would give it 10 stars. The bottle says it's good for stains too but I've never tried for that.Thanks, sweethi! Where do you find this stuff?
- Alana, Mar 12, 2010
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We do what a few here already suggest: get a small diaper garbage and take it out often. We use 100% biodegradable bags, so it's more about containment than sealed. Our little can holds 3 diapers max, and if it's poop we take it right out.
Any other solution is just like someone suggested, it's like not flushing the toilet. Perhaps it's more like plastic wrapping the toilet. There is just something about having human waste in the house which bothers me, to each their own (it's not like I'm without my own issues!).
We used plastic grocery bags for the smelly diapers - back when we still used grocery bags.
- Juan, Mar 4, 2010