Delta4Embassy
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Referencing my wonder at what people did before diapers were invented I googled it. For once, wiki was no help at all only covering mdoern diapers and the etymology of the word itself, not the history. But another site addresses my very question quite well.
Diapers
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A diaper-free baby? Does that sound crazy? Does it conjures up visions of baby pee and poop all over your apartment, your clothes, and your baby’s clothes? If you are like most North Americans, it probably does. When I first heard of people not using diapers, my reaction was also to think that they must be nuts. After all, don’t babies need diapers?
The deep ingraining of the baby=diapers equation in the North American mind just goes to show how we take for granted that our cultural norms are the standard by which we measure the value of every concept we encounter.
For a moment, step outside the bubble of what you associate with normal baby-care practices. Have you ever wondered what people did before disposable diapers were available? One would assume they used cloth, right? That would imply they must have had an awful lot of washing to do! What did people do when they were in situations where water was scarce, or the climate was very cold? Were they just burdened by these circumstances? What did Native American and Inuit peoples do?
Ask yourself, what do people do all over the world where neither disposable nor cloth diapers present viable alternatives to dealing with their infants’ elimination needs?
The answer is simple: they don’t use diapers!"
rest at link
Article mentions babies are naturally resistant to soiling themselves. Will have to look that up to verify, but thinking of puppies it's true for them at least. Mommy dogs have to lick their puppies' genitals to stimulate urination and defecation. I don't think that'll catch on for humans though
Diapers
"
A diaper-free baby? Does that sound crazy? Does it conjures up visions of baby pee and poop all over your apartment, your clothes, and your baby’s clothes? If you are like most North Americans, it probably does. When I first heard of people not using diapers, my reaction was also to think that they must be nuts. After all, don’t babies need diapers?
The deep ingraining of the baby=diapers equation in the North American mind just goes to show how we take for granted that our cultural norms are the standard by which we measure the value of every concept we encounter.
For a moment, step outside the bubble of what you associate with normal baby-care practices. Have you ever wondered what people did before disposable diapers were available? One would assume they used cloth, right? That would imply they must have had an awful lot of washing to do! What did people do when they were in situations where water was scarce, or the climate was very cold? Were they just burdened by these circumstances? What did Native American and Inuit peoples do?
Ask yourself, what do people do all over the world where neither disposable nor cloth diapers present viable alternatives to dealing with their infants’ elimination needs?
The answer is simple: they don’t use diapers!"
rest at link
Article mentions babies are naturally resistant to soiling themselves. Will have to look that up to verify, but thinking of puppies it's true for them at least. Mommy dogs have to lick their puppies' genitals to stimulate urination and defecation. I don't think that'll catch on for humans though
