Guest guest Posted March 23, 2001 Report Share Posted March 23, 2001 Hi Caro Just a very quick reply as Freya is pukey and needs much attention this evening TBT is a chemical which has been found in a Greenpeace study to affect the gender of whelks - ie they change from male to female on prolonged exposure. It is found in nappies in Europe. There was a bit of a brouhaha when Greenpeace first published the study, as a result of which it was withdrawn in nappies in Germany but was found still to be present in nappies in the UK in Feb this year. Sodium Polyacrylate is the gel in disposables which absorbs moisture. It has been suggested that it has links with Toxic Shock Syndrome, and while the manufacturers dispute this, they have withdrawn it from use in sanitary products. It can sometimes be seen as crystals of clear gel on a baby's bottom at changing time. I have read claims that it is completely harmless (even in Mothercare books!) but this is not proven. In fact, it has been shown to enter the body through nappy rash, and can exacerbate the rash. It has also been associated with scarring on the urethra in boys, and inside the vagina for girls. As I say, these are issues are generally challenged, and the jury is out. But I'm not entirely happy to use my children as primate studies Must go - DH nagging about bathtime, and we've got to try and get Freya to keep some fluid down. HTH Vicki Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 15:31:27 -0000 Subject: Cloth Nappies Dear Vicki What is TBT? What does it do ? (adversely and also in the nappies) What might sodium polyacrylate do? Yes, disposables are very helpful esp with new babies and if you get PND (not discussion) but there is the thorny question which bugged me about it being an offence to put poo in the rubbish - my bogs have never had very enthusiastic flushes (obviously past the Change) enough to carry off enough of the poo - unless you put in a really flushable liner, which slightly defeats the convenience angle, esp as I found it hard to track down flushable liners at times when my 2 were in nappies. That was pre-internet, dinosaur days! cheers Caro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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