Baby Trend Diaper Champ Review

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Raindrop1207
Bay Shore, NY

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It does the job

a minimalist, budget conscious, an online shopper, Experienced Parent, Practical, mom of 2

Pros

Use your own trash bags, uses normal trash bags, No costly refills

Cons

diapers get stuck in opening, gross when opening up to change bag, smell isn't always contained

NOV

2007

I used this pail for the entire time my first daughter was a baby and only for the first 4 months after my second daughter was born. A far as diaper pails go, it does what it's supposed to do - hold soiled diapers. It's wonderful because you can use your own garbage bags, which means not having to make special trips to the store for expensive refills. However, the smell does escape and the diapers do get stuck. The diaper goes into the top, the handle is pulled over, the compartment with the diaper turns over to the bottom, the diaper falls into the pail and an empty compartment is then available for the next time around. The thing is that once the diapers stack up inside, turning the handle becomes impossible, and it only takes a few diapers to clog it up. So then you have to - sometimes violently - jiggle the pail so that the diapers distribute evenly inside the pail, leaving room for more diapers. It can be an absolute pain. After my second daughter was 4 months old, we decided to just get rid of the pail. We started putting the diapers in plastic bags and then just throwing them away. It's not as if the pail kept the smell contained anyway! For these reasons, I wouldn't recommend this to a friend. Oh, and one last warning, beware of emptying the pail! The smell can get so strong that it can bring even the toughest man to tears - seriously.