I would so say this to her face if anyone wants to question my comments:

Disposable diapers are extremely bad for the environment, yet cloth isn’t for everyone and I can even admit that.. but we have a middle ground with the Nature babycare brand and G diapers. Still better for the environment without going to cloth.

And vaccinations are not one size fits all BY FAR! Please parents, do the research before you let strangers just inject your babies with stuff and not blink an eye!

I think UPMAMA really misconstrued this one. Nobody is asking anyone to choose using diapers over elimination communication. Anyone who uses EC now is not going to switch to diapers because of this campaign. Also, Salma is asking mothers in the US to buy diapers to support the cause. Nothing was said about using diapers in the impoverished nations Salma mentiones.
Also, if you read the fine print, I’m willing to bet that Pampers policy is something along the lines of “We will donate up to 500,000 vaccines for up to every 500,000 packs purchased.” I know that came out weird, but that is usually the policy. The company is donating the vaccines, or money, and then counting on people to buy the product. Even if people buy 900,000 cases of diapers, they will still donate only 500,000 vaccines. This is how Dannon ran their “lids” campaign for breast cancer research and how Tampax ran their recent campaign.

I think it sounds like a great campaign – kudos to Salma for taking up such a worthy cause. Salma’s right, no matter what kind of awesome things you’ve done in your life, not one thing compares to being someone’s mommy! I don’t understand why a previous reader commented so negatively; like Salma said, folks buy Pampers anyway, so this is a good way for the company to give back. I’m sure Pampers will be donating money on their own, too – I mean this IS good advertising for them.

Upmama, not everyone is comfortable or has the time for cloth diapers and other environmentally safe diapers. We have to remember that. Also some of them aren’t cheap. You are missing the big picture.They are talking about providing vaccines for people who wouldn’t have them anyway.

Whaaa??? If Pampers really wanted to make a difference they would be handing out vaccines regardless of weather or not anyone bought their disposable diapers. I really don’t understand promoting the use of disposable diapers in 3rd world countries when the existing system of Elimination Communication has worked just fine for thousands of years and is far less damaging to already polluted living conditions. I think Salma’s heart is in the right place but she really doesn’t know what she has gotten herself into. People are going to boycott Pampers instead of buying more of them!

Salma is such a nice lady, she sounds thrilled with valentina. Good for her, I’ve always liked her.

Now these are women we should stand by, women with substance.