great points on diapering !!!!
I used the big cloth diapers in 1974..
You made a :kite” shape for the outside and a retangle for the inside...
Yes it was hard...
Ann may have been nervous changing the baby in front of her friend too...
Or the friend may have been one of those know it alls...hasnt had kids herself but taught Dr Spoke all he knew...
Ann may have let her change the baby because she was all alone and needed friends...
I forgot to add that I also know what to do when diapers (suffering fom ammonia build-up) caused the washing machine to suds up and over flow! Especially in a laundro-mat with a front loader and the door would pop open from the pressure! LOL.
All this specialized knowledge, and no place to use it! However, I’m not quite sure that I could fold a diaper like that again. It’s tricky, but it was the best way.