Hi, Ladies -
I am pregnant with my first baby and I am starting to look into different options for cloth diapers. I have been researching gDiapers & bumGenius. Does anybody use any of these? Any rants or raves about either? I like the idea of gDiapers where you can flush or compost the insert and you just have to wash the outside. But I also like how the bumGenius is completely washable so that you don't have to keep buying refills.
Thanks for your help!
Re: Mom-to-be with a cloth diaper Q
What do you love about them? How many do you have? Just curiously interested. TIA
I tried out the gdiapers for travel and HATED them. They didn't hold the poo in. They leaked onto the inner part everytime so I had to keep washing them. To me that seemed like much more of a hassle then just using regular cds and washing them anyhow, no trash. Also, it seemed like a lot of stuff to flush, I would be concerned about flushing them often and getting a back up in the system
I use BumGenius3.0s exclusively and LOVE them. I have only had one blow out and I think that was operator error (tired mommy putting on diap at 3am). They didn't start to fit dd til she ws 8.5-9lbs and fit wonderfully at 10 lbs. I just sposies until then though because it was rough getting used to the new baby and lack of sleep and taking care of myself I didn't want to have to be washing diaps too. I have 37 of them and wash every other day. I always have about 10 left over to use while the others are in the wash.
Things you need are: diaper pail, diaper pail liner and cd friendly detergent.
I also use cloth wipes that I just toss in the was with the diaps. I made my own but you can buy them as well.
Here is a link to some detergents:
www.diaperjungle.com/detergent-chart.html
Also, check out the EcoFriendlyFamily board they are wonderful!
Sorry that got long, hopefully it's helpful.
I love my BGs too. I have 37 of them. read my other post about this in this thread. But I never have blowouts or leaks and they are just as easy as sposies!
I haven't really heard good things about g-diapers.
We do use some BGs and really like them though They likely will NOT work on a newborn though (most people start having luck around the 10lb mark).
I'd suggest XPing to the EFF board
Do you think they're most cost effective than sposies? Do you use liners?
Thanks for all of the info! Can you buy directly from bumGenius? The website mentions something about an insert - what is that about?
Leah - 6.28.09
Lorelei - 4.23.11
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Leah - 6.28.09
Lorelei - 4.23.11
Books Read:
2013 - 4
2012 - 50 2011 - 47 2010 - 57
2009 - 71 2008 - 108 2007 - 33
We got ours from Cottonbabies.com. But if you register at Target, they have them online. We're going to go ahead and use a bunch of giftcards on them.
They come with two inserts. We use the larger during the day and both at night. If we're just around the house during the day we just use the small. You put them in and then take them out after they're dirty and wash them. The large "grows" with the diaper.
Ditto pretty much all of this -- we love the BG. they're really easy and work wonderfully. we had blowouts several time with disposables, but haven't had any since we switched to the BGs. And she's tried, trust me (wow that kid can poop!). They were too big until she was a little over 8 pounds -- they're still a little big, but we haven't had any problems with them.We got 36 of them, and have to do laundry every 2-3 days.
When I went to get them, I ran into a woman who used the gdiapers at first, HATED them, and was out to get more of the BGs she had fallen in love with.
We got our at treecitydiapers.com.
So the inserts are washable as well? Do you wash them separately from the diaper or together?
Leah - 6.28.09
Lorelei - 4.23.11
Books Read:
2013 - 4
2012 - 50 2011 - 47 2010 - 57
2009 - 71 2008 - 108 2007 - 33
Yes, the inserts are washable. This is the absorbant part of the diaper. Otherwise, all you've got is a waterproof cover and a pocket to put the insert in
You wash everything together, but DO remove the insert from the dipe prior to washing.
This is what I do: Wash all the stuff together (diaper, inserts and wipes), dry the inserts and wipes in the drier and hang the diapers in the laundry room (we have shelving in there) and they dry in about 3 hours just hanging there. I then stuff the inserts back in the diapers and put them in the drawers of her changing table. use the diaper, when I take it off I pull the inserts out and toss the diaper, insert and wipes into the diaper pail. That way when I put them in the wash I just have to dump it all in and don't have to mess with them anymore. BF poo is water soluble and just washes out in the washer. FF poo needs dumped into the toilet and so does poo once you start solids but it just pops right off the diaper, a peri bottle (the one you get from the hospital) works wonderfully to loosen it and make it fall into the toilet without touching it.
I bought some of mine at cottonbabies.com and if you ask around you can usually get a coupon code from someone on here before you order and save 5% on your order. You can also now get them at Target in some stores or online so a registry would be great. I bought some others in person at denverdiaperco.com and saved 10% but I was in Denver so I could do that. There are a lot of places that carry them and a lot of places that give you free shipping.
Leah - 6.28.09
Lorelei - 4.23.11
Books Read:
2013 - 4
2012 - 50 2011 - 47 2010 - 57
2009 - 71 2008 - 108 2007 - 33
I have been thinking about making the switch and this thread is full of wonderful information.
I know everyone talks about fluffy butts and this is probably a dumb question, but are there any clothes that do not fit over the BG diaper?
Kylie 10/21/08
Twin Ectopic - lost left tube 12/29/10
Surprise BFP EDD 8/21/13
EBF poo does go straight in the diaper pail/washer. It's water soluable, so you won't have any issues doing that.
It's a bit trickier if there's any formula and of course once you've started solids. You'll need to scrape or plop, but I promise it's really not that big a deal.
Most people just size up; that's what we have to do. It's really not a big deal.
Check out this thread that a poster gave me on The Eco-Friendly Family board - lots of great info.
https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/9258358.aspx
Leah - 6.28.09
Lorelei - 4.23.11
Books Read:
2013 - 4
2012 - 50 2011 - 47 2010 - 57
2009 - 71 2008 - 108 2007 - 33
Thanks!
Kylie 10/21/08
Twin Ectopic - lost left tube 12/29/10
Surprise BFP EDD 8/21/13
PS, we used ours right away for our newborn (8 lbs) and they fit him ok