I'm thinking about using gDiapers, yet I'm just looking for other info on cloth diapering?

Arwen78

I'm in my 7th month of pregnancy but have started looking into what kind of diapers I want use. I've been reading all about the hybrid type diapers and loved the idea behind gDiapers. I would love to stay as Eco-Friendly as I can but don't want the cost of diapering my baby eat me out of house and home.

I like the idea of being able to do a cross between a disposable and cloth diper with the gDiaper, also willing to deal with the high cost at the start. What I would like to know is if any of you gDiaper users have good tips on helping keep the price down while using them?

I've posted this on 0-3 moths message board and have been told of diaper sampler packs? Anyone know of anything that I should know about cloth diapering as well?

TJ1979

A lot of people are unhappy with gDiapers. I would recommend best bottoms. They are a similar ai2 option, but more reliable.
I know it's a bigger up front cost, but unless you buy all.the.diapers, you will save by doing cloth over disposable.
Prefolds or flats and covers are the cheapest option out there.

zaraceligon

I love my gdiapers with this baby. Gdiapers are very tricky. The newborn are good, for almost two months. But the newborn diapers are for a very tiny babies, if your baby is more than seven pound the GD, will be good for two weeks only. But it depends on the baby body Type too. With my first baby I couldn't use them use GD, he was on the median side when he was like three moths, then I stop using them. Their are good for poty training, a toddler kid. I'm using one insert and one muslin flat. With my second baby I really love using them,his body tipe is different from his brother, so GD are great right now. You should consider other poison too. You can buy them use and get the inserts new. For my second boy I didn't buy diapers at all,another think to use the GD, is using flats. I use one flat of flannel and one flat muslin. They are very absorben and they don't leak compare with just one insert.

CLLDLL

Also, G diapers are sized. That means you have to buy more each time baby outgrows a size.
Best Bottoms, Flips, Grovia, and SoftBums are all hybrid/AI2 systems that are One Size. That means they will fit from around 3-8 weeks through 35-40 pounds. I think both Grovia and Flip have disposable insert options.

You can also make your own AI2 system by getting 6-8 covers and 24-36 flats or prefolds. In the early days it's recommended to secure prefolds and flats with pins, boingos, or a snappier because NB poo is crazy runny and a secured diaper just holds it in better and gives you a chance of reusing a cover. Once LO stops pooping all the time you can just fold the flat/prefold into a rectangle and lay in a cover. Easy Peasy.

A bonus to flats is they can be used from birth to potty learning. You just buy different covers as baby grows. Prefolds come in different sizes so you'd have to buy more of those as baby grows, but they are still very economical at $1.50-$3 a piece.

RachelCA29

Gdiapers seem to be love or hate. I know some people that swear by them, while others do not like their system. I am interested in Gdiapers (cloth use only) but the start-up cost seems prohibitive to me, because they are sized it seems like a lot to invest on just one system I might not like.

That being said, there always seems to be lots of used Gdiapers (at least the shells) available online (craiglist, kijiji), so you could always try their system out for pretty cheap to see if you want to fully commit to Gdiapers.

Rrrrrachel

I was also going to say a cover and prefolds or inserts is a cheaper way of doing a hybrid style system. A cover with flaps you can tuck the insert under like blueberry capris make it feel even more official.

RachelCA29

Rrrrrachel said:

I was also going to say a cover and prefolds or inserts is a cheaper way of doing a hybrid style system. A cover with flaps you can tuck the insert under like blueberry capris make it feel even more official.

Yes. We have created some newborn AI2's using the bamboo inserts from our OS pocket diapers that don't fit yet, with a Bummis fleece liner on top to wick away moisture. We use this combo in our newborn covers (mostly rumparooz and sweetpea), BAM, cheap AI2 system that my husband has mastered/loves.

SarahA918

Prefolds and covers are really easy and you can buy all different cute covers with different prints!

bumpuser9353653

We did gDiapers with the cloth inserts for DD1 starting around 6 wks, so we skipped the newborns and went straight to small. We sized up to mediums and those lasted a very long time, but not quite to potty training. She just grew out of the mediums and we decided not to switch to large, but instead buy some OS grovia hybrids to carry her through since DD2 was on the way and we would get better use out of a OS.

Overall, we were happy with the gCloth system but it does take a little more effort than even stuffing a pocket. We used the disposable inserts occasionally, but going with the cloth inserts was a better cost savings. And I use the gCloth inserts to stuff pockets and lay in covers.

If I could do it again, I'd vary my stash a bit and have some Best Bottoms and Grovias mixed in.