What are G-Diapers?

BabyButler2010

Probably a stupid question- but I was looking at the poll in a previous post and I have no idea what they are

 

TIA

beachyosh

Me neither...

BelhurstBride

It's a "hybrid" diaper. Part cloth, part disposable.

https://www.gdiapers.com/ 

 

 

ChristinaD09

We're using them.  Its like a cloth diaper but with a disposable, sanitary pad looking sort of thing you rip out of it and flush. 

TanyaRenee

A type of cloth diaper. They can have 2 different kinds of inserts: biodegradable (flushable) or now they have cloth inserts as well.

 https://www.gdiapers.com/

baby_soon_31

OOPS - sorry for that... i did so much research into cloth diapering i forgot i myself had no idea what those were not so long ago.... Anyhow, i edited the poll - it now has G-diapers (hybrid with disposable liners) so that people would have some idea.

Thanks for catching that and asking for clarification.

BabyButler2010

So cool!  I can't believe I hadn't heard of them before now!

Thanks

erinkate23

With inserts that look like this (Cloth then disposable/flushable)

almostabuck

The most pointless thing in the world. It takes the disadvantages of cloth and disposables and puts them together in one diaper.

IrishBrideND

BabyButler2010:

So cool!  I can't believe I hadn't heard of them before now!

Thanks

If you decide to look into it, look into the FLIP system. Its the same concept but has had better reviews (from what I've found) than the gdiaper. Some love the gdiaper, but many people complain of leaks and such.

TanyaRenee

almostabuck:

The most pointless thing in the world. It takes the disadvantages of cloth and disposables and puts them together in one diaper.

 While I don't yet have the experience of diapering a child with gDiapers, I don't see how they are pointless. If a person goes with the biodegradable liners, they will biodegrade... disposables will not. The outer diaper part does not need to be changed/washed every single diaper change, because the liner is the part that will get soiled. Like I said, I have not yet used them, but I plan on it and this is what I've determined based off reading about them and seeing them in person.

IrishBrideND

TanyaRenee:

almostabuck:

The most pointless thing in the world. It takes the disadvantages of cloth and disposables and puts them together in one diaper.

 While I don't yet have the experience of diapering a child with gDiapers, I don't see how they are pointless. If a person goes with the biodegradable liners, they will biodegrade... disposables will not. The outer diaper part does not need to be changed/washed every single diaper change, because the liner is the part that will get soiled. Like I said, I have not yet used them, but I plan on it and this is what I've determined based off reading about them and seeing them in person.

From what I've heard (although I've never used them) they are just as much "work" as using cloth inserts so its kinda pointless to not just use cloth. (which would be cheaper overall and you don't have to throw anything out)

I don't have an opinion either way because I haven't used them, but thats what I've read in a lot of reviews.

limaso

almostabuck:

The most pointless thing in the world. It takes the disadvantages of cloth and disposables and puts them together in one diaper.

 

for me, the greatest "disadvantage" to disposable diapers is that they are estimated to last 250-500 years in a landfill, and they make up the third largest consumer item in those landfills. (https://www.realdiaperassociation.org/diaperfacts.php )

 the compostable gdiaper inserts completely biodegrade in less than 200 DAYS.  

again, for me, the greatest "disadvantage" to cloth diapers is either paying for a service or washing them ourselves (i live in california, where we desperately try to conserve water).  the gdiapers inserts are, as i said, compostable, and the gpants don't need to be washed after each use, only if they're soiled.  

 add in a friend who used them and loved them?  an easy sell for me...

limaso

i should amend what i said above:

the pee diapers are compostable.  the poop diapers are not.  both are flushable.  both biodegrade in less than 200 days (and my friend who used them said that she witnessed them breaking down in her trash can.  i didn't, however, ask how often she took out her trash! )

Sam78

limaso:

almostabuck:

The most pointless thing in the world. It takes the disadvantages of cloth and disposables and puts them together in one diaper.

 

for me, the greatest "disadvantage" to disposable diapers is that they are estimated to last 250-500 years in a landfill, and they make up the third largest consumer item in those landfills. (https://www.realdiaperassociation.org/diaperfacts.php )

 the compostable gdiaper inserts completely biodegrade in less than 200 DAYS.  

again, for me, the greatest "disadvantage" to cloth diapers is either paying for a service or washing them ourselves (i live in california, where we desperately try to conserve water).  the gdiapers inserts are, as i said, compostable, and the gpants don't need to be washed after each use, only if they're soiled.  

 add in a friend who used them and loved them?  an easy sell for me...

Unless you compost those inserts instead of throwing them in the trash, its not going to matter - they won't break down in a landfill in 200 days, they'll sit around for almost as long as a disposable.  I agree that in some areas like CA, conserving water is more important, but I don't know that you'll really end up doing less laundry since you won't want soiled covers sitting around for weeks or anything.  Just like with any diaper (disposable or cloth), build of your LO will determine whether a particular brand will work for you or whether you'll have leaks, so I wouldn't stock up on any particular brand no matter which way you lean!

TanyaRenee

IrishBrideND:

TanyaRenee:

almostabuck:

The most pointless thing in the world. It takes the disadvantages of cloth and disposables and puts them together in one diaper.

 While I don't yet have the experience of diapering a child with gDiapers, I don't see how they are pointless. If a person goes with the biodegradable liners, they will biodegrade... disposables will not. The outer diaper part does not need to be changed/washed every single diaper change, because the liner is the part that will get soiled. Like I said, I have not yet used them, but I plan on it and this is what I've determined based off reading about them and seeing them in person.

From what I've heard (although I've never used them) they are just as much "work" as using cloth inserts so its kinda pointless to not just use cloth. (which would be cheaper overall and you don't have to throw anything out)

I don't have an opinion either way because I haven't used them, but thats what I've read in a lot of reviews.

 

I had heard that as well... and gDiapers now have cloth inserts as well. DH and I got a package deal, which includes some cloth and some biodegradable inserts. In our opinion, without having used them, we are thinking that it might be easier to change out and wash the cloth liner rather than the entire diaper each time. We'll see! 

IrishBrideND

TanyaRenee:

IrishBrideND:

TanyaRenee:

almostabuck:

The most pointless thing in the world. It takes the disadvantages of cloth and disposables and puts them together in one diaper.

 While I don't yet have the experience of diapering a child with gDiapers, I don't see how they are pointless. If a person goes with the biodegradable liners, they will biodegrade... disposables will not. The outer diaper part does not need to be changed/washed every single diaper change, because the liner is the part that will get soiled. Like I said, I have not yet used them, but I plan on it and this is what I've determined based off reading about them and seeing them in person.

From what I've heard (although I've never used them) they are just as much "work" as using cloth inserts so its kinda pointless to not just use cloth. (which would be cheaper overall and you don't have to throw anything out)

I don't have an opinion either way because I haven't used them, but thats what I've read in a lot of reviews.

 

I had heard that as well... and gDiapers now have cloth inserts as well. DH and I got a package deal, which includes some cloth and some biodegradable inserts. In our opinion, without having used them, we are thinking that it might be easier to change out and wash the cloth liner rather than the entire diaper each time. We'll see! 

 

oh yeah. I wasn't saying that you'd have to get AIO cloth diapers. Most of ours are inserts and covers as well

I hope you like them!

funnibaby

Unless you compost those inserts instead of throwing them in the trash, its not going to matter - they won't break down in a landfill in 200 days, they'll sit around for almost as long as a disposable.  I agree that in some areas like CA, conserving water is more important, but I don't know that you'll really end up doing less laundry since you won't want soiled covers sitting around for weeks or anything.  Just like with any diaper (disposable or cloth), build of your LO will determine whether a particular brand will work for you or whether you'll have leaks, so I wouldn't stock up on any particular brand no matter which way you lean!

If you flush them, this is not an issue. If we choose to toss the inserts, we are going to use biodegradeable bags (just like we use for the dog) but I am not sure how that works in a landfill, however it is still has to be better than diapers that have plastic outer coverings in non-biodegradeable bags and all the chemicals.

Heather

Sam78

funnibaby:

Unless you compost those inserts instead of throwing them in the trash, its not going to matter - they won't break down in a landfill in 200 days, they'll sit around for almost as long as a disposable.  I agree that in some areas like CA, conserving water is more important, but I don't know that you'll really end up doing less laundry since you won't want soiled covers sitting around for weeks or anything.  Just like with any diaper (disposable or cloth), build of your LO will determine whether a particular brand will work for you or whether you'll have leaks, so I wouldn't stock up on any particular brand no matter which way you lean!

If you flush them, this is not an issue. If we choose to toss the inserts, we are going to use biodegradeable bags (just like we use for the dog) but I am not sure how that works in a landfill, however it is still has to be better than diapers that have plastic outer coverings in non-biodegradeable bags and all the chemicals.

Heather

Hope your system can handle them (many can't including septic from what I understand), if we were to flush something like that, the expense of fixing the problem would be quite large.  Let me also mention that the gdiaper inserts have sodium polyacrylate which is the usual absorbency material for disposables ...

sciteach

almostabuck:

The most pointless thing in the world. It takes the disadvantages of cloth and disposables and puts them together in one diaper.

 

this exactly. Spend lots of money AND do diaper laundry AND take a decent shot at clogging your toilet. Yipee!!! 

I know some ppl love them, but I just don't get it.