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grace416
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G Diapers for those eco friendly moms
grace416
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So I've been googling and googling and trying to find the healthiest, most cost friendly diapers, and I think I finally found it. They are called G Diapers . 100% biodegradable, flushable diapers .gDiapers have no elemental chlorine, no perfumes, no smell, and no garbage.They are so gentle on the Earth you can even garden compost the wet ones in one compost cycle, approximately 50 ? 150 days. Babies are far less likely to get diaper rash because all materials are breathable and natural. They come in cloth or disposable. First,you buy , what they call, gPants and then you can go on autoship, and they will send you the gRefills as often as you need. Shipping is free. I worked out the cost to the "leading" brands, and It works out to pretty much the same or even less if you plan on using the Diaper Genie. (those refills cost a fortune.)
160-GDiapers-$52.00 =.32 cents per diaper(and they often go on special )
120-Huggies-$39.99= 33 cents (that was walmarts price) plus you still need diaper genie refills.(if thats the way route you are taking)
They are super cute they come in all different colors and designs. Here's a picture and the website. Has anyone heard anything about these? Good or bad? https://www.gdiapers.com
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Re: G Diapers for those eco friendly moms
I've gotten two starter packs off of babysteals.com for only about $70 each, including shipping - they sell out wicked fast though!! Keep an eye out
Right now I only have 6 small and 6 medium - I don't want to invest a ton before I can even try them out.
They seem like an awesome option though! We're in a small one bedroom and I love that the inserts are flushable - then I don't have to worry about smelly used diapers in such a small space!!
PS - edit - I have friends who use them and rave about them!
Just a suggestion...
I wouldn't stock up on any one type of cloth or hybrid cloth/disposible because not all work for every child. I have numerous friends that were given months supplies of G's and they didn't work for their child....leaks everytime.
GL! And I hope G's work for you!
I've done a lot of research on g diapers because we're planning on using them once the baby is ready for a size medium.
From what I read, they are not the best thing to use right away because of the baby's bowel movements for the first month or two. Plus they grow out of the size smalls very quickly compared to the mediums, which should last most of the diapering stage. So I'm not going to put in that large investment into getting size smalls and will instead use Pure & Naturals until the baby's ready for mediums.
The biggest things I took away from reading all the reviews was that they (1) are messier (obviously), and (2) many give up in the first few weeks but (3) once you get the hang of it, its pretty easy, and you just need to try to spend the effort to figure them out.
I definitely don't think that they will be cheaper, or even close to the same price. I think they're probably one of the most expensive options out there right now. But you don't do it because of the cost--you do it because of the environmental benefits. To me, the extra money is a small price to pay to do my part to help make the world a better place for my baby.
BTW, you may not be able to flush them at all. Many reviewers said they clogged their toilets, esp. if they had older systems. But you can always toss them, and its still much better than regular disposables.
My best friend has used these for all three of her kids and swears by them. She didn't make the decision based on being eco-friendly; she says they were the most cost effective option for her.
I haven't thought much about diapers yet, but I hold her opinion very highly.
They do have a gDiaper for newborns for the belly buttons to heal, they come really low at the front, its on the website .
I think she means on the g diapers website--they have an autoship service with free shipping, but sadly it looks like its only available in the US. You Canadians always get screwed, huh? Sorry about that!!
I don't think this is actually true. Landfills don't have the resources to compost them properly, so they're going to be sitting around just like other landfill diapers.
I briefly considered G-diapers, but am just going to go all the way with CDing.
Its free Auto ship, if you order just once, its outrageous. But I just looked and I dont think they auto ship to Canada just yet. Hopefully before July.
Just check and see how long the baby's going to be able to be in them. The size small only went to like 12 or 13 pounds, and if your baby winds up being 8 or 9 pounds at birth, that's only going to last a few weeks. To me, it wasn't worth the investment in size smalls. Also, remember that your baby's stools are going to be MESSY for the first few weeks, making the already more difficult g diapers even messier to deal with (alot of women already complain that they leak worse than regular disposables and that's enough to keep me away from them during those first few weeks when the baby's stools are really runny)
I've read that about the landfills, but the reviewers actually said that they start to decompose even in their own trash cans before they take the trash out. So that makes no sense to me, frankly. Then again, I'm not a scientist...
Oh, and if you really did it properly, you'd only be throwing out the poopy ones (you'd compost the wet ones, which after the first month or two will be the bulk of your diapers)
haha, me either.
I think its how you calculated the cost of disposables (I've never tried to calculate the cost on my own, though I've seen other calculations and g diapers always ended up more expensive). You should always be able to get disposables with coupons, on sales. Also, you're calculating them against the cost of the most expensive brands, rather than the more generic, and much cheaper, brands.
GDs aren't reviewed here, but disposables are and I found the charts to be helpful!
https://www.diaperdecisions.com/cost_of_cloth_diapers.htm
okay, I see what your saying. Makes sense.
A friend of mine used the kind you smush up in the toilet and flush (they come with a "swish stick") and she she fricking hated them. I am still leaning toward using prefolds with a newborn, switching to all in one cloth diapers when she gets big enough, and using chlorine and dye free disposables in situations that may call for them.