Has Anyone Tried "G Diapers"

Hi K. - yey natural mommas!
I see that you have a lot of thoughts and responses already but I wanted to add a few thoughts. I tried G- diapers and found them expensive but relatively easy to use. I then tried cloth diapers....
Babyworks.com has an excellent sampler package of many different kinds of cloth diapers and covers. Whatever you do not use or like you can return in 30 days - all of it if you want - poop stains and all! I ended up getting hooked on cloth diapers - plain old unbleached prefolded birdseye with Phthalate free and PVC free bumkins diapers covers. I wash them every other day and hang them out to dry and LOVE IT - it feels really great to be so green.
In addition in the back of their catalog (which can be downloaded online) they do a direct price comparison of pampers, g diapers, cloth and chlorine- free diapers factoring in cost & water, soap and energy used. G diapers are among the very priciest.
I have to say this company is SO great - I just love them. If you've even ever considered cloth - it's worth giving it a try :)
Feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions about cloth.
Have a great day and good luck!
Sincerely,
A. (mom of 15 month old Julian who I started in cloth diapers at 9 months) :)

i tried them when too soon, when my little one was a newborn they did not work so well and it was a bit time consuming to deal with them. almost each time, the outer liner had to be washed. now that she's eating solid food i plan to start them again. it felt great not to throw anything away.

I like them,and recomend them. just make sure you let them dissolve really well before flushing,also my daughter is petite and they fit her really well so if you have a larger for their age baby go up one size the coverpants will last longer

Love them! I've used cloth inserts (try diaper doublers like Cotton Babies' stay dry ones). We EC'd so these were easy on and off and the tabs go towards the back so harder for DD to take them off. =)

I have heard a lot of good comments on these diapers. I personally cloth diaper but would use the G Diapers if I wasn't using cloth. www.mom4life.com sells them and she may be a good resource for more info.
I also have used the "green" diapers at Target for vacation and camping trips and was very impressed with them. They were the same price as Huggies sale price and worked great! No leaks and didn't have that cheep feel like some green diapers

I have heard enough negative reviews of G Diapers (mostly that they leak for active toddlers) that I didn't try them. I now use, and LOVE, Nature Babycare diapers, which are also eco friendly but not as eco friendly as G Diapers. They are available at Target and at www.diapers.com. Good luck.

I have a newborn and I've tried them for a few days. They're higher maintenance right now because of the runny poop thing but I too feel good about using them. And the inserts flush really well. I think I need more. I think the trick is to have a lot of them ready to go and to have a system so it's more convenient. I used fuzzy bunz with my 1st born. They worked well but I like the feel of the gdiapers- they're just so simple and clean seeming. Yes they leak so I might get a woolly or two; those wool diaper covers that have a natural absorbancy...for nighttime. And maybe some bumi covers. And it's always good to have a pack of good bleach free disposables for when you just need low maintenance. Seventh Generation makes a good one.

I would like to also go green and wondered the same.

Hey K.:

I tried the G-diapers when my daughter was a newborn and found them to be a giant pain in the neck. For her, they leaked all over the place, and were quite a mess to clean up. The idea is great but the reality was not so great. Good on ya for trying them but we quickly abandoned them for disposables.

Hi K.,
We've tried G-Diapers and were very disappointed. They are leaky, it's a mess to take the inlay off (you have to actually take the soiled inlay, rip it on both sides, which gets you definetely pooped as well, and take a second inlay out), they are full instantly, hence our son did not stay dry as with common diapers. We are very eco-friendly as well and we were excited to find G-diapers, but there are so many lacks on this product that we did not continue using them. By the way: they are hidiously expensive.
I will try to find the bleach free 7th Generation diapers that you use at the moment....
All the best - S. (mom of 9 month old Liam)

Yay - another green, breast-feeding, co-sleeping natural mama! We tried G Diapers around the time that my son was the same age as your son. We borrowed the pants from a friend and we tried five inserts. I had HIGH hopes for it, but ALL of them leaked. I even watched the video on the internet about how to put them on right, but they still leaked (out the back of the hip, which was weird). To this day, I don't know if it was how I put the diaper on that was the problem or if they just don't hold a lot and I should've changed it sooner, but either way, I had no time to deal with it (and a wiggly baby who didn't make diaper changes easy, so needless to say, we weren't doing them every time he peed)! We had always used 7th Generations too, but we discovered Natural Babycare (sold at Target and www.diapers.com - and maybe other places) and we LOVE them and they hold a lot - same or better than 7th Gen. They are more biodegradable than 7th Gen too and they fit our son perfectly (not to mention that the little leaf designs all over the diapers are super cute)! I know G Diapers work for some people, so I'm not saying that you shouldn't try them at all. Maybe look on Craig's List or eBay to see if you could buy the pants used and do a trial before you decide to spend the money on the whole set-up. Hope that helps! :)

I used g's with cloth inserts (Chinese prefolds) as a cheaper alternative to the Fuzzy buns and was very happy with the fit, style, and customer service. They work great for cloth and dry faster than all-in-ones (another cloth alternative) they also have the ability to swap out the inner liner (each g cames with 2) so that means less washing, more convience than other cloth. As far as the flushing, tried it once, over flowed the toilet. I used the inserts when my son was small and pooping like a maniac with the supper wet poos and tossed them. I had't tried composting the pee only but thought that was a cool alternative/possiblity. I'd say as far as disposibles go, it is still a better alternative because there is no plastic involved and the absorbant material is plant fiber. Happy changing!

-S. M. RN

Yep -- I thought they were fantastic! A great product and easy to use.

Hi K.: I have never used G diapers, but just a suggestion--I used cloth diapers through 4 kids. I kept some disposibles on hand for vacations, emergenies, etc but for the most part used cloth. They are soft, inexpensive, last forever and are good for the environment. I would wash a load every day in hot water and hang them to dry and was done. You do have to change them more often than with paper diapers but all in all think they were much for comfortable for the babies.

i used g diapers for awhile and they were pretty easy to use. I would reccomend them!!

Hi K.,
It sounds like we have a lot in common. I'm just curious about why you wouldn't cloth diaper? I haven't tried G-diapers. I think the drawbacks are the cost (and just my opinion) and the fact that they're probably just as uncomfortable (hot) as disposables.
My whole reason for going with cloth was that the idea of wrapping part of my child's body in plastic just really bothered me. It was only after I started cloth diapering that I learned how much money it saves, how it's so much better for the environment and how much healthier it is (especially for boys - it's not good to overheat the testicles).
I do encourage you to try G-Diapers if you're not open to cloth because they are better for the environment that our children will inherit. However, once you get past the learning curve, cloth diapering is actually fun and somehow quite addictive! The best thing is to find a mom who cloth diapers and have her give you a demo so you can get an idea of what you'd like to try. Check out the Attachment Parenting Group at Meetup.com.
I was so intimidated by all the choices in the beginning, but now I LOVE cloth diapering. It's only about one extra load of laundry every other day and with the right tools, it's super easy. I couldn't do it without a Potty Pail (google it for more info) and washable diaper pail liners - these let you take all your diapers (and cloth wipes!) from the diaper pail to the washer and you just dump them all in, reverse the liner (like turning a glove inside out) and throw it in too. Then you never touch a soiled diaper and you never have to wash the pail itself because only the liner gets dirty and you wash that with the dipes :)

Good luck with going greener. I applaud you!

I have a friend who is using the G diapers with her newborn. She likes them, even thought they are a little more work than disposable ones. They are the best ones I've heard of as far as decomposition goes.

I have not heard of the G diapers. However, I have been using a product line called Nature Baby, which I buy at Target. They too decompose quickly. I very rarely have problems with nighttime leaks. which is when he obviously does not get changed as often! Check them out. They are also reasonably priced. You can google Nature baby and check them out online as well.

I tried them because I, too, was alarmed by the time it takes for a non-green diaper to decompose. For my son, who is now 11 months old, they were never absorbent enough and the absorbent insert always shriveled up so that he was right up against the plastic-feeling liner, so I gave up. I also found that the flushing process was near impossible to do (rip it open, swish it around then flush) with a young infant in hand, and certainly not in public, though they are definitely more earth friendly even if you skip that step and just toss them. I have other friends who use them and like them, but for me, they just didn't work. There are also Swedish diapers they sell at Target, Nature Baby or something like that, that don't have a liner but are biodisposable, but the problem I found with that was that the tabs could only be closed once - if my son (who's a major wriggler) squirmed while we were putting on his diaper and we had to open and reapply the tab closures, they wouldn't stick after that first time. So, those didn't work, either. Just for the record, I found, too, that it was a lot harder to tell if he had a wet diaper with both of these brands, which might be related to the fact that the absorbency wasn't as effective (which is why Pampers expand so noticeably). Hopefully you'll have a different experience so you can be as consciencious as I hoped to be. Good luck!

Try http://www.hyenacart.com for tons of affordable cloth diapers.

Hi K.,
I haven't tried them yet, but have purchased them and am awaiting the arrival of my first baby any day now. I expect that I may have to use regular disposables for a few weeks but also like the idea of something more earth friendly. I did subscribe the the G Diapers listserve for a bit but received way too many emails that I couldn't keep up and had to unsubscribe.

I'll keep you posted as time goes on and I look forward to hearing opinions of the others as well.
Best wishes,
L.

I use Gs! I have done many types of cloth, and sposies... I love g's. I still use some of my cloth diapers from my previous cloth baby, but I really am into the g's. Any ??'s feel free to email!~

S.

My daughter, also a first time mom and living a 'pretty green' lifestyle as well, did a lot of research and ended up selecting G-diapers. Her baby is now nearly a year old. My daughter loves the diapers,finds them economical, as well as being environmentally sound.

i wanted to use them but they are about .30 cents a diaper which ended up being too expensive....

i really wanted to use them but my husband wouldn't have it....

I was all good with doing mostly FuzziBunz since Will was born (a year and a half), but then I read that in terms of energy use, they are just as impacting on the environment as disposable. So do G Diapers not get washed? And will you be decomposing the disposable part in a mulch? Because if you throw them in the trash, they do not decompose in a landfill at all.

I just can't figure an ecofriendly way to deal with infant elimination (other than the native way of pottytraining them extremely early)...

Yeah! We think alot alike ...I am using G diapers and love them!!! It takes a little getting used to ( more steps to changing a diaper)and it does make a lot more laundry ... but I think its worth it. We can't flush due to old plumbing, but I sure do feel alot better about puting them in to the trash. Make sure you utilize the website for tips and pointers. We were having leaks all the time but it was because we didn't have them on correctly! I would suggest getting ALOT of liners and about 6 g pants.
I tried the 7th generation too (we keep reg diapers on hand for when we forget to get the laundry done) and really hated the design & had a lot of problems ... i noticed the other day that Target had a line of chlorine free diapers - have you tried them?

I tried G diapers when my son was about 4 months old (and again when he was around 9 months). I really liked the idea also. For most of my birthing class, they LOVED the G diapers, so I think it depends on the fit for your baby. They were really cute on my son, but they tended to leak out the legs. I think it really just depends how your son is built as to whether they will work for you. We also like a biodegradable and chlorine-free diaper from Target (which are reasonable priced) and hope to try cloth diapering with our next baby.

Hi K.. I'm so happy that you care for the environment! I started researching about eco friendly diapers when I was only 5 months pregnant and certainly the G diapers were top on the list... however, since having my son I've come to find the NATURE BABY CARE diapers and products. I strongly recommend these over the G diapers which are good in many ways but actually only part of the interior is flushable and they are a bit messy and can be quite leaky, not to mention they are extremely expensive compared to the Nature Baby Care line which runs about $10 for 40 of them! Also in the Nature Baby Care line you'll find great lotion, shampoo, rash creams, soaps and other natural products but best of all... the Biodegradable bags for disposing of your diapers on the go, I use them for my dog's waste as well! This company is fabulous... even there packaging is compostable! I could go on and on... I truly love the stuff! You can find them at Target, however not all Targets carry them so call first. If you are local the Targets in Camarillo and Ventura have them. Good luck.. I hope this helps. I'm just so happy that there are other moms out there willing to make the leap to eco friendly products. Also check out www.naty.com
E.

I use the G diapers, and really like them. I use them along with regular diapers. I find that the G diapers are very messy when it comes to poop. I use them after my eigh month old has already gone poop, and is only going to pee in them. This works really well for us, and is nice for his skin to have a break too. I also feel good about trying to be a little more green. I feel that the g diapers are good, but could be made a little better.
H. B.

I have not tried them, but my best friend was using them on her 7 month old daughter. She switched over to the same ones we are using, Bum Genius. We both ordered ours from Kayla at AngelBunz.com. She is local to the LA area and offers free shipping on orders over $75. We have been using them on our 8 month old son since he was 2 months old and have NEVER had a leak or a poopsplosion.
Washing cloth diapers does not impact the environment the same way disposables do. It is a myth perpetuated by disposable diaper companies. Their data supposes that you are using hot water on every cycle and bleach for every load, which you do not.

I own a diaper web-store, so I talk to a lot of cloth-diapering moms, and I have never talked to anyone who liked these. All I hear is that they clog the plumbing and leak like crazy. Just what I've heard. I've never tried them IRL for this reason.

K.
Call the Belly Sprout. They are a really neat store in Fullerton, CA that has knowlegable staff who can possibly help give you input here. You can find their number on their site www.bellysprout.com
Good luck
C. Tanaka, DC
www.naturallifechiro.com

I have not tried them yet, but they are top of the list when I have another baby. Please let em know if you try them and like them.

H.

Hi K.,
I tried them when my baby was really little and it was too hard with all that runny poop. They didn't contain it very well. Now that he's 8 months old and eating solids as well as breast milk, I am re-visiting them and really like them. Especially with warmer weather he just wears the G diaper and a t shirt. I still put disposables on him for naps and bedtime though. For now. :-) I also ordered some cloth all in one diapers from Blueberry diapers to try. If you go to www.blueberrysample.com you buy 2, get one free and if the free one doesn't work out for you, you can return the other two unused ones for a full refund. Oh, a reminder on the g-diapers - if you don't flush, be sure to dump the poop into the toilet and throw the diaper away with your regular trash that will decompose. If you throw them away in your diaper genie it will be tied up in plastic with other plastic diapers and no air will get to them and they won't decompose in 50 days. They will probably take the same time as the plastic ones and will defeat the purpose of using them. By the way, where do you live? I am a fist time mom of an 8 month old boy, breast feed, wear baby, make most of his food, and we did co-sleep for 4.5 months. If you are a stay at home mom we could play date. I live in Sherman Oaks.
Good luck with the G-diapers!
D.

I mostly use cloth but got some g-diapers for a plane trip and I am using them with my nine-month old right now! I love them- and even if you don't want to keep using the inserts you can use cloth inside the covers and they work great.

Hurrah for green choices!

Hi K.,
I have tried g diapers, I like them but they are not as cost effective as cloth diapers. They also don't work at night or leak easier than other brands. I like using Bumgenious, they are easy to use. We also love Nature Care disposables/biodegradables found at Target or online. These are very ecofriendly, 7th Generation is not biodegradable, just chlorine free. good luck and thanks for thinking of the future of our Earth!

Hi--I use G diapers for my 4 month old and really like them. You have to know that they do tend to leak, so with very new babies that poop a lot, it is tough. They don't leak into clothes or even into the cloth diaper, but they do tend to leak out of the flushable and into the breathable liner, which then needs to be rinsed and washed. But I am convinced that it is easier than cloth and better than disposables. You have to develop a system for dealing with the leaks when they happen. I should also say that I don't plan to flush mine until my baby is on solids and they get stinky. I figure tossing them is best for the environment (less water waste) and also easiest. Flushing is a little complicated since you have to take them apart--possibly a yucky task--but I am assuming it will be worth it to avoid having a big stinky diaper genie in the house. And older babies/toddlers usually only poop once a day. It would be easy to keep throwing the pee diapers in the trash instead of flushing all of them. So despite some glitches in the model, I think they're a great option.

I have used G Diapers for over a year now. I started using them when my son was about 6 months old. I was interested in the options in disposing them too.

G Diapers are like cloth in that you have to change them more often. And they can be frustrating if you have a child that drinks alot, because if you do not get them on corrrctly, which is not hard, they will leak.

But I love them, and they are so cute in them. I have used the website to order more diapers and get the fillers. Sometimes finding the m/l fillers can be hard, so when you see 1 package, by at least 1 more.

I have flushed mine. But I typically use the diaper genie still. The genie does not fill up as fast. I never had a problem flushing, but just found it easier to continue with the genie. I had a friend who flushed them in an older house, which was a concern, but as long as you use the stir stick, and really break up the diaper, you should be fine.

Go to the website. It is really helpful. They are such a great diaper. And their customer service is amazing!

Best of luck!

I tried them. They were better with pees than poohs. Also they did not flush that well so I used the trash. It was something I used around the house when I did not expect a pooh.
J.

Hi K.!
Here is a link about "elimination communication". You and your baby can learn how to effectively communicate when your baby needs to pee or poo! I have read accounts where babies are without diapers from 2 months of age. It is an ancient method that is still used throughout the world. There are mommy support groups that help eachother with this method. This is probably as green as you can get, lol!

Good luck!

http://www.diaperfreebaby.org/index.php?module=pagemaster...

Hugs,
M.

Boy, I know this is really old fashioned but I used cloth diapers. I thought they were softer and used dissposable only when we went out shopping for the whole day. It got to be a pain with the poopy ones but when it came time to potty train it was really easy. They sure feel wet when they are wet.
Then after a good bleaching they made the best cleaning cloths you will ever have.
N.

My children are now 5 and 7, when they were in diapers I use cloth diapers. They are not as bad as everyone thinks, there is a company called Fuzzi Bunz if you are interested. Good job on breastfeeding and co-sleeping, it has gotten a lot of bad press ,but I found very rewarding. My kids still love their cuddle night with mommy.

I tried them and they worked fine but were hard to find locally - I ordered online. I have been using chlorine free diapers for over a year now and love them (Seventh Generation) - never leak, strong "velcro" and I feel good about making a difference. Plus, you can buy them at Raley's and even Babies R Us.