Many years ago, while changing my niece’s diaper, my dad asked which type of diaper I would choose for my own children one day. As I gagged and flinched and gagged some more while wiping her bottom, I was convinced I would be doomed to filling landfills for centuries with my children’s diapers. And yet, here I am, a proud user of gDiapers.
Zoe is now two months old, and very busy making wet messes in her diaper. It took about two weeks for the diaper to fit properly. The potty diapers are so easy to flush. Now, the poo-poo’s are an entirely different story. Yes, it can be a very messy ordeal. Yes, sometimes I immediately toss the inserts into a diaper Dekor, which uses biodegradable bags. Yes, the white liners are stained, but rarely a leak outside the liner. Because her poo’s are still so wet, I am looking into using cloth inserts in the gDiaper.
The gross factor rarely bothers me, it’s my baby’s poo, and until foods like the grape enter her diet, I am not gagging. I have never had a problem with the velcro tabs, though there was an improvement added about two years ago. I have only clogged the toilet once, though I believe the culprit was a rogue wipe.
I write this with the hopes it won’t be too gross for anyone (Chad included.) I do try to save the wet inserts for times when the toilet already needs to be flushed. With my three year old going potty every fifteen minutes, it seemed prudent to combine flushes!
I do not mind the extra effort, I wanted to have children and feel a responsibility to lessen their impact. The time it takes to prepare for a day with gDiapers is minimal, certainly a drop in the bucket compared to how much time it takes for the disposables we use to decompose.
Certain occasions do seem to be better suited for disposable diapers: sitters, grandparents and daddy times, along with travel. For these times, we choose Seventh Generation diapers. I also have learned that the while gDiapers are manufactured in China, the inserts are made right here for us in the U.S.
I do think that gDiapers are the best choice for babies’ bottoms and would love to see more around town. One can order them online, or purchase them at Earth Fare and Dwell Smart. Did I mention she looks super cute in them too?
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We’ve been using gDiapers for a while and love them!
Yeah Gdiapers! How great are the wet ones for your compost pile, right? My pile has been hungry for more since we quit using the inserts–now we use burp cloths as inserts and launder them.
We love the gDiaper concept and used them for a while as backup to cloth diapers. However, we found that cloth diapers work much better and believe it or not easier to clean then trying to clean poo out of the rubber liner in the gDiaper.
There’s a lot of doubt surrounding which methods/products are truly sustainable and which are just green washing. Check out our myth-busting video “What’s Your Big Green Lie?!” which gives a taste of the widespread ignorance of green issues including cloth VS disposable diapers at http://www.biggreenlies.com.
I’ve been considering using gDiapers and am trolling blogs to see what other moms think. Thanks for the good post! I saw gDiapers on sale at Diapers.com so this could be a good time for me to try them out.
Also, for those that haven’t used Diapers.com before, it’s one of my favorites for good priced diapers. They deliver free and fast (2 days) for orders over $49 (sadly, not hard to do when there are diapers involved it seems).
Use the coupon code DOLLARSOFF for $10 off your total, but you have to have diapers (any kind) in your shopping cart for it to work.
They also accept paper coupons for diapers, wipes, and formula. If you have a coupon for diapers, you mail it in and they credit your account with the coupon savings for future purchases.
They do price-matching as well, which is the way to go when online shopping for big ticket items. I emailed them about a site that was selling the same breast pump for a lower price and they matched the price!
And if you’re at the checkout page, there’s a description about a free Parent Magazine offer on the lower left side of the page. Instead of getting the magazine subscription, you can print out a form, fill it out, mail it in, and receive an additional $14-$15 rebate check instead from Diapers.com. (I’m still waiting for mine though!)
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