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I know that I should be using cloth diapers, but the thought of dealing with them seems really awful. MyRegistry.com advertises gDiapers alot.  Has anyone used them? The colors look really cute, and I know that they are supposed to be enviormentaly friendly, but I had never heard of them before opening my registry here.

That is so funny that you are talking about gDiapers because there is a gDiapers advertisement right where we post our comments. My sister lives in Australia and they are really popular there, and have been for a long time, but still not so famous in America.  She turned me on to them a few years ago and I used them for my now 4 year old.  IT makes a lot of sense to use them because you can flush down the toilet what should be going down the toilet, and not keeping smelly things in a diaper pail.  When I was using them last time they did not have all these cool colors and were all solids. Now, they look really cool besides being a great product.

Oh yes, I saw them on myregistry.com. I loved the colors!

There's no doubt I'm going to use gDiapers on my little ones. I was surprised to find that they're not only healthier for babies and the environment but they aren't expensive! They're like the same price as regular disposable diapers but are so much better!! That's a way easy choice. The colors and prints are so adorable too. Can't wait to put the "girly-girl swirl" diaper on my little girlie.

Marlena

I don't know what your income is, but gDiapers are by no means affordable for our family, as much as I would love to use them. I've researched all diapers (seventh generation, huggies, pampers, nature baby care, gDiapers, Tushies, and Earth's best) and did price comparisons from several vendors (amazon, diapers.com, and babies r us). My Eco friendly choice would be gDiapers ofcourse, there is nothing like them. But you pay about $18 per reusable pant and 0.37 for each refill - in comparison to Earth's Best chlorine free diapers at 0.19 each, that's double the price! It is just harder to figure out just how expensive it is because a gDiapers starter kit makes it seem inexpensive, but you are not going to keep on buying starter kits all the time, that would run up a bill too.

So my conclusion is, while gDiapers are most eco-friendly, Earth's Best is most wallet friendly out of non-chlorine diapers. I don't think I would even consider Pampers or Huggies anyway just because they are huge companies with little regard for environment and most reviews complain about diaper rashes with them.

Wow.... thanks for this really valuable information. I have never heard of Earth's Best diapers and certainly did not know that there was an alternative that was so much cheaper than gDiapers.  I had compared the prices of gDiapers with regular disposable and the price was pretty competitive. I was not concerned about the cost for the reusable pant, because I had put them on my registry and my friends have already gotten them for me. So as an ongoing expense, only the liner was on my calculation. I also was looking buying the tree cases at a time at gDipaers, which brings the price down a lot as well.

It sounds like you really did your homework. I hope other people read your post.

THanks for the info!

The gdiapers seem cool.  Has anyone used regular diapers that you have to fold and pin and such?  I'm thinking of buying some from Wal-Mart, and just wondered if the hassle is too much.

The gdiapers are very cute.  I am not one to deal with cloth diapers.  I go with disposable and then don't have to deal with the mess.

My friends husband wanted her to use cloth diapers for their first baby. He ordered a kit online that he found reasonably priced, but it was really impractical. She tried it for about 2 weeks and found it was too much of a hassle (and kind of gross) to keep up with the laundry. I went straight to disposable, and I think they're great!

This is a great post. Thanks so much for some amazing advice.

I'm a first timer - expecting my little one in just over 12 weeks. I was hoping to talk Dad-to-be into cloth diapers for the baby but he, like most people, thinks that the work is going to be outrageous. (Not everyone is down with my eco-friendly ways). I just happen to come across some info on gDiapers yesterday and was intrigued. It seems to be a happy compromise. Are there any parents out there that are already using this? Are there any words of advice? What do I need to know before investing in flushable diapers? Words of wisdom??

I heard there were new options in the cloth diaper department, and inserts that allowed you to throw messes into the toilet.  Haven't gotten to research it yet. If you do go cloth, buy the more expensive kind if they will last longer. And diaper services still exist in some places to help with the load. no pun intended.

Still weighing my options here too.

There are a lot of different options for cloth diapering, and it is much less expensive than using sposies in the long run. You can go to cottonbabies.com to see a bunch of the different options. I will be using prefolds and diaper covers with the occasional all-in-one diaper.

Probably the closest you can get to using sposies in the cloth diaper world would be the bumGenius 3.0 AIO One Size diaper. It's just like a disposable diaper, but instead of throwing it away you toss it in the wash. An extra plus with that diaper is that it is size adjustable, so it can last from when your baby is 6 pounds to 35 pounds.

The most affordable option by far and away is cloth diapers.  I was totally intimidated by them with our first child, but my mother was like, uh, we ALL used to use them and helped make sense of it for me.  I'll explain the basic options below, but meanwhile everyone should know that disposable diapers are ONLY approved by the US Government with the following instructions printed on ALL diaper packages: you must first flush the waste into a toilet!  As in the SAME thing you do with cloth diapers!  But how many of us know ANYONE who actually does this?  We just toss them into the garbage and then all that fecal matter (and the antibiotics included from the many many vaccines kids get now) go straight into our landfills and then leach into our water...  Gross.  That said, we use the on occasion when we go out too, but we used cloth fine for 2 years otherwise.

Basic choices:

1. prefolds (this is the standard cloth squares we all think of first, need a snappi & cover)

2. contours (one step up from prefolds in terms of ease of use & cost, basically cloth cut into a contoured shape but still need a snappi (plastic closures that have replaced pins) and cover)

3. pocket diapers (you put a cloth insert inside a cover and then this one piece goes on the baby & snaps or velcros shut.  almost the same as a plastic disposable)

4. all-in-ones (cloth covered with an attached cover that just velcroes on same as a plastic.  most expenseive)

Has anyone used BumGenius 3.0? They are cloth diapers that work like disposables, they also have this cool sprayer you can hook up to your toilet to clean off the solid waste. I'm going to try them for my first baby due June 1st. Plus you can use the same diapers from birth to toilet training, which seems very economical to me as well as eco-friendly.

I will be using cloth diapers. One type not mentioned before is fitteds. The fitted cloth diaper is fitted oround the legs and back to prevent leaks and still require a cover. We were undecided at first. SO was against them. Then a friend sent me a pic and SO decided they may not be so bad. Other than the prefolds and contours, which we are not using, they have snaps or velcro. They are not that different than disposables except they go in the washer.

As for the gdiapers... I heard they are about the same price as regular disposables and I know you can get them online at Target, not sure about in store.

Walmart also carries Kushies, which sound like the pocket fitted cloth diapers (~$45 for a pack of 5) then you can use either a flushable, biodegradable insert ($13 for two rolls of 100 sheets each) or buy re-usable washable liners ($10 for 10 liners).

Overall a good price and the reviews on the web site are pretty good.

Also - if you are concerned about the initial cost of cloth diapers, check your local craigslist.  I bought a bunch of bumgenius all-in-ones (the priciest) on my local craigslist for about $5 per diaper.  They look and seem brand new.

Keep cloth in mind because even Walmart tells you - using cloth diapers saves over a TON of waste per child.  And it's less expensive so DO IT!

I just called gdaipers and asked them about it since I had been wondering the same thing you all had!

gdaipers can be used with a cloth insert, thus cutting down the cost even more.  They don't sell a cloth insert (yet!) but the company has recommended this lady's version as a good option.  they also said that if you don't want to buy a cloth insert, you can make your own.  Just be sure that your cloth insert matches the size of the disposable insert.  They said everything should work well if you do that.  The lady I talked to even said she does both a cloth insert and the disposables.

gdaiper cloth insert option: http://www.cottonwoodbaby.com/Retail_Site_3/gDiaper_Inserts.html

So you can use the cloth daiper while you're at home and then when you're out and about use the disposable inserts if you fancy.  I've been doing way too much cloth daipering research and think this is the best option for my little family.  I hate the idea of having to throw the entire diaper in the wash like other cloth daipers have you do.  This way it's only the insert parts that need most of the washing, although I know babies aren't always the cleanest when they poop.   Plus it's still eco-friendly and cheaper.