feedback for "Babble Best: Cloth Diapers"

  1. I'm very disappointed that you chose FuzzyBuns over Bummis Whisper Wrap - I'd much rather use the velcro, especially since I bought medium-sized covers, even while my son was in smalls, because it still could fit ok. And it's much easier (and less expensive) to buy a small amount of covers and many pre-folds, rather than the same amount of FuzziBuns, which you have to stuff with the inner stuffing. Why bother with all of that crap, plus the snaps.

    posted by : steffmarcusky on 12/25/2007 at 12:33 AM Flag For Abuse

  2. thirsties fab fitted! about 11 bucks and then you have to buy the covers but they are super absorbant and clean really easily and dry really quick (even when just line drying) bumgenius also great and dont really need the three washes- the 3.0 is less bulky and the outer shell is softer and sooo easy to use

    posted by : regandbabe on 12/27/2007 at 2:33 PM Flag For Abuse

  3. I have to agree with the reviewer -- LOVE my Fuzzi Bunz.  I hate velcro; it gets all pilly in the wash and sticks to my other clothes.  And snaps are harder for an older baby to take off!   And prefolds are just too complicated for my husband and babysitters.  Stuffing pocket diapers isn't all that hard - takes me 5 minutes to stuff a whole load of laundry's worth, then I'm done for the day. 

    posted by : cotopaxi on 12/29/2007 at 8:08 AM Flag For Abuse

  4. I'm planning on trying cloth diapers if and when we move and have unrestricted access to a washer and dryer. But the names... do they all have to be so cute? I can hardly say the names without rolling my eyes. Can we make some called "crap packets" or something?

    posted by : AllisonWonder on 12/29/2007 at 8:09 PM Flag For Abuse

  5. I've had trouble dealing with both fuzzibunz and bumgenius. I wouldn't recommend buying these diapers.

    The other companies are great, however, All in diapers (diapers that have cover and diaper combined) are not really that much easier to use, and they don't last as long. IMO the outer cover breaks down and begins to leak, before the inner fabric has worn out. The outer fabric really require more care. Repeated washing breaks down the outer layer and they become leaky. If you purchase diapers and covers you can give the cover the gentler care t requires prolonging the life of the covers and the diapers!


    posted by : kim Becker on 2/17/2009 at 3:02 PM Flag For Abuse

  6. As far as the dumping of solids into the toilet, everyone should be doing so, especially with disposables. It's illegal in nearly every location to dispose of human waste in your trash - even if it comes from your sweet little baby. It leeches into the ground and contaminates the water!

     

    As far as the diapers, I beg to differ on the ratings. My FuzziBunz always leak, but the BumGenius never do! And the BumGenius are "one-size" meaning that the front folds and snaps down, then you open it up as the baby grows - three steps! From newborn up to 35 pounds! And they come with two inserts included; an infant size and a larger size, so the infant size makes a perfect doubler for overnights. No leaks! None!

    posted by : wolfelena on 2/17/2009 at 11:47 PM Flag For Abuse

  7. This review doesn't surprise me, but G-diapers, seriously???

    I have been using cloth diapers on and off on my two year old since she was born. We have used just about every type and G-diapers are by far the most difficult. The whole poop thing is a complete nightmare. I had to wash the cover and then dispose of the dirty diaper somewhere. Good thing it happened at home where we had access to a sink. With cloth, even with prefolds. pins and covers, I could just dump the whole thing in the diaper bin and soak the diapers before washing. Then when I attempted to flush them it clogged my toilet so bad that I need to literally PULL the diaper out. Super gross. Plus when I looked into the water usage, paper use and that they contain suspect chemicals I realized they are not environmentally at all. They combine the worse offenses of cloth AND disposable diapers. It is more environmentally friendly to use chorine free disposables, or real cloth diapers.

    posted by : Brooke Johnson on 2/20/2009 at 10:55 PM Flag For Abuse

  8. I second Brooke Johnson's comment on the gDiapers. While they are cute, trim, and work quite well for wet diapers, they are horrible for dirty diapers. I used them for the first month of my daughter's life and it was awful. I always ended up having to wash out the snap-in part that holds the liner, and my toilet often clogged when I flushed the liners.

    Now I use Mother Ease diapers and everything is roses. I'm a tightwad, so I love that they're truly "one size fits all", and that's no joke. I've been using them on my 17-month-old daughter since she was born, but I also used them with my 4-year-old son at night when he was learning to sleep without a diaper. He had been using disposable Pull-Ups, but never seemed to care if he peed or not. Well, after a week in cloth diapers at night and being able to feel it when he was wet, he night-trained amazingly quickly. So now he wears regular underwear at night with a Mother Ease cover over it in case of an accident. Works like a charm!

    And because I'm not a big fan of scrubbing poop out of my daughter's dirty cloth diaper, I just lay a flushable Imse Vimse liner in there when I change her--then when she poops, I just have to pick up the liner and drop the whole mess in the toilet. Very, very easy.

    Actually, my only regret about cloth diapering is that I didn't know how easy it was in time to use it with my first kid.

    posted by : Mother Tongue on 3/2/2009 at 10:23 PM Flag For Abuse


   
  
 
 
   


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