Thursday, April 17, 2008

Who Knew?!

Non-plastic, reusable diapers. I'd never heard of such a thing until today, courtesy of Canape at Don't Take the Repeats. They're called gDiapers, and they're evidently a perfect balance between the convenience of disposable diapers and the environmental friendliness of cloth diapers. I knew we couldn't afford to use a diaper service when E came along, and I certainly don't have the time for laundering cloth diapers myself, so I didn't investigate any other options. Since the making of Baby #3 is in the near future, it looks like I'll have to do some research on these things.. Anyone else heard of them or have experiences with them?

5 comments:

Unknown said...

I LOVE gdiapers! I've been a fan for years, and I'm so glad to see that they are starting to go mainstream. I recommend them all the time. I love the the covers work with their own flushable inserts OR with any prefold cloth diaper. I like using cloth at home and having the flushable inserts for outings.

AcadeMama said...

After excitedly telling Hubby about these last night, he, always the Debbie Downer, asked: "How much do they cost?" I checked, only to find that they're about ten cents more per diaper than what we pay now for disposables...On a graduate TA's budget, I'm not sure if ecofriendly diapers will make the cut, but I'm hoping we can do it.

M said...

I've done lots of research on these too, and the thing that concerns me is possible plumbing issues. They can clog toilets and pipes, which could cost a lot of money to repair. Seventh Generation makes chlorine-free diapers which biodegrade faster and are more a bit cheaper.

Stewgad said...

I find, actually, that cloth isn't too bad. We have 2 kinds -- Bumgenius (which I love -- I put them on OVER disposables when I expect a blowout because they're so much better at catching the poop) and Fuzzibunz, (which are pretty good) -especially since with the tiny ones you're doing so much laundry anyway. Although I have a lot of diapers, a friend of mine gets by on 12 or so total, so she does a lot of laundry, but didn't have to make that huge of an initial outlay. Although, that said, the cloth thing would SUCK if you didn't have your own machines!

But a lot of people I know really like the Seventh Generation. I have to say, though, that when I use a disposable, I just go evil and corporate and contribute yet another permanent resident to the landfill. Sigh.

luba said...

We've had a great experience with gdiapers. They definitely take a little getting used to and require more work, but I love that they won't be sitting in a landfill and that our garbage doesn't smell like diaper. We use 7th Generation when we're traveling or on the go.