So mr,K's bottom was in cloth diapers till he was 10 months old, we used a diaper service and I loved that.. but once we decided that we no longer needed the diaper service I wanted to find a good disposable option that was environmentally concious... and G-diapers fit the bill... I bought all my covers and snap in liners second hand... this saved me 1/2 the cost of buying new, and they were all in great used condition... when buying G's second hand make sure the Velcro is still very "sticky" and that the snap in liners are still curved and hold their shape....
the thing I liked about this style of diaper was .....
they can be either a cloth or disposable just by changing the liner...
they come in a variety of great colours and patterns...
the fit was great and not overly bulky like some cloth diapers are...
disposable liners biodegrade, and are flushable...
cheaper initial start up that traditional cloth diapers...
not a fan of..
difficult to buy the fun coloured covers in Canada unless you wanted to order on line...
flushable liners are somewhat more costly than traditional disposable diapers ...
often if my son pooped I would have to change the whole diaper not just the liner or snap in liner...
I had to stop using G's on my son when I became pregnant with my daughter , only because I couldnt stand dealing with the poop.. :) we have started potty training and I've been using the covers like underwear on him.. and so far this is working fairly well... he can take them off quickly because of the velcro or just slips them down...
Some fun with basic g's...
you can dye them with RIT fabric dye or Kool Aid...
You can "bling" them out...
Add ruffles if you can sew
Some of my G's Velcro lost its stick and it was easy to either replace the velcro or add in some snaps...
Don't put you g snap in liners in the dryer this makes them loose their "water-proof-ness"
I usually used cloth inserts at home and disposable inserts while we were out.. I really liked the fact that I wasnt carting poopy diapers around with me when we were out at the mall ect...like I was with traditional cloth diapers...
Gdiapers are a great alternative to traditional cloth diapers...
Nice review! :)
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