GDiapers New Baby Bundle

A few years ago when I was pregnant I wrote an email to gDiapers asking if they were ever going to make a diapering option for babies smaller than 8lbs, and got this reply:


Thank you for your email!  While we would love to offer a size for newborns smaller than 8lbs, we simply aren’t ready to take it on.  We have only been on the shelves for a little less than 2 years and don’t yet offer as many sizes as we’d like.  You may want to have another diaper option on hand for those first few pounds, but babies grow so quickly!  I’m sure the small will fit before you know it :0)

Well it looks like gDiapers has finally grown large enough to offer diapers for wee babies. The tiny gPants are designed for babies who weigh between 6 and 10 pounds. They are more like the snap in liners used on the other covers, and have words that start with g all over them. The covers fasten in the back with Velcro. There are also snaps in the front to protect tender umbilical cords.

It's nice to know that a cloth diapering company realizes that not everyone has big babies. Some of us still have tiny babies and now there is a diapering system for them. 

The New Baby Bundle contains a dozen tiny gPants cover, 6 little gPants, and a case of small gRefills (160 liners).  $149.99

gCloth

gDiapers has finally come out with a cloth insert for their popular pocket diapers. The gCloth insert is designed to fit into the cover without folding, cutting down on bulk. The diapers are made of two layers of polyester microfleece and two layers of hemp/cotton blend.

gDiapers is really trying to be the perfect, ecofriendly diapers for modern parents. Parents can now use the washable insert at home, and the flushable insert while out and about.

Six inserts will set you back $29.99 ,and come in size small and medium/large.

AppleCheeks Cloth Diapers

Cloth diapering has come a long way, so don't be afraid to give them a try. AppleCheeks is a Canadian brand of pocket diapers known for a trim fit (really important when your baby starts moving around). The waterproof outer cover is made of breathable, waterproof polyurethane laminated polyester lined with soft micro fleece, and come in a range of happy, bright colors. The covers come in just two sizes, but adjust to fit a range of sizes by means of two rows of snaps. The size one diaper cover will fit a baby 7-20lbs, while a size 2 will fit a tot 18-40lbs. The pocket opening is wide enough to fit even the largest hand. AppleCheeks sells a variety of liners made of bamboo or hemp.


An AppleCheeks envelope cover will set you back $18. But after what seems like a large initial inlay, you are pretty much done purchasing diapers. If you buy disposables you have to keep going back to the store to buy more for at least a couple of years.

Gerber Sucks

To the kind people over at Gerber. I don't have a 4 1/2 month old. I miscarried that baby a year ago this week. I don't enjoy getting your coupons. And getting them this week is just cruel. Maybe you should make sure a woman has had the baby before you start sending out coupons. The same thing goes for Huggies and Pampers. I shouldn't have to spend my free time calling baby companies that I wouldn't be interested in to get off their mailing lists.

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Cloth Diaper Set-Up For Under $150

Cloth diapering doesn't have to be so expensive. I am not sure when it became so expensive. I started cloth diapering when I was a poor college student because I was sick of spending so much on disposables. I used the dozen diapers that I had bought for burp cloths and a couple of pairs of rubber pants and diaper pins I bought at the grocery. Yep, in the olden days (15 years ago) you could buy cloth diapering supplies at a chain grocery.

Now everywhere you look it is $30 wool diaper covers and $16 all in ones. Cloth diapering is now almost out of the reach of the poor because of the initial cost. But cloth diapering can still be done on the cheap, but it's going to be the old-fashioned way.

Start by buying 3 dozen diaper service prefold diapers for $24/dozen. Buy the regular size, they will last until potty training. total cost $72
Buy 6 Bummis Whisper Pants for $5.50 each total cost $33
Buy 2 packs of Snappi Cloth Diaper Hooks for $4.50 total cost $9
Diaper Pail total cost $25.95

And you could save a little extra by using pins instead of the Snappis and a plain plastic container with a lid from a big box store. I picked everything from Jardine Diapers which was one of the first stores that came up when I enter the search phrase "cloth diapers pull on pants". But you could probably pick any other store that comes up on Google and get similar prices.

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Nature BabyCare Diapers

I love the idea of biodegradable disposable diapers. I've always used cloth diapers, even though I love disposables. They are the greatest thing, but so bad. Kind of like dating a tattooed rocker guy. You do it even though you know you shouldn't. Nature BabyCare diapers are a brand from Europe that takes away the guilt. The breathable, ultra-thin diapers are chlorine free and compostable. The outer layer is made of cornstarch and biodegradable polyester. The inner layer is renewable tree pulp. The company even takes steps to insure that the corn is not genetically modified. The UK magazine Mother & Baby gave the company the best disposable diaper award in 2006. I wonder when the traditional diaper companies are going to start offering a green diaper.

The Aussie Version of Gdiapers

I love Gdiapers, but what happens if you have a baby that weighs under 8 pounds. My youngest was three months old before he was 8 pounds. I wrote to Gdiaper and asked if they were going to be making smaller diapers and they replied no. What they didn't tell me was that they have an Australian distributor that makes just the product I was looking for, and that they ship to the US. Eenie Eco diapers start in a size 0000 (and will fit a baby as small as 4 lbs). The cover wraps around and ties in the front to prevent rubbing of the tender navel. And if you don't want to use the flushable inserts they have microfiber cloth diapers. Microfiber absorbs about six times their weight and dry quickly. Why are they not bringing these products to the US.
I still love Gdiaper. If for no other reason because you can compost the wet ones. And I love them more now that I know that I can use them from birth. Because who really wants to invest in two different cloth diaper sets.