tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842280978100556705.comments2023-08-05T07:28:16.503-07:00Lilly's Diaper PadLilly's Diaper Pad LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17554289815393317789noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842280978100556705.post-8413369005105857822014-11-17T05:05:27.465-08:002014-11-17T05:05:27.465-08:00This is a great article. I’ve read in many
other ...This is a great article. I’ve read in many <br />other places before that but <br />I did not get this type of effective and <br />more useful text. It is really important now to <br />vary your anchors as this seems more natural to user.<br />This article helped me a lot to understand information.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02605439480390444167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842280978100556705.post-34193569793462268292013-05-14T09:39:13.219-07:002013-05-14T09:39:13.219-07:00kawaii brand covers have elastic that is latex fre...kawaii brand covers have elastic that is latex free, not the pockets, just the covers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842280978100556705.post-7806422090563922152013-04-12T11:02:27.219-07:002013-04-12T11:02:27.219-07:00Also Blueberry / Swaddlebees are latex free elasti...Also Blueberry / Swaddlebees are latex free elastics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842280978100556705.post-4681407836077347192013-04-12T10:49:17.438-07:002013-04-12T10:49:17.438-07:00I have been doing the same research myself! Bumge...I have been doing the same research myself! Bumgenius products including Flip covers have NO latex in the elastic. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842280978100556705.post-84972625896928675152012-03-29T15:52:59.975-07:002012-03-29T15:52:59.975-07:00The inserts will not work unless there in somethin...The inserts will not work unless there in something snug up to your baby. You could try a cover that is to small to go over a cloth diaper but still fits around babies legs. If you had issues with them in gdiapers you probably didn't have the gdiaper on right. The two bigest mistakes are not getting the gpouch all the way up in the crease of there legs or your putting it on to tight and breaking the seal. We use gdiapers and have never had a leak with diposable inserts. Maybe an occasional leak with gcloth but still very rare.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842280978100556705.post-78599382406784078882011-10-06T18:58:38.440-07:002011-10-06T18:58:38.440-07:00swaddlebees!swaddlebees!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685872007229404097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842280978100556705.post-48473556423198957702011-06-23T21:23:21.615-07:002011-06-23T21:23:21.615-07:00YAY!! Congrats on making it through that stretch!...YAY!! Congrats on making it through that stretch!!DeLisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08487917152239134305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842280978100556705.post-52894317416279074992011-06-15T14:44:46.552-07:002011-06-15T14:44:46.552-07:00This is something I've really wondered about, ...This is something I've really wondered about, how interchangeable brands are. Thankfully we were able to successfully use disposable gDiaper inserts with Flip covers, but I'll be sure to avoid using them with the other brands you mentioned!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05500514366559344634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842280978100556705.post-36259944776706362382011-06-02T20:12:37.131-07:002011-06-02T20:12:37.131-07:00Yes, I can't believe that it's FREE! I ha...Yes, I can't believe that it's FREE! I haven't been back to a library storytime since attending the one hosted by I & T. They do an amazing job! Shhhhh, don't let the secret out about it...then they may get overcrowded :)DeLisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08487917152239134305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842280978100556705.post-18833826096075763352011-06-02T20:09:42.250-07:002011-06-02T20:09:42.250-07:00I wish I could have gone to that event, but, I am ...I wish I could have gone to that event, but, I am a slave to the 9 to 5 :( . It looked like it would be fun, so I'm glad you were able to report on it. Sounds like you are as impressed with their programs as I am. Isn't it great to see your tax money at work :)Lilly's Diaper Pad LLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17554289815393317789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842280978100556705.post-2344102963562702812011-06-02T19:59:05.764-07:002011-06-02T19:59:05.764-07:00YAY! Did you go to their Family Discovery day yes...YAY! Did you go to their Family Discovery day yesterday at Watkins Park? It was great! Fun stations, great catered food, free rides on the train, carousel and hayride, bilingual books etc. RJ loved it! We aren't part of the program but all of their activities are open to the public so we sometimes attend the I&T music class on mondays and the storytime on Thursdays, both of which are WAY more elaborate than any music class or storytime you can imagine. Glad you found something fun and supportive for her! We LOVE the I & T program!<br /><br />PS. RJ would score low for crayons too! :)DeLisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08487917152239134305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842280978100556705.post-68307902272045807612011-01-29T21:49:26.400-08:002011-01-29T21:49:26.400-08:00Continuing on!
4.) You said, "She was in the...Continuing on!<br /><br />4.) You said, "She was in the gDiaper for maybe 5 hours, and by the time we got home her whole outfit was soaked!" I guess I am wondering if it's fair to expect a cloth diaper with a single insert to last 5 hours without leaking? Gdiaper flushables last for a light wetter probably 3 hrs, but a heavy wetter no more than 2 tops! The gcloth may be even less than that, which is honestly why gcloth doesn't get great reviews and most people have to double up on them to get more than an hour. (Note: most serious gdiaper users use cloth inserts other than gcloth for that reason). So if you wanted to have your daughter last 5 hrs, then you would have needed to use at a minimum 2 gcloths or 2 flushables. But I was under the impression that most cloth isn't designed to go hours like a disposable will go anyways. I know my son will leak out of his pocket diapers if I let him go more than 4 hrs with a single insert! So I don't think that was a fair assessment because your expectation here was higher than gdiapers (and most cloth in my experience) promises.<br /><br />5.) Finally you said....When I asked about the leaks she said, "yeah, sometimes, but don't all diapers leak?"... I said, "Nope!, if your baby is in a good well-fitted cloth diaper you shouldn't expect any type of leakage." Expect leaks? No. But in reality? Yes! I don't agree because every diaper will leak eventually (even disposables), whether it's user error in putting it on, repelling issues, or even leaving a diaper on too long (saturated). Every diaper I've used so far (fitteds/covers, pockets, gdiapers) has leaked at least once on me. But most of the time that is because the diaper was put on wrong (too loose in the leg...thanks husband!) or I went too long between changing (my own fault most of the time….with 2 children you get distracted much more easily!). And honestly with the exception of a few times I attributed to old snap-in liners that were losing their waterproofing or were too stretched out, most of the leaks I had in gdiapers were because I didn't change fast enough. Often I got distracted and being used to disposables previously (where you can go hours!) I wouldn't realize I had to change my daughter more frequently than I did at first. Second when my daughter got older, she became a heavier-wetter and thus I had to be "on the ball" with her in gdiapers and know I had to change her within a half hour of drinking a cup or she would just pee a ton and over-saturate the insert! Had I had her in a pocket diaper or AIO instead, I don’t necessarily think that I would have had to change her less frequently. <br /><br />Well sorry for the long post , but I wanted to post my own opinion about gdiapers and my experience with them. Again there is a learning curve to getting a good fit and figuring them all out, but once you do they usually work well! For new users, I always recommend reviewing the gdiaper online tutorials and joining the gdiaper yahoo group for hints/tips so that if they do experience leaks, they can figure out why (often user error) and not just assume it's the diaper right away. Gdiapers aren't perfectly obviously and they've come a long way in designing and re-designing their product, but I think they do have a good product and idea. The only gdiaper product I definitely agree needs re-designing is the absorbancy of the gcloth. They really need to add more absorbancy layers to them as 2 layers of absorbant material just isn't enough for most babies! Anyhow, I still use my gdiapers (now on my son) and between those and my fuzzi-bunz (which I also like a lot), it's really all I use. <br /><br />Well take care and I'll be emailing you soon about the clothdiapering workshop for moms club now that I have the time to dedicate to it!<br /><br />Melissa SolaresMelissa Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025676432979049475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842280978100556705.post-72307307784036750782011-01-29T21:48:04.465-08:002011-01-29T21:48:04.465-08:00Hi Lee-Ann!
I noticed you did a review of the Gdi...Hi Lee-Ann!<br /><br />I noticed you did a review of the Gdiaper and I was actually disappointed to hear it got a "so-so" review. :-( First of all I do have to say that I love my gdiapers in that if it weren't for that company, I would never have even considered going full cloth with my 2nd child. I used gdiapers with solely the flushable inserts on my 1st until she potty trained. I loved the versatility of them in that they could be used with cloth inserts or the biodegradeable disposable inserts. They are definitely my "go-to" diaper when traveling and I want to use cloth.<br /><br />Anyhow, I do have a couple of comments on your review which I think need to be addressed and hopefully might give you pause to give gdiapers a second chance. I've been a member of the online gdiaper yahoo group for a few years so I've learned a lot about gdiapering and the best tips to how to use them correctly/effectively. I often find that there is a little bit of trial and error in newbies getting the right fit with g's and of course every baby is differently sized, so it's really important to watch the gdiaper tutorial videos on their website for good tips. Anyhow, onto my comments....<br /><br />1.) You mentioned the elasticized band cutting into your daughter's skin. Sorry to hear that happened to your poor baby! One thing that is very common among first-time gdiaper users is pulling the waistband too tight like you would a disposable. It's easy to do, but if you do that with g's you are prone to having red-marks, plus you may even cause leaks because by overtightening the waistband it can cause gapping in the nylon snap-in liner, and pee/poop gets out. Plus overtightening can wear out your snap-ins faster because it stretches them out prematurely. It's best to just fasten the velcro gently where it lays on your baby when you put it on without stretching it further. Don't know if that makes sense, but hopefully I'm describing it right.<br /><br />2.) You said the inserts were absorbent but had a tendency to leak and then you went on to mention a few possibilities of why this happened. Yes the flushable liner is supposed to be longer than the snap-in liner, so it is supposed to curve as it goes in. This holds it closer to the baby's body. And yes, you need to make sure all of the liner is inside the snap-in otherwise you will have wickage onto the outer g-pant. Any insert (prefold, fitted) will do this if it's outside the waterproof part, so that's not a flaw in the design of the diaper, but rather user-error.<br /><br />3.) You mentioned that placing the insert into the liner, though it sounds simple enough, was time consuming when changing a screaming child. Most gdiaper users have their g's pre-stuffed and ready to go for the reasons you mention. But I don't see this as a negative to have to do some pre-stuffing of your diapers. Pocket diaper-users like fuzzi-bunz have to prestuff all the time. You usually don't see people stuffing their pockets at the changing table right? Well maybe some do, but not me! All my diapers are ready to go for my own convenience. I have some gdiapers pre-stuffed with prefolds and some with flushable inserts.<br /><br />Continued...in another post!Melissa Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025676432979049475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842280978100556705.post-37900393293739922162010-11-03T19:45:17.552-07:002010-11-03T19:45:17.552-07:00we use BumGenius too and we use Thirsties covers a...we use BumGenius too and we use Thirsties covers and pockets! Love them both!DeLise Bernardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842280978100556705.post-28516678755582480242010-11-03T19:41:12.277-07:002010-11-03T19:41:12.277-07:00Oh, and my hubby is Jamaican :) Lots in common! ...Oh, and my hubby is Jamaican :) Lots in common! Congrats again!DeLise Bernardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842280978100556705.post-42923078410644666292010-11-03T19:39:53.855-07:002010-11-03T19:39:53.855-07:00Just heard about your business from a friend who k...Just heard about your business from a friend who knows that we cloth diaper. We are in Bowie too! Congrats on the launch!DeLise Bernardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842280978100556705.post-51987463907014927862010-10-29T05:07:29.895-07:002010-10-29T05:07:29.895-07:00oh my word!!! Busy busy busy!! Good luck with ever...oh my word!!! Busy busy busy!! Good luck with everything!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842280978100556705.post-69087903231510446682010-10-17T18:51:34.218-07:002010-10-17T18:51:34.218-07:00Just tried rumparooz and they are my new favorite!...Just tried rumparooz and they are my new favorite!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842280978100556705.post-11501256190550373592010-10-15T05:53:42.554-07:002010-10-15T05:53:42.554-07:00Bumgenius for sure! It's a staple in our house...Bumgenius for sure! It's a staple in our house. <br /><br />We also love Softbums! It's one of the only AI2's that I love! <br /><br />Just tried a Blueberry OS in snaps and we are in love with it too!! Great fit!!<br /><br />For night time, we love Lollidoo Overnight EcoPockets and Little Comfort fitted diapers with Thirsties diaper covers. <br /><br />I also love a WAHM diaper called ittybittybums! They are fabulous AI2s!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com