gDiaper Biodegradable Flushable Diaper

These diapers convinced me to switch to cloth. I received a "starter package" as a baby shower gift and was initially very excited to get started. Immediately I noticed the g-diapers leaked, and I mean LEAKED. I verifed I was putting them on correctly but still woke up to a pee-soaked baby. After doing some research on cloth diapering, I came to the conclusion that the g-diapers are totally pointless. Not only do you have to deal with washing the covers, but then you constantly have to purchase the absurdly expensive disposable liners (which can be found online or at pricey yuppie health food stores). It's really the worst of both worlds. Not only do cloth diapers (I prefer Happy Heiny's and Chinese prefolds) save thousands of dollars, but they don't wind up in a landfill. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME!

 My wife purchased the gdiaper system to resolve to be more green in 2009.  These diapers are perfect in concept, but frankly, in the end, I think the price and energy that go into them personally and system-wise (ie, you can flush them) may be a wash and/or loss.  I don't love the idea of diapers sitting in a landfill for hundreds of years, but maybe there is another alternative.  

First--the absorbancy of these is nowhere near Pampers or regular diapers.  We had to change out 11 month old 2x during the night.  The inserts are on-par, if not more expensive than regular diapers, plus the outlay for for the outer shell/plastic liners.  Basically, you need one on standby and ready if you want your life to be sort of like it was with regular diapers.

Back to the flushing--apparently they are flushable, but you have to use a wand to dissolve them and still flush?  Not sure that really feels greener?  You're wasting water instead of landfill space.  Just not convinced.

My wife bit the bait about the cost model, but ended up running the math closer and writing g-diaper about their claim that they are merely 15% higher in cost.  She got a very vague response that did nothing to show how they arrived at their numbers--I would seek more transparency;  otherwise, it feels sort of like a scam.

Don't get me wrong, again, we're resolving to being greener in 2009, but I'm not sure this is our answer. The worst part for me is that the heavy duty velcro on the diaper that holds the liners really rubbed our little boy pretty badly, and I don't want him uncomfortable and chaffed so we can be greener;)

Awesome in concept, just not sure the reality is that good.

I love these diapers.They fit my daughter well, are easy to use and allow her bottem to breathe so she does not get as many rashes.They make me feel good that I'm not putting more waste into a land fill.

These diapers are great for traveling. The starter kit is very affordable and enough for short road trips. I like to use these diapers for road trip, because it reduce my laundry load when we return. The down side is that the inserts can get very pricey and really don't help in the economic side of cloth diapering.