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My son Jackson and I are doing our part to save the planet. Welcome to The Cloth Diaper Experiment. Join us from Day 1 as we switch from disposable to cloth. If you are interested in sending me products to review or if you would like to take part in a giveaway, please contact me at TheClothDiaperExperiment@gmail.com

Friday, July 17, 2009

A bit of disappointment!

Well gDiapers, we had a good run but I think I'm through with you...
It's not me.  It's you.

Out of the last 4 gDiaper changes, 4 of them have leaked.  That makes for a lot of outfits in a day and a lot of extra laundry!  
I'll say this again:  If I did not have an extremely active baby, I think these would be fine...but he just wants to play and move all the time!  He is almost constantly in his jumperoo, exersaucer or car walker/activity center.  He stands up in those and I think it just puts too much pressure on the flushable insert causing it to leak.
I could be wrong but that's what I think!  
I might try a prefold in the gPant because they do fit well and are super cute, but as of right now, Jackson is in a disposable :(
gDiaper Flushable insert experiment = fail.

I have enough normal cloth diapers now that tomorrow I'll be able to start him in them!  I'm very excited but I need to wash them all.  Is Tide Free & Clear ok to use for cloth diapers or should I go buy something else?? Comments please!!

I'm not discouraging you from buying the gDiapers at all because they are a GREAT alternative to disposables, they just didn't work well for my active, tall, lanky baby!  They may not leak for you and your baby!

4 comments:

  1. I will be doing cloth diapers (prefolds with covers) and I look forward to your experiences with cloth.
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  2. Here is a site I used to find my soap (I have Charlies as of now). http://www.diaperjungle.com/detergent-chart.html

    and another one people like-

    http://www.pinstripesandpolkadots.com/detergentchoices.htm
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  3. Also please share HOW you prep your diapers and wash them :) (for us soon to be newbie CD followers!)
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  4. I've used Tide Free and Clear. Heck, I didn't have the option to be picky about detergent for a long time, so I used whatever.

    When i used cotton prefolds, I had a basket on the porch and I'd put them out there and let them dry so they'd last longer. Now that I'm using pocket diapers I keep 'em in a garbage bag downstairs. But not real happy about it..
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