Both of my kids have worn disposable diapers from the time they were born. I admit I never even considered cloth diapers with my my son, and with Abby I thought about it for about 5 minutes and the thought of having to clean a cloth diaper was just too much for me. I’m a rubber-glove, plastic gown wearing diaper changer. The quicker I can get rid of the mess, the better.
A couple of months ago, Cotton Babies sent me a sample of a cloth diaper by bumGenius. The bumGenius One Size cloth diaper is a single diaper that adjusts to fit babies from newborn to around 35 lbs.
I admit I was skeptical about using the diaper. The idea of not throwing out something that is filled with baby poop honestly made me a little queasy. But, I agreed to try it, so one day I got brave and put it on Abby.
And I was pleasantly surprised.
Abby was a bit intrigued with it at first and was pulling it on and trying to get it off, but after watching her crawl around in it for an hour, it really did fit her like a glove. The elastic around the legs was snug but not tight, I was able to get the perfect fit around her waist because of the stretchy tabs. While I admit to not waiting around for a poopy diaper (I still can’t believe I’ve written that word twice already), I did have to deal with a wet one before bed. I was amazed at how absorbent the liner was and how well it kept the wet away from her skin. I also found that overall Abby’s skin was less bothered by the bumGenius diaper than by the disposables. Surprisingly, disposables don’t bother her skin too badly, but with the bumGenius diaper it was even less.
So now, I am faced with my dilemma. I’m still NOT thrilled about how to clean up a poopy one (ok, that’s 3 times) but they fit well, grow with her, and keep her drier, plus they are much better for the environment and way less expensive in the long run. I definitely think I would stick with disposables when I go out (which isn’t often) but I could see using cloth when I am at home.
What do you think? Should I switch?
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