bumGenius One-Size Cloth Diaper White
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Baby Products Reviews of bumGenius One-Size Cloth Diaper White
Customer Review: The best diapers
Summary: 5 Stars
We have been using these diapers for over two months and so far it's been the best investment. My baby is breastfeed and these diapers hold up the mess. They are even better than the disposable ones, not only for the saving and the enviromental issue but because they do not leak or irritate her like those. I higly reccomend you try with these.Customer Review: Convenient and Durable
Summary: 5 Stars
Our baby boy, now 6 months old, has been using BG since he was a newborn. He was 6.14 lbs when born and the BG were too large, but at 2 weeks old they started fitting. We have tried two other brands of One-size/all-in-ones, and the BG 3.0 are our favorite. We use Woolite for He machines, occasionally adding bleach, and have had no build-up or foul smells. We are line-drying exclusively. After 6 months of daily use, they have held up great. Velcros look worn, but work perfectly. One drawback: Baby has learned to pull the diaper open. Fortunately, he doesn't do it all the time. (Guess this is something babies who wear disposables would do as well.) When baby starts pulling his diaper, we dress him with a onesie or other type of clothing.Customer Review: Good diaper, but not great
Summary: 4 Stars
I was recently asked by a friend for some honest feedback about my experience using BumGenius 3.0 cloth diapers and thought it was worthy of sharing. Now that I have been using them for 5 months I have found that they are not as perfect as many other mom's claim they are (although I am not sure there is a perfect diaper out there!).
A few things to know: Next to a new baby, these diapers look gigantic! We didn't start using them until my daughter was 10lbs/2 months old. We used disposables until then which was convenient since she was going through about 12 diapers a day in the beginning. We still use the newborn inserts with her at 7 months old because the regular inserts seem too bulky for such a little baby (she is 14 lbs now). Once we adjust the size of the diaper we will probably start using the regular inserts. However, since we use the newborn inserts, they fill up with pee quickly. The diapers make it hard to tell when she needs a diaper change because the diaper doesn't look or feel saturated like a disposable would. So, we try to change her diaper every 3 hours (unless we know she pooped!) to avoid leaks. The only place it leaks is around the legs when the insert is completely saturated. If it leaks, her pant leg might get a little wet, which isn't terrible, but still requires a change of clothes. I don't know any cloth diaper that avoids this problem.
Also, my daughter gets diaper rashes. Many other reviewers swear that their child never had a diaper rash while using a cloth diaper. This is not the case for us, infact her diaper rashes are somewhat severe. Since you can't use diaper rash cream with cloth diapers (because it can stain the diaper fabric) we put her in a disposable diaper at nighttime so we can use diaper rash cream while she sleeps. I have heard that you can line the cloth diaper with fleece to avoid staining. I thought this would add to the bulki-ness, so decided not to try this.
The other disappointment I have is how the diapers now look after five months of use. The velco looks VERY worn. However, I think this would be the case for any cloth diaper with velcro. The other option is choosing a cloth diaper that uses snaps (I think bumgenius makes their hemp diapers this way). I like the velcro though because I can make these diapers as snug as I want around her waist. Also, I think diapers covered in snaps are really ugly! So, I took a pair of small sewing scissors and trimmed all the loose velcro fuzzies and the diapers look much better!
I have found that the inserts stain. I wash them as directed (A cold wash with extra rinse then a hot wash with extra rinse, using a small amount of Purex free and clear detergent each time) and the inserts still come out stained (although the covers - the important part - come out very clean). About twice a month I run the inserts (not the covers) through a bleach cycle. I dry the inserts in the dryer, but not the covers (I air dry these overnight in the laundry room). You can dry them in the dryer, but I am hoping they will last longer if not subjected to the intense heat of a dryer. I recently ran the covers through a bleach cycle to get rid of some odors. The bleach got rid of the stinky ammonia smell and didn't affect the color of the covers at all! Just make sure you let the washer fill up first before putting in the diapers. This dilutes the bleach.
Also, make sure you buy the diapers from an authorized retailer in case you need to make a return. I sent a few covers back because the stitching on the velcro was coming apart. [...] was super helpful when I made the exchange. This means don't buy from ebay!
I bought two wahmies wet bags for the diaper pail (I just use a regular garbage can) and throw them in the wash when I do diaper laundry. And two travel wetbags for the diaper bag (all washable!) I throw the diaper wipes (I just use target brand unscented - not washable) into a separate smaller garbage pan.
It may not sound like it, but I really do like the Bumgenius 3.0 cloth diapers. I don't mind the 15 minutes it takes to start the laundry and stuff the inserts into the diapers. I like not spending money on disposables. The small leaks bother me a little but right now the diaper rash is my biggest concern. I would buy these again... although I might have tried other cloth diapers to see if they work better for me, leak wise.
Customer Review: So soft!
Summary: 5 Stars
These diapers are so soft, absorb a lot and should fit her for a while. I have tried a couple and these are my favorites!Customer Review: Okay, but not the best
Summary: 4 Stars
We've been using our BumGenius diapers for over 2 years now (was 2 years in August) and they have worked fine. They are definitely very easy for those new to cloth diapering, including husbands/grandparents/babysitters/aunts/uncles. I have also rarely had a leak in them (though it's happened, but could have been user error such as not stuffing enough at nighttime or not making sure the insert was laying flat in the pocket).
That's about it for the pros unfortunately. These diapers would NOT fit a newborn, at least not an average sized newborn. I haven't used them on a newborn yet but I am expecting again and compared to my newborn size diapers these on the smallest setting are still huge. On my 29lb 3 year old (who still wears diapers at night) they are a very tight fit and I too have trouble with the aplix actually staying in place. My 3 year old doesn't try to take her diaper off until she wakes up but there have been nights where it's come undone just from her movements. On the topic of aplix it looks awful, and did pretty quickly after buying them. I'm talking maybe 6-9 months, and considering these are supposed to fit birth to potty training that really stinks since babies use diapers a lot longer than that and one of the biggest money saving advantages of using cloth is being able to pass them down to siblings. Then there is the elastic, I have to replace the elastic in all of my BumGenius diapers, whereas my other diapers that were bought at the same time and gone through the same amount of wear/washing/drying still have perfect elastic. I'm lucky I can sew and fix the elastic and aplix for relatively cheap, those who can't sew might be out of luck there.
I haven't had any colors fade and I have the light pink, light blue, light green and yellow diapers. But if you lay them in the sun with their colors showing rather than the inner you might have some fading but that's just how the sun works.
Don't get me wrong they are good diapers, I would buy them again and I do in fact plan to buy 1 more, but I definitely wouldn't base my whole cloth diaper stash on them. Try several kinds before committing to a large amount of any one diaper, each person tends to like different things about different diapers and there are lots of one size diapers now many that actually fit birth to potty training, have cuter prints, are less expensive and don't show as much wear.