gDiapers – An Update

Since I really wanted to give gDiapers another chance, I decided to buy the Large size kit and see what happens.  When I first tried them a few months ago, I was very disappointed because my daughter was getting red marks from the snaps in the front and I eventually sold the covers.  Then I ran into some information on gDiapers which made me think I was putting the diapers on my daughter a little too tight.  Maybe that was why she was getting those marks?

So, I bought the kit and decided to give it a try.  The first time I tried the diaper, I got the same result – red marks!  I tried the diaper a few more times and every time I did, my daughter ended up having red marks.  At one point even my husband noticed the marks.  If he noticed the marks then they must have been quite bad.

I started to wonder why some babies were getting those marks and others weren’t.  Well, after playing with the diaper for a couple of minutes, I figured it out.  Basically, it all depends on the size of the baby’s waist.  Babies with bigger waists will most likely get the marks because the snaps are exposed when using a wider waist setting.  The snaps are covered by the fabric for babies with smaller waists.

I still want to use the diapers from time to time (with my cloth inserts), but I really need to fix that snap problem.  I already have a couple of ideas in mind, but finding the time to work on them might be hard :-D

Tags:  eco-friendly diapers