Just as most cloth diapering people, I occasionally use disposable diapers. Since plastics and the chemicals found in disposable diapers are a concern for me, I do try to look for diapers that contain as few of those chemicals as possible. [Read more →]

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

Lately, I’ve been asked a lot about PC Green Diapers.  These diapers are still relatively new and there isn’t a huge lot of information about them online.  So, I decided to tell you everything I know about them.

As I’ve written in a previous post, PC Green disposable diapers are chlorine and fragrance free.  Those of you who have had trouble finding other eco disposable diapers close to home, might have better luck finding these since PC Green diapers might be available in your supermarket store (owned by Loblaws).

What I do like about this diaper:

• Very stretchy tabs.  None of the other eco disposable diapers I’ve tried have tabs that stretchy.
• The diaper is quite a bit cheaper than other “green” diapers.  The regular price of PC Green diapers is $15.99 for 46 diapers in size 4.  Seventh Generation diapers are $17.99-19.99 for 30 diapers in the same size.  Also, you can sometimes see the PC Green diapers on special for $12.99.
• No rashes so far.  It does not promote healing of rashes very well though.  I found that bamboo cloth diapers with wool covers at night promote healing much better than the PC Green diapers even though cloth diapers get quite wet overnight.  I guess it’s not a surprise since cloth diapers do allow more airflow.  Also, bamboo is antimicrobial.

What I do NOT like about this diaper:

• SAP (Super Absorbent Polymer)
• Still has some plastics in it however, according to the manufacturer some of the plastic components were replaced with “revolutionary plant-based polymers”.
• Packaging is not biodegradable.
• It’s still a disposable that takes hundreds of years to decompose.  One of the few reasons why I don’t use disposables is that the thought of mountains of disposable diapers in the landfill really bothers me.
• I wasn’t impressed with what’s written about cloth diapers at the back of the packaging.  It might mislead people into believing that cloth diapers are made from pesticide sprayed cotton ONLY.  Trust me there’s LOTS of diapers out there (including my daughter’s) that are not.  I also wasn’t impressed with the mention of detergent as if tons of it were being used on diapers.  The truth is, most people use only 1/4 of the recommended amount of detergent to wash their diapers.  Also, a lot of people these days use front-loading washers which use quite a bit less water.

NOTE: These diapers do fit a bit bigger than SG diapers, so if you’re using SG diapers and your baby is almost outgrowing a size, PC Green diapers in the same size might still fit her/him well.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.  Just please keep in mind that I’m not an expert on disposable diapers – I normally cloth diaper only.