OMG, what a brilliant idea!

cameragirl21 wrote: somebody just sent me a link to these because I was just telling some friends that if someone could invent a biodegradable diaper, that person would be rich! But the problem with that is that the diaper would start to "spoil" while the baby was still wearing it so it's not hygenic.
Check these out, I am so going to be using these when the time comes, what a great idea!
And btw, I don't care if they're twice the price, they are so worth it!
http://www.gdiapers.com/

coasterqueen replied:
They've been around a long time now. I tried to use them with Kylie, but my sitter wouldn't use them and we just went back to what we knew everyone would use. They were cool, though. We couldn't flush them due to our septic system, though, which is what my sitter and Dh didn't like the most about them.

ETA: Kylie leaked out of those things like a siev all the time, too.

Danalana replied: I just posted about buying these for Carter! They have the cutest covers Oh, and they're not really twice the price. They are almost the same price as the ones we are currently using (Pampers cruisers). The part that will cost a little more is the cover. They don't have them in REALLY small, for newborns, but they start fitting well at around 9 or 10 pounds. Until then, we will be using Pampers swaddlers. I have to admit, I love them and was SO looking forward to using them.

cameragirl21 replied: I had never heard of them before. Wonder if they've improved since then?

MyBlueEyedBabies replied: i think most people who start with gdiapers end up using cloth.....it is just not much more work and much cheaper. They are not a great cover....not great at absorbing. generally not great diapers. I was dragged into cloth kicking and screaming but once i tried it found it is not time consuming at all.

cameragirl21 replied: Well, I am not sure that cloth is much better for the Earth than disposables. Think of the extra water you use and the high heat you have to set the dryer to in order to disinfect the diapers.
I was hoping for an alternative like this--where the diaper is disposable but earth friendly so you don't have to use extra water or crank up the dryer high enough to be a fire hazard.

moped replied: Those have been around a while.........

Calimama replied:
Couldn't you air dry them on a line outside?

cameragirl21 replied:
you need high heat in order to kill off any remaining bacteria so your options are either to boil the diaper...in a kitchen where you would also be preparing food, so not so appealing to me, or iron the diaper, which is what my mom did as there were no disposables in Russia so I was a cloth diapered baby...but I am not so big on ironing and know I would not be inclined to keep up with it, or drying it at the highest setting for at least 10-20 minutes in the dryer, which is also not good for the environment so I'm not convinced cloth is any better than disposables.
I think this gdiaper idea is brilliant, assuming it really works...can't say I'd be a big fan of constantly leaking diapers. But the concept is awesome if they can make it work.

Calimama replied:
Blechh.. I'll pass.

PrairieMom replied: I put my prefolds through a warm rinse, then warm wash, cold rinse cycle with natural biodegradable sustainable soapnuts,( water my lawn with the resulting grey water) and line dry ( weather permitting) and haven't had a single issue with them, no stink, very few stains.

I have heard of people having a issue with septic systems and these diapers to, or that they are a little reluctant to flush sometimes, so you have to break them up with a tool of some sort, and sometimes flush more than once to get rid of them. Also, composting takes time, its not like you can throw the insert out into the pile and it will be gone in a week, it would probably take more like a year to be totally gone, and how many diapers do you go through in a year? it could be quite a pile!

you have to think about the production of the things too, and the resources it takes to get them from the seller to you. Once a cloth diaper is made and at your door, that is all there is to it.

diapers are a hard thing. you will be using resources no matter how you look at it. Its kinda a loose loose situation in that way. you just have to do what is best for your family, and individual situation.

coasterqueen replied:
Why do you need high heat? If you use hot water in the wash that should kill off the bacteria, right? I know several who have line dried their cloth diapers as the sun is a natural bleach.

cameragirl21 replied:
Idk, maybe you don't, I was under the impression that you have to boil, iron, or blast in the dryer. I imagine you need high heat to kill the bacteria, higher than you'll get from the sun...if the sun gave off as much heat as the dryer at its hottest cycle we'd all be dead.
Also, I wash everything in cold.... Hmm, idk, I guess I'll cross that bridge when I get to it but if these gdiapers worked I'd be all over them...the idea is so brilliant to me that it almost makes sense to have a baby just to use them...almost.

Crystalina replied: My plan was to use cloth for Gabriella. I was all ready. I bought so many cloth diapers and after the first poo at home (the hosp. had Pampers on her) I tossed that idea real quick. If she were my only child I would have stuck with it but when I have just a second to change a diaper because there are a zillion other things going on...not happening.

All the cloth diapers were used as burp rags.