Hello! I have a 5 month old boy and have been using gdiapers, they are actually new to the US from Australia and are flushable! yes really flushable! My question is does anyone else have another option that is not so much work as cloth but not as bad as disposable diapers (it takes 500 years for 1 diaper to disintegrate, thats to much guilt for me!)similar to the gdiapers? (gdiapers.com) I LOVE the g's but just want to experiment with other possible options. thanks!
They sound great--the only other option I can think of is Elimination Communication.
I've heard of flushable diapers before, but would just like to let you know that I've been using Fuzzi Bunz cloth diapers for my daughter part-time, and they're really easy to use!
These diapers have adjustable snaps, and the company has a really detailed sizing chart to make sure they fit right. You stuff the diaper with a cloth insert, and there aren't any rubber pants or anything to put on the baby (the outside is a nice, soft material that's also waterproof), and you can pick a variety of colors.
You don't even have to dunk or rinse soiled diapers, and so far mine haven't stained at all! You can also sell the diapers after they're outgrown for a pretty good price!
Wish I had an answer, I'd just about try anything to NOT contribute to the waste on this planet!!! I currently use disposables and feel guilt every time I toss one into the trash... only have been using them for about 3 months now. Used cloth with my now-2 year old, but as pregnancy with this last one dragged on I got too tired to do the laundry, so I started slacking and using the toss outs.... still using them with my almost 2 year old and my 1 1/2 month old... but plan to go back to cloth after the holiday craziness tapers off. I never heard of flushables, that's pretty cool. Where did you get them from, online somewhere?
I work for a store that sells these diapers called Tushies. They do not contain any polymer beads like Pampers, Luvs, etc. do. They are just like disposable diapers, but instead of those nasty non-decomposing beads, they are filled with wood pulp! I have been using them with my 1yr old for about a month now.
On the plus side, they will decompose in a fairly short amount of time, and they are disposable so they are easier and more portable than cloth.
On the down side, they are thicker than regular disposables (my husband doesn't like this, but it doesn't seem to bother my baby, and I have read that this is better for baby's hip development anyway), somewhat pricier than regular disposables, and the tabs aren't as well-designed, so they are a little harder to pull off when diapering the baby.
There is another brand called... I think Mother Earth? It is made of a combination of polymer beads and wood pulp - they are much thinner than even the mainstream brands and don't use very many of the evil beads. This company also claims to plant a tree with every package of diapers they sell. I haven't tried them yet, personally, but it's another option.
I have no first hand experience with these yet but I am planning to use Kushies. They have the disposable liners that are much cheaper than the gDiaper liners. They have AIO diapers so no cover is required and also have reusable liners. Im pretty excited to try cloth diapering and Im starting out with the Kushies. Hopefully theyll work for us. Im pretty determined to not use disposables.
I looked at the gdiapers, but it looked like too much fiddling around to actually flush the things... I switched from prefolds to fitted cloth diapers this time around. They snap or velcro into place just like a paper diaper, and I use wool soakers or "bum sweaters" over them. When they are threadbare they go into my worm compost, and turn quickly back to soil! Another option is to choose 100% cotton/woodpulp diapers like tushies brand which has less of an environmental impact than the plastic versions. Good luck!
