gDiapers Little gPants 2-Pack Orange & Vanilla, Large
September 29, 2009 by BabyCare
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gDiapers Little gPants 2-Pack Orange & Vanilla, Large
- gDiapers Starter Kit, Large, offers convenient, “green” alternative to traditional disposable diapers
- Decomposable diaper liners are completely flushable
- Contain no plastic components; breathable “little g” pants keep baby’s skin healthier
- Contains 2 “little g” pants
- “Large” size for children 26 to 36 pounds
Start up or stock up with gDiapers signature colors for playtime, naptime and snuggle time. The 2-pack is a great way to keep several pairs of gPants on hand for all life’s little occasions. Use little gPants with gRefills or gCloth. Flush wash or toss with the gDiapers landfill-free diaper system. Available in S, M, L. gDiapers little gPants are designed for use with absorbent, biodegradable gRefills or cloth inserts. gDiapers little gPants + biodegradable gRefill or cloth inserts = one cute bum. Finally, the best of cloth and disposable in one earth-friendly diaper. The gDiapers system consists of cotton, washable little gPants, and absorbent refills. Use with either 100% biodegradable gRefills, or washable cloth inserts. Sold separately. Size small fit babies 8 – 14 lbs, medium 13 -28 lbs, large 26-36 lbs. Made of breathable material, just like sports clothing: 92% cotton, 8% spandex. Each little gPant comes with one snap-in liner made of highly breathable, waterproof material for less washing, and faster and easier changes. Because they’re breathable, your baby is far less likely to get diaper rash. Easy fit is snug and soft. Your little bug will love the stretch around the waist and legs. Soft velcro tabs close around the back away from little hands for a great fit without the bulk. Little gPants come in loads of fab colors. Collect them all. 50 million disposable diapers enter the landfill every day. Each one takes up to 500 years to break down. gDiapers biodegradable refills are plastic-free so you can flush or compost (50-150 days) in your garden. No landfill necessary. No elemental chlorine, no perfumes, no latex and no guilt.A baby in disposable diapers puts an average of 6,000 diapers into the landfills by the time he or she is potty trained — and those plastic-based diapers take about 500 years to decompose. What’s an environmentally conscious parent to do? With gDiapers, you can have the convenience of disposable diapers and avoid doing damage to the planet. In fact, gDiapers even help the environment. Get started with this gDiapers Starter Kit which can be used on babies or toddler 26 to 36 pounds in weight.
If you’re unable to flush the liners, they can still be thrown in the trash without guilt, since they will decompose in 50 to 150 days — a much better turnaround than their plastic counterparts. And, if you’re a gardener, you can simply throw the wet liners in your compost bin. (Note: for sanitary reasons, never put poopy diapers in the compost.) As Easy As Traditional Disposables — but Healthier Get Started!
Tips for Successful gDiaper Use But even if your plumbing system won’t accept the gDiaper flushables, you can always simply throw them in the trash where they’ll quickly decompose, making a much more environmentally friendly alternative to traditional disposable diapers.
What’s in the Box |
Flushable, Decomposable Diapers
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List Price: $ 26.99
Price: $ 25.00
Review by Edurne for gDiapers Little gPants 2-Pack Orange & Vanilla, Large
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I love gDiapers! I tried them because they are the greenest option, and also found them to be very practical. Flushing the inserts is very easy, and though it’s an extra step it’s really not that much work, especially for all the benefits for the planet, and thus our children. That also means no diaper pail to empty.
Fitting them correctly takes a little practice, but once you get the hang of it there are no leaks. I recommend watching the videos on the gDipers website.
As for performance I get fewer leaks with these than with disposables. My water pressure is great so I can flush the inserts without swishing.
The only con is the price, since they are the most expensive diapers and they are not easy to find in stores. Of course the price is because of the materials they use and that they don’t produce them by the billions like other brands. Hopefully as more people use them they’ll become more affordable and available. Because of this I use cloth diapers at home and gDiapers when traveling or on long outings. Also the gDiapers covers (little g’s) can be used as a cover for cloth diapers (using a cloth insert instead of the flushable insert).
A final recommendation: even though they have little g’s in lots of colors and patterns on their website, it’s cheaper to get several starter kits than to buy little g’s separately, if you don’t mind only sticking to the two colors that come in the starter kit.
Review by B. St Pierre for gDiapers Little gPants 2-Pack Orange & Vanilla, Large
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We stumbled across these at a local discount warehouse for a really good price and bought the last three packages that were on the shelf. The refills are nice, but we mainly use the pants+liners with prefolded cloth diapers. The plastic liner holds the cloth in place and keeps wet diapers from leaking through to clothing. Ok at keeping poop in place too — if you make sure to change it promptly!
Pros:
* “Earth friendly” compostable/flushable inners if you use them this way.
* Works great with prefolded cloth diapers too.
* Lasts (almost) long enough through frequent washing for your kid to grow out of them.
Cons:
* Expensive, especially if you plan to use the disposable refills. May be worth the investment for the savings in regular disposable diapers, especially if you have to pay per-bag for your trash.
* Velcro closures break down over time with frequent washing; we have six (?) pairs and after six months of near-daily washing the velcro is almost useless. When baby starts crawling the velcro needs to hold a little better. We won’t be able to “hand them down” unless someone wants to stitch on new velcro pads.
Review by busy mom for gDiapers Little gPants 2-Pack Orange & Vanilla, Large
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We abandoned disposable diapers in favor of cloth when our first child was about 6 months old, and I was *sure* we’d never go back. I’d looked at g-diapers when she was smaller, before we switched to cloth, but hadn’t tried them. When our second child was about 5 months old, we planned a 6-day trip, and the idea of having to lug around dirty diapers and find time to do laundry while on vacation was overwhelming. A friend (who loved the product), suggested that I give them a try for the trip – I did, and I LOVED them, I’ve never looked back. Aside from being eco-friendly, they’re the most versatile diaper I’ve ever used. It’s just as easy to use cloth inside as it is a flushable insert, they’re adorable, fit wonderfully and are much trimmer than other cloth covers that I’ve tried. The company’s customer service is stellar, and they really go the extra mile for their customers and stand behind their product. I think so highly of the product that it’s not my default baby shower gift!
They have also sized the diapers to be long-lasting, my daughter is now 20 months, and has been in a medium since she was 5 months. I don’t anticipate that she’ll ever need a large, since she’s mostly potty trained, but as a joke, we’ve tried them medium on her 3 1/2 year-old sister, and it’s comfortable on her as well.
Review by E. Murphy for gDiapers Little gPants 2-Pack Orange & Vanilla, Large
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You can get the straight poop here, http://www.gdiapers.com/. I’ve been using cloth diapers for three years, since my first kid. He is about to be potty trained (we hope) but we’ve started using gDiapers on our second kid.
So here’s the short story. Cover + liner + insert. The cover is nice and soft with the velcro tabs in the back so hopefully the little one doesn’t figure out how to open them. The liner is a snap in plastic-y sort of deal that keeps the moisture inside. The insert is the cotton pad that you take out when you change the diaper, and toss in the trash or flush down the toilet.
Some benefits:
* No more diaper pail. That alone does it for me. You flush the insert, easy peasy. MOST of the time the liner stays clean so you just leave it alone. Occasionally you get a little poop on it which can be wiped off or you can wash the liner. They give you a spare for each cover in the kit.
* Smaller form factor. These are way less bulky than the cloth diapers we were using. I’d say they’re a bit more bulky than a traditional disposable.
* You can toss wet (not poopy) liners into a composter, if you have one.
* You can toss them in the trash. They contain no plastic and the company claims they will bio-degrade in 50-150 years… which seems like a lot, but really isn’t compared to traditional disposables which bio-degrade… never.
* I like the velcro in the back. Our cloth diaper covers had the velcro in the front so we always had to make sure our daughter was wearing pants or shorts so she didn’t get into them. Now, on hot days, she can go with just the diaper.
* If you’re flushing the insert, poop is going where it’s supposed to. Most people don’t realize that poop isn’t supposed to go in the trash. Then it just go straight into the landfill and you have a dangerous biohazard that can propagate disease and is extremely unsanitary. The majority of people don’t realize that, even with modern disposable diapers, you are supposed to rinse the poop out of them in the toilet so they go through the water/waste treatment that all our human waste goes through, making it somewhat safer for the environment and for us. Let’s face it, people using disposables aren’t interested in rinsing them in the toilet first. But with these, if you’re flushing the insert, it all goes down the drain which is pretty nice.
* They cost about the same as cloth diapers (via a service we use) and disposables. This is not counting the covers, which you would amortize over the life of your kid using diapers. But the inserts are about the same. I’m basing this off Amazon’s price for a case of 4-32 count packages. Not counting the discount you get for the automatic fulfillment, which I hope to sign up for once Amazon has them in stock again.
Some cons:
* The covers are fairly expensive. On the up side, you don’t need as many. We owned quite a few covers for our cloth diapers, but should get by with maybe 4 of the gDiaper covers. And only that many because we use a daycare and I don’t want to have to shuttle covers back and forth every day. Anyway you save a fair bit of cash if you buy this kit, even if you already have one. I plan to get a second kit to get the two more covers I want.
* You have to rip open the liner and dump out the absorbent middle. This might be gross for some people. My son has the messiest poops and if we were using these on him it might be pretty icky. But my daughter’s poops are very compact and tidy so it’s no big deal.
* Some low-flow toilets don’t like the bulk of the liner. If so, you might need two flushes to get it all down. gDiapers offers toll-free support and flushing help via an 866 number.
Overall I’m very impressed with the design and implementation of this diaper. It’s clear a lot of thought and planning went into them and they are very cool. I’ve been using them for a few days and I’m ready to say goodbye to my cloth diaper service.
Now if Amazon would just get the liners back in stock, I’d be ready to go. Fortunately the Whole Foods in my neighborhood carries them also.
Review by HS for gDiapers Little gPants 2-Pack Orange & Vanilla, Large
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I was thrilled to find g diapers. I had used cloth in the past and disposable diapers in the past. Having a diaper that is both re-usable and disposable has been great for us. G diapers are easier to use than the cloth I had in the past, but as convenient as disposables. They are also cute. I have been composting our wet diapers vs. flushing and is has been going well. I have been recommending g diapers to my friends with new babies.