There were some of you who were asking about how I felt about the gDiapers, so I thought I would share my thoughts on the matter:

1.  Do NOT switch over to gDiapers if cleanliness and ease are important to you.  It is messier AND dirtier than disposable diapers! 

Because the gdiapers do not contain any plastic, the material is breathable, and so the lining and outer undies may feel a little damp.  Micah is past the liquid poo stage, so I’m not sure if poo would seep into the lining as well – maybe.  It doesn’t for us.  Anyway, after you clean your baby, you have to carry the disposable lining to the toilet.  It is usually very damp.  If the lining got wet/soiled, you’d have to bring that along to wash off too.  Well, you have to rip open the side of the disposable lining with your hands (-remember that it is soiled with pee and maybe poo) and the shake it until the inner fluff comes out (which is also soaked with pee), get the swish stick, shake it around, then flush everything.  Then you rinse off the stick and  hang it back up by the toilet.  Sometimes the wet fluff gets on the seat of the toilet so you’d have to wipe that.  Then you wash your hands – thoroughly.  You cannot flush baby wipes unless you purchase flushable kinds (like for toddlers).  If try flushing the wipes, you eventually WILL clog your toilet!  So you would still need to toss the soiled wipes in the trash. 

2.  Do NOT switch over to gDiapers if your toilet doesn’t have a strong flush!

You’ll need a strong toilet flush to make sure all of the lining gets sucked in.  Once I didn’t swish enough and the outer lining caused my toilet to clog.  Now, my toilet has a decent flush, but I don’t take any chances anymore.  I even hold down the flusher until it goes down to maximize momentum.  If your toilet flush is questionable, gDiapers may not be for you.  Oh, and I don’t trust any other people’s/church’s toilets unless they are the industrial strength, especially because you don’t carry the swish stick around.

3.  Do NOT switch over to gDiapers if you want to save money.  It is more expensive than cloth AND disposables!

From Amazon, I purchased the starter kit (medium size) – comes with 2 outer undies, 4 liners, 10 disposable liners, and 1 swish stick – for $25 and I also purchased refill liners – a total of 128 – for $52.  Through Amazon, shipping was free.  If you have a Whole Foods or other natural food stores, they usually carry them so you wouldn’t need to worry about shipping anyway.  In comparison to Huggies, a size 4 box of 150 costs ~$40.  The Walmart brand of diapers that I’ve always bought (White Cloud) costs $15 for 92.   
After a week, I feel that the number of undies and liners are all that I’ll need, so I’ll just keep having to purchase the disposable liners when they run out.  Like I said before though, I just started now and Micah is 9 months.  He only needs a diaper change about 4 times a day, as opposed to younger babies and newborns who could use up to 10 and maybe need more liners/undies! 

4.  Do NOT switch over to gDiapers because they look cute and it’ll make you feel cool. 

Unless it is really hot and your baby hangs in his/her diaper only all day, no one even sees them except for you!  And while I did feel pretty cool the first couple of days, after all of the stinky flushes, the coolness factor wears off.

5.  Then WHY switch over to gDiapers??

I would strongly suggest that you switch over because you really want to help reduce waste in landfills (bc disposable diapers never go away!), you don’t want diaper chemicals to constantly be exposed/rubbing against your baby’s body, you want baby’s skin to breathe, you don’t want a stinky house (or trash can), you’re willing to go through the extra hassle of the flush system, but you’re not willing to go all the way to cloth diapering, and you are willilng to support a good cause. 

Feel free to check out the videos and tutorials on how the system works on their website:
www.gdiapers.com

Hope this was helpful to you!  Maybe after Israel comes home (- tonight at midnight!!) and he gets acquainted with gDiapering, he can share his thoughts too…