Great Orange gPants, Small (8-14 lbs)

My daughter is turning a year old this week and I have been using exclusively gDiapers since birth... and I LOVE THEM!Having already diapered two children with "regular" disposable diapers, I find these to be the perfect balance of convenience and cost. It is true that there are multiple pieces to the "system" and it's costly up front. That being said, I invested in cloth inserts (of a cheap brand, not the ones they sell) that I use part of the time to reduce waste and cut costs.The way gDiapers fit is good, but it could be better. The part where you close the diaper with velcro is stiff and thick due to the weight of the fabric and the fact that it's folded and sewn together making a thick layer can press into the top of your child's leg on the sides of the leg hole (as it has with my chunky baby). Over time caused what I believe to be slight bruising in a tiny spot above each leg. To prevent this, I adjust the diaper a couple times as I put it on, being sure to pull it up high on the baby as to keep a gap at the top of the leg hole between the diaper and the leg. In addition to that adjustment, I use my fingers to flatten out the insert inside the diaper after putting it on, by actually putting my fingers inside the diaper between the legs (palms facing away from the baby) and uncurling the insert. Basically, as you put on the diaper, there is no method of doing it that doesn't cause the insert to become bunched up, possibly in a way that would result in the baby being able to pee to one side of the absorbent part and leaking. After getting the diaper all the way on, making the insert flatten out prevents all leaks, and also gives opportunity to make sure the waterproof liner part is placed nice and wide on the baby. All of this quick work at getting the diaper on correctly is key to an awesome experience. I know I mentioned that the fit could be better, but I am ONLY referring to the top of the leg hole. Everything else actually works BETTER than a disposable when it's on just right, which is really much easier than I make it sound.The gPants are really cute, and the leg holes make for a nice fit around the crotch. Best I've ever seen in a cloth/hybrid diaper. They wash easily and don't seem to stain somehow. I have bleached every color I have (blue, green, yellow, pink, newborn) and none of them lost their color. I did fade some of them a teeny tiny bit when I went through an over-bleaching phase before I found out I shouldn't do that. I admit that the white newborn ones I did manage to stain--I don't know if it's because they are white or that newborn excrement is really orange/weird, but they did stain.I think the most important part of what makes these wonderful is that my daughter doesn't get rashes! The first two children I diapered got frequent rashes, and went through periods of having almost non-stop rashes come up. I don't have that problem with these diapers. According to the gDiaper website, it's because they allow air to flow through them. I don't know if that's why. I just know it's what happened for me.The waterproof liner is waterproof, but at the same time a soaked -cloth- insert can allow moisture to build up everywhere inside the diaper, even to the point of moistening the gPant (cloth outer part) enough to seem completely wet. I've noticed that it's just moist and not leakage, although it's really similar feeling and almost as bad. If you choose to use cloth inserts, you must know that you have to change all wet diapers as soon as possible. Leaving them wet will eventually cause the moisture problem (but no rash!).I recommend these to everyone!! Just buy the gPants on sale, and the rest whenever. If cost is an issue, do cloth inserts some of the time and like me, you'll end up SAVING MONEY by the end of the year.

I have used cloth diapers with both my children. I used a different brand with my older son, who is now long, long out of diapers. I have been using gdiapers on my 16 month old since birth. They were not available when my first son was born or I would have used them with him also - these are the best cloth diapers out there.Pros: The outer layer is cloth and so looks and feels great. Very soft and comfortable.The snap-in waterproof shell is great. I usually only ever have to wash the cloth soakers or the waterproof shell. Just occasionally with a huge blowout I need to wash the cover as well. Never had a blowout go beyond the g-pant. The snap-in water-proof liners are breathable and so NO diaper rash. I usually just hang the liners to air and they are ready for the next changing, dry in minutes. Only wash them when poopy.I use only the cloth soakers as they are great. Once my son grew into the larger size I was able to use the small size soakers as a "booster" for naps etc. I did use the flushables at the beginning occasionally, but moved quickly to only cloth as they were so easy. The flushable ones came as part of a starter pack. If you use them they are absorbent, they are easy to flush (follow the instructions, the "swish" part is important), and they do not sit in a landfill for a scary amount of years. I just don't use them because I don't need them.No leaks.No rough, crinkly plastic pants on the outside.VERY easy to use.I have 6 g-pants, 12 snap-in liners and 12 cloth soakers. I am never without diapers. I either throw in the wash with the rest of the wash I'm doing that day (NO softeners either in the washing machine or dryer or the soakers won't be absorbent anymore,) or if there's a nasty poopy one I just wash the ones that are ready.Dries quickly because the g-pant and soaker are separate.Cons: I wish there were more specials and deals offered on price. I shop around and have been able to get all my diapers for less than is usually advertised - for example, just got buy one get one free g-pant at diapers.com. However, because I am buying much less than you would usually need I have spent less diapering this son than the last. Only dropping one star because I would like to see more specials and deals for the thrifty shopper! :)Bottom Line: best cloth diapers I have used because of the snap-in liner system. Less to wash, less needed to buy. Works, no leaks, no diaper rash, comfortable, easy to use, and - yes - very cute.