Everything was set. The diaper service had been scheduled, our first month of service paid. The cloth pre-folds had been delivered and were neatly stacked and waiting for baby's arrival. The covers were purchased and ready to cover a newborn bum.
Baby arrived. And the first thing I did was reach for the "backup" bag of disposables I had stashed in the closet. Why? What happened? I was so set on using cloth diapers. Well, I rationalized that while we were in the hospital, it would make sense to use disposables and that I wouldn't start cloth until we got home. But then I tried getting those pre-folds onto a 6 lb baby with an umbilical cord stump, and things just didn't go the way I had hoped. The (newborn sized) diapers seemed way too big, and the fit was extremely awkward. Lydia looked like a baby sumo-wrestler with that thing on and could barely move her legs. I waited about two weeks before canceling the diaper service. I probably should have waited it out a bit longer, but I knew that even when she got bigger and the diapers fit better, I still was going to be hesitant about using the pre-folds.
Enter
gDiapers. I had heard of these, but didn't know exactly what they were. They are a hybrid really, a cross between cloth and disposable. Better for the environment than a disposable, but much easier to use and with a much better fit for a newborn than other cloth diapers. I've been using them for almost a week and I'm completely hooked. Not only are they easy to use, they've got the cuteness of a cloth diaper. Love them. I highly recommend them to those considering an alternative to disposables. Right now, we're using the disposable inserts, but there is an option to buy cloth inserts if you'd rather go that route.
