Comments on: Bum Genius 3.0 vs. Gro Baby Comparison

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[...] Bum Genius 3.0 vs. Gro Baby Comparison Happy Green BabiesJul 28, 2009 My diaper stash consists mostly of Bum Genius 3.0 All-in-One Organic and Pocket Diapers and a few [...]

By: Tracy

Tracy — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 01:13:25 +0000

Great – thanks for the advice. I’ve tried the Dawn technique in the past, but I don’t think I did it right. I’ll give it another shot!

By: Rachel McFadden

Rachel McFadden — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:32:38 +0000

My son turned 2 in December, so I’ve been using mine for a long time as well. He’s just now potty trained, phewww so no more diapers for him! But, I just had my second son on Saturday so we are starting all over! I’ve been prepping his bum genius diapers to use for the new baby so they will be like new again. I ordered the elastic and velcro repair kits for $1 from Cotton Babies and have slowly been updating them. It’s great to see them like-new again! Now if I wash them they are not all stuck together, like you mention since I replace the tabs as well. If I had to do it over again I’d go with all snaps, I do hate the velcro sticking together too…but the Gro baby does the same thing. As far as leaks it’s probably your inserts, not the diapers…they need to be stripped. If too much detergent residue builds up on the diaper it won’t absorb very well. Unfortunately I don’t have one great remedy for stripping, but I just run them through on hot for 4-5 cycles and maybeuse a teaspoon of dawn dish detergent on the first cycle. Make sure you don’t add any regular laundry detergent. Hope this helps!

By: Tracy

Tracy — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:31:40 +0000

We’ve been using bumGenius 3.0 pocket diapers for over 2 years, and they’ve been good until recently. Maybe my toddler is just drinking a lot more now, but I can’t go for more than an hour without them leaking — even if I put in an extra liner. (Any advice?) Also, the velcro laundry tabs are worthless after a while, and the diapers come of out the washer all stuck together. Also, if I had to do it over again, I’d try the diapers that you don’t have to stuff (like Gro). It gets tedious to have to do that for 2+ years!

By: Sheeba, founder at Momma Nature

Sheeba, founder at Momma Nature — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 22:03:17 +0000

The post is old but thought I’d add my thoughts in ) Thanks for the comparison, I enjoyed reading your post! Just wanted to share my thoughts in relation to some of your comments on the GroBaby (nka GroVia). I agree in that the GroBaby seems to be a better fit than not just the BG but than just about any other brand of diaper I’ve tried (maybe 15-20 other brands??). My DS is skinny and these fit him very snugly. Not sure how they would do on a bigger baby? The one thing I LOVE about them is that they are the LEAST bulky of all diapers I’ve tried. I too love the softer TPU, it is so much more cloth-like than the plastic-y feel of PUL.
In terms of hook n’ looop or snap – GroBaby/GroVia comes with both options so its entirely up to your preference!
Nightime – I love the Grobaby for nightime. I add an extra booster and a diaper cover and have never had any nighttime accidents. All GB/GV diapers are made with organic cotton – that much better for baby’s skin!
Pilling – hmmm…I haven’t noticed any on mine and I’ve been using them for 1.5 years and (*ahem*) I will throw them in the dryer rather than hang dry cuz it takes less time.

By: Khrystina

Khrystina — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:11:48 +0000

We actually have the same stash. I have about 18 of the BG OS, 3 BG AIOs, and 4 GroBaby. The BG OS is my main nighttime diapers (triple stuff . I haven’t been able to experiment with other nighttime diapers.

By: stacys

stacys — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:45:45 +0000

er– not half a dozen – that would be 6. I meant a dozen pre-folds!

By: stacys

stacys — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:43:32 +0000

Hi, came to your site from blogher. I use BG 3.0′s and a few other brands thrown in. We’ve had to use disposables a couple times when traveling, and we (both my husband and I) hate them! We’re always getting poop blow-outs, leaks, diaper-rash, etc. Plus, her cloth diapers are just so cute, that we often get comments on them! I even had a lady ask me – does that colored wrap help the poop stay in the diaper? And I was like, honey, that IS the diaper! Her face was priceless. She had never seen a cloth diaper in her life! For all-in-ones we use Motherease and I think they are great, and half a dozen pre-folds and a couple covers really make life super easy around the house. I like to save my BG’s for going out. I have 9 daytime BG, 4 dedicated “nighttime” BG (stuffed with 2 doublers and 1 reg insert), 4 various brand pocket diapers, 3 AIO’s, and 12 pre-folds/2 covers.

By: Rachel McFadden

Rachel McFadden — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:32:58 +0000

I am so glad you are happy with your Bum Genius. I have never tried the disposables to compare them to, but I have definitely never had a dirty blow-out in them and we only get leaks when I wait too long to change him. I’ve been using the diapers for 8 months now and I can’t imagine having to run to the store to buy disposables. If you build up your stash to 24 diapers you can probably do away with the disposables all together!!! Happy cloth diapering!!!!!

By: C's Mom

C's Mom — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 03:46:01 +0000

We ordered 10 BG 3.0 one size pocket diapers for our first born and so far we really like them. We had to use disposables until his cord fell off because they sat a bit too high on his tummy, and we only used the newborn inserts for about three weeks before he was peeing through them consistently. But we now use a NB + standard liner for nights and naps and he rarely leaks. I used a disposables here and there when we can’t get these washed soon enough and they almost always leak, one overnight he leaked on all sides, one poop and it was out his leg – we just don’t have that problem with the BG 3.0 – in fact I just ordered 6 more. He’s now nearing 7 months old and to think we’ve used the same 10 diapers everyday for 6 months is pretty remarkable, money saver, etc! it’s great!