diapers

Since Special K is now one year old, it is the perfect point in time to revisit the advantages and disadvantages of our Bum Genius one-size cloth diapers. In a previous post, I examined cost, mobility, and ease of use for the parents. For now I'll stick with those areas.

The little white granules that come out of disposable diapers suck. We used disposable diapers with our first daughter, and it seems that the thing I remember most is wiping the leftover gelatinous substance (as well as poo) from her behind. Well… that and the mounting cost of the diapers.

Mostly because of the cost, with our second child we chose to use cloth diapers. After quickly deciding my wife wasn't going to be making them out of old flannel shirts, and talking to some friends, we decided to evaluate two brands, Haute and Bum Genius. Almost as quickly, it became clear that the Bum Genius diapers were the way to go. This was because even when our dryer was on low heat, over about two months, there was noticeable wear on the Haute diaper.