After a visit with her pediatrician (and better lighting in the doctor's office) the conclusion was a possible allergic reaction to the gel in the diapers. In addition, her body where the diaper covered was also irritated. With a precription in hand and advice to look for "brown diapers" we left. My sister, Anna, who was with me mentioned cloth diapers. Before I could respond "No thanks" she started telling me about these cutie patootie cloth diapers she sees everywhere with bum covers that come in a variety of colors. "Variety of colors?!?!" (OOO la-la! Those were the magic words!!).....and they help the planet...
And she was right.. gdiapers are a type of diaper that come with cloth inserts AND disposable inserts. The disposable inserts are biodegradable that can be tossed, flushed (YES - can you believe it!) or used as compost (I'm not there yet). Not to mention that the bum covers DO come in a variety of colors AND are super duper cute!
After trying them for a couple of days her rash was gone (I'm sure the ointment helped) but has yet to have another rash episode. I didn't go overboard and purchase as many colors as I would have liked for the first round because we tried regular pampers again just to make sure, but lo and behold she had another rash (DARN! wink-wink :) )
Overall, I have been happy with them. Steven said I shocked him when I decided to go this route (I am a little shocked myself - we use both cloth and disposable) but it beats Juliet being miserable and heading to the doctor each time with the sensitive skin she may have.
Here are a few extra facts:
- gDiapers are plastic-free, elemental chlorine free, latex free, and perfume free.
- 50 million diapers get tossed each day and each one takes up to 500 years to biodegrade.
- gDiapers break down in 50-150 days.
- Super cute! (That's my part) ;)
I LOVE gdiapers!
Sincerely,
A happy customer :)
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