bumGenius One-Size Snap Closure Cloth Diaper 4.0 - Grasshopper Reviews

bumGenius One-Size Snap Closure Cloth Diaper 4.0 - Grasshopper reviews from buyers.

BumGenius are good, but Flip is better
My wife and I decided to use cotton (pocket) diapers be we are both product designers and liked the features and economy the offered. So the first thing we did was to read a lot of reviews and talked to many people who all seem to contrasting views, so in the end we bought a few of each style diaper and tried them ourselves. The results:

1. FuzziBunz (one size) these leaked on our newborn despite him being in weight range and trying all the possible settings. When I contacted FuzziBunz customer support I was told that "maybe he is too small" (despite being in the correct weight range). We also spent a lot of time adjusting all of the elastic points trying to find something that wasn't too tight (leaving red marks on his legs) vs. leaking and just when we find it he would grow and we would start again.

2. BumGenius (one size) these functioned pretty much the same as the FuzziBunz except that they don't have all the elastic adjustments, which we thought was...

Biggest isn't always the best.
I originally bought several BG diapers for DD mainly because they were so popular and had so many positive reviews. BG is one of the biggest brands of cloth diapers so you can get them pretty much anywhere. The diapers are fine, I just don't think they are the best. I tried several other smaller brands that I think were better for a variety of reasons.

I'll start with the things I liked about the BG diapers:

1. They are very absorbent diapers and rarely leaked.

2. They are very affordable. I got mine during a B5G1 sale, so my real cost per diaper was only $14. That's great for a one-size diaper. I also like that it comes with two inserts, although most OS pockets do.

3. They're cute! I loved all the bright color options and new prints.

4. Option of snaps or aplix. There are pros and cons of each, and it is nice to have the choice.

But, there are quite a few things that could be improved on:

1. Quality - These...

BumGenius 4.0 is almost caught up with Fuzzi Buns
BumGenius has almost caught up with FuzziBuns with the introduction of the new 4.0 version. All the things that made FuzziBuns far superior, BumGenius borrowed for this design. The availability of snaps means that you can use your diapers for a second child (the velcro does NOT last on velcro tabs of any brand - DO NOT GET VELCRO) and active babies don't rip off their snap diapers (wrangling them into the snaps, of course, is why some people like velcro - but not so great when they choose to rip off velcro and do their business on the nice rug). The biggest improvement is the replaceable elastic - something FuzziBuns introduced a while back. This is the number one reason my older cloth diapers "pooped" out (and I mean that in oh so many ways).

So, the remaining differences (and here I'm talking about the latest versions of both - November 2010):
I think FuzziBuns are softer and stay softer after washing.
I think BumGenius stay drier longer.
I think BumGenius...

bumGenius One-Size Snap Closure Cloth Diaper 4.0 - Grasshopper is one of the best cloth diapers from bumGenius.
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