If you like a THICK diaper, then this is for you
Written: Jun 20 '07
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Pros: Good for environment/baby.
Cons: Too thick! Way too thick!
The Bottom Line: Too thick for our taste, though we appreciate the principle.
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| daycogs's Full Review: Tushies the Gel-Free Diaper |
Prior to giving birth I started to really think about what kind of diapers we would use for our son. My husband could care less about the brand, his concern was the fact that he now HAD a concern about diapers in general! Anyway, I try to conscientious about our environment and our health. That being said, for about four months I decided that we would use cloth diapers. Ultimately, even though I want to be kind to the environment and my son's bottom...I decided that cloth wouldn't work best for us. I live in a country where I am NOT fluent in the language and trying to research a diaper service in pretty bad German was just proving too difficult for me. I had read about Tushies on a website and decided to order a package from drugstore.com to try. What first drew me to Tushies was: they do NOT test on animals; they are disposable; latex free; gel free; are 100% chlorine free; dye free. I also liked the fact that because they were gel free, you would have to change the diaper more frequently, thus cutting down on the risk of a rash. Due to the more frequent changes and lack of gel, you could also more accurately gauge how much your child is urinating and if the child is receiving enough milk. This all sounded great. I also read that the diapers are assembled in the U.S.A; the woodpulp used comes from a renewable family owned forest (http://www.tushies.com/). I was excited to try these diapers. Once my son arrived, I decided that I would try a brand a week to see what brand fit best on HIM and with our lifestyle. Tushies did not win this battle of the diapers.
The diapers were very very very thick. While I would like my son's diaper to be absorbent....I do not want him to feel like there is a huge towel between his legs. I imagined that if I stayed with these diapers, he would have trouble walking or even just kicking his legs due to the thickness. While I appreciate the fact that they are so thick because they do not use the gel that acts as the absorbing agent in other diapers, I did not care for the thickness of these diapers. Each time I put them on my son, he looked so uncomfortable. FYI, I started using these diapers on my son when he was around 8 weeks old. I did try using them sooner, but my son (6 lbs 14 oz @ birth) was too small for the smallest size. The smallest size fits children 6-14 lbs...but I would say they are more geared towards the 9+ lbs baby.
Also, even though I liked, in theory, the absence of the gel...well...I hate to say this, and am a little ashamed to admit it....but the gel is kind of nice. I feel like a bad parent by saying this....but, I didn't like changing a diaper every hour!!!!!!!!!!!!! There, I said it. I still hear the whispers in my head of some parents yelling about how the gel causes fertility problems and cancer....AHH. But I did research it, and found that I liked/was relieved by what Seventh Generation says about the use of gel ( http://www.seventhgeneration.com/our_products/baby/chlorine_free_diapers.html).
The cost of these diapers was around $13.49 at drugstore.com. This is for one package of 40 diapers. This price doesn't include shipping. I do believe that you can purchase these diapers from health food stores or certain supermarkets. As I stated earlier, we live in Germany and so I ordered them from drugstore.com.
In the end, I went with Seventh Generation. They simply fit my child the best and, in my opinion, worked the best.
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Member: Dana F.
Location: New Jersey
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