bumGenius Elemental One-Size Cloth Diaper Reviews (83) Write Review
Rating:  [3 of 5 Stars!]
Reviewed by Christine on Sunday 15 August, 2010I have used this diaper for about 2 months. I mostly got it because my 20 month old is starting to pull off the velcro tabs with my BG AIO and with his covers and prefolds. He is a heavy wetter so sometimes I add an insert or extra indian prefold inside. It works great, I have no trouble with leaking or smellsand the snaps are keeping him from pulling them off. I have to say I didn't realize the constuction of the diaper until i got it. It is extremely difficult to get the poop off even with the sprayer. I think I will just sew the liners together myself. It would work much better if it was just one piece completely sewed in or only attached at one end. My son poops at least twice a day so clean up ease is pretty important for me. I would love to purchase more but not until they adjust the design. It just doesn't work for us. Rating:  [5 of 5 Stars!]
Reviewed by Annaliza on Monday 09 August, 2010 Margaret's review on these is the best... Her review is the reason I decided to go with these. Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
Reviewed by Annaliza on Monday 09 August, 2010 These diapers are FANTASTIC! On top of that the customer service staff is phenomenal... Thank you guys for all the help you provided me.
Im new to cloth diapering and so far these have made my life a breeze when it comes to cloth diapering. I use Thirsties Pre-Wash and Super Wash to clean them and they dont smell or have any stains! I do wash every day. I also use Bumgenius' Odor Remover and it works great! Im very happy to use this product on my children. Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
Reviewed by JoAnn on Friday 30 July, 2010 I have tried the various types of cloth diapers on the market since my daughter was born. We have tried g-diapers, green mountain, happy heiny, etc. She's 18 months and I still haven't been able to find anything that I am completely happy with. After actively researching numerous reviews, I finally tried these diapers. I have to say they blow all the other brands away! I have never been happier and just wish someone had told me about them from the beginning. They are super absorbant and hold everything in . . . even those feared blowouts! The snaps are amazing and I can sleep easy knowing that my daughter isn't pulling her velcroe diapers off. They are so soft and snug . . . my daughter has no trouble moving comfortably in them! We are about to welcome our next bundle of joy and I plan on buying as many of these as I can. Based on the reviews I read, I will attempt to comment on some of the negative comments I found. 1) Drying Time: Yes, they do take longer to dry, but you can just set them out for a while after a regular drying cycle and they dry pretty quick. A small price to pay for the super absorbancy. 2) Staining: Ok, let's be realistic . . . it's a diaper. It is going to stain on the inside. I haven't found one yet that doesn't. I'm just happy that it works and holds everything in! 3) Leakage: I haven't noticed this at all . . . unlike every other brand I have tried. 4) Price: Ok, they are a little pricey . . . think $6 more than the average cloth diaper. However, I have sunk hundreds of dollars into the "wrong" diaper and would have spent hundreds less if I had just known about these from the beginning. 5) Difficulty Cleaning BM's Due To Layers: We have a diaper sprayer connected to our toilet, so we always use this to clean BM diapers. My personal feeling is that these diapers are no more difficult to clean than others. I appreciate that there are no pocket cloth parts to pull out and clean as well or any plastic inserts to wash. I hope this review is helpful to any of you who still have doubts or questions concerning the organic bumgenius diapers. I honeslty haven't found a single negative thing to say about them . . . I would highly recommend them to any of my friends or family . . . even my sister-in-law who has her own "green" baby company!! Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
Reviewed by Chassidy on Wednesday 21 July, 2010 I love these diapers! I originally started with the bumGenius! 3.0 OS. They are great, but I really didn't like how much time it took stuffing and unstuffing the diapers for laundering. The velcro on the 3.0s is a bit of a pain because you have to remember to tab them or you have a big mess when you pull them out of the dryer. The velcro also wears out and you have to replace them, which is a bit of a pain, BUT not with these! You simply throw them in the wash. No stuffing, no velcro, they are great! They do take a bit longer to dry, but well worth the time for me. I wouldn't use anything else! Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
Reviewed by Jennifer on Tuesday 20 July, 2010 I have already written a review on these diapers and my only complaint had to do with one diaper that one of my diapers snaps came off but other than that I was very pleased. I am now pleased to say that bumgenius replaced the diaper for me all together and that wasn't even with any formal complaint at all just from them reading my review. They also did all of it in such a timely fashion I was amazed (it just took me forever to write an update on it). Anyways I am so beyond pleased with these diapers and I absolutely would not give them up for the world. I have only had two diapers and that including the first one to have any problems and both were with the snaps but I've now been using them 9 months and they are holding up really well seeing how I only have a dozen. If your looking for an awesome cloth diaper these are IT!!! Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
Reviewed by Karen on Tuesday 13 July, 2010 I am so glad I tried these. After diapering my one year twins with disposable diapers, I was tired of literally throwing money in the garbage, not to mention what I was doing to the environment. I wanted to try cloth diapering despite my families' discouragement. I have been using these for almost a month now, and I have been pleased. I just wish that I would have switched sooner. Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
Reviewed by Amy on Tuesday 06 July, 2010 I love these diapers. My daughter is now 7 months, and they are working great. Yes, they do take a bit long to dry (for me 120min). I have 14 diapers right now, and when I'm down to 3 left I start to wash them. So far only one snap has broken and CB replaced that diaper. Rating:  [2 of 5 Stars!]
Reviewed by Janine on Tuesday 06 July, 2010 HOLES, HOLES, HOLES !!!! Buyer beware as my diapers started to rip holes around the elastic and where the insert is sewn in. These diapers were still in excellent condition and only used a few months. None of my mom made diapers have this issue. I have talked to two other people personally who have gone through the same issue. CB has a good replacement plan if you buy through them. I bought mine locally(new), and did not think to save a receipt, as I expected them to last. I was not able to return them and had to toss them in the trash. Great concept and the diaper works well without the holes. The organic material does stain and has an issue with retaining smells though. Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
Reviewed by Randie on Wednesday 30 June, 2010 These dipes are amazing! The ONLY drawback for me is that it is a pain in the neck to spray out messy poo. I wish so much that the liner snapped in and was loose in the front. Now that I said that though let me rave...
1. SUPER easy! Anyone that cares for my son can use these without instruction even.
2. VERY trim which, trust me, is a rarity in cding. They are literally almost as trim as a sposie. This also means they fit nicely in a diaper bag!
3. Super absorbent! I don't use them overnight (we use the flip with the organic cotton insert) but I haven't had a leak yet! Just make sure you prep properly.
4. SNAPS! No annoying aplix to make them all ratty.
Thank you cotton babies for making a great dipe!
4. Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
Reviewed by Margaret on Tuesday 29 June, 2010 Besides the review I just wrote about using these on my 15 month old son, I wanted to mention that I use these at night on my 3 year old daughter. She is tall and skinny but they still fit great (versus my tall but very chubby son)! She even pulls them up and down to go potty. As soon as we started using these on her at night instead of disposable pull ups, she started to wake up dry more often and at night to use the potty. The instant feedback that cloth gives is instrumental in potty training! So another 5 stars for the fact that they fit and work for my 3 year old daughter! Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
Reviewed by Margaret on Tuesday 29 June, 2010 I have been using these diapers EXCLUSIVELY for over 1 full year. I began using them when my son was 2 months old and he is now 15 months old. They are the absolute best diapers I have ever used. (For comparison, I cloth diapered my daughter with multiple pocket brands, fitteds, and prefolds. For better or worse, I know diapers!) This diaper is incredible and here's why: It is the trimmest, most absorbent, easiest to use, best fitting diaper on the market! 1) it holds a TON of pee and contains even the messiest poop. I have never seen a diaper hold this much pee. I recently started using this diaper overnight with a fleece topped hemp doubler and it performs beautifully. And during the day I never ever get leaks. 2)The organic cotton is so soft and wonderful. I hated microfiber due to compression leaking. Rashes are exceedingly rare and not diaper related. If I know he will be in it for awhile, then I might add a fleece liner for extra comfort. The cotton washes beautifully. I have never had stink or ammonia problems (common with microfiber) 3) One size!! He went to the medium size at 4 months and is still in it now. 4) snap closures!! The snaps fit awesome and always have. I love that there is no velcro to have to remember to close or get ratty over time. The snaps look the same now as they did a year ago. 5) EASY!!! No stuffing and since no velcro, the diaper is literally off the bum and straight into the pail and then straight out of the wash. Most poo rolls into the toilet. Anything really bad I use a diaper sprayer on, but that is only a few times a week. 6)They hold up extremely well. Over the past 13 months, each diaper has been washed 2-3 times a week on a SANITARY cycle in my HE washer with Tide HE powder. Then I dry on medium for 1.5 hours. That's a lot of very very hot water and tumbling in the dryer and they still look as good as ever. I see virtually no wear on them, extremely minor pilling (if any), and very minor staining. (Ebf poo would stain but would always sun out - just put wet, clean diapers in the sun and the stains completely faded away). Now the minor staining I have are on diapers that got forgotten in the diaper bag and washed later than they should have been. But the vast majority of mine look brand new. 7)Trim, trim trim!!!! It is usually easier to go up a size with onesies, but otherwise, all clothes fit true to size on him. They are so trim people who hold him have no idea he is in a cloth diaper. If you've made it this far in my review, congratulations and have I convinced you? I have probably tried 20 different diapers and after 13 months with these, I couldn't be more pleased. As for prepping, I think they really need 10 washes to be fully prepped. And when the diaper arrives unprepped, don't be scared by the long loop of cotton. It shrinks to the length of the diaper (in the large size) and needs very minor folding in the medium and small sizes. My babysitters and the nursery at church have all used these diapers (properly) when I haven't even given instructions, but just left them. They are so easy I don't even think to mention it anymore. Rating:  [4 of 5 Stars!]
Reviewed by Lauren on Wednesday 23 June, 2010 This has got to be the easiest diaper for a cloth newbie or nervous dad/babysitter! It's trim and cute, and does a great job absorbing even newborn breast-fed explosions! I found that since my 8 month old is a heavy wetter at times, I can lay a small booster in the diaper. I'd prefer the inner to be loose on one end to make drying faster and make it easier to add a booster as well. Great diaper though! Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
Reviewed by Megan on Friday 18 June, 2010 Hi!! These are my almost exclusive diaper! I see that a lot of people dislike drying time, and drying in the dryer is so rough on these diapers, so I have a suggestion! Instead of sewing the soaker in on the front, just let it hang loose! I have removed the seams on the fronts of the soaker on all of my out of warranty diapers (as it will void the warranty!), and it has really cut down drying time! And I can dry outside without having to put in the dryer at all! I think it will also make it easier once I have baby due in September, as it will make it easier to fold down for smaller sizes. Hope you take the suggestion for these (almost) perfect diapers! Thanks for all of your great products! Oh, I use these on 2 year old twin boys. :) Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
Reviewed by Francesca on Friday 11 June, 2010 These diapers are fantastic! I started using them on my daughter when she was about 7 weeks old. She had terrible diaper rash as a newborn, and she was only 6 1/2 lb, so I put off using cloth until she was big enough and her bottom healed. Since using them, her diaper rash hasn't been back, poo blow-outs no longer occur, and we could not be happier about how much money we've saved by going with cloth. My stash consists of the Organic All-In-Ones and the Flip Organic diapers. The Flip is a great diaper, but my husband and I like these better. Reasons: I think the Organic All-in-One is slightly trimmer than the Flip Organic (though I've read reviews that say the opposite), and it's more user-friendly. To get my husband on board with cloth-diapering, I knew I'd have to find a diaper that is easy to use. We're lazy I guess, but these diapers totally fit the bill! They grow with your baby, there are no inserts to mess with, and the washing process is easy. Some reviews I read said that the drying time is long, but if you just throw in a towel along with the diapers in the dryer, the diapers will dry in one cycle.
I seriously love these diapers! I couldn't rate them more highly. Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
Reviewed by Jessica on Friday 11 June, 2010 I love these diapers. My baby is 9weeks and 15 1/2 lbs. We have been using these as well as pre-folds and pocket inserts but the BG are my favorite. The only drawback is the time to dry, as others have mentioned but the more diapers I accumulate the less a problem. I find the wash very well but I hand wash all my diapers. Any stain there is comes right out in the sun and the organic material is wonderful. I also prefer the snaps to the velcro and the diaper fit is perfect and slim on my very chubby baby. I do hear from friends that snaps are more difficult to use when baby is older and squirming. Rating: [2 of 5 Stars!]
Reviewed by Abby on Tuesday 01 June, 2010 I love the concept of an organic all in one. However, these things leak with our small baby. They stink of urine even though our prefolds smell fresh as a daisy. They take hours to dry in the dryer. Just not what you want in a diaper! Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!]
Reviewed by Amy on Monday 31 May, 2010 These diapers are great. My 14-month-old has been wearing them for months now, and we've never had a leak. I love that these are organic cotton -- that's hard to find in an all-in-one.
For people who have stain trouble...so what? I haven't even bothered trying to sun/bleach mine because it's a diaper. Just because it's stained doesn't mean it's dirty! No one sees the inside, anyway.
Pros:
1. Snap closure is easy to use, durable, and doesn't require any special treatment for washing like velcro.
2. Very trim. Fit is great.
3. Absorbent!
Cons:
1. Drying time is long, but I find that it's easy to hang dry for a bit or overnight (indoors is fine) and then toss 'em in the dryer. Again, I do not stress over this!
2. You sometimes need to make sure there's no cotton from the inside showing around the legs -- if the leg binding is rolled out at all, it'll wick. This is the reason I give these a 4 instead of a 5, but it's not a big deal at all. Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
Reviewed by Mary on Wednesday 26 May, 2010 These are my most reliable go to diaper. I have been cd'ing for about a year and have 3 sons in diapers (1 in diapers at nap/night, 2 full time) These are fantastic. They are easy to use and fit all the boys, from 13 lbs to 34 lbs with no leaks. I change them about every 3 hours during the day. I will say you need to be careful to have them turned inside properly. If any of the inside is showing, they do leak. They are also the only cloth diapers my babysitters seem to be able to use w/o trouble. They do stain, its true. But lay them in the sun and don't stress. Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
Reviewed by Paula on Thursday 20 May, 2010 We own 26 ... love them ... can't praise them enough. I will admit that they do take a very long time to dry because of all the layers of material on the inside but then again, I fortunately have lots of diapers in rotation ... so while I hang dry them (only put them in the dryer when I was prepping them), we always have something else to use ... not a problem ... I wash them in the morning and by the evening and often the following morning (depending on how warm and dry it is outside), they're dry ... but again, we have many diapers in rotation so no problem (including 3.0s, kissaluvs, and prefolds). As for the snaps ... haven't had a problem there either ... overall, I'm having an awesome experience with them ... love em View all 83 reviews |
