( 3 reviews )
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Posted: 08-04-2009
In 2006, I bought a dozen of the Gerber flat diapers. I liked them. They were a good weave, strong twist cotton. However, I went back to purchase more later and was sadly disappointed. The company had changed the fabric, weave, and how they were made. The old ones had a woven selvage and were serged on the ends with a soft thread. The new ones were serged all around, and used a different thread that was not soft. I returned the new ones, and wore out my old ones. A couple of times a year I open a package in the store to see if they are any different, but have not seen any positive changes.For anyone who wants to use them as rags or light towels, they may be just fine, but for diapers, they are nothing compared to the older ones.I also tried the prefolds with the "absorbent" middle. I finally cut one open after finding they would not hold even one ounce of liquid (lay diaper in colander, over a large bowl, pour one ounce water onto diaper, then measure what falls into the bowl) and discovered that they are filled with polyester batting. The batting makes them soft and puffy, but polyester does not absorb liquid.If you want flat diapers, look online for Indian or Chinese flats, or, maybe even something made in the USA! Same with prefolds. Gerber makes good pins and nice baby clothes, but don't waste time and money on their cloth diapers.
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( 4 of 9 found this review helpful ) Posted: 11-15-2003
I gave these one star because I think they are unsuitable for the intended use as a cloth diaper. I bought these thinking they were comparable to the prefold cloth diapers that I have used as burp cloths in the past.... you should be aware that they are very, very thin. They are so thin that they are transparent. Even when I folded them they didn't seem half as thick and absorbant as the prefolds. The prefold diapers are much more suitable for cloth diapering and burp cloth use... spend the extra $$$ on them. These probably will make nice rags for cleaning.... but I definitely don't recommend them as diapers or burp cloths.
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( 1 of 3 found this review helpful ) Posted: 02-26-2003
I really enjoy using these cloth diapers, but one thing only it is so difficult to find the diaper liners. I called to so many stores the only one that carried these liners was Baby R Us. These liners really do the job as far as to keeping the babys dryer and when they have a bm you just discard the liner without so much of a mess.
