Going green with gDiapers

I was thinking of going with cloth diapers, since in the end it will be more cost efficient. I read a TIME magazine article that a family can spend $300 on cloth diapers, but over $3000 on disposable. The difference is the cloth diapers can be used from birth until the child is potty trained. I found this great cloth diaper called "Bum Genius" from Cotton Babies. They cost $17.95 each at Lullaby Lane. The only problem is that you have to wash it three times: once with detergent, then the other two times without. It may save the environment in terms of disposal, but it requires so much water to be used for washing that it is a major downside for us.

So I've registered for this “hybrid” diaper called the gDiaper. It is a flushable diaper. Carley introduced it to Jay and I because she is planning to go green with her little one and after doing all this research, I thought it was a great idea. It costs more than the Huggies we get from Costco ($0.18 for Huggies size 3 vs. $0.32 for gDiapers all sizes) but is more water conservative than going to cloth. I want to try them out because it is environmentally friendly. I'm also hoping for the disappearance of eczema and less diaper rashes because of the switch.

Going green is a conscious effort that our family is trying to make. We see how much garbage people accumulate and we don’t want to be that family. We drive a hybrid. Jay commutes to work using public transportation. We try to buy organic or local products when we can. We’re trying to keep Earth healthy because Jordan loves nature and we don’t want to destroy it.