Oct 09
According to Jack, the wool is much cooler and the BumGenius, covered with PUL, is about the same as a disposable. A touch test with the kids here with our hot and humid tropical weather reaffirms this. Jade’s bottom is dry when wearing wool but sweaty when wearing her BumGenius.
Mephala is a strange and rather interesting 
October 10th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Yes, I have pretty much use the Bum Genius diapers as last resorts (when everything else is in the wash!)
Which brand of disposables do you use Christina? I wonder the make of the disposables makes a difference..?
October 11th, 2009 at 12:22 am
Me too.
Or when I want Jade’s diaper to match her pretty pink dress. LOL. Have to say they are very cute.
I have a pack of size 3 Seventh Generation chlorine-free diapers. I guess that is as green as you can get. Jade had been using them when she was born till I switched to cloth when she was 3 months. They cost S$28.50 on sale. Usual is around S$36 I think.
We’ve been doing pretty well with the cloth. Routine now I guess. And don’t used the disposables unless she has diarrhoea.
October 12th, 2009 at 2:20 am
Chin Li – I was never as diligent as Mephala with the cloth diapers and would use half and half. We used Mamy Poko purely because through friends’ experiences, it was the one diaper that rarely ever caused diaper rash. One friend found it was the only diaper that was effective in preventing diaper rash that she bought it all the way back to Cairns in Australia…
Mephala – Mommy’s Touch diapers, I think, are pretty similar to Bum Genius from the sounds of it. Although Gavin prefers to wear them over disposables (I’m guessing because they’re more comfortable), I still find his bottom gets sweaty as well. Then again, it’s hard to say with Gavin because he’s pretty clammy even under a t-shirt! When he plays downstairs without a/c, he’ll have rivulets of sweat running down his forehead! In all, I guess he’s just a very sweaty toddler.
October 15th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
We use Mamy Poko too. I don’t know if the Seventh Generation diapers are available in Malaysia. We have tried Fitti (bought on a day when I was feeling a little poorer and we had not access to our cloth diapers). And comparing that to Mamy Poko, the Mamy Poko had a less sweaty bum in it! I am not sure if its really that breathable, or its just the chemicals which manage to absorb the moisture better..
Figure8 – same with JW! He is pretty sweaty these days too.
October 18th, 2009 at 12:20 am
There’s another UK brand but the name eludes me now. Nature’s something… It is also environmentally friendly. Their wipes are great.
We keep Mame Poko around as spares, especially when Jack has a troubled tummy like now.
Figur8: Jack is sweaty too but with the wool + cloth, his bum doesn’t sweat. Although that said, he likes the BumGenius better because of the colours. So maybe the trick is to buy a blue wool cover!
October 21st, 2009 at 8:21 am
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