bumGenius cloth diapers

March 17, 2:45 PMDC Metro Area Parenting ExaminerMichelle Flannigan

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The first time I met a cloth diapering mom, I hardly noticed. "Where did you find blue diapers for Henry?" I asked, thinking it was just a color thing.

She laughed. She probably gets that a lot. "They're cloth diapers," she said. "BumGeniuses. They come in all sorts of colors."

Aside from color-coordinating Henry's diapers to his outfits (which was pretty chic), I thought she was nuts. Cloth diapering!?!? What a lot of work!

Then I noticed how much money my own family spends on disposable diapers, and how much trash we create. I decided to try a cloth diaper with my newborn.

Last week, I blew $17.95 on a one-size-fits-all bumGenius diaper at Soft Cloth Bunz.. I love it. I just ordered six more (in lots of colors).

The bumGenius one-sizer has a snap in front that folds it small enough for a seven-pound infant. As the baby grows, you can unsnap the folds and use the diaper until the baby is 35 pounds. I'm not sure about the 35-pound part, but Sam weighs 10 pounds, and it fits him just fine. It leaked the first time. Then I figured out what I was doing.

BumGeniuses are an "all-in-one" cloth diaper. That means the diaper includes a removable inner liner (similar to a maxi pad made of polyester), as well as a waterproof outer shell.