Diaper Review : Seventh Generation Diapers & Wipes + Giveaway

I've been constantly trying to lower our impact on the earth and though disposable diapers of any sort are not 100% eco friendly these certainly are a huge start in that direction.

We replaced our regular diapers and wipes with Seventh Generation chlorine free diapers for a whole two weeks (well ok until the package ran out which was almost two weeks) and I have to tell you I am pleasantly surprised. Not that I thought bad things about them before I started but I did have a few concerns. Before we get to that let me tell you a little about Seventh Generation's Baby line.

Both the diapers and wipes are totally chlorine free. I'm sure your wondering as I was what exactly does that mean, but most diapers are treated with Chlorine to make them pretty and white but Chlorine itself releases dioxin into our enviorment, thus raising cancer rates.. not something I'm sure most of you have thought about when it comes to disposable diapers. Along with being chlorine free the diapers use a non-toxic gel to absorb and hold moisture away from the baby.

On my first inspection out of the package :

• I have to admit It was a bit of an adjustment.. the diapers are an off white almost brown color which compared to looking at our previously colorful diapers it was a change.
  
• They are SUPER thin, even thinner than my regular diapers which made me wonder if there would be problems with leaks.
• The wipes are thick but unscented which I thought would bother me, but honestly it was nice not to smell one more thing when changing a poopy diaper.

After seeing how thin they were I was a bit skeptical on how they would hold up on their first overnight test. I am pleased to admit throughout the entire test cycle we only had one leak, and that would have been unavoidable regardless of what diaper Connor was wearing as we had what I consider a "dam break" ie. I think he peed 40 gallons in one sitting. Even so the leak was mild and I'm positive there was no diaper on earth that could have saved him. At each diaper change Connor was surprisingly dry.. dryer than I have seen him at virtually any diaper change and his battle with diaper rash (he is the king of diaper rashes) improved dramatically while he was wearing the diapers. I did notice a tiny bit of grittiness on his bum after some diaper changes from the gel but I'll trade that for no diaper rashes any day. The wipes as well did not irritate his dry skin when I used them after feedings to clean his face. The wipes are nice and thick so they did well on Connor's now wonderfully stinky and thick "solid food" poops. mmm If we could only go back to "breastfed only" poops.

You know, after a few days of using the diapers I stopped caring that the diapers were not cute colors (who sees it most of the day anyways) and Connor's butt is almost pristine without a rash, and its been awhile since that last happened.

Seventh Generation also has a webpage called Wee Generation its a great resource to help you make your life more non-toxic and eco friendly for you and your baby. They are also holding a contest to win a green nursery & baby bag. Check them out!

Seventh Generation diapers are sold in many major retailers or you can buy them online at Amazon.

I have a package of diapers (size 3) and wipes to give away to one lucky winner.

To enter :

• Leave a comment on this post. Go visit Seventh Generation and tell me which of their other products you'd like to try! No "i want to win" stuff without a little effort (and I do mean little!)
  
• Make sure there is a way for me to contact you - if your email address is not on your profile or you are not a blogger you may leave it in your comment or email it to me directly (angelaandconnor at gmail dot com)
• Please US entries only. This is a rather large box and the shipping costs would be high to the outside world.
  
• To get extra credit :
• For an extra entry :
• Bloggers - Blog about this contest and leave me the link on your comment, or add me to your sidebar and let me know its there.
• This contest will end Feb 11th at midnight!