The Difference Between Grovia and Grobaby

I am a hard-core fan of Grobaby. But as everybody know, they have rebranded themselves into Grovia and made some changes on their famed AI2 diapers. I am not a fan of side snap or AIO, as I feel side snap is very cumbersome and AIO dries too slowly for my liking.






On the left is Grovia and on the right is Grobaby. If you see closely, the insert on Grobaby juts out a little, therefore I think the rise is slightly longer.


Here we can see clearer, the rise is about 0.5 cm longer.



The waist elastic and thigh elastics are wider as well. I believe this will make the diapers last longer.






New feature is the slip-under laundry tab. I don't like it, cause it makes it sticky all over the place.




The bottom one is the new soaker. Note the smooth finishing, due to added PUL, so that you can just change the soaker when it is soaked without needing to change the shell.




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The Difference Between Grovia and Grobaby

Rabu, 4 Ogos 2010

I am a hard-core fan of Grobaby. But as everybody know, they have rebranded themselves into Grovia and made some changes on their famed AI2 diapers. I am not a fan of side snap or AIO, as I feel side snap is very cumbersome and AIO dries too slowly for my liking.






On the left is Grovia and on the right is Grobaby. If you see closely, the insert on Grobaby juts out a little, therefore I think the rise is slightly longer.


Here we can see clearer, the rise is about 0.5 cm longer.



The waist elastic and thigh elastics are wider as well. I believe this will make the diapers last longer.






New feature is the slip-under laundry tab. I don't like it, cause it makes it sticky all over the place.




The bottom one is the new soaker. Note the smooth finishing, due to added PUL, so that you can just change the soaker when it is soaked without needing to change the shell.




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Diapering A Newborn - part 2

experience grobaby package from tinytapir

grobaby and myeconappy are essentially AI2 (All - In- 2). they featured a shell, and soaker, which you can change when it is soiled.

Grobaby



pros;
1. NO LEAKS! this is reason enough for me to fall head-over-heels with this cloth diaper. the only diaper that doesn't leak (so far...) i am not sure what makes it leakproof, is it the cover, or super absorbant soaker, but i just love it.
2. less laundry. i can use the 2 shells and the 4 soakers can last 12 hours (half a day)
3. super absorbant soaker. the longest eva has used it was for 6 hours, without the booster and again, no leaks.
4.supersticky velcro.

cons;
1. the soaker takes longer to dry than the microfibre inserts. but that is okay for me.
2. a bit pricey. but if you calculate, buy more soakers, you can get up to RM30 per diaper. that is cheap right, compared to the quality?
3. not babysitter friendly, as you have to touch the soiled soaker to take it off.


DD in grobaby- blackberry

my econappy
(the text in blue is added after a month using them)


pros;
1. the inner of the cover is wipeable if it is soiled.
- this is actually a great feature, because Grobaby has inner mesh layer inside it, therefore if it gets dirty or wet, you either have to take a new cover or hang it to dry. My econappy inside layer is smooth, like plastic, so you really can just wipe it. this feature is also available in Flip, another AI2 , made by bumGenius.
2. they have great customer service. as soon as i wrote to them that i am quite disappointed with their product, they call me back almost immediately and worked with me to find the solution, as they said , they had a lot of happy customers and very surprised when i said, i am unhappy with their product. they promised to call back in another 2 weeks to see whether the problem has been rectified.

cons;
1. IT LEAKS. enough said.
- after analysing the CD, i found out the problem was that the legholes were too big for my baby, even at the smallest setting. i tried to shorten the rise by folding it inside, but still very big. hence, i think i will just keep the cover and use them when DD is a bit bigger, with chunkier thighs.
2. the inserts are not absorbant enough
- i forgot that the inserts have bamboo component inside. with organic inserts, you have to prewash many , many, many times before they get really absorbant. i used them after 2 prewash and that is why it leaks. now, after 7-8 washes, the insert is better.
3. the rise is too high for DD
-explained in number 1
4. expensive, not worth the money.
- i think, if the cover fits your child well , and you have no problem with the insert, then you can just add the soaker. although one shell set cost RM105- they came with 2 soaker , meaning it is like buying 2 diapers. and one insert costs RM20. so, like grobaby, buy more soaker, you get more diapers!

my suggestion is, you can buy this CD if you have baby with chubby thigh, or a bit bigger child, maybe 5 kg above. and do A LOT of prewash for the inserts.




in conclusion- i love the grobaby CD. definitely recommended.

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Diapering A Newborn - part 2

Sabtu, 24 Oktober 2009

experience grobaby package from tinytapir

grobaby and myeconappy are essentially AI2 (All - In- 2). they featured a shell, and soaker, which you can change when it is soiled.

Grobaby



pros;
1. NO LEAKS! this is reason enough for me to fall head-over-heels with this cloth diaper. the only diaper that doesn't leak (so far...) i am not sure what makes it leakproof, is it the cover, or super absorbant soaker, but i just love it.
2. less laundry. i can use the 2 shells and the 4 soakers can last 12 hours (half a day)
3. super absorbant soaker. the longest eva has used it was for 6 hours, without the booster and again, no leaks.
4.supersticky velcro.

cons;
1. the soaker takes longer to dry than the microfibre inserts. but that is okay for me.
2. a bit pricey. but if you calculate, buy more soakers, you can get up to RM30 per diaper. that is cheap right, compared to the quality?
3. not babysitter friendly, as you have to touch the soiled soaker to take it off.


DD in grobaby- blackberry

my econappy
(the text in blue is added after a month using them)


pros;
1. the inner of the cover is wipeable if it is soiled.
- this is actually a great feature, because Grobaby has inner mesh layer inside it, therefore if it gets dirty or wet, you either have to take a new cover or hang it to dry. My econappy inside layer is smooth, like plastic, so you really can just wipe it. this feature is also available in Flip, another AI2 , made by bumGenius.
2. they have great customer service. as soon as i wrote to them that i am quite disappointed with their product, they call me back almost immediately and worked with me to find the solution, as they said , they had a lot of happy customers and very surprised when i said, i am unhappy with their product. they promised to call back in another 2 weeks to see whether the problem has been rectified.

cons;
1. IT LEAKS. enough said.
- after analysing the CD, i found out the problem was that the legholes were too big for my baby, even at the smallest setting. i tried to shorten the rise by folding it inside, but still very big. hence, i think i will just keep the cover and use them when DD is a bit bigger, with chunkier thighs.
2. the inserts are not absorbant enough
- i forgot that the inserts have bamboo component inside. with organic inserts, you have to prewash many , many, many times before they get really absorbant. i used them after 2 prewash and that is why it leaks. now, after 7-8 washes, the insert is better.
3. the rise is too high for DD
-explained in number 1
4. expensive, not worth the money.
- i think, if the cover fits your child well , and you have no problem with the insert, then you can just add the soaker. although one shell set cost RM105- they came with 2 soaker , meaning it is like buying 2 diapers. and one insert costs RM20. so, like grobaby, buy more soaker, you get more diapers!

my suggestion is, you can buy this CD if you have baby with chubby thigh, or a bit bigger child, maybe 5 kg above. and do A LOT of prewash for the inserts.




in conclusion- i love the grobaby CD. definitely recommended.

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Diapering A Newborn - part 1

when DS was small, we used disposables. at that time, i did not know that modern cloth diapers existed. so we used pureen high 5 , i was excited with the stripe prints and the claim that it can absorb 5 wettings.

but it leaked, many times. and i had blow outs. so we hunted for the ultimate disposable diapers.
pureen economy- leaks
fitti, petpet- leaks
mamypoko- too pricey

in the end, we used drypers for a few years. but drypers tend to leave abrasions on DS thigh. plus starting last year, they shot up in price. i remembered rushing to giant hypermarket in IPOH, just to get the discounted price for dispos !!! (they set limited time , like 8 pm till 10 pm- so we waited in Ipoh the whole day, at 8 pm rushed inside with another 100 parents and grabbed the diapers off the shelves till the shelves were empty!)

then i found cloth diapers and started DS on them.

for DD however, it was a different story. right after delivery, we used mamypoko newborn given by my sister, which is good , because we were at the hospital, who would want to wash the diapers? plus she was pooing and peeing hourly, we finished the 52 pieces in 4 days!


it was so big on DD, yet we use it anyway ;D

then when we got home, i was so eager to try the stash of pocket diapers. sadly, they all leak because she was still too tiny! so mummies out there, though the one size pocket diapers says can fit newborn, take my word, they dont, unless if you have a big baby, ..maybe. i have lunatots, crazy momy mostly in my stash. bumgenius? oh lagilah tak muat...

the only pocket diaper that fits though was rumparooz G2. a bit bulky, but it fits and no leaks! the downside is, it is a bit pricey.


Rumparooz G2
so i continued to hunt for the ultimate cloth diapers. we used lampins with covers as well, but it leaves red marks on eva's butt, so i dont like it. i bought rocky mountain diapers, supposedly can fit newborn because of their adjustable leg elastics. true, they dont leak at the legs, they leak at the back!

then we went back to hometown for hari raya, so we just used disposables again, for ease of travelling. when we got back home , i bought grobaby CD and myeconappy...

(continuing at part 2)

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Diapering A Newborn - part 1

Selasa, 20 Oktober 2009

when DS was small, we used disposables. at that time, i did not know that modern cloth diapers existed. so we used pureen high 5 , i was excited with the stripe prints and the claim that it can absorb 5 wettings.

but it leaked, many times. and i had blow outs. so we hunted for the ultimate disposable diapers.
pureen economy- leaks
fitti, petpet- leaks
mamypoko- too pricey

in the end, we used drypers for a few years. but drypers tend to leave abrasions on DS thigh. plus starting last year, they shot up in price. i remembered rushing to giant hypermarket in IPOH, just to get the discounted price for dispos !!! (they set limited time , like 8 pm till 10 pm- so we waited in Ipoh the whole day, at 8 pm rushed inside with another 100 parents and grabbed the diapers off the shelves till the shelves were empty!)

then i found cloth diapers and started DS on them.

for DD however, it was a different story. right after delivery, we used mamypoko newborn given by my sister, which is good , because we were at the hospital, who would want to wash the diapers? plus she was pooing and peeing hourly, we finished the 52 pieces in 4 days!


it was so big on DD, yet we use it anyway ;D

then when we got home, i was so eager to try the stash of pocket diapers. sadly, they all leak because she was still too tiny! so mummies out there, though the one size pocket diapers says can fit newborn, take my word, they dont, unless if you have a big baby, ..maybe. i have lunatots, crazy momy mostly in my stash. bumgenius? oh lagilah tak muat...

the only pocket diaper that fits though was rumparooz G2. a bit bulky, but it fits and no leaks! the downside is, it is a bit pricey.


Rumparooz G2
so i continued to hunt for the ultimate cloth diapers. we used lampins with covers as well, but it leaves red marks on eva's butt, so i dont like it. i bought rocky mountain diapers, supposedly can fit newborn because of their adjustable leg elastics. true, they dont leak at the legs, they leak at the back!

then we went back to hometown for hari raya, so we just used disposables again, for ease of travelling. when we got back home , i bought grobaby CD and myeconappy...

(continuing at part 2)

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