Are bumgenius really that good?

[Daydream Believer]

I love our Bum G OSFA they were really absorbent & we had no leaks with them

[Visitor8]

hate em! The elastic is **** and goes a lot more than other brands, Ash got horrid nappy rash for the inners, I HATE microfibre and hated touching the stuff, the velcro tabs wore out quickly and I didn't find them very good size wise (they fit Ash from a NB but they didn't fit my 2 year old nephew).

I think there are MUCH better options out there.

Genesa Forge (our favourites!)
Wild Child
Whizz Kidz
Itti Bitti
Baby Beehinds (there fitteds and minky magicalls are awesome)
Bizy Bee
Flattery
Bits For Bots
Beetlebums
Cherubs Kiss
Bubblebubs

So yeah, I'd say go something else

[BekZ]

I hate them!!! they take up to 3 days to dry and I live in Qld.

[KatieRabbit]

My Bum G pockets dry really quickly even in winter!! The shells dry in hours and the inserts in a day. I don't find them much more exp than others- a few dollars more but I do think that better PUL etc and velcro is used. They fare quite a bit better than others that I bought at the same time for not much less ie Cushie Tushies, GreenKids, Happy Heinys, Hautes etc

[LimeSlice]

I LOVE my BumG OSFM POCKETS - I have never used he AIOs.

The pockets are super quick dry, I own 15 and have been using them as workhorse nappies for almost 2 years - NEVER an issues with stitching, elastic or the aplix.

I cant recommend them enough actually, I am and always have been super impressed with them - they have lasted 2 years, will easily last someone else another 2 years, so I reckon well owrth the money.

Hunt around, you should be able to find them on special at different stores at different times - Ive never paid full price for them.
And if you get the OSFM then they will last for the whole time your bubs is in nappies - so if you bought the small medium and large of a sized nappy for $20 each, one OSFM BumG would be cheaper over the life of nappy wearing....iykwim.

Get one, try it, and see how you go...

[BekZ]

I have never tried the pockets only the all in ones

[Gigi]

When you're working out "is a particular nappy worth the money"?, it really is worth educating yourself about the MCN fabrics used in the construction of all the nappies you are comparing.

Find the nappy specifications of what you are considering buying, and take note of WHICH fabrics are used. HOW MANY layers of the absorbent fabric in that nappy?

bamboo, malden mills windpro are two expensive mcn fabrics for example.

looking up MCN supply fabrics sites will help you too
(nappies covered, fairy fabrics etc)

reading the DIY SEWING threads on Nappycino also helps. The sewers tell you what to avoid, just by reading their posts. THey tell you the good quality velcro brands, the difference between 1 and 2mm PUL etc.

i did this (fabric education), not to sew my own nappies, but to understand what i was buying in ready made mcn.

so for example, if i was comparing a PUL nappy with microfibre absorbency, with a windpro nappy with bamboo absorbency, i knew which one SHOULD cost more.

i'm not sure what age bub you have PEACHES, but if you have a new bub, sometimes i see nb sized bumgenius aio on the nurture nappies site, on the sale page. Get one to try? i wouldn't personally buy a bulk number of ANY nappy, until i was sure it suited my bub (fit wise, absorbency wise), and suited me (carewise, ease of putting it on).

next month will be The Great Down Under Nappy Hunt, good discounts available from most of the sponsors of that hunt. register for the hunt and you will be able to use the discount codes (even if you don't complete the hunt).