Health & Personal Care : Seventh Generation Chlorine Free Diapers

Rating: - 7th Generation diapers
I strongly recommend to buy 7th Generation Diapers.
They fit very well, few leaks and most of all, is a better option for people who care about the environment.Seventh Generation Chlorine Free Baby Diapers, Stage 3 (16-28 Lbs.), Case of 120 Diapers

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Rating: - Good, not great, diapers
I bought these diapers b/c they were environmentally friendly and also friendly for my baby. However, you need to make sure you change your baby frequently in these as they do have the tendency to leak. As long as you do that, they are a good diaper. Also, do not use these for overnight (I use pampers for nights) as they will leak.

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Rating: - Like the diaper, but don't love it.
I was a devout Pampers lover for quite a long time. They held overnight, they fit well, and I never ever had a problem with leaks. Then again, unless it's overnight, I never let him sit in a diaper for longer than three hours (and that's pushing it for me. Just because they're extra absorbent, doesn't mean you should let them sit in them for 6 hours)

Around Christmas time, my son developed a bad case of eczema. We went back and forth with the pediatrician who gave us anti fungal meds, and when that didn't work, tried to get us to use diaper rash ointment, after me repeatedly telling them it wasn't diaper rash. After reading up on disposables, I read a lot about how many toxins were in disposables, bleach, chlorine, dioxins, perfumes (I'm not trying to be an alarmist here, but really, you don't sit in toxic underwear, do you? Why should your baby) and it made me sick. We took bi-weekly swimming classes and the chlorine in the pool, on top of the chlorine in the diaper started to aggravate his skin. Long story long, I got rid of all of our conventionals and bought Seventh Gen.

During the Day, he's fine with them. We did have a day where every single diaper we put on him leaked. I'm not sure if it was just a bad few diapers, or if he just decided to be a camel and store all of his water. But otherwise, he does well with them, and we haven't had a problem with eczema since. Night time, on the other hand is a different story. I either have to risk waking him up to change him in the middle of the night, or catch him if he happens to wake up on a bad night. Otherwise, he pees through. He's a super soaker at night. So if you have a baby that wets heavily at night, you may need to find an alternative for night time use.

I'd like to say that I feel good about doing my part for the environment, but the truth is, they're still a disposable, and they still hundreds of years to break down. Even if they are chemical free.

*Edited*
I thought I would make mention to the redesign of these diapers. In the last month or so, they've changed the tabs on these diapers, like others have mentioned. I hate the new tabs. They aren't as stretchy and they've compromised the diaper somehow. Either I've gotten a bad batch, or Seventh Generation has been skimping on quality, because in the last two days, three of my diapers have ripped at the tab seam. Just a word of warning.

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Rating: - Seventh Gen diapers
this is a good option for those people interested in disposable diapers that are a little bit better for the earth. The best way to go is cloth, but this is a good alternative.

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Rating: - Disappointed
As a working mother who needs disposable diapers I was thrilled to find what looked like a promising replacement for other brand name diapers. BUT, every diaper has leaked. The result has been increases in laundry. So the savings to the earth from lack of bleache go away with the increased water consumption. not to mention the messes on my clothes when I pick my son up with a leak. I won't be buying these again.
Cause of leaks- the absorption material doesn't have all the coverage of my usual brand- Huggies. Back to Huggies I go.