gDiapers Blog, Stories & Podcasts
September 8, 2017
You remember gBaby Ellie, yes? Of course you do! After all, Ellie is the first baby hiking the entire Appalachian Trail (AT). We checked in with Ellie and her parents to get an update on how their trek is going! gBaby Ellie is so proud of the many miles she’s trekked! They’ve already hiked over 1,100 miles of the AT so far – more thanhalfway there! They’ve gone all the way through the south and mid sections and are currently finishing up the trail in New England. Here’s what Bekah and Derrick, Ellie’s brave parents, say about their current conditions:...
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August 7, 2017
Breastfeeding is a very personal experience, and it varies so much between each mother and each baby. Here at gDiapers, we celebrate the uniqueness of each story, how we are all so very different, and yet we can all relate to each other in a universal way. Here are just a few stories to share in that celebration: How Breastfeeding Affects Your Body, Emotionally Learning to nurse can be a big challenge, for both mom and baby. gMum Nilam Nalamwar describes those first few weeks of breastfeeding, when everything is so new and your milk supply has yet to...
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May 5, 2017
Donating breast milk is becoming more and more commonplace, and not only can it save lives, but it enriches our lives too. Meet this extraordinary pair of gMums, Charlotte and Jaimey, who helped a little gBaby thrive and grow through breast milk sharing! They met in the gMum community almost seven years ago, and their milk sharing experience just brought them even closer. Why donate breast milk? Charlotte: I successfully breastfed my first three babies well past a year, but then when my fourth baby, Pierson, came early, he was not getting the hang of nursing. We tried everything we...
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May 1, 2017
Once you start using a particular product brand, it can be difficult to go with something new, right? Brand loyalty is tough to break! But for Chris and Heather Young, switching to a different brand (a diaper in this case) was a matter of their baby’s health and comfort after she developed severe diaper rash. They’re proof that it’s never too late to change your ways and find what works best for your unique family. Here’s their story: Why The Switch We are a family that switched fairly late in the game to gDiapers. With our daughter, Trinity, we struggled...
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June 7, 2016
It can be tricky to convince people that hybrid diapering is really a smart choice, especially grandparents who remember when cloth diapers involved sharp pins and big, bulky baby bums. Here’s how one gMum was able to convince her whole family that gDiapers is the way to go: We love how you first came across gDiapers. Can you tell us who introduced you to them? My mom and dad were convinced that cloth diapers were a bad idea after trying them on my older brother, Chris, 30 years ago. He would get terrible diaper rash and get pricked with pins...
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July 17, 2015
It’s hard to find the right analogy to express what it is exactly that we’ve witnessed over the last 10 years at gDiapers. We built the dock, and our neighbors supplied the lake? We brought the soup kettle, and our dinner guests brought all the ingredients? Or maybe it’s just as straightforward as this: We designed the diaper, but the community, that was all you.
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