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bumGenius Birthday Bash
December 21, 2010 1:01 am | by

Five years ago today, the first shipment of bumGenius cloth diapers arrived at Cotton Babies. So today, we’re celebrating bumGenius’ 5th birthday with a giveaway.

 
If you are new to cloth diapering and haven’t heard the history of bumGenius, we invite you to take a few minutes to learn about how it all began in Jenn’s own words.

The bumGenius brand has come a long way in five short years, from a white pocket style diaper to a dozen colors, five Artist series prints, and three styles of bumGenius diapers (one size pocket, AIO and Elemental). The bumGenius line also inspired new cloth diapering products like the Flip and Econobum diapering systems to make cloth diapers accessible to more families.
 

As part of our bumGenius Birthday Bash, today we will be giving out 5 packs of bumGenius cloth diapers. You could win a 5 pack of bumGenius Artist Series Tiny Socialite Collection cloth diapers in 4.0 or Elemental styles or a 5 pack of the recently returned bumGenius 4.0 brights cloth diapers.

 
To enter for your chance to win, please leave a comment on this blog post sharing how bumGenius has affected you or your family’s life. As a Cotton Babies customer and staff member, I would love to see Jenn and Jimmy showered with stories of how their hard work has helped so many families. (Surprise, Jenn!)
 

Eligible entries must be posted today, Tuesday, December 21, 2010. U.S. Residents only. Void where prohibited by law. No purchase necessary to win. Winners will be notified via e-mail.

 
Winners will be selected by predetermined post times. Cotton Babies staff has a list of 5 predetermined times (CST) today (for example, 12:01 a.m. CST). The post with the Blogger time stamp closest to the appointed time will be the winner. In the event of multiple posts with the same time stamp at the same minute, a randomizer will be used to select the winner.

About the Author

Heather is mom to four, born within 40 months (single, twins, single). She writes transparently about her chaotic household to encourage others through the twists and turns of parenting.

Comments

1,033 Comments

  • Mrs. J said...
    December 26, 2010 at 7:44 pm

    Happy Birthday BumGenius! The first brand of cloth I have tried is bumgenius. The others don’t compare. I love our bum genius diapers! Thanks so much for making such a great quality diaper.

  • Nina said...
    December 22, 2010 at 3:15 pm

    We have yet to start cloth diapering but are starting to build up our stash to start this weekend!! Both my husband and I work and thought that cloth diapering wouldn’t be possible. Then after talking to some friends found out how easy BumGenius was to us and how much they loved it!! I just put in my first order for them and can’t wait to start!!

  • naomi said...
    December 22, 2010 at 10:15 am

    Bumgenius ia all we use. Love them.

  • Go Long! Go Green! said...
    December 22, 2010 at 6:46 am

    Happy Birthday BG!!! 2 years ago I received 4 BG 3.0’s OS for my baby shower!! It was my favorite gift of all of them! I slowly slowly built up my stash until finally I could get rid of all my prefolds and use my BG 100% of the time! We have not turned back! My stash of 25 diapers include 23 BG and that makes me so happy!

    Thank you for helping us to save the environment and save my baby’s little bum from toxic chemicals!!! Thanks for making her bum look absolutely adorable!

    Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!
    Allyson

  • Melissa said...
    December 22, 2010 at 1:53 am

    Bum genius is the reason I cloth diaper. It is fast, doesn’t leak and
    I love the fit. Happy birthday!

  • uwmomma said...
    December 22, 2010 at 1:17 am

    Happy 5th birthday bumgenious!!! I’ve been cloth diapering for about 9 months now, and I owe it all to cotton babies! I was a huge skeptic, and said that I would never ever use cloth diapers. Well, I got curious, and ordered some flips. I was floored by how easy they were to use and wash, and how cute and economical they were! I’ve splurged and invested in various bumgenious diapers……I definitely call it a splurge, because while they are still an economical choice, they are just so easy to use and so well made that I feel as if I’m putting my babie’s bum in something luxurious 🙂 thank you bumgenious and cotton babies!!

  • vkc922 said...
    December 22, 2010 at 1:00 am

    HaPpY bIrThDaY! may you be blessed for another 50 years! my favorite diapers are the BG 4.0 (love the snaps) and the Flips!!
    vkc922 [at] cox [dot] net

  • stampedwithgrace said...
    December 22, 2010 at 12:56 am

    I never even tried cloth until baby #8 and I LOVE it!! I wish I would of tried earlier, but maybe I was waiting til you perfected your diapers 🙂 I might of given up if it wasn’t so easy and convienant to use. I think I’ve got my whole family converted now!
    http://stampedwithgrace.blogspot.com/2010/09/our-cotton-babies-baby.html

  • Van said...
    December 22, 2010 at 12:51 am

    My wife has saved our family so much money using your diapers. Cotton Babies are by far her favorite!
    vcoday at cox dot net

  • Jaime Wainwright said...
    December 22, 2010 at 12:42 am

    I am expecting my second child and have decided to start cloth diapering. I wanted to do it with my first but was too scared. I have searched and searched and Bum Genius seems to be the top choice brand that I keep coming back to. I have never even seen a cloth diaper in my life, nor do I know anyone who does it… but I am excited, nervous, and happy to choose them over disposables.

  • Sara said...
    December 22, 2010 at 12:41 am

    I consider bumGenius as my “entry drug”! A friend showed me theirs when my daughter was only 4 months old, and I loved them! So simple! I bought them six at a time until I had 12, and I diapered my 5 month old and my 2 year old with them at the same time, and washed daily.

    Now that I’m on my 3rd baby, I’ve branched out a bit, but bumGenius diapers, Flip, and Econobum are still major parts of our stash, and Cottonbabies will always be a part of my cloth diapering journey!

  • Mrs. Haid said...
    December 22, 2010 at 12:20 am

    Happy Birthday!

    This company has changed my life by being one of the first on my bookmarked websites! Seriously!

    I think it has also furthered my role as an educator. I am a science and health teacher by trade, and so I do like giving people advice or sharing facts with them. I hate our American disposable norm and I feel like with your products, I am able to give good advice for what to use, as well as to practice what I preach in terms of using less and doing more with our money.

    Speaking of money… I had the benefit of being a stay at home mom for the first year of my son’s life and a part time working mom for the next few months. I think our spending habits had a lot to do with this. I think your company encourages breast feeding and cloth diapering, the two resources that were able to free up a lot of money and let us live on less, but get more out of life.

    As a fellow Missourian, I feel excited when I tell people that your business is in St. Louis! I also think its amazing how young your company is. It makes me feel challenged to follow my ideas because you have set such a great example.

  • erinb80 said...
    December 22, 2010 at 12:14 am

    When I started cloth diapering last May, Cotton Babies was the first source of information that really made CDing seem accessible for me. I was interested in pocket diapers but hesitant to buy the BG 3.0 that was out at the time because I knew I didn’t want an aplix diaper. So when the 4.0s came out with snaps I was so excited! I love my 4.0 and really want to get more. They are my favorite nighttime diaper, the wide pocket is so easy to stuff with my Cotton Babies prefolds and keep my toddler’s jammies dry until morning. Thank you for all your hard work and Congratulations on your success. Happy Birthday!

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:48 pm

    I love Bum Genius, because my son loves them. He doesn’t even get upset when his diaper is wet (unlike the disposable diapers). They are so easy to use that even my husband prefers to use them over disposables. They look adorable, and we are saving so much money.

  • Mallery said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:47 pm

    I love my BG 3.0s. Cloth diapering is one of hte things that has allowed me to save the money necessary to quit my job and stay home with my son. It also seems to help keep his sensitive skin happier than disposables do. I show my diapers off to people all the time, and they’re always shocked at how far CDing has come!

  • Abernathy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:43 pm

    Cloth diapering/BG have had such a positive impact on my family’s budget! We received most of our Elemental diapers as gifts, and it has just been the biggest blessing to not have to buy diapers with our baby! We love how functional they are, how great they really work, and how totally cute they are.

  • froggie08 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:43 pm

    I’m new to the whole cloth diapering world, but I do look forward to helping the environment.

  • Heather Aguilar said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:34 pm

    Happy Birthday!

    I started using cloth diapers on our third child when she was six months old. We are now expecting our fourth child and are very excited to cloth diaper a newborn(yeah no rinsing poo). Bum Genius is our favorite brand of cloth diapers and because we started cloth diapering we now are much more conscious of how all of our decisions affect the world our children will grow up in!

    Thank You Bum Genius!

  • Michelle said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:24 pm

    BumGenius is the first diaper we tired, and even though we’ve branched out, BumGeinus still makes up 80% of our diapers. I’m excited to know that I’m filling the world with less waste, and putting only the best on my baby’s bum. I can’t thank you enough for making it so simple to use cloth diapers.

  • Jennifer said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:24 pm

    Flip diapers were the first cloth diapers I purchased, they were a great introduction to cloth diapering. Since then I have used pre-folds and econobum covers, and Bumgenius which I also LOVE. Bumgenius truly makes cloth diapering so easy. Love to hear about all the great things Cotton Babies is doing it, I love buying products from a company that contributes to it’s community! Happy Birthday!!

  • Kellie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:23 pm

    I ordered some fleece pocket diapers before my baby was born, and bought two Bum Genius’ to try as well. After he got here, we quickly started grabbing the BG over fleece. They are so compact for cloth dipes, and easy to clean. I have been slowly adding them to my stash when I can. We love them!

  • Rebecca said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:12 pm

    I have been cloth diapering for a little over a year now and have been using our BG’s the entire time! I decided to go with your diapers when I was pregnant – I was fortunate to have had a store in the area that carried several kinds of diapers and even though I hadn’t ever changed a cloth diaper before, I could tell that the Bum Genius brand diapers were, hands down, the best ones! I was dumb and wasted my money and bought one of each, just in case… out of the five brands I bought, I only bought more of the BGs and have since expanded my fluff collection to include Flips and econobums!

    Using these diapers has been such a positive thing to everyone in my little family! Between using the diapers, breast feeding and making my own baby food through the past year, I have NEVER had to stop in the baby aisle in the grocery store and I LOVE that! We save so much money, which has allowed us live more comfortably, we’re actually able to put a little away each month, when that definitely wouldn’t be possible if we were spending several hundred on diapers each month!

    I also love the friendships that I’ve made! I had joined a ‘mommy and me’ group at the hospital that I gave birth to my child at – when other moms had seen how easy it was to use your diapers, they made the switch too! I have several friends who actually saved SO much money that they were able to stay home with their children instead of going back to work!

  • girlforgotten81 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:07 pm

    We recently started using cloth diapers. With an 11 month old, and another due in 3 weeks, it was a no-brainer decision for our family. I only have one BG diaper, unfortunately. But it is my absolute favorite, and my go-to-diaper for my daughter at bedtime. I would love to win, and help build up my stash. We have been really struggling to get enough dipes for both babies. Thanks for the chance!

    girlforgotten81@aol.com

  • Ginger said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:51 pm

    BG has always been my “leave the house” diapers. They are easy to use and work for us.

    ginger c at gmail dot com

  • Valérie Dionne said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:40 pm

    Happy Birthday! I love my Bumgenius. I hope to use them a long time.

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:31 pm

    I started with cloth diapers when my second child was 9 months old and with a different brand. about 3 hours after giving birth to my 3rd child I ordered 19 bumgenius 3.0 one size. I had never used them with a newborn so I was nervous. My third child is now 3 months old and we have never had a single blow out until this past weekend, because we went out of town I decided to use diposables while we were gone and almost every single b.m. was a leaky mess. I couldn’t wait to get back home to my leak free Bum Genius. I will never use disposable again. On a side not my husband is more than willing to change diapers this time around because of their ease of use. He would change diapers when I was using the other brand of cloth. Thanks Bum Genius just in case i win my email is Angeil1@yahoo.com

  • Ashley said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:18 pm

    Happy Birthday! I suspect I’m a bit late to this particular party, lol, but all the same.

    Honestly, I suspect the BGs are the difference between my husband enjoying cloth diapering and just tolerating it. They’re absolutely the diaper that I stock in the diaper bag; they’re both easy to use, and great to show off if someone asks. 😀

  • Bethany N. said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:15 pm

    I bought my first BumGenius before my first son was even born! I now have mostly 2.0s and 3.0, but would LOVE some new ones. Many of my diapers are one their last legs, as they have been used for 2 or more children. I love the money saving benefits of cloth!

  • Analee said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:15 pm

    I cloth-diapered a li’l girl who pooped approx. 5 times a day. I thought this was normal till I spoke to other moms. I won some crazy lottery. I believe that had I not cloth diped her, her occasional bouts of diaper rash would have been more extreme than they were. I again will be cloth diapering my soon-to-be-born babe and hope that s/he does not take after big sis in this way.

  • Zach & Jennifer said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:11 pm

    We started out with prefolds and covers with our 1st child 3 years ago. After investigating we found BumGenius! We ordered some, and now 3 years and 3 kids later…We still have a couple of the FIRST ones we ever owned, in use on our 3rd baby! They are on there last leg, BUT, I am impressed that they have been worn and washed NON-STOP for 3 straight years!!! We love your product!

  • Winnie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:07 pm

    Happy birthday BumGenius! Your line of amazing products have been tried and true in our family – from BG 3.0, BG 4.0, econobums, flips, hemp babies, insert socks – they’re all great and so interchangeable too! Looking forward to using them all on baby #2, doing wonders to help our baby budget and the environment too 🙂
    – Winnie

  • Kelly said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:24 pm

    Cloth diapering has saved us so much money and really helps us to keep our children rash free. Thank you for making such a fantastic product :)-kellyrichir@yahoo.com

  • Kelly Aldrich said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:14 pm

    We just recently started cloth diapering our 5 month old and 2 year old. I did alot of research and started with the Flip diapers and then got a Bumgenius 3.0 and now I am loving the pocket diapers and keep buying more and more 3.0s and my little one just received his first 4.0 for Christmas 🙂 I know in the long run it is going to save us a lot of money and is so much better for our children and the environment. I have tried a lot of different brands and I am so glad you came up with the Bumgenius because it is truly wonderful!!
    Thank you, Kelly
    kellyaldrich7@yahoo.com

  • Brooke said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:10 pm

    I can’t tell you how Bum Genius has affected my life, because I haven’t started using cloth yet. I did just place my first order for Econobum and anticipate trying different brands and styles of diapers as our budget allows. Winning these diapers would get us off to a great start in trying other diapers! 🙂 And Happy Birthday to Bum Genius.

  • Lisa said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:06 pm

    Happy Birthday bumGenius! I don’t think I would have ever cloth diapered without your product. I started with just three of your diapers to give it a try. I realized that I liked them and bought a whole stash! My son will be two in February and I have been cloth diapering him since he was about 2 months old. I am currently pregnant with our second child and I can’t wait to cloth diaper a newborn. My bumGenius are by far my favorite diaper. Thank you for your product, we love them.

  • Sandy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:02 pm

    We love all the cotton babies diapers. I tried bumgenius pockets after having fit problems with medium old style fuzzi buns. Then we switched completely to 3.0 pockets for a long time. Last year, I got into the bumgenius AIO’s with my second born, and in the spring got into the flip diapers. We are still loving the flip system, but lately my son is wearing elementals more and more. We also like the new fit of the 4.0 pockets. It’s great to have so many options with snaps now. I feel so strongly about cloth diapering, I started working in a store that sells diapers.

  • dawn827 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:59 pm

    Happy Birthday BumGenius! First diapers i ever bought when I started cloth diapering my son. Still my favorite diaper! Can’t believe how far BumGenius has come in just 5 years!!!!

  • Nicole said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:57 pm

    We used Bum Genius when our daughter was born and love it! They were so easy to use (and clean) that even the grandparents got on board. We’ve had such a positive cloth diapering experience because of them that I can’t help but talk my friends into trying them as well! Thank you so much for making one of my dreams (to cloth diaper) so easy. 🙂

  • HaleyP said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:52 pm

    My husband and I are foster parents to little ones. BG has helped us soo much! In total we have had 6 babies come through our home and two birth children. You have saved us a ton of money. I can use the same set of diapers for any size baby or toddler we receive! Right now we are diapering with 4.0’s on a 2 year old, 1 year old and 2.5 month old. Thanks BG!

  • Lolo said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:51 pm

    Happy Birthday! We wanted to try cloth diapers from the start with my son but didn’t have any luck with the first type of cloth we tried. Luckily our neighbor told us about your BumGenius diapers and we have been using our 4.0s ever since (we have also added Fips and Econobums to our stash). Thanks for a great product!

  • Julie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:47 pm

    Happy BG Birthday!! lol

    I have just recently started CDing my seven month old son and I LOVE IT. I have 14 BG pockets, 2 fuzzibunz, and 2 rumparooz! The Bum genius pocket diapers are my favorite by far!

  • Tammy Washburn, CDS said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:43 pm

    Happy Birthday Cotton Babies! We started cloth diapering our 26 month old when she was 2 months old. From birth to the time we switched to cd she had terrible diaper rashes. We tried everything, switching brands, every cream imaginable inlcuding presciption but nothing worked. We had planned on using bum genius 3.0s and had been building up a stash but being 1st time parents weren’t sure how overwhelmng everything would be and were wating untill we had a footing so to speak before we switched to cloth. Little did we know how easy it would be! When we finally made the switch our daughter’s untreatable rash cleared up within 24 hours! We love cloth diapering and spreading the word about how economical, eco-friendly, and easy it is with cotton babies! Now our two year old demands “soft diaper” and we have a 5 month old who has been a cotton baby since birth!

  • Rikki said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:38 pm

    Flips were the first system I purchased when I decided to use cloth. My daughter was already 20 months, and I was worried about “getting my money’s worth” out of cloth. But after reading about the cottonbabies products, and seeing affordable options for our family, I decided to give it a try! So glad I did!

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:29 pm

    Well, since my first child isn’t due for another 3 weeks, I don’t yet have any stories to share about using BGs. That will change, however! I am very excited about being able to use this product to save both the environment (I feel sad when I see babies diapered in plastic disposables) and money for my household.

    When I initially started my cloth diaper research, the only cloth diapers I knew were the thick white rectangles that needed to be pinned. I was so happy to find that someone has taken the disposable diaper idea and made it so much better. I can’t wait to change my baby’s first cloth diaper!

    –Angela at zephyrsfolly@hotmail.com

  • Rebecca said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:29 pm

    I LOVE my bumgenius diapers. I used them on my 3 year old, and I currently us them on my 16 month old, and I will also use them on my new baby due this summer! They have saved me ridiculous amounts of money and have saved my kids a lot of pain from rashes! Everything i put sposies on their little bums they would get rashes so we stick with our BG’s. They are SUCH a good value for the money and last forever. Thanks for such an awesome product and happy birthday!
    Isaiahsmom27 at yahoo dot com

  • Sarah A.T.J. said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:27 pm

    We love the ease of Bum Genius:) Plus, people are just amazed by them all the time! I love being able to share cloth diaper love with anyone watching me change my baby boy!!

  • Angela Henry said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:17 pm

    3 years ago when my daughter Grace was born I thought I had heard a lot about cloth diapers but still had in my mind the old pins and prefolds. The day I found out I was pregnant I googled cloth diapers, came across bum genius and ordered just 1 to see what it was like. I was amazed. There was a lady in our town here in Alaska who had an online diaper shop so I went to her house and she showed me all the new diaper technology. I was amazed. That day I bought $300 worth of diapers. It took a while to get in the groove because I wasn’t educated on how to use, wash etc them so we had lots of failures but I’m proud to say we are on baby #3 now and fully cloth diapering 2. I’m thrilled that bum genius came to be and someone had it in them to invent something so amazing!!

  • sarah rheaume said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:12 pm

    Opps sorry for the multiple posts above. I kept getting an error and i didn’t think my comment posted.

  • sarah rheaume said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:04 pm

    I used disposable diapers on my daughter for almost 11 months. Cloth diapering never crossed my mind. It was never an option to me since I had visions of diaper cloths, pins and plastic pants…yuck.

    One day I went over my friend’s house who happened to be cloth diapering her son just a few months older than my daughter. She showed me a BumGenius and my response was “It has snaps!?!” this is not at all what I had envisioned. She explained how simple it was to do. I was very intrigued by this diaper.

    Later that month I was invited to another friend’s home to a cloth diapering party. As I was walking out the door my husband yelled to me “you’re not buying anything”. Right…we have all heard that line before. At the party I was blown away and overwhelmed with all the choices there were. But in my mind I was committed to cloth diapering, where my husband was aware or not. Like a good wife I called him and negotiated with him. The deal was I could spend $100 dollars but he was not going to change a single one. I agreed.

    So now it came down to deciding which diaper to get. I was still overwhelmed my all the choices and not really sure what I was getting my self into. In the end the BumGenius 4.0 met all the requirements I was looking for. It was a one size diaper so I didn’t have to worry about my daughter out growing them and I could use it for our next child. I liked the look, the closure style, the snaps and it didn’t seem as bulky as some of the other diapers. Last but not least it was affordable I could buy 5 and get my 6th free and still be under budget.

    I was so excited to get my diapers from the party. I was hooked immediately. The BumGenius 4.0 met all my expectations and more. I couldn’t believe how dry my daughter’s bottom stayed. For the first week or two I couldn’t figure out if she had peed or not since the diaper worked so well. I felt stupid, here I was with a almost one year old and I couldn’t tell if she needed a diaper change. HAHAHA! Thank you BUMGENIUS FOR MAKING SUCH A GREAT DIAPER!

    sarah@2ghz.net

  • Eliza said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:01 pm

    YAY for birthdays!
    We started CDing with Bum Genius diapers this spring, when our baby turned 8 weeks. I don’t have other diapers to compare it to, but I feel glad that I am putting something near my baby’s bum that isn’t full of chemicals, and that our diapering is hurting the environment less than using disposables would. After 8 months of using Bum Genius, I am thrilled at how well our diapers work, and how well they wear. Thank you for a terrific product!

  • Cecily said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:01 pm

    I started potty training my then 2-year-old in February. He had decided that he didn’t want to wear prefold diapers anymore, and that was all we had. For six months, we tried. and then went back to diapers. As I struggled through the battle to get him into a diaper, I decided to buy one or two pocket diapers to see if they would inspire him. Because a friend had recommended them, we bought Bum Genius. The battle was over. My son loves picking between “Leakless” and “Chick Hicks.” My husband smiles. When I was asked about cloth diapering this Thanksgiving, he chimed in: “The snap Bum Genius are the only way to go!”

    Thanks for saving my sanity, and happy birthday.

  • sarah Rheaume said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:00 pm

    When I was pregnant with my dtr the subject came up many times weather to cloth diaper or use disposables. My response was alway a loud roar of laughter and a quick answer of “disposables”. My vision of cloth diapering was boring white diaper cloth, pins and plastic pants…def not for me. So the first 11 months of my daughters life I used disposables. I hated all the trash, it seemed like I was always at the store buying diapers and the nursery stunk. But what choice did I have?

    On day I went over my friend’s house who happened to be cloth diapering her son just a few months older than my daughter. She showed me a BumGenius and my response was “It has snaps!?!” this is not at all what I had envisioned. She explained how simple it was to do. I was very intrigued by this diaper.

    Later that month I was invited to another friend’s home to a cloth diapering party. As I was walking out the door my husband yelled to me “you’re not buying anything”. Right…we have all heard that line before. At the party I was blown away and overwhelmed with all the choices there were. But in my mind I was committed to cloth diapering, where my husband was aware or not. Like a good wife I called him and negotiated with him. The deal was I could spend $100 dollars but he was not going to change a single one. I agreed.

    So now it came down to deciding which diaper to get. I was still overwhelmed my all the choices and not really sure what I was getting my self into. In the end the BumGenius 4.0 met all the requirements I was looking for. It was a one size diaper so I didn’t have to worry about my daughter out growing them and I could use it for our next child. I liked the look, the closure style, the snaps and it didn’t seem as bulky as some of the other diapers. Last but not least it was affordable I could buy 5 and get my 6th free and still be under budget.

    I was so excited to get my diapers from the party. I was hooked immediately. The BumGenius 4.0 met all my expectations and more. I couldn’t believe how dry my daughter’s bottom stayed. For the first week or two I couldn’t figure out if she had peed or not since the diaper worked so well. I felt stupid, here I was with a almost one year old and I couldn’t tell if she needed a diaper change. HAHAHA! Thank you for making such a wonderful diaper.

  • Mama Bird said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:00 pm

    Using Bum Genius at night on her wakeful 3 month old baby boy means my exhausted daughter gets more sleep at night! Now her sister wants to try them on her 7 month old baby girl. They both LOVE the flip covers! Hmmm, doesn’t it sound like grandma needs to do some more Cotton Baby shopping? 🙂

  • Sarah Rheaume said...
    December 21, 2010 at 7:59 pm

    When I was pregnant with my dtr the subject came up many times weather to cloth diaper or use disposables. My response was alway a loud roar of laughter and a quick answer of “disposables”. My vision of cloth diapering was boring white diaper cloth, pins and plastic pants…def not for me. So the first 11 months of my daughters life I used disposables. I hated all the trash, it seemed like I was always at the store buying diapers and the nursery stunk. But what choice did I have?

    On day I went over my friend’s house who happened to be cloth diapering her son just a few months older than my daughter. She showed me a BumGenius and my response was “It has snaps!?!” this is not at all what I had envisioned. She explained how simple it was to do. I was very intrigued by this diaper.

    Later that month I was invited to another friend’s home to a cloth diapering party. As I was walking out the door my husband yelled to me “you’re not buying anything”. Right…we have all heard that line before. At the party I was blown away and overwhelmed with all the choices there were. But in my mind I was committed to cloth diapering, where my husband was aware or not. Like a good wife I called him and negotiated with him. The deal was I could spend $100 dollars but he was not going to change a single one. I agreed.

    So now it came down to deciding which diaper to get. I was still overwhelmed my all the choices and not really sure what I was getting my self into. In the end the BumGenius 4.0 met all the requirements I was looking for. It was a one size diaper so I didn’t have to worry about my daughter out growing them and I could use it for our next child. I liked the look, the closure style, the snaps and it didn’t seem as bulky as some of the other diapers. Last but not least it was affordable I could buy 5 and get my 6th free and still be under budget.

    I was so excited to get my diapers from the party. I was hooked immediately. The BumGenius 4.0 met all my expectations and more. I couldn’t believe how dry my daughter’s bottom stayed. For the first week or two I couldn’t figure out if she had peed or not since the diaper worked so well. I felt stupid, here I was with a almost one year old and I couldn’t tell if she needed a diaper change. HAHAHA!

    I have been cloth diapering now for only a month and a half and I love it. I am never going back to disposables again. I love doing something positive for the environment and my daughter at the same time and her bottom looks so darn cute. I just wish it were summer time so she doesn’t need to wear pants.

    Thank You BumGenius for making a great diaper. Happy 5 years!!!

  • Our Family said...
    December 21, 2010 at 7:59 pm

    We are really new to the cloth diaper thing but we love your brand a lot so easy! The AIOs are my fav! happy Birthday!!!

  • Megan said...
    December 21, 2010 at 7:58 pm

    Friends of ours registered for 3.0s back in 2008, and I remembered thinking, “Cloth diapers? Are they nuts??” But when I was pregnant and facing medical bills, daycare costs and a general increase in expense, I realized that cloth diapers might just be a small part of the solution. We had those friends over for dinner and they kindly answered all our questions: How do the diapers work, Is poop gross, How often do you wash diapers, Do you have blowouts…. The list went on.

    When the D-Day arrived, I couldn’t wait to get home and use the diapers. The diapers are awesome — and cost effective. Our home daycare person has no problem with cloth once we showed her how it works. (In fact, there’s a new baby she watches whose parents use the 4.0’s — and they were so glad to hear that our kid uses CD too!)

    Now, there seems to be a CD revolution within my circle of friends. One of my BFFs has a two month old and is using a mix of 3.0 and 4.0. A mutual pregnant friend of ours just registered for 4.0s at a local boutique. Other friends are talking about CD when they have children.

    Word of mouth for BumGenius has worked wonders in my social circle. Everyone loves BG for their ease, cost savings and general awesomeness. So just wait Jenn — You ain’t seen nothin’ yet!!!!

  • Chase said...
    December 21, 2010 at 7:57 pm

    I was lucky to receive BG diapers as a baby shower gift. My daughter ended up being born almost 2 months early and was in the hospital for 3 weeks. We were fortunate that the hospital let us “live there” at no charge while our baby was there. While in the hospital we had several life changing moments (besides the shock of just having our baby early since I had no pregnancy complications). Losing jobs, gaining jobs, selling a house, finding a temporary home, moving out of state and extended maternity leave that included a big pay cut–these were a few of the things we were dealing with at the time. Anyway, after paying hospital bills and draining our savings we had to save in any way possible. I was so thankful to have the bum genius diapers! My main reason for cloth diapering was to reduce my carbon footprint, but I’m so glad it has saved us money! Thanks bum genius! 🙂

  • Emily Mathews said...
    December 21, 2010 at 7:46 pm

    Happy Birthday, BG!

    BG has made it possible for us to continue CDing after I went back to work.

    My daycare provider is awesome and has been so generous to tolerate CDS and has actually told me that if she’d known it was “so easy” she would have CD’d her kids.

    Live and learn…and inspire others!

  • Sonia said...
    December 21, 2010 at 7:37 pm

    We love our bumGenius diaps! It’s what started us in the world of cloth diapering. I don’t think I could made the change or convince my husband to use cloth if the system wasn’t so easy.With #2 on its way, I’m looking forward to bringing out the diapers again and saving some $$ Thanks for such a great product & happy birthday! 🙂

  • Susie Vance said...
    December 21, 2010 at 7:37 pm

    I am a grandma(of one)and day care provider (20 children in the day care)..when my own children were little I used the “old cloth diapers–pins and plastic pants)…more for the cost than saving our planet. Now before my grandson was born (now 6 months old)–I started researching how cloth diapers have improved with time–not only are they saving money but saving our earth. I talked with several people about bumGenius—and ordered his 1st pack–using them only at the day care—it was only a couple of weeks before my daughter and her husband were sold on the idea—-and now they use them all the time—and also 2 other babies in the day care have switched over—so Happy Birthday–and keep the new ideas coming!!!!

  • Jamie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 7:33 pm

    Happy birthday BG! I’m on vacation and unable to bring my BGs 🙁 I thought my daughter was just being a stinker by continuously removing her own diaper (disposable), come to find out she just won’t wear anything else but cloth! I can’t say I blame her, I guess once you go cloth you can never go back!

  • Laurie M. said...
    December 21, 2010 at 7:31 pm

    BumGenius makes it possible to cloth diaper my baby full time as they are the ones my husband likes to use on my daughter, and they are the diapers that the day care agreed to use. We are thrilled with them!

  • Missy!! said...
    December 21, 2010 at 7:23 pm

    My little one will be a month on Christmas and we’ve been in Bum Genius diapers for a whole week now! His little red bottom is perfectly pink (instead of the nicely chaffed red from disposables) and I am finding it to be quite simple to diaper him in cloth. I love using these diapers for the simple fact that I am helping to give my baby a better bottom and a cleaner planet. THANK YOU!!!
    Sincerely,
    Missy from Illinois

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 7:20 pm

    I LOVE my bumGenius diapers. With DS1, I cloth diapered part time but always had him in disposables for night time. He did not like the feel of wet and would not sleep well in cloth. When DS2 was born, an aquaintance told me about bumGenius–she was out to convert as many people as she could! I ended up buying two used 3.0 diapers from her and loved them. I now have 10 bumGenius (mostly 4.0), six Flip covers and 8 Flip stay-dry (and just received 4 more). Because of the bumGenius and Flip stay-dry feature, DS2 is in cloth diapers full-time except for trips and the occasional diaper rash. I really like the one-size aspect to keeping my diaper stash stream-lined, too.

    Melanie Nygaard
    my_rabbit_barn at yahoo dot com

  • Jenn said...
    December 21, 2010 at 7:18 pm

    Happy 5th Birthday!! Thank you so much for dedicating your lives to providing the best quality cloth diapers for babies! We love our bumGenius and Flip diapers. bumGenius diapers are our go-to diapers..they are the best quality, clean so well, and fit comfortably on our little man. In fact, these are the diapers I always try to send to daycare because of their ease of use!! Flip covers and inserts are awesome too…we love them. I have been dying to try an Artist Series diaper and get a few of the brights for my baby on the way…a little girl this time!! 🙂 Thank you again for your amazing products!
    jennifer_atchison at hotmail dot com

  • Colleen said...
    December 21, 2010 at 7:05 pm

    i started CD’ing with almost all BG’s and couldnt have been happier. i love how the cotton babies stores have used diapers, which helped me get my stash for sure!

  • Tiffany said...
    December 21, 2010 at 7:05 pm

    Bg has helped convince my husband to give cds a chance. He sees how easy they are to use and plays with the velcro:) It definitely has helped show him we can do it easily with our kids!

  • Lisa said...
    December 21, 2010 at 6:58 pm

    BumGenius is by far our favorite cloth diaper. We started cloth diapering about 9 months ago, using a diaper trial, and the BG 3.0 pocket diaper was the very first cloth diaper to go on my baby’s bottom. I was instantly in love. So soft! So adorable! So leakproof!

    Happy birthday, and a huge THANK YOU for saving my baby’s bottom from those icky disposable diapers. 🙂

    lisadawnchase at gmail dot com

  • Jenny said...
    December 21, 2010 at 6:54 pm

    We started using Bumgenius when my cousin introduced us to the whole world of cloth diapers! We use prefolds and econobum covers during the day and night time we use our small stash of BG diapers. I wouldn’t change and go back to disposables even if they were free! Living on one small budget that my husband makes is a lot easier with our cloth diapers! Thanks for all you’ve accomplished because we love our diapers!!

  • harshal said...
    December 21, 2010 at 6:47 pm

    Happy B’day BumGenius! We (my darling 8 month old son and I) have been extremely lucky to have you in our lives. You have been the best decision I have made as a mom. I am saving each one of you for my future babies too 🙂 Happy B’day once again and wish you many many more..

  • Melissa said...
    December 21, 2010 at 6:44 pm

    Congratulations on 5 years!! May you continue to do wonderful things for our world, our family budgets and our children’s bottoms! Thank you!!

    BumGenius is what opened my eyes to the world of cloth. I always thought cloth diapering was the old traditional pins and buckets of bleach. Silly me! Once I discovered BumGenius I became addicted. I was able to cloth diaper my son with BG 3.0’s and I’m now using FLIPS on my daughter (along with my 3.0’s.) 🙂 I love BumGenius and get excited telling everyone about it!
    Thanks for all you do!

  • Jennifer Mathis said...
    December 21, 2010 at 6:42 pm

    I knew when my husband and I started talking about family I wanted to cloth diaper. Once we found out we were pregnant I started my research. Months and months of research!! Once all was said and done, we were at our local retailer (The Little Seedling) buying our stash of BumGenius 3.0’s. Everyone doubted us, even had a friend look to see how much I could resell them for “when it didn’t work out”. 16 months later I am a huge BG fan, and avid spokesperson. BumGenius has been a reason for me to be able to stay at home with my little girl Tegan. The cost of not having to purchase disposable diapers has been amazing for our budget! My husband and I always talk about how cloth diapering has been one of the greatest parenting decisions we have made!! Thank you for being such an awesome company! You guys rock!

  • Beth and Dave said...
    December 21, 2010 at 6:41 pm

    We love our BG diapers. We use a mix of Flip, 3.0s, and Elemental. They make cloth diapering so easy and so affordable. Using cloth is one of the reasons that I am able to stay home with our precious new daughter and hopefully more babies to come. I love every minutes of it!! 🙂

  • Joanna said...
    December 21, 2010 at 6:39 pm

    Having friends who cloth diapered old school (gerber prefolds, plastic pants, and soaking pails), I swore I would never cloth diaper. Then my little bundle of joy entered the world…eczema and all.
    I started reading about the “new” cloth diapers, and how well BG 3.0’s were! After a terrible chemical burn from a sposie that will remain nameless, hubby supported my somewhat crazy idea (or so he thought at the time) and ordered a dozen 3.0’s. My plan was to use these only at home, but to my surprise (and my hubby’s) they were too easy to not use. My then 18 month old also had an opinion…if I so much as went near the sposie basket she’d ask for a “soft one” instead. After thinking through how rough those sposies were, she won. Her skin, and hubby’s wallet couldn’t have been happier. Now my little miss is 4 and long been potty trained, but still has issues at night. Thankfully your 4.0’s with snaps work like a charm as a night time pull up, and I get to still purchase fluff!!!
    So, at one time hubby and I thought cloth diapering was a crazy idea. Now, we think we were crazy for taking 18 months to come around to it!!! Even my hubby has convinced unsure dad’s to be. Thank you BumGenius for helping us make a VERY good decision!!!!

  • Meadow said...
    December 21, 2010 at 6:38 pm

    Where do you begin when you are in love with CD’ing your precious baby & you only own BG’s!?I love the comfort they provide my LO on his sensitive skin,the cost savings&we aren’t contributing to the landfills!Happy Birthday Bumgenuis&thank-you Jen!!Merry Christmas!

  • Sarah R. said...
    December 21, 2010 at 6:36 pm

    Thank you for making such a wonderful diaper. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

    sarah (at) 2ghz (dot) net

  • Cait said...
    December 21, 2010 at 6:33 pm

    After finding out we were expecting not one baby, but two, we realized I would not be returning to work. We’ve had to work hard at adjusting our budget to allow for this. BumGenius has helped make this all possible for us. We save lots of money cloth diapering our 4 month old twins and I am loving every minute of being home with them. Since many of our cloth diapers were shower gifts, we’ve saved even more. (I am so excited the brights are back by the way!)

  • jackie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 6:32 pm

    When I found out I was pregnant, the thing I wanted most was to stay home with my child. We decided to use cloth diapers and wipes to help relieve some of the baby expense, so I could stay home. Little did we know how much we would love them, too. Thanks Bumgenius!

  • The Lungos said...
    December 21, 2010 at 6:31 pm

    We love bumGenius in our house! When baby boy developed a SEVERE diaper rash @ 2 weeks old and nothing would clear it up, we decided to give cloth a try and purchased a few flip covers and stay dry inserts to use “just until he was better”. Here we are, exactly one year later still using those flip diapers and have been rash free since!
    We were instantly hooked and I have become addicted to BG! We have expanded our stash to include BG AIO, BG 3.0 and would love to add the 4.0!

  • Lorna said...
    December 21, 2010 at 6:26 pm

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

    We started cloth diapering our youngest when he was 3 months old… I was in the hospital for 2 weeks during mid-pregnancy and I researched online for a better way then disposables.. with all that was going on I didn’t mention it to my husband till our new son was born and I was fed up with rash after rash on his little bum.. I was also fed up with all the blow outs and piles of laundry… I told my husband there has got to be a better way and I then decided to do a bit more research on cloth.. I told him that I was going to order some but there was a lot of different styles and brands to choose from… He sat down with me and we looked at several different brands and styles we decided to try 2 different brands and styles.. I immediately fell in love with the 3 BumGenius 3.0’s we orders and I sold the other brand as they were not for us.. We ordered more 3.0’s and a few other pockets.. We defiantly Love our BG’s..

  • Katie Morgan said...
    December 21, 2010 at 6:19 pm

    Happy 5 years!! I first heard about cloth diapering through a friend of mine. I thought she was nuts!! Then I had my own son and experienced the awful smelly chemicals of disposables! I then did a little research and asking around about cloth diapering. It didn’t take long to realize that it was the best decision for our family! It saves us tons if money, not to mention the impact environmentally! I feel proud every time I change his diaper that he looks cute in his bg’s and that we are doing the best possible for his little tush! Thank you fir making such a user friendly, comfy, cute, affordable, long lasting product! E are a cloth diaper family and proud of it!!!

  • Melissa Duckett said...
    December 21, 2010 at 6:16 pm

    …and just to say it… we went to our new daycare today and I was so nervous to explain CD’s to them… they said it’d be fine, but we were worried because they’re not that popular around here. I planned on taking only BGs there because they’re by far the easiest we have. The daycare lady was an old pro! She was so happy to see we had BGs! Man… a day care in a small town, who’d have guessed they’d be all over this! I’m so happy right now I could sing! This is my first baby, and this’ll be my first time leaving her anywhere without me, at least I know they love our diapers! Thank you BG for making such a friendly product!

  • stephanie dickerson said...
    December 21, 2010 at 6:16 pm

    we Love our BG diapers!

  • Melissa said...
    December 21, 2010 at 6:12 pm

    Right around when the 4.0s came out, we decided to switch our daughter to cloth diapers. We tried a bunch of them, but bum Genius were the only ones that actually fit our skinny, long girl without being overly bulkier. We loved them right away. Now, months later, we would never go back! You have helped us save so much money and help the environment. Thank you so much and happy birthday!

  • lulu said...
    December 21, 2010 at 6:09 pm

    We are new to cloth diapering but after looking at the products we decided to a few to try out. Can’t wait to use them. and happy birthday

  • Leta-Kaye said...
    December 21, 2010 at 6:05 pm

    Remembering my mom doing prefolds and plastic pants, I was 100% certain I was not even going to consider doing cloth diapers. And THEN! A post on LLL forums introduced me to bumGenius 2.0, and I was intrigued! The option to return it if we didn’t like it helped me convince my husband, and we bought ONE green bumGenius for our little boy in 2007. Pretty soon we accumulated a whole stash of bumGenius, then added some pink ones for new baby sister, and now we’re CDing our third baby with the same diapers, plus some Econobums! Thank you for the introduction to a whole new world!

  • Jessica Yalung said...
    December 21, 2010 at 6:01 pm

    We have purchased a bunch of BumGenius diapers: elementals, 3.0’s, and the 4.0’s in both hook and loop and snaps! We’re still waiting for the baby to get here (5 days!) but we’re very excited to start trying our cloth diapers. It was an easy decision for us to go with cloth and with all the many BumGenius options it was clear what brand we should be using! Happy 5th Birthday!

  • shalene said...
    December 21, 2010 at 6:00 pm

    We love our BG’s and just got our first elementals. My daughter is almost 4 and we are now using her BGOS 3.0 on our new daughter. I love cottonbabies and really appreciate how this company has helped us save resources for both our finances and the environment not to mention our children’s health!!

  • Susan said...
    December 21, 2010 at 5:57 pm

    Happy B-day BumGenius! If it was for the easy, leak free, adorable nature of BG I would have given up on my wish to cloth diaper

  • Garguile Family said...
    December 21, 2010 at 5:57 pm

    We just love our BG. They fit wonderfully, wash up beautifully and draw comments from all the ‘sposie mommas 🙂

  • Heather said...
    December 21, 2010 at 5:57 pm

    I am just finishing cloth diapering my first baby. When I started, I was so overwhelmed!! I found Bum Genius online, and then in a local kids store. I fell in love with them right away!! So pretty and easy to use!! They were my only go-to diaper for night time, as my DD is a VERY heavy wetter. In fact, we are trying for baby number 2, and can’t wait to use them again. In fact, husband is INSISTING that we only use BG’s from now on!! 🙂

    Happy Birthday Bum Genius!! Keep up the good work! We Love you!

  • The Domestic Princess said...
    December 21, 2010 at 5:55 pm

    Cotton Babies and BumGenius has taught me that cloth diapers don’t have to be old school. There are lots of modern options for Modern Moms. BumGenius Pockets are my favorite by far.

    domesticprncs@gmail.com

  • Darlene P said...
    December 21, 2010 at 5:55 pm

    I’m new to cloth diapering, although I’m on my 3rd child. But I love love love it! I love all of the benefits, and I’m so glad I switched! I’m currently using your infant sized premium indian prefolds with Econobum covers, and it works beautifully! I would love a chance to try some bumGenius’s though!

  • Natalie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 5:53 pm

    We decided to cloth diaper as our disposables that we received from our baby shower starting to dwindle down. We tried bumgenius right away and haven’t needed to try anything else. We love them. Thank you so much for your hard work to help make my family’s life a little easier;)

  • Leather said...
    December 21, 2010 at 5:46 pm

    Happy Birthday! We are just starting our stash out right now. The BG 4.0 looks extremely easy and comfortable for baby. The designs and colors are beautiful! Ribbit is my favorite, as I love bright greens:) But I absolutely love the tiny socialite collection. Brilliant!

  • Amy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 5:45 pm

    Happy Birthday, bumGenius! My husband and I haven’t started using our one size pocket diapers yet, as our first child is not yet born (due March 2011). However, we are excited about being able to live in an environmentally friendly way even under our limited budget. Thank you for designing these diapers!

  • tara said...
    December 21, 2010 at 5:31 pm

    We started diapering our first son when he was three months old. Though we’ve tried every diaper out there, our stash mainly consists of bumGenius because of the fit. They’re definitely my favorite diaper! … and Daddy-friendly to boot.

  • Marlena said...
    December 21, 2010 at 5:28 pm

    I can’t wait to try the 4.0s! I have 6 3.0s right now and I use them everyday and wash them every night. I asked everyone from my family to buy us more cloth diapers for Christmas instead of toys for my 6 month old son, Max. I can’t wait for Christmas with my family and my son, and I can’t wait to add the new diapers to my stash!

  • Tori said...
    December 21, 2010 at 5:24 pm

    We knew we wanted to cloth diaper before our daughter was born. Okay, so I knew that I wanted to do cloth diapering and thankfully my husband is a tightwad so all I had to do to bring him over to my side was show him the math. 🙂 We did a newborn cloth diaper trial and it had fitteds, covers, prefolds, aios, and we had already bought a one size pocket. We thought we were going to try prefolds, but then I was searching for one size covers and discovered ai2 systems. That’s when I found flips. We really like our flip covers; they fit great, never leak, and we put them over prefolds, fitteds, and inserts. Our favorite is the stay dry insert though. It’s amazing that the insert can be totally saturated, but our little girl’s bottom stays dry. We’re hoping to get some more for Christmas! 🙂

  • Alicia Gut said...
    December 21, 2010 at 5:23 pm

    I forgot to post my email: gutdg@cox.net

  • Kelly said...
    December 21, 2010 at 5:23 pm

    Haven’t had the pleasure of using bum genius yet. I am hoping to switch to cloth diapers soon as I am a stay at home Mom and need to save all the money we can. My son also has a sensitive bottom and I’m hoping the cloth diapers help. I’ve heard nothing but good things about BG! Hope to have a stash soon!

  • Kiera said...
    December 21, 2010 at 5:19 pm

    DH and I are pregnant with #4 and SUPER excited to ‘try’ CDs for this one!! We are sick about how much $$$ was wasted on the disposables for the first three babies!! UGH!

    I know this isn’t a story about how BumGenius has changed my life – but it is about how I’d like to give them a chance to in 2011!!!

    Kiera Wells

  • Alicia Gut said...
    December 21, 2010 at 5:18 pm

    Happy Birthday! Our first ever cloth diaper was the Bumgenius3.0 (actually 15 of them!) and it is what convinced us to make the switch from disposables. The diapers make cloth diapering easy and we’ve since cloth diapered 2 babies with another soon to be cloth bum on the way! We now have of course expanded our stash but our favorites still are all Cotton Babies! Thanks!

  • K said...
    December 21, 2010 at 5:16 pm

    BumGenius made it possible for us to CD. My husband was afraid of other dipes (prefolds/covers) and hated the first few kinds of pockets we used. I was at a loss, so ordered a used BG so as not to lose too much $ on another failure at CD. Once we landed on BGs, it was a miracle – we learned that CDs aren’t supposed to leak! And they should fit! And you should be able to rely on them when you go out! We have a whole stash of BGs and love them.

  • Taylor said...
    December 21, 2010 at 5:15 pm

    My wife started using cloth diapers about a year ago. At first I wasn’t on board, but after seeing how easy it was with the Bumgenius and Flip diapers I was completely on board. Now I’m just as enthusiastic about the cloth as she is.

  • Matt Ferreira said...
    December 21, 2010 at 5:14 pm

    Cloth diapering is a piece of cake with Bum Genius!! I was skeptical when my wife wanted to use cloth, but I’m thrilled now!

  • Anna said...
    December 21, 2010 at 5:13 pm

    I wish I had a local supplier so I could buy one at a time! I <3 BG!

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 5:12 pm

    My little girl was so sensitive to disposables so we decided to give cloth a try. The first we picked up just didn’t work. Then I got a BG 1.0 off of Craigslist. My husband looked at me and asked, why haven’t you got these before, these diapers are great. So a long story short most of my stash is made of Bum Genius Diapers. 3.0s, 4.0, Elemental, Flip and AIOs. Because of the amazing fit of the XS AIO’s my newest addition has been cloth from day one! A small AIO is on him right now! When people ask me about cloth diapers, I always tell them to check out your products and pick the system that will work for them, knowing that I am recommending an excellent product.

  • Megan said...
    December 21, 2010 at 5:08 pm

    Happy Bday BG crew! My husband and I just started cloth diapering our first daughter almost 2 months ago.Our little girl had horrid diaper rash with disposables and we needed an option that would be easy for us to work with while keeping the chemicals off her skin. We tried out a smattering of different brands and kinds but the BumGenius ones always seem to be what we reach for. Our Bum Genius diapers are our favorites. I love the snaps, hubby loves the velcro (I’ve heard this is pretty common among the CD mamas and papas).

    We’re hooked 🙂 Hope you have many more successful years!

  • Ash said...
    December 21, 2010 at 5:07 pm

    I’m commenting again, to try to win! 🙂 I’ve shared my story above, just really want to win!

  • Lindsey Weisbruch said...
    December 21, 2010 at 5:05 pm

    Jenn, your Bum Genius was the very first cloth diaper I ever purchased. I started with cloth after taking care of a friends baby who wore cloth diapers. At the time I had a 3 year old and, my 17 month old boy who I was considering trying it on. My husband had just gotten accepted into medical school and we were looking for ways to save money. I started with just one diaper and would use it when it was clean. The next month I bought another diaper, and slowly I added to my stash. My son potty trained at 23 months and I was totally sold on not only how cloth could save us money but also helped to potty train my son. At that point I was almost due with my 3rd child who was only cloth diapered and now is 23 months and begging to potty train. And I just had my 4th baby who is also only in cloth. My husband and I have really appreciated how your diapers have helped us save money though medical school! And we have had such a positive experience with them that we tell every one we know about your diapers and after trying many types and brands have always returned to yours because they are simply the best! Thank you, from our family to yours! And congratulations on 5 years!

  • Sarah said...
    December 21, 2010 at 5:01 pm

    I have converted so many mom’s to cloth diapers by showing them my bumgenius. They are so easy to use and I have saved so much money and garbage from going to the landfills. I have used 2.0s, 3.0s, AIOs, elementals, flips and econobums and like them all. I want to have a stash of elementals, they work the best on my babe and I love the organic cotton. Its so so soft.

  • kurleigh said...
    December 21, 2010 at 5:00 pm

    I have a LOVE affair with BumGenius cloth diapers.

    I didn’t think I would like pocket diapers. However after trying BumGenius along with other cloth diapers; BumGenius is my FAVORITE cloth diaper.
    I feel such a sense of pride every time I place one of these diapers on our little boy. My heart smiles, knowing that my son is wearing the best diaper on the market.

    Thank you for sharing. Happy Birthday BumGenius!

    Kurls

  • DoulaJen812 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:59 pm

    My husband and I have 3 children Beau(4) Jamison(2) and Juno (3weeks). bum genius has given our family comfort Because we know diapers are one thing we don’t have to work into our super tight budget every week. We were gifted 9 diapers from each of our parents as a baby gift and have never had to worry about running out of diapers or buying bigger sizes or painful diaper rash. We also get comfort from knowing we are not filling up land fills with disposables. our boys wore the same 18 diapers till they were unusable. We were so grateful for the 4 years of regular use we got out of them but, When we were expecting Juno we worried how we were going to afford new diapers for her but, econobum came to the rescue. Econobum has been an affordable option without having to sacrifice quality or comfort. We don’t just love bum genius we love Cotton Babies.

  • Tonya said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:59 pm

    I wanted to cloth diaper my oldest but cotton babies wasn’t around and it all seemed overwhelming. Then four years later I find out that we were expecting twins! Tried the BG 3.0 and love them! The boys are almost 2 and I am not looking forward to potty training because that would mean I was done with these wonderful diapers. I love them so much and feel confident in telling everyone about them. I am proud to have inspired three friends to make the switch to Bum Genius! Thank you for making a product that I strongly believe in.
    Tonya V.

  • kings_playbunny@yahoo.com said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:58 pm

    me again 😀 Please Please Please let me win this pack, so I can give it to my best friend. I should also mention that their son is 5 months old, just came out of the hospital, where he had horrible diaper rashes, when I told them to use CD. Since they tried, he has been rash free. They also just found out that they are expecting baby no 2 🙂 🙂 SURPRISE!! But as mentioned before, after the long hospital stay of their firstborn they can’t even afford enough CD’s as it is. Now with #2 on the way it will get even harder. So I would LOVE to give this pack to them, so they have one less thing to worry about! PLEEEEEEASE (not too proud to beg 🙂 )

  • Rae said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:57 pm

    I wanted to use cloth with my first son, but my MIL persuaded me that I’d hate it, and it would be so much work. When my second son was almost a year, I spotted gDiapers in a BabiesRUs and bought them. I had no idea there was a modern way to cd, and was using a wet pail and washing with dreft and using softener sheets :/ The ammonia got so bad that it transferred onto our clothes and towels. I threw my gDiapers away and gave up on cloth.

    When we unexpectedly got pregnant, and were hit with the sudden realization of what it would cost to diaper 3 children under 3 years old, I looked back to cloth. We weren’t prepared for the upfront cost of buying all pockets, especially not being sure if we would be able to avoid the ammonia that had ruined our first experience. We got prefolds, some craigslist prorap covers, and 1 BG 4.0 to start. I would go weeks without using my BG, because I hated knowing I only had one, and once it was dirty, that was it 🙁 Eventually I’ve built my way up to 4 pockets, 2 of which are BG’s. The BG’s are by far my favorite! I can snap them up or down and make them fit any of my children in a matter of seconds. Try saying that of a disposable!

    My older two kiddos (ages 3 and 2) have recently potty trained themselves. (YAY!) I love being able to tell people that we don’t have to spend any money on our youngest, since he’s breastfed and cloth diapered. My prefolds are my workhorse diapers, but the BG’s have proven to me (and all my friends, and anyone who happens to start a converstaion with me) that there IS a modern way to cloth diaper, and it’s SO EASY!

    Happy Birthday!

  • Jessie P. said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:55 pm

    I just started using bumgenius for my 4 month old. The cost of diapers just seems silly to me, especially since I am a SAHM. She also has really sensitive skin, so I think that the dryness of the pocket diapers seems like it will be great for her!

  • Amy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:54 pm

    Not only have our BumGenius diapers saved us money, but they got us thinking more about other things we throw away. Now, not only do we NOT have to throw away diapers, but we don’t throw away wipes, napkins, or paper towels, either. We have washable/reusable things to replace these items. We love being more “green” and saving money too. And my daughter looks so darn cute in her BumGenius diapers, too!

  • SoniaAndreia said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:51 pm

    i started my cloth diapering experience with just 2 little flips covers that were a gift at my baby shower from a momma friend who wanted to convert me. 5 months later, those flips are going strong, and are in regular rotation with many BG items i have added to my stash. from econobums to elementals, i have tried and loved all of the BG products. you guys seriously rock, thanks so much for existing!!!

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:50 pm

    I love BG’s. I need more for my brand new baby boy. Happy 6-week birthday to him, and happy 5 years to you!

    Lisa D.
    justastargazer at hotmail

  • melbleton said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:48 pm

    We love our bumgenius diapers! I have 6 month old twins and use a combination of bumgenius 3.0’s 4.0’s and Flips — and love ’em all. Better for my babies bums and better for the environment 🙂 My husband was not too excited about the prospect of cloth diapering… but bumgenius has made it so easy to do, that even he’s a convert. Happy Birthday BumGenius!!

  • Olivia said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:46 pm

    I love bumGenius diapers! They were the first cloth diaper we were exposed to, and continue to be the “go to” diaper in our stash. Our son almost always has one on his little bum during the night as well. I’m confident we won’t wake up with leaks when he’s wearing a bumGenius. I was given one of the new designer bumGenius diapers as a gift and love it. The designs are perfect for me, as I’m not a fan of the cutesy, childish prints offered by most other cloth diaper companies. BumGenius got me hooked on cloth, and I hope our son uses them with his future children!

  • Kelli said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:45 pm

    I always have and always will use Bum Genius diapers. I lend them to my friends and have to date converted three of them to cloth as well. I thank you and my husband, who convinced me to cloth diaper, every day. My baby thanks you too for his stylish, leak proof, easy to use, long lasting fluffy bottom. Thank you Bum Genius and happy birthday!

  • sarahkier said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:43 pm

    Just so you know, we love BG diapers over here in Canada too! Wish we could enter.
    Good luck to everyone and Happy 5th Birthday!

  • misty said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:40 pm

    we love bg too:) when i decided to give cloth diapering a second run with my second dd(3yrs ago), i came across a mom selling 8 pink bg aio’s for $40ppd. they were used for about 2 weeks. i knew it was a good deal but had no idea it was the best deal in the world. i wasn’t familiar with anything outside of the prefold world. these bg made cloth diapering cake. now i’m on third baby and our whole stash is os bg and a couple bg bamboo fitteds. our stash is small and anyone who loves bg knows that the elastic and velcro do go after awhile so 5 new diapers would be a god-send right now:) i do love that they offer fix-it kits for those who can sew. thank you bg:) because of you i have enjoyed cding 2 babies:)

  • Chassidy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:40 pm

    I used to think that people who used cloth diapers were crazy. Why would you do that when you could just go with disposable? Well, then I became pregnant with my wonderful little boy. While doing research, I read that the average child creates approx. 1 ton of waste that just sits in our landfills. That was awful and I didn’t want to be responsible for that much waste. So I started looking for our solution and found BunGemius-LOVE THEM! Now when I have to use disposables, I am almost grossed out by it. We love our BumGenius cloth diapers and can’t imagine using anything else. Happy Birthday and thank you for such a great solution!

  • Kate said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:39 pm

    Bumgenius diapers have provided me with an affordable, environmentally-friendly, and absolutely adorable way to diaper my baby!

  • Big Mama said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:39 pm

    Happy Birthday BG!!! I LOVE the new snaps!!! And the bright colors!!! You are a fantastic company and keep up the great work! My email is KrystalBrook@aol.com and on facebook I’m Krystal Ewers

  • Laura F. said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:38 pm

    BG are so easy for parents, grandparents and babysitters to use. They have made it possible for us to use cloth consistently throughout our son’s first year, no matter which caregiver is with him. They make laundry simple, and Flips have made travel a breeze as well with the disposable inserts! I literally don’t know what we would have done without BumGenius!
    laurafanucci at gmail dot com

  • Shelley said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:38 pm

    I know I’ve already commented and I want to give everyone a fair chance. But after posting, I went back through and read everyone’s comments and was moved to tears by the HUGE impact you’ve had on hundreds and hundreds of people. You are really changing the world, bumGenius. And if that’s not the best birthday present you could get, then I don’t know what is. Thank you!

  • Jens said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:37 pm

    These were the diapers that got us started on our cloth diapering quest. I love how cute my baby looks in BGs and can’t seem to get enough of cloth diapering.

  • Aly Wetzel said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:36 pm

    I haven’t had much experience with bumgenius yet. I won a few OS 4.0s in a giveaway and was impressed with both the quality and the price. I haven’t tried them on our baby (to be born in a few months), but my stash consists of almost 100% new and used bumgenius diapers. I like the flexibility and options you offer, and look forward to seeing what will come in the future.

    akdelk at anderson dot edu

  • Bianca Mohlmann said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:33 pm

    After my daughter ( my first child) was born last year I wanted to use CD. Few weeks I tried to use prefolds and covers and she would get rushes. So I stopped. When she was about a half year old I decided to try Bum Genius CD after two of my friends told me about the Flips. So I ordered two and loved them. That’s how I started to use Bum Genius. Now we own Flips and AIO as well as one size fits all. I love them and so does my husband. The new Artist Series by Chelsea Perry looks wonderful and I would love to win one. I am expecting number two and will need to get more. 🙂
    Biancamoe@gmx.de

  • Heather said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:31 pm

    We started cloth diapering our son at 1 month because he was getting such bad diaper rash in the different disposable brands we tried. Cloth diapering had always intrigued me, but I didn’t have any friends who were doing it. I found a volume of resources online and decided to try out a few types before we invested in a full stash. Bumgenius 4.0 and Flips are my FAV, husband friendly and we haven’t had any more diaper rash! They’re so fun and I love snapping a fresh, clean diaper on my son!

  • Angie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:28 pm

    Happy Birthday, BumGenius! One-size pocket diapers were my gateway into cloth diapering the modern way.

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:25 pm

    Happy Birthday! I was introduced to your diapers when my son was born. I was torn in my decision to use disposables or cloth. Cloth since has taken over my life. It has changed my family in other important ways. I love bum genius! Mostly have 3.0’s but want to try out the elementals and the 4.0’s with snaps. I am addicted to cloth. Thank you so much for helping change our lives.
    Allison Jarmon
    Allisonjarmon@yahoo.com

  • perikeet said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:23 pm

    The bumgenius elementals have been awesome to use. dd1 started in disposables as I wasn’t confident in using cloth yet. We eventually started using prefolds when she was a month old, and the elementals came out a few months later. I got a few to do a “test” with: how easy to change her if she’s standing, blowout, comfy, etc, and they passed with flying colors, so we got more. Now with dd2 she’s only worn disposables 1-2 days in her life (we couldn’t find a snappy until day 3) and now that she’s more wiggly I *love* not having to do much work to get her covered. I get sick seeing disposables in the trash, and bumgenius has helped our family reduce our babies’ footprints and saved us tons of money, plus being so cute that I don’t want to cover the diapers! 🙂

  • mlnoeth said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:22 pm

    I have pictures of my NOW 6 year old in those BG 1.0’s!! She was such a cutie in her BG’s at age 1!! Now…5 years later…I have used the BG 1.0s, 2.0s, 3.0s and 4.0s on 4 of my kiddos 🙂

    Thank you Cotton Babies for making an AMAZING product!! I never thought I could use cloth…until I used your diapers.

  • Gretchen said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:21 pm

    Flips have been one of my favorites parts of being a new mom! I’ve even convinced a few friends to try cloth!

  • rachel said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:21 pm

    Two years ago when my niece was born my sister-in-law decided to start cloth diapering and went the BumGenius route. She fell in love with BumGenius diapers and now uses them on my niece and two month old nephew. Now that my husband and I are expecting in February, we decided to go with BumGenius as well since she had given us such rave reviews. We are so excited to buy our first batch and get starting using them with our new little one.
    Hooray for spreading the cloth-diapering-word!

  • tinsleigh75 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:20 pm

    bum genius has been awesome. we started cloth diapering when my son was around 6 months and i’ve loved it. i’m about to have another baby and i’m excited to start him from the start! cloth diapering is easy and fun with BGs and i love how cute a baby bum looks in one. plus, i feel good about what i’m doing for the environment and my bottom line!
    thanks BG!

  • sandy c. said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:19 pm

    Dear cotton babies, I’ve been a bumgenius mommy for 6 months now and could not love these diapers more. When I was pregnant with my second we decided I would stay home from teaching to raise our 2 babies. Knowing cloth diapering would save us money I committed to the task of sneaking in a few diapers at a time until I had fazed out disposable all together before my son arrived. The first 10 bg 3.0’s I bought were awesome. I was in love, my family thought I was nuts, but I have since managed to change everyone’s mind about how easy cloth tapering can be and how beautiful. Since my 1st purchase of bgs I purchased an additional 6 4.0s when they came out. The velcro on a few of my 3.0s began unraveling & I sent them in. With customer service, quality, and a warranty I have never wanted to buy another cloth diaper brand. Thank you for such a perfect product. > > Sandy Chambers

  • Sarah MP said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:18 pm

    I went from laughing at my friends for being so ridiculous to cloth diaper to be a huge supporter but only after trying the BG diaper. It was so incredibly easy to use, clean and store. No pins, no folding and totally affordable. Thank you for converting me into a believer!

  • Mary said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:18 pm

    Happy Birthday BG! Thanks for making Desitin an unnecessary thing in my house!

  • Anna said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:18 pm

    Happy Birthday. 🙂 BumGenius with aplix are the go-to diaper for the diaper bag when our little ones are with Grandma or in the church nursery. I love how simple they are to put on for someone who isn’t as familiar with cloth diapering. And with our newest little one, I was SO impressed at how well the new 4.0 fit her right from the start! Way to go!

  • Shelley said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:18 pm

    I am sort of new to cloth diapers, since my only daughter is only 3-1/2 weeks old, but we have had her in cloth diapers since her 2nd day home from the hospital. Even my mom, who’d never before changed a cloth diaper in her life (and was quite leery about it) said they are just as easy as disposables! The only trouble they have that disposables don’t is the laundry, and really, who can’t do an extra load or two of laundry every other day or so? Even our pediatrician was impressed that we’re using cloth and said he never sees diaper rash in babies wearing cloth diapers. So keep up the good work, and a very happy birthday, bum Genius!

  • Rita said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:18 pm

    Oh, I love my BGs!! They were my first CDs and they’re my favorites for overnight and travelling — times when I need dependability and longevity in a diaper! My parents, the workers at my daughter’s day care, and other babysitters MUCH prefer my BGs (3.0s and 4.0s) to the other diapers in my stash. They’re so easy!!

    Thanks, Cotton Babies, for such a dependable product!

  • Hunter Arnett said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:17 pm

    Bum Genius has been such a blessing to our family! With one income and our first baby we loved the idea of using cloth diapers to save money. I cringe at the thought of having to buy disposable diapers each week. We are slowly trying to add to our current collection so the washing process becomes a little easier for us. We are hoping for some for Christmas!

    I am not sure how to leave my email address:
    hunterarnett@gmail.com

  • Laurence and Lauren said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:15 pm

    Happy Birthday BumGenius!

    HOnestly – your diapers are the reason I got into and stuck with cloth. Even though I get microfiber stinkies now and again, I love the colors and the fit. I’m so excited that you offer snap closure now and can’t WAIT to start buying for my new little on due in August! Keep up the great work! <3

  • jes7o said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:14 pm

    Whoohoo! Molly finally fits in her Bum Genius diapers! So excited to finally be able to use them!

  • Jessica said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:14 pm

    We’ve used our 3.0s ever since my son was about 6 weeks old, and love them. Not only is it cheaper and better for the environment, but I never have to worry about “running out” of diapers and the poo leaks are few and far between!

  • JenJ said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:13 pm

    We decided to cloth diaper for the environment and for cost. All my friends raved about BG so that is what I went with. Has been a great decision for my family! 🙂

  • Kristen S. said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:11 pm

    Of course everyone thought we were crazy when we decided to cloth diaper our now 2 1/2 year old. Bumgenius made it so easy for us, though! After the newborn phase, she moved right in to one size pockets that we still use and will use with baby #2 due in April. Of course, we now use more than pockets. We use the organinc all in ones for nap time and the flip organics for overnight. We love flip for our weekend trips as well. Can’t wait to see what comes next!

    kristensmith20 at hotmail dot com

  • Tish said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:11 pm

    I was in on that original shipment of BumGenius 5 years ago! Then they were for our now 6 yo daughter and 5 yo son. My initial purchase was because I could use the same diaper on both kids. We now use BG (& Flip & Econobum) on our daughter! I recently purchased some for my sister in law who is due next month! I have always loved BG diapers. Easy to use, easy to wash! I have been able to switch many friends to cloth diapers because of the ease (and cute factor)of BG! Thanks BG! (& Cotton Babies, I have loved you guys since I started using cloth 6 years ago!)

  • Brooke said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:11 pm

    any day now we will have not one but 2 girls in BGs! Thanks to you we are able to save a lot of money thanks so much cotton babies!!!

  • Heather said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:09 pm

    I love packing the BG AIO in my diaper bag too! Great for when I need to do a quick change at the mall!

  • dawn827 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:08 pm

    BumGenius was our first cloth diaper purchase for our now 17 month old and I still go back to them as my favorites. I love BumGenius.. and it’s amazing to see how far they have come in just 5 years!!!

  • love2bmommy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:07 pm

    Happy Birthday, Cotton Babies! My cloth diapering journey would not have been the same without Cotton Babies!

    I started out with prefolds and covers and was really not happy with that system. I had an 18-month-old and a newborn and that system just was not convenient enough for us. I always left them at home when we were out and opted for disposables instead. Which I really didn’t want to do. So I bought a 4-pack of BumGenius pockets and fell in love. I’ve slowly increased our stash and now we use pockets almost exclusively (and about 75% of them are BumGenius). I also have a good-size stash of Flips that I don’t use as often, but I love them for travel. I absolutely love Cotton Babies diapers and am so glad that I found them….I sometimes wonder if I even would have been able to stick with cloth if I hadn’t found them….but I did and now my little man is exclusively, 100% cloth-diapered!

  • noble4 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:07 pm

    seeing the bg was what finally sent me cloth
    noble4 at ymail dot com

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:07 pm

    Happy Birthday!
    My son is 3, my daughter 16months and we’re expecting our third child in April! We’ve decided it’s time to stop spending our life savings on disposable diapers and switch to cloth! I am excited to start trying BumGenius cause I’ve heard so many GREAT comments about them! Cloth diapers here I come!

    Brandi
    hurstmail07@yahoo.com

  • missy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:07 pm

    Econobum and Bumgenuis have helped my family so much since I lost my job and had a newborn to boot! It is such a blessing to know there is a company out there to help struggling and non-struggling families with natural and cost effective products! Happy 5th Birthday Bumgenuis!!!
    ~Melissa

  • Heather B. said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:06 pm

    We just had our third baby and decided to give BG a try. The AIO’s are GREAT to use at night for a newborn who wakes up several times a night and usually has a full diaper. I can practically remove, wipe, and refasten another Bumgenius All-in-One in my sleep! Thank you Bumgenius for making my experience with my newborn heavenly!

  • Kimberly Cuilla said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:06 pm

    I LOVE Bumgenius! We use prefolds and covers at home for the affordability, but bumgenius one size is what made us brave enough to use cloth on every trip, brief or all day or overnight, away from home 🙂 Love Them! We now have several, and they are what we use overnight on our youngest and away from home!

  • Elliot said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:06 pm

    Happy Birthday Bum Genius! What a difference you’ve made in our diapering lives. We can feel good about the decision we’ve made to lessen our environmental footprint by using your washable diapers. Also, your diapers are SO easy to use, everyone who changes our 8 month old marvels at the ease. Thank you for also including your labor practices on your packaging. I love it when I adore a company–for its product and its standards. Salud!

  • Meagan said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:05 pm

    BGs are our go to everyday diaper
    They are simple, we just love them

  • Erika Sampson said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:05 pm

    Love, love, love the bumgenius’. After 2 years they still look like new. I love to tell others about cloth diapering and am proud to say I have converted at least two friends to cloth diapers. They are so cute and soft, environmentally friendly and we are expecting baby number 2 and the savings just keeps adding up..

  • Rachel C said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:05 pm

    It took me a while to take a step out and do cloth diapers. First I tried fitteds with covers. They are ok, but definitely not my preference. Someone gave me a BumGenius (maybe a 2.0??) and I fell in love with it. I’ve tried other diapers, but I continuously come back to BumGenius every single time. I love them even more now that the 4.0’s have snaps and my now 12 month old can’t get them off! Not a big story to tell, but it’s my story. I’ve tried several diapers, but BumGenius is our family favorite, and my husband and I are already talking about how much of our tax return we’ll use to complete our diaper stash.

  • Stephanie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:05 pm

    I’ve been cloth diapering someone for the last 11 years and I love what Bumgenius has done with cloth diapers. My big girls are 8 and up so diapers were different even just 6-7 years ago. My little guy will be 1 on the 30th & while I’ve tried other brands briefly, we keep coming back to Bumgenius so I sold the rest & I’m just sticking with BG. We have everything from 4.0 to Elemental to prints to Flips to aplix and snaps. No complaints. From his start at almost 9 lbs to now at almost 30 lbs, the fit has always been perfect & still no leaks ever! Can’t go wrong with Bumgenius! Happy 5 years to you.

  • Erin Thompson said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:05 pm

    Happy birthday to your company. Since becoming a mommy 16 months ago this is my favorite company and of the cloth diapers I’ve tried, bg and flip are my favorite. My little guy doesn’t do well in disposables, so flip are really great for all the traveling we do.

  • Erin said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:04 pm

    Happy Birthday, bumGenius! I started cloth diapering my son when he was born this past July. When I showed interest in cloth while pregnant, a friend of mine suggested I check out the Cloth 101 class at Cotton Babies. I’ve been hooked ever since! BGs are some of our favorites in our stash! My little sister, and my most recent cloth diapering convert, is due with her first baby very soon and has already stocked up on a stash made up of Econobum and bumGenius 4.0s! PS: Today is her birthday, too!

  • mama2alexandholden said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:03 pm

    Our Flips have made PL’ing a breeze – thank you!

  • Meredith said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:03 pm

    Happy Birthday BumGenius!

    I have been cloth diapering for almost a year. I tried many brands of cloth in the beginning (some cheap, some not so cheap) until I found my favorite, my BumGenius! 🙂 I honestly think that if I had not found them, I would have stopped cloth diapering all together long ago. We love the quality, the ease of use, and most of all, the reliability that comes from using BG diapers. Everywhere I go I run into people who have not seen how cloth has evolved and I love showing them how simple BG makes it! We are expecting baby boy #2 soon, and can’t wait to let him be a cd baby from the get go! 🙂

  • Alexis said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:03 pm

    I always was interested in cloth diapering but it seemed so intimidating. When I got pregnant with my fifth child I decided to really see what was out there! I was shocked by the ease of Bum Genius! I ordered *one* to check it out. Ironically that diaper had it’s debut last night. It was amazing how simple and snug and easy it was. I had planned to use a different system, primarily, but am thinking it’s going to be Bum Genius now!

  • Kristine said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:02 pm

    We love BG at our house! My daughter has sensitive skin and does much better with cloth than disposables. I love that I’m not filling up landfills or wasting money. I love that if she pees immediately after getting a clean diaper, it’s no big deal to get another clean one right away. The BG do not leak like the other cloth diapers I have tried. They are easy to take care of, easy to use, and super cute! My daughter is now learning colors by talking about what color her diapers are!

  • Anna said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:02 pm

    Thanks to BumGenius I can honestly see myself not using disposables ever again!
    annapectol(at)gmail(dot)com

  • velve188 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:02 pm

    BG elemental are the perfect solution for me. I love the organic cotton. They make it much easier to diaper my alligator. My baby has never had a rash with them. Thank goodness!!

  • Rissa said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:02 pm

    We love our BG 4.0 with snaps! they’ve made our life much easier– they’re the first diaper we reach for. No rashes! Thanks!

  • Michellesayshi said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:02 pm

    I haven’t had the chance to cloth diaper yet, but I will in March! So far, it’s been so fun to educate friends and family on the cloth diapering option! Many people don’t realize how much cloth diapering has changed over the years. Thanks for making such great products that I’ve been bragging about before I even use! 🙂

  • Kittie'sMom said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:02 pm

    Happy birthday! BumGenius dipes were our first cloth diapers that I actually bought. I made my own but never perfected the AIO. Your diapers save my fingers and my wallet. My little girl never looked more adorable in cloth!

  • Mills Family said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:00 pm

    We didn’t cloth diaper with our first daughter. Then, we discovered that our second pregnancy was twin girls, we opted the cloth diaper route to save money. My sister-in-law gave us all her old prefolds and covers so we could try it out and see what we liked. Right around this time is when BG was introducing the Flip system and I wanted to try it so badly!! Thanks to Cotton Babies and their awesome Seconds Sale, I got 6 Flip covers and organic inserts. As soon as they came, I threw away the other covers we had been using and never looked back. I loved that it was a one-size cover and how trim the cover was, even over prefolds.

    As our girls got a little older, I decided it was time to get some pocket diapers for the times when Grandma or the ladies in the church nursery were watching them. I once again turned to Cotton Babies and stocked up on 12 one-size pocket diapers. I absolutely love that I can get one-size diapers that aren’t huge and bulky. I love how easy they are to use and wash, and if I had known how easy cloth was with my first, we could have saved a ton of money!

    I have since passed on some of my stash to help a few friends get started on cloth diapering. It is wonderful to get good quality diapers that are easy to use and stylish all at the same time!

  • cdr2009 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:00 pm

    I’m new to the cloth diapering world. I’m not even pregnant yet, but I’ve begun doing a little research for when the time comes. I’ve heard great things about BumGenius and am excited to learn more about it and getting its products!

  • Masceri Blogger said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:00 pm

    How have BG diapers affected my life? They have made it so much fluffier! I was very hesitant to try cloth, but when my sitter told me that she would be willing to use cloth on my son during the day and she would take care of the laundry, since her daughter is in cloth as well, I thought, why not? It’ll save money! As I started shopping for a mini-stash, I was quickly drawn to Bum Genius because of the coupon at that time (May 2010) – I could get a free diaper with my purchase! What did I have to lose?

    Well, I never did let my sitter handle the laundry, and my son ended up in cloth full-time. 6 months later and I’m still loving our Bum Genius Elementals. Thanks again for such a great diaper, and Happy Birthday!!!

  • Kari said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:59 pm

    We have cloth diapered at home since our DD was 3 months old and had her first daycare on board. However, we ended up having to switch daycares and our daycare provider was not on board with cloth so we reluctantly took disposables for daycare. THEN, in a last ditch effort we decided to try Bumgenius and use those to help pitch cloth to our new daycare and it worked! They have also become Daddy’s favorite and we have been stocking up on boy colors for #2 due in April. So thank you for creating a daddy/daycare friendly diaper that helped keep our daughter’s bum out of disposables 🙂

  • MamaShark said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:59 pm

    Happy Birthday!

    We decided to start cloth diapering when our son was 4 months old. I didn’t know anyone who used cloth diapers, so I just tried a bunch of different styles to see what would work best for us. I quickly learned that I’m not so great at butt oragami and my husband down right sucks at it, so prefolds were 86’d. I liked fitteds a lot, but the hubby hated fighting to rinse the poop out of them. When we finally tried BG’s we found something that worked for both of us (and baby of course). They were a cinch to put on and the microfiber lining rinsed right out. And they finally gave our little guy the absorbency he needed for night time.

    So, three cheers for BG!

  • Caroline said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:59 pm

    You guys rock my babies socks off!

    cdmwaldman@gmail.com

  • Cristin said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:58 pm

    I did so much research before my daughter was born and bought the cutest xsm BG AIO diapers. They were even better looking when I put them on her bum. I love BG diapers! I was hook before I even used them, lol. When anyone watches my daughter I make sure they are the ones washed and ready. They are so easy to use and makes it stress free when someone new to CDing is trying to help out with our little one. I can’t wait for baby number two…I will finally have an excuse to by the 4.0 in all the great colors! I love the Artist Series…thank you for the creativity and wonderful giveaways 🙂

  • Casey said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:58 pm

    Happy Birthday BG! It’s also my favorite Aunt Gigi’s birthday! BG has been our brand of choice with diapering our first born Max. My husband and I LOOOVE our BG’s! They’re so easy to take care of! Thank you BG!

  • Pez624 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:57 pm

    After seeing friends use Bum Genius, I knew it would be easy. The hard part is convincing our parents…but slowly but surely they are all coming on board. We are all saving money and that’s the highlight of my budget! What’s more fun than choosing a color to match the outfit vs. a boring white disposable diaper? Happy Birthday bumGenius!

  • Mary said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:57 pm

    bumGenius has risen the bar for me in my cloth diapering experience. These diapers are the best of the BEST in my opinion. The fit, leak protection and quality are better then any other diaper I’ve tried. Thanks for making cloth diapering easy and Happy 5th Birthday:-)

  • Ashley said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:57 pm

    Happy Birthday!
    I came to cloth diapering to save money for my family, and have stayed with it because of the benefits for the environment. I can’t stand all the waste from disposables when we use them on occasion.
    Cotton Babies was my entry to the cloth diaper world and made it really easy to diaper my daughter. Plus, I’ve had so much fun with it! And she looks super cute in her Flips! Thanks CB!

  • Horstyo7 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:57 pm

    I decided to dive into cloth diapering my son when he was four months old. I did a trial package with several different kinds of cloth diapers. When my trial was up all the diapers, except for the bum genius, were returned. I fell in love with the simplicity and dependability of bum genius.
    My son is almost 11 months old now & I have tried the B.G. 3.0, B.G. elemental, & B.G. 4.0.
    The Elemental is my favorite!

  • Darla said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:56 pm

    I started cloth diapering my twin boys when they were 9 months old. The next summer we were at a splash pad and the boys were wearing the only 2 BG we owned at that time. A woman approached me and out of no where offered me about a dozen BG for FREE! She said she didn’t use them on her toddler son anymore and would like someone else to use them. They were not in great condition, but they do the job! I shared the generosity and passed a few on to another twin mom who had decided to start cding her twin boys. I still have the rest and plan on using them on our new baby boy due this spring!

    Happy Birthday!

  • kings_playbunny@yahoo.com said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:56 pm

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I would love to win this pack to give it to my best friend, who just started CD and does not have enough money to buy enough!!! And what’s better, than to give BG’s for Christmas to those who need it more than us????
    Acts 20:35
    In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ “

  • Froggzy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:56 pm

    Happy 5th Birthday! BumGenius diapers are awesome! We use them all the time, my baby’s bum is bright and colorful. I love the fact that they are super cute and totally green! Thank you for all your awesomeness!

  • Lo said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:56 pm

    WOW!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! I remember purchasing my first BG 1.0 LOL!!!! How has bum genius changed my life? It was the very 1st green purchase I ever made(although I did not purchase the diaper for that purpose) I’m now CD’ing my 2nd child and we have turned into a totally green family. Without that very 1st purchase I would have had miserable bleeding rash infested kids and a very environmentally UN-friendly home 😀

  • Kayt W said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:55 pm

    I still remember telling my sister over the phone that the diapers I wanted to use were called ‘BumGenius’ and how confused she sounded repeating it back to me. I knew as the shock of being pregnant settled that I wanted to cloth diaper, and was surprised to see all the options (I figured prefolds and covers were the only option 😛 What’s a new mommy supposed to think!?) I found BumGenius first at Target and they’ve been the cornerstone to our stash since. We love the Organics and have been using them since we hit the ten pound mark! Our first stash was a veritable poop load of BG 3.0, Flips and a couple Econobums that my aunt gifted me 🙂 We LOVE your products. We probably would have stopped CDing if it weren’t as easy as BumGenius makes it. You took the guess work and questions out of natural (heiney) parenting. With that- congrats on 5 years of Bum{Flipn}Genius, can’t wait to see what you’ve got in store for our next baby 🙂

  • Pat said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:55 pm

    I just recently started cloth diapering (a week ago) so for right now I am just using prefolds & covers. I am really wanting to try something else and have heard such great things about bumGenius that I just HAVE to try them out. I am planning on getting a few as soon as I can afford to so winning this giveaway would definitely be super helpful in upping my stash.

  • Rosemarie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:53 pm

    After spending way too much using disposables on our twin girls, I promised myself I would cloth diaper if we ever had another kid. Well, this past June our son was born and we have been cloth loyal ever since! I love BGs for their quality and fit. Living in NJ, I can count on my hand the number of people I know who cloth diaper – but I am proud to talk about it! 🙂 Happy Birthday!!!

  • eruditeboredom said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:53 pm

    Happy birthday! We started cloth diapering our daughter about a week after she was born. We were using just flats and covers at first, and then prefolds and covers. We were having trouble with night-time diapering since she’d wake up and fuss as soon as she was wet, and I couldn’t really get up to change her during c-section recovery. I ordered a 3 pack of 4.0s and they last all through the night! Not having to get up in the middle of the night a few times to change her made a big difference in my recovery, I actually had time to rest.

  • Kenneth said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:52 pm

    Happy Birthday, BumGenius!! I have so much love for BGs. I recommend them to all of my friends and family.

    We have been blessed by BumGenius not only by the money we’ve saved but by all the wonderful relationships I’ve made through the cloth diaper community. THANK YOU!

  • Hana Joy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:51 pm

    Happy Birthday bumGenius!

  • Pez624 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:51 pm

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  • Chava said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:51 pm

    They have been great for daycare!

  • Meg said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:50 pm

    BumGenius has changed my life by making cloth diapering no big deal. The diapers are husband and daycare friendly – easy as disposables. They’re awesome!

  • Kater Tots said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:50 pm

    BumGenius hasn’t actually affected our family’s life yet. We’re expecting our first in early March and even before we conceived, I knew I wanted to cloth diaper. Doing research introduced me to bumGenius and completely changed my attitude from one of “This is going to be hard but rewarding” to just “This is going to be so rewarding!”

  • Sara said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:49 pm

    I love my BG’s! They are so easy to use! Some people turn their noses up when they hear I cloth diaper but when they see them they can’t believe how easy they are! They’ve come a long way since pins and rubber pants…thanks for making such a great product!

  • Lindsay B. said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:49 pm

    We love our Flip Diapers! We enjoy proving to others that cloth diapering is easy!

  • Becky said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:48 pm

    We have twin boys coming and have never cloth diapered before but we are ready to start! We were given two BG 4.0’s at the baby shower and we can not wait to try them out! The rest of our stash is made up of econobums and two more FLIPs along with a few WAHM dipes. We also have the FLIP disposable inserts to try!

    Happy Birthday Bum Genius… thank you for helping US cloth diaper our little guys!

  • Jen O said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:48 pm

    I love bum genius! These diapers have singlehandedly convinced our child’s grandparents that cloth diapering isn’t “wacky” and that it’s totally easy! Thank you!

  • Jessica said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:48 pm

    You changed my overnight routine! I love not having wetness on my babies bum! I love bumgenius!

    jrderatany@gmail.com

  • Gina said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:47 pm

    I love supporting a company that is not only socially and environmentally conscientous, BUT one that gives too! I am so happy to find a cloth diaper without pins, that doesn’t leak, and that my childcare provider has no hesitation to use. All my girls had sensitive skin as babies and had to “tolerate” disposables while away from my care. NOW my third precious skinned girl can enjoy her cloth diapers 24/7. Thank you Jenn and Jim I hope you get to enjoy your success now that your company is a bit older.

  • Danielle said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:47 pm

    I love Bum Genius! Using these diapers has allowed our family to focus our spending where it counts (to us) to put yummy, wholesome and delicious food on out table for our whole family. I love not having to run to the store at night if I run out of diapers. I just run to the dryer instead. I feel good about BG’s making cloth easy so I can also play a part in saving the environment from all the trash that disposables create

  • christine said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:45 pm

    We started using BumGenius 3.0 3 years ago with our first daughter. We are now using them with our second daughter and we still absolutely love them. We were new to cloth diapering when we first started and really didn’t know anyone else with children using cloth. Cotton babies answered all of our questions and helped us to transition easily from disposables to cloth. Now we tell everyone who is interested in switching to cloth all about how great Cotton babies is! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

  • nichole said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:45 pm

    Happy Birthday!! I love your elemental aio for my little girl is is soo sentitive to anything! You have saved us from sposies!

  • Susan D said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:43 pm

    Happy Birthday, bumGenius!

    Over the years, I’ve been collecting ideas and theories about my future and life with a baby. Now that I am expecting for the first time (it’s a BOY, due in March) I’m anxious to see how my theories will play out.

    One of the top things I’ve always been interested in is cloth diapering. Because they’re so much more eco-friendly, I figured I’d try to use cloth at home at least. Well, thanks to the advice of some supportive girlfriends, I’ve been introduced to bumGenius. I now realize that cloth diapering is possible full-time, even when out outings or trips! 🙂 They’re comfortable, cute and… more convenient than I thought they’d be!

    After doing more research, I’ve found many of my friends are full of rave reviews and recommendations for your products so with a lil practice and bumGenius diapers, my lil boy will be a cotton baby! 🙂

  • The Lungos said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:41 pm

    We love bumGenius in our house! When baby boy developed a SEVERE diaper rash @ 2 weeks old and nothing would clear it up, we decided to give cloth a try and purchased a few flip covers and stay dry inserts to use “just until he was better”. Here we are, exactly one year later still using those flip diapers and have been rash free since!
    We were instantly hooked and I have become addicted to BG! We have expanded our stash to include BG AIO, BG 3.0 and would love to add the 4.0!

  • Joan said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:37 pm

    Happy birthday bumGenius! We were introduced to the wonders of modern cloth diapering when a friend registered with Cotton Babies for her first baby. We became pregnant with our first not long after, so we took advantage of the FREE cloth diapering 101 class offered at the South County store. We were very, very grateful for all the detailed and personalized information Michelle provided during the class, and for the opportunity to learn about and handle the wide variety of options. We then registered with Cotton Babies, as well, and tried out a variety of cloth diaper types and methods.

    We didn’t find a favorite until another friend suggested the bumGenius Elementals with snaps. Providentially, Cotton Babies offered a seconds sale on them the next day! Our stash is almost entirely seconds, yet we rarely experience any difference between those and our few first-quality diapers. We’d had a lot of trouble with aplix in the wash, so switching to snaps was a tremendous relief. We have been thoroughly impressed by all the bumGenius diapers we’ve tried, as they have all proven to be “bulletproof” on the baby and of superior quality, so they stand up to many washings. We are looking forward to using the same diapers on baby #2, and it’s exciting to think of all the money we’ll save!

    The Elementals are so user-friendly that we’ve never had any trouble teaching grandparents and babysitters how to do it, and they’re typically impressed by how easy it is. Although it wasn’t our primary concern when we first bought them, we are also very happy to have natural, organic fibers right up against our daughter’s sensitive skin, and they’re so soft! Another plus is she’s not quite 17 months old and has already shown signs that she might be ready for potty training. We strongly believe that cloth diapering is a big part of that.

    We’re also big fans of the Flip! system, which is especially convenient for travel. Thank you for investing so much in the development of quality cloth diapers. You made it easy for us to choose cloth diapering, and now we love to show off our diapers and tell others about how easy and fiscally freeing it really is!

  • Mandie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:35 pm

    Happy Birthday! I was always one of those people who swore they would never cloth diaper, but after having my son a friend recommended it saying I wouldn’t believe how easy it was. Well, we decided to try it and now we love it! It is easy and there are just so many ways to cloth diaper depending on your child and what they need and what you need as a mommy. It’s amazing. We are expecting our second child now and I’m already planning on cloth diapering that baby as well.

  • bnfjess said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    We started using cloth diapers when our son was almost one and a half. I started out with pre-folds and just 3 BumGenius. I soon discovered BumGenius was the way to go! We love our BumGenius collection and was just thinking about using my Christmas money to buy some more. You know you are a mom when you spend you Christmas money to buy your child cloth diapers. :O) I wish I had jumped on the cloth diaper thing earlier with my first but our second son got the privilege from the start. Thanks for offering such a nice gift. Happy birthday!!

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:26 pm

    Happy birthday BG!!! I love it when someone ‘makes it big’ in their own small business.

    dibz at hotmail d ot co m

  • Kayla Beard said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:25 pm

    I researched cloth dipaers pretty much my whole pregnancy with out 3rd and final baby, I was pretty overwhelmed and gave up but once he arrived in July 2010 I knew I wanted to just go ahead and go for it but we were in an apartment due to move out in the middle of August so I waited until we moved and had our own washer and dryer. I made the jump and bought 3 Flip and 2 Bumgenius and I havent looked back since. They are by far my FAVORITE diapers! Happy 5th Birthday!!

    beard.kayla1@gmail.com

  • Anika said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:23 pm

    Bumgenius made cloth diapering easy for our family – they are so daddy friendly! I’m also glad to say that the BG OS 4.0 are the only diapers that fit my tall 2 year old boy now. We have tried other brands to see what we like best, but nothing beats BG elementals and now the 4.0s for their high rise!

  • Amanda said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:23 pm

    We love our BumGenius diapers! Wrapping my daughter’s little bottom in soft, cute cloth diapers is much more rewarding than using paper-like disposables.

  • Katie Wick said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:22 pm

    BG changed our lives in parenting. We’re so thankful for the quality products you have made for your customers and your commitment to bringing cloth back to modern parenting. We LOVE being a cloth diapering family!! Happy 5th birthday!

  • JessicaH said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:20 pm

    Happy Birthday BG!! I have been using both bumgenius & flip diapers for the past 3 months and I absolutely love them. I love that I only need a total of 18 diapers during my little ones diaper days plus, I never have to worry that I am contributing to the millions of diapers being thrown into the land fill each year. I plan to purchase some for my sister who is expecting this January; I know once she tries them out she will fall in love just as I have. Thanks for making cloth diapering so easy!!

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:16 pm

    we have had the worst year ever. we ran out of money, my husband left, we aren’t really celebrating christmas because of the above reasons…I was having a hard time diapering because my two girls kept getting rashes…I got some really used hand me down bumgenius dipes and it has made it so much easier to save a little money and keep them rash free. even though they are falling apart, I am happy to use them as they are so easy and we are rash free!!!

    stacie
    organicmomma@hotmail.com

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:15 pm

    I am newish to CDing, but use BGs to convince all of my friends!! happy 5 years!

    Jennifer R
    jenn454ss (at) hotmail (dot) com

  • Lindsay- Cloth diapering momma of 2 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:15 pm

    When my husband told me we were going to cloth diaper with my daughter I refused thinking it was too much work, that I would be touching a lot of poop, and it would be too stinky. Well then when baby #2 came 14 months later I realized there was no way we could be buying diapers for 2 babies! That is when I started researching the different types of diapers and purchased my very first BG diapers and became an addict. Who would have known! Thanks Cotton Babies!

  • Angelique said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:10 pm

    I primarily use prefolds and covers but the hubby thinks its a pain so I bought a few bum genius 4.0’s so that if I need a break he doesn’t have to use disposables and I don’t have to do everything myself giving me a little bit of freedom. I’ve also grown to like using them at night because when I’m half asleep I sometimes have a hard time fumbling with the prefolds (I’m pretty new at it) and I love how dry they feel on baby’s skin. Unfortunately if hubby has used them that day they are not available to me that night. I plan to increase my stash little by little. If I could afford it, I would use them 24/7, I love them.

  • TEAM LINDSAY said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:07 pm

    We fell in love with the BG Elementals when we first started cloth diapering and they still make up the majority of our stash. We are so happy to have an easy, functional, reliable, organic cotton diaper that we can use day in and day out, on the road, and even overnight (with a fleece liner). We’re also big fans of the BG 3.0/4.0 pocket diapers – using them double-stuffed has been our best solution to overnight issues for our heavy wetter. Both my kids (6-months and 21-months) are actually on the same rise setting right now (which I find funny), but it makes it even easier (I don’t have to color-code diapers for my husband anymore, although we do reserve the Zinnia and Blossom for our daughter). We use the FLIP line as well (covers with disposable inserts) for daycare, since they won’t use our cloth diapers. We made the move to cloth diapers for environmental reasons above all others, but we’ve been pleasantly surprised at the cost savings as well. With 2 babies under 2, both in diapers, cloth diapers can REALLY save you money! (And the no longer available BG bamboo wipes we have are pretty awesome too)

  • Violet, Shane and Declan said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:04 pm

    Love bumgenius! They are the diapers that caused us to make rhe switch. Happy birthday! 🙂

  • Sarah said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:01 pm

    Happy Birthday, Bum Genius! You’ve saved us so much $$$ and made our babies bums a lot healthier, too. 🙂

  • AEK said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:01 pm

    I love the convenience that is a BumGenius diaper. I truly believe that because of your hook and loop closures we are able to continue using cloth diapers and are able to show others how easy they are to use. My husband was always supportive of us using cloth diapers, but I think because of the velcro he is more confident to actually change a cloth diaper or two! I am proud to say that I have gotten two new babies in cloth and that is partly from showing them a BG! Now if only you were around when I had my now 6 year old! Congrats and Many More Years of Success!

  • SarahJ said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:00 pm

    I started researching cloth diapers for my 12-month-old daughter when I was still pregnant with her and had heard so many good things about bum genius from my cloth diapering friends. Hearing how easy BG diapers are to use (and the diaper rash my daughter had when we started out with disposables right after she was born) convinced me that cloth diapering was the way to go and we’ve been exclusively cloth diapering ever since. I LOVE her BGs that we’ve bought used, but would LOVE to win some new ones for my daughter to use. Happy Birthday!

  • Kellie Hogg said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:58 pm

    How appropriate that I get to write this today–after a lovely morning coffee with the wonderful woman who told me about Cotton Babies and got me started on cloth and BumGenius. I got into the CD game quite late, when my son turned two. Though at first it seemed like a lot more work, like most of us I soon adapted and fell in love with my BGs. I felt good keeping diapers out of the landfill and about saving money.

    What I realized I felt the best about is the example I was setting for my four year old daughter. She tells me frequently that she is going to use cloth when she grows up! I love that Cotton Babies is helping me instill values into my child by allowing me to set an example of care for the environment and care for children.

    My daughter will, I hope, be part of the group of mothers buying BumGenius diapers for their babies on BG’s 30th birthday!

  • mikenlulu said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:56 pm

    When I first started researching cloth diapers (because I felt like it would go against every ounce of my being if I didn’t), I was pleasantly surprised to find diapers like bumGenius. Before my son was even born and I was able to try them out, I knew that bumGenius would be my favorite! Now he is 20 months old and we have tried many different kinds, bumGenius really are our favorites! How exciting it must be for you to look back on the past five years and all you have accomplished! Happy Birthday, bumGenius!!!

  • natasha sandoval said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:54 pm

    I was somewhat nervous to do cloth…but bumgenius made it so easy, and I fell in love with cloth. I think they are the greatest, and I tell everyone about them. I love that we are saving money and helping the environment.

  • Ashley said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:51 pm

    Just started cloth diapering, so I cannot really share a story, but am looking forward to good experiences with cloth dipes!

  • Vicki Beth said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:50 pm

    happy birthday bum genius! i always wanted to cloth diaper, but my husband was very opposed with our first child. i was working at the time, and overwhelmed as a new mom so gave in to him and allowed our first born to wear “paper diapers” (as we call them in our house) by the time our second child was born, i had stopped working and become a full time stay at home mom. we again started with “paper diapers” but she kept getting terrible rashes from them. i started to do some hard core research into cloth diapers, and convinced my husband to let me try them for a few weeks just to see if it improved her skin. i went to the cotton babies store and invested in a few bum genius 3.0’s and was hooked. even he was impressed by how easy they were to use and eventually came around. now when people ask him abt using cloth diapers, he tells them it’s no big deal 🙂 thank you bum genius!! 🙂

  • Selina said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:49 pm

    Happy Birthday, BumGenius!

    BumGenius diapers changed our life as one of the first “modern” cloth diapers I discovered, and helped me make the choice to cloth diaper my son! If I hadn’t been introducted to BumGenius, I never would have delved in further to learn that cloth diapers are not flats, pins, and plastic pull-up pants. BG make cloth diapering my son easy, cute, and fun!

    I am crossing my fingers for a chance to win some new 4.0’s! I only have 2.0’s, with really worn out hook & loop, so a chance to try the new snap ones would be awesome!

  • Becky said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:48 pm

    We love our BumGenius diapers. In the two and a half short months that we have been cloth-diapering, I have found BG’s to be the best by far. Our baby sleeps in his BG 4.0s and never had a leak yet. I love the feeling of not throwing away a disposable diaper and BG’s have made that feeling possible. Happy Birthday!

  • Suburbsmama said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:46 pm

    I started using BG 3.0 diapers with my daughter (who is now 3), now I use them with my new baby boy (2 weeks old).
    I love it, I wash everyday and stuff while the kids are napping, really not much work at all. I brag about the BG diapers to all my friends, I absolutely love them more then the other brands out there. I have tried lots, You can call me a cloth diapering addict.

  • kevin said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:45 pm

    When I first suggested cloth diapering to my husband, he was a bit tentative. I went ahead and purchased my first set of bumgenius diapers. At first, he didn’t want to use them in public, but 18 months later, her prefers them – even when traveling with our daughter by himself overnight. He has even told his guy friends that “it really isn’t THAT bad” and has encouraged them to try it out. 🙂

    I’m an advocate for cloth diapering now in my social and work settings. I always make sure new mothers know what options there are our there. They usually think of pins and vinyl pants. I make sure they are educated. From there they can make their own informed decision.

    We love our BGs! Thanks!

    By the way, I posted with my husband’s google account… 😉

  • Jill said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:45 pm

    bum genius was my introduction to cloth diapering. If another baby is in the cards for us, we’ll definitely be using our beloved bg 3.0s and 4.0s and investing in some small AIOs as well! We’re so glad to have a healthy, easy cloth diapering option for our little girl!

  • Amber Joy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:44 pm

    We love our bumgenius dipes! Not only are they good for the planet, but they’ve saved us soooo much money and been a great conversation starter! We have a 21-month-old and a 3-week-old in bumgenius this very minute! No regrets!

  • Kayla said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:43 pm

    A few weeks before my daughter was born (nearly 15 months ago), I bought a pack of BG 3.0s during the buy 6, get 1 free sale going on at that time. I had no idea if I would stick to cloth diapering or not, but decided to give it a try. The first time I put that zinnia diaper on my girl, I fell in love. They were beautiful and soft and I loved not having to buy diapers at the store. I immediately bought a huge pack of them online and we haven’t used a disposable since! It is so reassuring to know that I don’t have to budget 20+ dollars/week just for diapers. Cloth diapering set me on a path to a better lifestyle, too. I started thinking of ways to cut disposable products out of my life and now we use cloth napkins, dusters, cleaning rags, etc. Good for the environment, our health, and my wallet.

    Happy Birthday, BumGenius! Thanks for making such wonderful products!

  • LSZ said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    As a rather late convert to cloth diapering (we used disposables on our first and only started cloth on #2 when he was 10 months old (now 18 mos)), after I found BGs, I was kicking myself that we didn’t start much, MUCH sooner!! They are cute and easy, and I love tallying up how much we save every day. I like it that one of my friends said I’m the only “non-hippie” she’s knows to choose cloth. 🙂

  • Beth and Chris Germann said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    Thank you so much for creating a product that saves families money, and allows us to live a more natural life. We have used your products for 2 1/2 years and are on baby #2 in the same diapers. It is so great to tell people that we use cloth and love it (and mean it!). And YEAH for the bright colors being back!!

  • Laura said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:41 pm

    My sister bought BG when she moved to Seattle and decided that I would love them and bought me 5 as a “welcome baby” gift. My stash hasn’t grown much, but we’ve saved a lot of money and a LOT of trash. Coming from a conservative, semi-redneck town, the only people I know who CD are twice my ages with grown up kids who used rubber pants and pre-folds. I love the ease of cloth and it has made saving my little bit of the planet so much easier :]
    lauraslittlepeople[at]hotmail[dot]com

  • maria teare said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:40 pm

    flats…PINS…Gerber plastic pants. OOPS

  • Laurie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:39 pm

    Happy birthday! BumGenius is my husband’s favorite CD brand — I think the velcro helps! You have saved us so much money so far, and our first child is only 6 months old. Looking forward to more dollars saved and more birthdays celebrated!

  • maria teare said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:39 pm

    Happy birthday BG! I never would have considered cloth diapering on my own!I only knewof flats, pis and Gerber plastic pants. Our son (our 3rd child) has had health problems since he was born. By 6 mos old, we had entered the world of allergies. Every time he was tested, something new showed up. We obviously avoided the problem substances, yet his breathing and skin continued to get worse. After our dog shredded a case ofpampers and we eneded up in the ER due to wheezing and facial swelling, we learned he was allergic to his diapers.
    I spent that night researching cloth online. BG was the ONLY brand I came accross that had consistant RAVE reviews and even the negative ones weren’t so bad. I had no time to test out certain brands and hope they worked…..I put all my faith in you guys, drove 80 miles to the nearest diaper retailer and stocked up! No regreats here! We love them!! Neveragain will we use disposible diapers on futures children. Cloth diapering has actually turned out to be a fun adventure! Thanks for being our guide!

  • rebecca said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:38 pm

    Bum Genius has made it possible for me to cloth diaper 3 babies at the same time. We had fertility trouble and ended up adoption a little girl then surprise…we had a biological son 5 months later and then our birth mom gave us another blessing 10 months later. It’s been crazy but I can’t imagine not using cloth! Now Baby number 5 is on the way and I’ll still be using BG!

  • RuthieVincill@gmail.com said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:36 pm

    I’m due any day now with my first. When I did my research on what cloth diapers to use, I kept hearing about BumGenius…the top of the top, affordable, cute, earth friendly…etc…etc…when I told my family I would be cloth diapering, they were skeptical…I showed them what Cotton Babies had to offer and how they made it “doable”. Not only has Cotton Babies prooved to be an amazing resource for me in my decision making process, they offer much more than that. I feel I am already part of a larger community.

    Thank you in advance!!!

  • laura said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:36 pm

    Happy Birthday! BumGenius has changed my life, saved me money, stress and time! I cant believe it has been 5 years, congratulations on all your hard work, it has really paid off!
    Laura Bentley
    LauraPizza5@aol.com

  • Meagan Riehl said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:35 pm

    BG were the first diapers I ever bought and are the majority if our stash (4.0s)! I decided to CD this time and am loving it! Soo easy and fun. 🙂

  • Lisa said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:35 pm

    I started cloth diapering in April. My son was almost 1 and I hated buying diapers all the time. I tried Flips first and loved them. Next I bought 6 3.0s from Cottonbabies and loved them too. I have tried many other brands and my Bumgenius still get used nearly every wash cycle.

  • kathrynteale said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:34 pm

    Happy Happy Birthday Cotton Babies! I have been cloth diapering my baby for about 3 months now – she’s turning 4 months this Friday. With loads of research I came across Flip and BG – I love them both! I love my baby’s diapers not only because of the health benefits and the environmental consciousness, but they have become an even bigger blessing to us in recent weeks. I have recently resigned from my job when my my company would not negotiate a new schedule for me to help offset the cost of child care – we literally could not afford for me to return to work. So, I am now a stay at home mommy! I did not know how fast our family would reap the financial benefits of cloth diapering until this recent change. Thank you BG for helping our little family in so many ways!

  • Tegan Fisher said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:31 pm

    Happy Birthday BG! You are responsible for the huge success of the modern cloth diaper! You have made my babies booties more comfy, helped me save a lot of cash, and assisted me in preserving mother earth! I can not thank you enough! You have changed my life in so many ways. First of all you have made me a cloth addict! 🙂 You have given me tons of cute fluffy pics as well! And even inspired me to open my open cloth dipaer store! My friend encouraged me to try BG 3.0’s with my son switching to cloth when he was about 9 months old! The same friend lent me her BG XS’s for my 2nd. And I have a new found love for flip! I love the artist series…..and am so happy about the return of brights!

  • Susan Reitberger said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:28 pm

    BumGenius was one of the first cloth diapers I tried. I saw my friend using the bumgenius AIOs and was impressed by how pretty and easy to use they were. So when I made my first cloth purchase, I made sure bumgenius was there. I also got a Flip cover that I love! So I am sticking with cloth due to bumgenius products.

  • Kara said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:25 pm

    Happy Birthday!

    I just started Cloth diapering when I had my baby almost 3 months ago. I love it! Bum Genius what the first diaper I bought. I love them. They work great and my little girl looks so cute in them! I love the snaps and we have get to have a leak. I love cloth diapering and Bum Genius!

    kcrfoster (at) yahoo (dot) com

  • dannyscotland said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:22 pm

    I always knew I wanted to use cloth diapers on my baby, but I had no idea how they had changed until I started looking online. I only did that because a friend of a friend told me that there were “new” diapers on the market. Boy was I thrilled! I started buying them right away, before my daughter was even born, and I was in love. After she arrived, I loved getting more to match her clothes and outfits, something you can’t do with disposables. It seems really silly, and of course the health and environmental (and budget) benefits outweigh the style, but still, I was in love! BumGenius rapidly became my favorite pocket diaper, hands down, and we always use them when we go out anywhere. I do use prefolds at home, but I actually look for excuses to go out so I can put her in her cute diapers! They are so easy to use, and even my husband, mother, brother, babysitter, and nursery staff use them with ease. The touch tape closure is perfect for people who are unfamiliar with cloth diapers. My cloth diapers even influenced a friend of mine to make the switch. I am so proud when people ask me about my daughter’s diapers! Thank you for all you have done for cloth diapers, and the environment, too.

  • Jody said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:22 pm

    Bum Genius is what got us started cloth diapering. It seemed to be a favorite of many so we created most of our stash, before our baby was born, around Bum Genius. After our LO arrived, we realized that Bum Genius really was a great diaper & now it makes up our main stash. Our LO is almost always wearing a BG & it’s our night time & travel across the country dipe.

  • Cherie Mohr said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:19 pm

    BG has really changed our persepective on things with me growing up with only knowing disposables. When we got pregnant with our first child we knew we wanted to do things the natural way. With us planning a homebirth, me wanting to be successful with breastfeeding we thought something was missing with our naturalistic view points. This is when i did my research and discovered Bumgenius!! I love the concept but my husband at first was a little nervous having never changed a diaper in his life. We started out using the BG aio which was great for him to learn, then moved up to the BG OS, and now we currently use prefold and covers and our BGOS at night for our toddler. Now that we are expecting baby #2 in early march we are going to need to purchase my favorite diaper BGOS as well as some prefold to get us by with having two in diapers. I can say my husband is hooked as well as i am. He will actually change a prefold now which is amazing from where we started. We are looking forward to having two in the best quality products that we know for cloth diapering. Thanks and Congrats for the last 5 years, and we pray there are many more to come.

  • Sara said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:15 pm

    Happy birthday BG! I love your diapers! They work great for my son and I’m sure they will last him till he’s potty trained! Can’t wait to add to my stash when #2 comes along some day!

  • shannonropp said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:15 pm

    love love love BG! they are the only ones we can count on!!!

  • KuuKuu said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:13 pm

    Happy Birthday! I love love love the FLIPS

  • Heidi said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:11 pm

    I started using cloth diapers 15 months ago when my 2nd child was born. In my quest for the perfect diaper, I quickly discovered that we are an all in one kind of family. On a whim I ordered a 12-pack of BG AIOs and fell in love with them! I am excited about the return of the brights and can’t wait to get my hands on a few more of the 4.0 pockets with snaps. Happy Birthday!

  • Hwannie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:09 pm

    These are the best diapers that we have used. We particularly love the 4.0s and the Elementals. We are cloth diapering our 14 month old daughter and feel happy knowing that we are doing something great for her bum, the environment, and our wallets. Thank you and happy birthday to a great product.

    hwannie dot shen at gmail dot com.

  • Linde said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:09 pm

    My stash started as a mix of pockets, and now I only by 4.0s as my daughter is getting bigger and is growing out of her other one size pockets. I love BGs-they are our go to diaper and I recommend them to all my parent friends. I’m so impressed by this company and how far it’s come in 5 short years. I’m also a little jealous I didn’t think of this myself 🙂

  • Mom of FIVE said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:09 pm

    BG’s were my first name brand cloth diaper to try and we love them. It was a good experience for a first time with a more expensive diaper!

  • Christine Ferreira said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:08 pm

    Bum Genius made cloth diapering so enjoyable for us! No leaks, great fit and super cute!

  • The Pences said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:08 pm

    I am a mother of three, currently cloth diapering the two little ones. I just stumbled on BumGenius 7 months ago, and I’m so glad I did! I had no idea cloth diapering could be so easy, so cute, and so fun! I’m just sad my first born never got to wear a cloth diaper. Thank you thank you for providing such a wonderful product.

  • Designer Jules said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:07 pm

    Well I remember hearing about you when a friend was pregnant and I wanted her to try cloth diapers. It took another friend giving her a gift card to get her going. Now almost all of my friends cloth diaper or have tried it out. I am finally having #1 and can not wait to use your diapers! Happy 5 Years!

  • MsTeacherTeacher said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:06 pm

    Congratulations! We love Bum Genius for my son. He’s now 18 months and we have 3.0s and 4.0s in several colors… I even splurged on one of the new Artists. We’ve got a variety of diapers, but the BGs continue to be the most adaptable, the most super-stuff-able, and the most grandma-friendly of them all. They have never leaked, have stopped every potential blowout, and they look great after a lot of wear. Thank you for a wonderful product!!

  • Lucy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:03 pm

    We have always loved the elementals! They are definitely my go-to diaper for my two girls.

    lucycontest at gmail.com

  • Christine Peters Reilly said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:01 pm

    I started with Bum Genius in 2007 when my first son was born. I was told you guys had the easiest to use and the most convenient cloth diapers on the market. I started with used 1.0s and 2.0s and when I finally saved up enough a got 6 3.0s which I loved. When I was diagnosed with cancer in late 2008 I had to sell my stash and my BELOVED BGs because we needed fast money and with me being so sick I couldn’t keep up. Fast forward to 2009 and I found out that I was pregnant with a miracle baby! I was able to get my hands on some NEW BG AIO and I am totally in love. My little guy now proudly sports his BGs everywhere we go. Keep up the good work Cotton Babies and HAPPY BIRTHDAY. We love your diapers and I hope that someday when I have grandchildren (a VERY VERY long time from now) they will wear BGs TOO! 🙂

  • Christopher said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:00 pm

    We love bumgenius and really has allowed us to grow our family! Without cloth we maybe would have waited longer to have more children. I am soo happy to say #2 is coming in may and I don’t have to spend a dime on diapers! Thank you soo much!

  • katelyn08 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:58 pm

    Happy Birthday! I would just like to say that I may not have a lot but what I do have I appreciate. When My son was just two months old I was forced to move from TX to KY ( My mom got remarried and left me no choice.)I was 18. When my son was 5 months old I found out I was pregnant again, In Jan. 2010 My mom and step dad told me I need to move out. I was forced to live in govt. housing since I have no one here except my mom, step dad, boyfriend, and my now two kids. Living off one income Bum Genius has made cloth diapering possible. I have enough for my 5 month old but not for my 19 month old. You have helped my family tremendously now we are able to save that $60 a month that would have gone to disposables and save up to get a car and non government housing. Thank you so much!

    Katelyn Neagle

  • sarah said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:58 pm

    we love the cloth diapers… fantastic!! happy birthday, bumGenius! 🙂

    sjburke4@gmail.com

  • Carey said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:57 pm

    Happy Birthday! Thanks for making the best cloth diapers on the planet. I have 4 children, and my youngest just turned 6 months. Not only have you provided us with wonderful and dependable diapers, but you have also saved us tons of money. As a family on a budget you have helped us in so many ways. Not just financially, but you have also given us a healthy way to diaper our precious babies. Thanks again for everything.

  • Mary Kay (Geneva Designs) said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:54 pm

    My son and his wife have been using BumGenius for 2.5 years and we all love them! Our daughter is due with her first baby and is planning to use them also. We really like the new colors and prints, and the new snap fronts are so great! And also so cute 🙂

  • Robyn Whittington said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:53 pm

    Happy birthday BumGenius! While pregnant, I watched a friend of mine fall in love with your products. I figured any diaper that could draw out that type of emotion was worth a try with my child. Sure enough, we’re 5 months into cloth diapering and I’m in love! I’m a stay at home mom, so cloth diapers started out at as economic choice (now we know they’re cute, fuzzy, and so easy on the little butt).
    My background is in production agriculture, so I’m not one to make a choice based on organics, anti-PUL, EBF, etc, etc…. I just do what makes sense to me and so far, cloth diapers make a lot of good, common sense!

  • Erin said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:52 pm

    As I’m getting our diapers ready for our next little one, I am so grateful for BGs! I wouldn’t have loved CDing without them.

  • KatDale said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:51 pm

    Happy birthday!

    I was serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA in Missoula, Montana when I found out I was pregnant with our first child. Being a VISTA, I was on a set stipend–$750 a month. Cash was tight. My husband was immediately worried about the cost of diapers.

    We both agreed cloth diapering was best and when we saw the BG 3.0s we were immediately in love.

    We started cloth diapering our newborn from day one and now 14 months later we are still cloth diapering our 14 month old and our 2 month old. When we found out we were pregnant again, we were even happier with our choice to CD.

    For us, cloth diapering is a no-brainer. It is better for our children, for the environment, and our wallets. And it all started with a BG.

  • katelyn08 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:51 pm

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  • Jen said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:48 pm

    I don’t know why I took so long to try BumGenius but my son is 6 months old and I just tried them this week. I LOVE them. I knew as soon as I put them on that I would be buying more. He is a tall skinny boy and they fit him PERFECT.

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:47 pm

    I started using bum genius “elementals” (they were called organics back then!) in August of 2008 for my 5 month old son. He potty trained right before his second birthday (cloth helped SO much with potty-training!) & his new baby sister (who was 6 weeks) took over using the diapers, along with 24 new ones I purchased (on sale!). My daughter had used the bg bamboo fitteds (discontinued now, so sad) & organic wool covers from birth. The switch from the fitteds to the elementals was seamless. I just can’t speak bum genius’ praises enough. I now give your diapers to any new mom whom I know is open to cloth diapering & have convinced one friend to cloth diaper exclusively. More friends (who haven’t had babies yet) are comfotable with cloth after changing my kids diapers & cant wait to use bum genius with their kids someday! Your company simplified our
    diapering needs, took care of our children’s sensative skin, & saved my
    husband’s wallet! Thank you Cotton Babies!

    Allie H.

    Henhenmom at gmail dot com

    P.S. Your customer service is also EXCELLENT, as we have had a few minor issues with our diapers. Your employees took great care of us & went the extra mile!

  • Heather said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:46 pm

    Happy Birthday!! So, I’m actually not cloth diapering yet (little man is due in a month!), but I’m so excited to use our BG XS AIO’s on him. I love that they give me the opportunity to put our little guy into something so much better for him, the environment and our pocketbook. Thank you for all of your hard work!

    heatherandscott030709 at gmail dot com

  • Lauren said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:46 pm

    We absolutely LOVE bumGenius diapers! We started out with Econobum but for some reason they weren’t working for my son and he leaked every time he wore them no matter what we did.. I almost gave up on cloth diapering but just a few weeks ago decided to give the AIO 4.0’s a try and they are amazing and he hasn’t leaked once in them! We are so happy with our BumGenius diapers! I can’t wait to cloth diaper our future children too.

  • Heather said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:45 pm

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  • Teresa said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:44 pm

    BG has helped us to save so much money! Without having to include disposable diapers in the buget it has helped me to be a stay at home mom to my 5 month old daughter! Thank you so much for making such wonderful products! 🙂
    Happy Birthday!

  • Jared and Sara Christensen said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:43 pm

    I was pregnant with our second baby, and I knew my family was growing but my budget was not. I was committed to stay home with my kids, and looking for ways to continue doing what I loved to do. I used the bumGenius 3.0 diaper first on a baby at church. It was so easy, no folding, no pins, no bulky rubber pants. I loved them. Now baby #3 is using the same diapers I got for my daughter 2 years ago. I love using them, I love even more not having to buy diapers. Thanks for a wonderful, long-lasting product!

  • Melissa Duckett said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:43 pm

    Our first child is only 7 weeks old, but we’ve been using BG 3.0s and 4.0s since around week 3 (and not even at 7 lbs at the time!). My poor husband has had to listen to me prepping to CD for months before her arrival, but both of us have taken to it well. We wanted the savings, but also the cuteness factor and the comfort factor–we’ve achieved it!
    The “cutest” moment in our quest was definitely over the summer–we went up to STL for the $1 sale and I saw Jenn but I couldn’t just go say hi because I felt that was weird (like… you’re the rockstar of my cloth diapering world?)… but she actually said hi to us on the way out, and I squealed the whole way home, rummaging through my lovely loved diapers. Now my husband can’t STOP telling people about these diapers and the store and how nice everyone is… he’s such a cute convert… 🙂

  • Renee said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:42 pm

    As a skeptic about cloth diapers because of all the nay-sayers in my family, I hesitated and bought cloth diapers when my first son was already starting to walk (9-10 months). We’re now starting to cloth diaper our second son (5 weeks old), and loving the Cotton Babies products that have kept us going. I was so glad that we were able to buy EconoBum diapers since we were so skeptical as to whether we would be able to keep it up; it was in the budget at the time, and they have more than paid for themselves… even as a family that still uses disposables on occasion. Thanks for the awesome diapers! Happy birthday!

  • KatFinn said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:41 pm

    We started cloth diapering to save money. I used strictly prefolds and covers in the beginning, but had to look for a new solution when my son started getting wiggly during diaper changes. I’ve tried so many other brands, but always keep coming back to BumGenius. I started with the 3.0s and now have a full stash of the 4.0s. I love them!

  • Lisa Byczek said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:40 pm

    And I forgot to add that I am in LOVE with the snaps. I bought one a couple of months ago and have been back for more since. I wish they were available when I first bought my stash 3 years ago!

  • Lisa Byczek said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:38 pm

    I started using Bum Genius as my first cloth diapers almost three years ago when our son was born. My husband was hesitant to use them, but he wasn’t against me using them. Over the years, he has come around to the idea. In fact, he told me that he was discussing cloth with another nurse at work the other night. I NEVER thought that would have happened. In fact, he loves picking out ‘girlie colored’ diapers for our daughter.
    Happy birthday, BG!

  • Brad & Heidi Meier said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:34 pm

    We started out this cloth diapering adventure 10 months ago with Bumgenius small aios. We were hook and looped! We have since graduated to mediums and added elementals, flips and 4.0s to the mix (a must for our overnight heavy wetter)! Thanks for the awesome diapers and happy birthday 🙂

  • Kim M. said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:34 pm

    I love all your giveaways, BG!

  • Leslie Hodgen said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:33 pm

    BG saved me from having to change bed sheets every morning when my son woke up. Disposables were not cutting it for our heavy wetter little guy, it was so bad that the gross chemicals started exploding out of the front thus causing me to have to give him a bath in the morning which I don’t have time for either. I love bumGenius! No more explosions.

  • Jennifer said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:33 pm

    Just got done stuffing my BG laundry from last night. Even that is easy – they come so clean in the wash! Thanks for making such an awesome product and Happy 5th Birthday!!

  • Steph said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:33 pm

    A giant thanks and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Bumgenius! These were the first cloth diapers that we tried and we still love them! BG has made it easy to cloth diaper our little ones!

  • Andriana said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:32 pm

    We are expecting our first baby this Feb. I knew years befor i got pregnant that i would want to cloth diaper we purchased so far 4 bum genious elementals I want my baby to have organic cotton next to its bum 🙂 It seems like its the perfect solution for us. It has the conveniance of a disposable but its great for earth and babies bottom. We live in NYC apartment and we are not allowed a washer in the apartment so we will do our diapers in the municipal laudry room and even with paying 2.75 per load it still makes sense to cloth diaper.

  • Beth said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:32 pm

    Happy 5th Birthday! We started using the BG 3.0’s when our daughter was 4 months old. she is now 2. They have been amazing! They have been the most reliable diaper. We even went on a trip and I had her in sposies, she blew out of them. And i remember thinking, she never does this in her Bumgenius diapers. It’s changed our family’s life by honestly not having a whole bunch of nasty diapers in the trash. And obviously the $$$ saved by using cloth. I’ve recently been busy with our newborn and have taken a cloth diaper break. And my husband has honestly asked me a couple of times, when are you going back to cloth? He loves them! I guess I’ll be changing back shortly :).

    chocolategirl81 at rocketmail dot com

  • Cortney said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:28 pm

    I had no intention to cloth diaper. I thought it was something only way out there hippies did to be honest. My husband however is cheap and convinced me to give it a try when our first was born. Our agreement was that we would try IF and only IF he did all the laundry.

    I have tried every diaper out there, and BG has been the best by far, and I even enjoy washing them now. We got less leaks than with disposable and they are just so cute.

    I am pregnant with our second and I am hoping I have a girl so I have an excuse to buy more diapers!

  • Caroline said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:26 pm

    Saving money and smiling a lot these days.

    Thanks so much!

    cdmwaldman@gmail.com

  • Charity said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:26 pm

    My first daughter inherited my sensitive skin, it seems. We moved away from disposables when we noticed her skin in the diaper area was always a little irritated. Who knew that cloth diapering would be so addicting and rewarding? This happened right as the BG AIO Organics, now Elementals, were first coming out. We bought a couple, loved them, and bought a bunch more. And now we have two more little ones who are going to be getting BG 4.0s for Christmas!

  • Melissa said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:25 pm

    I used disposable diapers on my first 3 kids, not really knowing there was a better option out there…But when I was pregnant w/ my 4th, my sister was also pregnant – with her 1st. She mentioned she was going to use cloth, so I decided to look into it too. The BG 3.0 was one of the first diapers I happened to see in my internet searching, and when I saw how easy it looked, I thought, “I could do that!” Later I let some of my other mom friends know that I was going to use cloth for our 4th baby. Not long after that, I got a surprise baby present in the mail from one of those friends – a beautiful zinnia BG organic. I was so touched that she’d get such a nice diaper for me, and after using it for nearly a year, it’s still one of my favorites! We also have a 3.0 and a 4.0 in our stash, and love them both!

  • Vanessa Allen said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:24 pm

    We love the BumGenius company and Cottonbabies.com….my daughter is three and we cloth diapered her from the beginning trying different brands out to figure all the cloth out…well…BumGenius was the best hands down! We used pockets and AIO’s with her and still have them for my son, who is now 6 mos old. We have used the econobum covers with the bamboo bumgenius diapers, which are our faves, unfortunately they have been discontinued 🙁 We have also used the econobum prefolds and just love them! I think this company provides the best selection of diapers/accessories, something for every budget and cloth diapering style! I could not rave enough about these diapers! Thank you so much for all of your hard work and dedication to cloth, it is much appreciated!

  • Ashley said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:24 pm

    I love bumgenius! They fit the best for my 6 month old. I’ve had issues finding the perfect diaper for him, but the BG AIOs fit him perfectly! Happy Birthday!

  • Mama Bee said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:23 pm

    Happy Birthday! I love these. I can’t wait to buy some for my baby due in May!

  • qurlyques said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:20 pm

    BumGenius is probably the biggest reason we started cloth diapering in the first place. We liked the idea of cloth diapering, but it was all so overwhelming. We finally saw some BumGenius Flips and Organics in person, and my husband fell in love with them. We’ve had such good luck with them that we haven’t even tried other brands! We’ve been cloth diapering our 6-month-old daughter since birth. 🙂

  • Heather said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:20 pm

    Even before I became pregnant I knew I wanted to use cloth diapers. I have very sensitive skin and break out in rashes from disposable feminine hygiene products so there was no way I wanted a similar product on my baby’s bum all day every day. I did sooooo much research before and during my pregnancy and I heard great things about BumGenius diapers. So I registered for some BG 3.0s and received some at my baby shower. They were so cute! I couldn’t wait to put them on my baby. We used them at night and prefolds during the day when my daughter was a newborn. Once she was big enough we started with Flips. Now we exclusively use Flips during the day and BGs at night. And we are so happy with both products. We don’t have leaks, we don’t have blowouts, we don’t throw away a bunch of nasty trash, we don’t spend money on disposables week after week and my daughter’s bum is happy!! My family and friends have seen how happy we are with our Flips and BGs and some have even started using them on their little ones!

  • alittlefudge said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:20 pm

    We have been cloth diapering our 6-month-old son since he was a newborn and we love our BumGenius diapers! We have tried a number of other styles, and these are our favorites! I love that they are so easy to use, clean, and maintain, and also, oh-so-cute! We love sharing our experience with other families and explaining what cloth diapering is “really” like – people are always so amazed at how easy it is with our BumGenius diapers! Through our example, we now have both friends and family who are trying or planning to try cloth with their kids, which is awesome. Every time we change a diaper I am proud of our decision, and am happy that we are doing the best that we can for our babe’s bum, our wallet, and the enviroment!

    Happy Birthday, BumGenius!

  • Anna Beth said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:18 pm

    Cloth diapers are such a blessing. Once you go CD you’ll never go back! Bum Genius are the best around for your baby & the environment!!

  • Niffer said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:16 pm

    We just started cloth diapering our third child. Mostly because they are so cute, but I love that we are saving money and our little one doesn’t have so many chemicals next to his skin!

  • wilsonography said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:16 pm

    Happy birthday! Bumgenius has changed my entire perspective on diapering. I started babysitting a little boy three years ago, and his parents wanted me to use cloth while I watched him. I told them I was fine with it as long as they were willing to show me how it worked. I associated “cloth” with prefolds, so I was pleasantly surprised by their bumGenius diapers. They were colorful and cute, and most important-easy. When I was pregnant with my own son two years ago, we decided to use cloth and compiled a huge stash of bumGenius diapers. It’s been 1.5 years and we’re still going strong with them! I can’t wait to use them with the new baby in June.
    Thanks for a great product 🙂
    LauraL444 at yahoo dot com

  • Elaine said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:15 pm

    Our DD was born last March – and previously to that, I knew I wanted to cloth diaper, but didn’t know how to start or what to use. Also, husband had the requirement that it needed to be easy, as he would be the one changing all the diapers while I was at work!

    I started to do research, and was totally overwhelmed. Prefolds, covers, where to get them, etc. Then a friend pointed to cotton babies, and it was SO EASY to figure out. I looked over the different types, and chose the 3.0s, and fell in love. We use econobums for our baby shower gifts, and the flip covers/prefolds for our emergency backup diapers.

    I’ve also been guilty of telling new parents in Walmart how easy it is to cloth diaper, and how inexpensive too! (And then sending them to cottonbabies.com)

  • The Lungos said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:15 pm

    We love bumGenius in our house! When baby boy developed a SEVERE diaper rash @ 2 weeks old and nothing would clear it up, we decided to give cloth a try and purchased a few flip covers and stay dry inserts to use “just until he was better”. Here we are, exactly one year later still using those flip diapers and have been rash free since!
    We were instantly hooked and I have become addicted to BG! We have expanded our stash to include BG AIO, BG 3.0 and would love to add the 4.0!

  • Dreaming Mama said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:14 pm

    The Flip was the first cloth diaper I used on my son at two months old. The first pocket diaper I purchased was a bumGenius 3.0 in moonbeam. I took a chance after a month of cloth diapering only during the day, and decided to use my bumGenuis on my son at night. He slept the whole night in it. When I went to change him in the morning, he was dry, not at all red or soggy looking and very happy. The first cloth diaper soap I bought was bumGenius brand.
    BumGenius has taught me the cuteness of cloth diapering, that cloth diapering is very economical, and that I can trust their brand. Thank you for making such great products and happy Birthday!

  • Jendbp81 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    Bum Genius 3.0 Diapers were the first I used for my daughter!! We love them. We only changed to Flip diapers when she got bigger. They have changed our lives adn our daughters lives greatly! I can count on one hand how many diaper rashes she has had!! Every time we put her in a sposie she would get one! They have saved us a lot of money in the two years she has worn them. I can’t wiat to CD our twins coming in May! Thanks!! Jen P

  • Heather said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:12 pm

    Happy Birthday!! What a celebration. We love our BG diapers.. cloth diapering has become such a blessing to our family. Not only financially but also we really value the way we can give back to the environment… or should I say not give to the environment 😉 We live in the country and burn the garbage we can’t recycle. We feel so good that we are not only giving our little guy a cute little bum but also we are able to buy other things and help the environment in the process. Thank you BG for making cloth diapering so easy!!!

  • jaje1 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:11 pm

    Though BGs weren’t my first introduction to cloth, I found that the 4.0’s were the only one’s that fit my 2 year old until she PL about 3 months ago. The package of 6 I received from you guys was truly a life saver! Thank you!

    Jessica A
    jaje1 at yahoo dot com

  • Kaylyn said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    I love Bum Genius because it has made my husband a cloth diaperer. I prefer fitteds and he won’t even give those a try. He loves BGs because they are so user friendly. He loves the aplix because he can get a good fit on the baby and I love the colors!! We have a new one due in May so we are already preparing our XS BG AIO’s for her.
    Kaylyn.buckner at gmail dot com

  • Vicki said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
    My sister uses BG and I got to see how managable cloth diapers could be. We love them

  • Amber said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    BG Aios were the only diaper from the trial pack I got that my little one liked when I considered switching at 13 mo. My husband was anti-CDing but loves the AIOs with an extra hemp insert for night time. No leaks!

  • Lisa said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    Happy Birthday, BumGenius! I used cloth (BG and prefolds w/ thirsties covers, which are gradually being replaced with flips as they wear out) from the beginning with my 2-year old daughter and now my 5-month old son. Love how easy it is, how much cash I’ve saved, and how cute my babies look with big fluffy bottoms!

  • princessami said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:03 pm

    Happy Birthday!

    I first considered cloth because of the cost savings, but actually went with cloth because of the cute factor. 🙂 Also, because DH had debilitating eczema, and the chemical-free route was appealing, as there was no way of knowing if baby would have his daddy’s skin.

    Our first cloth diapers were thr BG Organics. I’ve since tried way too many other diapers! We keep coming back to the Elementals. DH won’t use anything else!

  • Mel said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:02 pm

    BumGenius also saved us from our “poo poo painting” issues. My twins had torn off their disposibles and smeared there poo on the walls so many times I had given up on their room ever looking nice again. When using BumGenius with snaps though they no longer take them off and we are painting today to refresh the room!

  • Michael and Kristy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:02 pm

    My son was 5 months old when I decided I wanted to CD. My husband couldn’t believe it and wasn’t interested. I bought several brands of CD’s so I could see what we liked the best. BG is hands down our favorite, and the only one my husband will use. We love CDing now. Thanks for making such an awesome diaper that turned even the most skeptical Daddy into a CD lover!

  • EG said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:58 pm

    Happy Birthday, BG! What I appreciate about you guys is that you’re always adapting to your customers’ feedback. Snaps? Check. Organic? Check. Bright colors? Patterns? Check and check. You can really tell the caring and hands-on behind the diapers.

  • Angela Barker said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:55 pm

    We loved our BGs so much with our 1st daughter we passed them on to my sister for my niece. She loved them so much she passed them on to our cousin. She loved them too, and then passed them back to me for our 2nd daughter. Can’t tell you how much we all saved, but it’s a lot. Now our stash could use a little re-freshing, but we still love them!

  • Melissa said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:54 pm

    Congratulations!I love love love my flip diapers and Cotton Babies! I have saved money and feel good about putting natural materials on my baby’s tush. I also love to pass the work along about cloth as most people I talk to do not understand it. Yea Cotton Babies!!

  • Laura said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:53 pm

    I cloth diapered my son from day 1, using mostly prefolds and wool covers. When he was 8 months old, I had to return to work and I needed an easier diaper system that my mom, who was keeping him, knew how to use. The BG 2.0 had just come out at that time. I ordered a dozen, and LOVED them. When the 3.0 came out, I ordered another dozen and packed my prefolds and covers away. There is just nothing trimmer or easier than the BG one size pockets. I used the same 24 diapers until my son potty learned at age 3. The still work just fine, and they are in storage waiting on my next little one to use.
    If it weren’t for the ease and perfect fit and absorbency of the BGs, I would have had to put my son in sposies while I worked. So, thank you Cotton Babies – my son has never had a sposie on his bum, and its all thanks to you!

    laura.cooper2 {at} gmail {dot} com

  • cbeliso said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:52 pm

    I started out using prefolds from a local diaper service… after 15 months, it was getting expensive as I had to start paying more to upsize, and I always had to change diapers in the middle of the night to prevent rashes, despite double-diapering with prefolds (which was thick, let me tell you). And storing dirty diapers for a whole week always resulted in a very smelly, heavy load. Anyway, this all changed when a friend who used BG 3.0s told me about the new Flip system that just came out that she was eyeing, and it was the perfect solution. With her guidance, and a lot of reading about washing and stripping diapers, I took the plunge and bought a daypack of the Flips, and then 2 more, as I found out how easy it was. I figured that if I changed my mind, I could always go back to the service, and the total cost of the Flips was less than 2 months of the diaper service. My son is now 27 months old, and I’ve never looked back! Using the Flips has saved me so much money, and I look forward to using them on my newborn (due next month), once she gets big enough for them. Thanks for creating such a clever, ecological, and affordable system! Happy birthday!

  • Charla said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:52 pm

    Love BumGenius. When we were pregnant, my husband was not in favor of cloth diapers. Then I sent him a link to BG, and everything changed. Once he saw how amazing these are, he was fully on board. I cannot imagine not doing cloth, and BG has made it so easy.

  • Ryan and Sarah said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:52 pm

    As a new first time mom trying to find money in the budget to stay home as long as possible…bumGenius is a HU?GE help with that! AND they are SO easy!! We are definitely having more kids…and definitely continuing cloth diapers!! Thank you for seeing a need and making an incredible product!

  • clothjourney said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:51 pm

    BumGenius has changed our family’s lives and finances! I have learned that doing what is BEST for our family may not always be the easiest or most convenient, but neither is it impossible or unachievable! I love sharing how much money we are saving by using BumGenius, and people are always so surprised by how easy they are! Thank you, Cottonbabies, for making cloth diapering so convenient and affordable.

  • Sara said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:51 pm

    I just love BG’s! If I could afford it I’d replace all my CD’s with BG’s! They are the most absorbant and fit the best!!!

  • Tara said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:51 pm

    Our dive into cloth diapering was made by purchasing all used diapers because that was all our budget allowed and our little girl is allergic to disposables. They were prefolds and covers because that was what our budget allowed. One of the “lots” I bought contained 2 XS BG AIOs. I was hesitant to try them because I heard AIOs took forever to dry. One very poopy day I found myself using my BG AIOs. I was immediately in love. I had no idea what people couldn’t love about these. And they dry fast enough for us.We have since moved into the OS 4.0 (snap)love and Flip love too. Hubby and I both stalk Cottonbabies site, blog, Facebook page and e-mail blasts awaiting the seconds sales. Unfortunately that is the only way we can fit our love of Bumgenius into our budget. I have not only converted 2 friends and my SIL to cloth but they are also feeling the BG love. Thanks Jenn for changing out cloth diapering lives.

  • Laura said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:50 pm

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  • Laurel O said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:49 pm

    We love our pockets and elementals! I can’t wait to use out bg xs aio’s in just 8 short weeks with our next baby. Thanks Jenn!!

    laurel dot olson at yahoo dot com

  • Belle said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:48 pm

    im new to cloth (4 mos) but bg and econobum have saved us SO much money and are perfect for my heavy wetter, no leaks! and with bg she hasnt had any rashes. total lifesavers!

  • akspriss said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:47 pm

    I love BumGenius Diapers…thats pretty much all we use other then our prefolds which ar more of a backup or at home use! I love the 3.0 and I also love the AIO’s. Great diaper quality and so easy to use and wash!!

  • Morrigan said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:46 pm

    We love our bum genius diapers! When we found out we were pregnant, I knew I wanted to cloth diaper. I ordered a few of a few companies. Washed them. Played with them. My husband diapered some stuffed animals with them.

    When my daughter was about a month old, I started using them. Bum Genius was our favorite! I went on and ordered a dozen more. Then after a few weeks wanted more and ordered more! Now we have 36 diapers in rotation! I absolutely love them.

    My daughter even loves them! WE love how cute they are on her. Love how our trash isn’t full of diapers. Love not having to go to the store for a package of diapers. So easy and so fun!

    Even when we have babysitters over, they are so simple for them to use!

    morriganirene at gmail dot com

  • Lindsey said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:46 pm

    Happy birthday BG!! I’m brand new to cloth diapering… actually, we are still waiting on our newest addition to arrive! When we found out we were expecting again, I became interested in cloth diapering. Knowing very little, I turned to friends who had made the switch. Through their advice, I came to the decision that BGs were the dipe for me! My friends through me a wonderful diaper shower where I surprisingly received about 14 3.0 AIOs. I can’t wait to get her little tush in them!! Hopefully we will be celebrating a birthday soon, as well!

  • Colleen Thomas said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:43 pm

    Happy Birthday BumGenuis!! We love our BG diapers! Ds is 3 mos old, he is our first, so we haven’t been cd’ing long, but we love it. Dh always grabs the “bum genies” first.

  • Erickson Family said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:42 pm

    I’ve used the diapers for both of my children, if it had not been for the easiness of BGs I would be doing disposables! Instead, I’m addicted! Thanks guys!

  • Rachael McClanahan (mcclan3@gmail.com) said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:41 pm

    We were only able to cloth diaper part time with my little man, but it was a life saver when he’d have one of his allergic rashes covering his little butt. A few days in the cloth, and he’d be good as new. They’ve really helped him with his potty training, too. Our last baby is due soon, and she’s going to be cd’ed full-time-and I’m very much looking forward to it!

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:40 pm

    I have been buying bg since the beginning. Yes I am one of the few old school cloth diaperers that can remember the 1.0 and then the 1.0 with fleece was all the rage.
    Until the 1.0 came out I didn’t really like pockets much. That all changed…
    fast forward to the aio’s… the xs was the diaper I brought to the hossy for my 3rd baby. His stash is now os all in ones…
    Thank you Bum Genius for your products… you helped bring cloth diapering out of the dark ages in to “main stream”
    Laura
    iluvmyhorses75@gmail.com

  • Adrienne said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:39 pm

    Our first baby will be born in March 2011, and we have already added bumGenius and Flips to our growing stash. I can’t wait to see her cute little butt in a mama-created, eco-friendly cloth diaper!

  • bekahjo21 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:39 pm

    When I found out that I was pregnant with our fifth child I started looking for anyway that we could save money and one was to start cloth diapering… and I found Bumgenius and love them! It is so nice to not have to worry about having money for diapers every month ( when you have five kids you have better things to spend money on). I am a bumgenius/cottonbabies only cloth diapering mom. Thank you so much for great products and making my life easier!!! Happy Birthday!!!

  • Jacqueline said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:38 pm

    I’m a fairly new mom, and I wanted to start cloth diapering and my Bum Genius diapers are my go to! I have a few other brands, but none work as well as the BG. I never lay my son down to sleep in another diaper because they leak, but the BG stay dry! I love my BG diapers!

  • Izzi said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:38 pm

    We love our BG 4.0s! We’ve been cloth diapering since September 2010, when my daughter was 10 months old. I was tired of literally throwing my money in the trash. We love the colors in the BG 4.0s and I can’t wait to get some new brights! My daughter looks adorable in her CD, long sleeve tee and leg warmers 🙂

    Thank you for such a great product!

  • Jon & Amanda said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:37 pm

    I got my only two BumGenius 3.0’s used from another mom. I remember when I first looked at the inserts and the snaps on the inserts and the snaps on the outside of the diaper (to adjust for the diaper size) I was so confused… I thought the insert snapped onto the front of the diaper, on the outside, but then couldn’t figure out how it was supposed to absorb anything or be put on my son LOL! That was my first blonde diapering moment. Needless to say, I have figured out that the snaps on the inserts are to adjust the insert size as well, and our BumGenius dipes are a well-loved (and much used) addition to our cloth diaper rotation.

  • Joni and Zach said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:33 pm

    Happy Birthday Bum Genius. We started cloth diapering 16 months ago and you made it so easy. We have occasionally used disposables when traveling and hate them. We have been spoiled by your diapers, never a leak, always fit perfectly, and are super cute. I will use Bum Genius with our next and have recommended them to so many. Thanks for making such an amazing diaper.

  • Brooke said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:33 pm

    we love our bumgenius diapers! when we had our fist my husband was in between jobs and we were planning on me staying home with our LO. Money was tight-really tight and we had a friend who used BG. I thought she was crazy I mean who CDs when you can throw them away? Well the $$ changed our mind and now over a year later my daughter still wears BG everyday and so will her little sister due any day now! We have saved a bunch of money and helped the planet too! We tell everyone about BG because it really has helped our family-I stay at home with our kiddos, how cool is that?!
    Thanks!

  • Libby said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:32 pm

    Congratulations and Happy Birthday!

    BumGenius was the first cloth diaper we ever used and was what convinced me that CDing would be doable! Plus, they are SO daddy-friendly!

    Thanks for all your hard work!

  • Melissa Kacura said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:32 pm

    When I found out that I was pregnant the first thing that I said to my husband was “we are cloth diapering.” At this point I had no idea that cloth diapers were the way that they are, with snaps and velcro. I was totally ready to use pins and plastic pants. When I started to do research the first website that I came across was Cotton Babies. I was stoked to find out that they are a company based out of St. Louis. I was born and raised in St. Louis and thought that it was great that I would get to support a local company. At the time I was living in California and when we decided to move to St. Louis I was excited that I would be able to see the diapers before I bought them. I had my mind set on the BG but when I got the the store I saw the Flips and all the different ways that they could be used. I really liked the Flips. So after many conversations with my husband we decided on the Flip system. And since the arrival of our son, May 2010, have also added BG to our stash. We have a total of 54 diapers and love every single one. I love to talk to other moms about cloth diapering and I even converted my siter in law. She is on her 5th kid and is FINALLY using REAL diapers. Cotton Babies offers a great product and has amazing customer service. I would never do colth diaper business else where. Happy Birthday, and thanks for such a great product!

  • Bianca Mohlmann said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:32 pm

    After my daughter ( my first child) was born last year I wanted to use CD. Few weeks I tried to use prefolds and covers and she would get rushes. So I stopped. When she was about a half year old I decided to try Bum Genius CD after two of my friends told me about the Flips. So I ordered two and loved them. That’s how I started to use Bum Genius. Now we own Flips and AIO as well as one size fits all. I love them and so does my husband. The new Artist Series by Chelsea Perry are wonderful and I would love to win one. I am expecting number two and will need to get more. 🙂
    Biancamoe@gmx.de

  • Brittney said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:31 pm

    BumGenius is the only cloth diaper I use! It was the first one I picked out and I loved it so much that it continues to be my primary choice!! Thanks for making a great diaper!!

  • Kimberly said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:30 pm

    We love Cotton Babies and BumGenius Diapers! We used them with our first daughter 3 years ago and now are awaiting daughter 2 in a few weeks who will be diapered with Bum Genius as well. I am so excited to also try the Elementals this time around. They are so cost effective since they grow with baby and they keep little tushies rash free! I have several friends who were leary of cloth diapers until they saw our BumGenius and how easy they are to use and wash and they too became fans. Thank you for this innovative diaper!

  • krystina said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:28 pm

    I would love to add some AIO to convince my husband that CDing isn’t as bad as it seems with the prefolds and covers that we have right now. I hope I could win this, prove to him it’s not as bad, and then go buy some more! sugarberry07@gmail.com

  • Amy LaRae said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:27 pm

    My sister in law was using bumGenius diapers and I was very intrigued with the idea and was sold by the time our first baby arrived. I have been using them for almost two years now! I’ve never used anything like them before but am glad I have. I get excited thinking about all the money we are saving. Plus I get to coordinate the color of her diaper to what she is wearing. I also like the idea of less trash to fill up on.

    When I first traveled I dreaded the idea of bringing the CDs with us and what I would do with them until I wash them. But I have gotten into the groove and have mastered traveling with CDs.

    But it is inevitable I get into conversations with others about the reason why we cloth diaper and some are more heated than I can handle. I still need to get used to that. I don’t want to pressure anyone, but I would like them to give it a try!

    Anyway, bumGenius has changed our diapering world lots!

    Happy birthday!!!

  • Staci said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:26 pm

    Econobum is the reason I cloth diaper. We couldn’t afford it any other way and it is so easy!

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:26 pm

    can’t wait to try it out. happy birthday!

  • melissa said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:26 pm

    I am new to CD, only a few months. I started with bG 4.0 diapers and loved them from the beginning. I bought them through Cotton Babies and fell in love! I have tried other diapers, but nothing compares to my bG 4.0s. I even love the seconds! They are just as wonderful as my ‘good ones’. My 4.0s are so easy to use and come in yummy colors. I would love to get some more in new bright colors! It would make my new year!!!

  • Jennifer said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:26 pm

    Happy Birthday BumGenius! We love using your 3.0’s and Flips! Your one size designs are comfortable for my son as he grows (even around his chubby thighs!). Thank you for helping our babies be healthy and helping to keep our planet clean!

  • Dawn Stewart (canofstew at comcast dot net) said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:25 pm

    I love these diapers- but what I love more is the story of how they were born! God was so faithful to provide Jenn and Jimmy with a means to provide for themselves and their family. It is such a testament to their goal of providing affordable cloth diapering solutions to moms and dads everywhere! Thank you for your creations and Happy Birthday bumGenius!

  • Danielle said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:24 pm

    Happy Birthday! We just celebrated my daughter’s first birthday and the anniversary of our first year using cloth diapers! We love the BG’s for the money the save us, how well they work and how cute they are. Heres to another year for all of us full of BG’s!

  • Ruthanne Slotman said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:23 pm

    I was dragged kicking and screaming into cloth diapering. No way was I going to do THAT! A local retailer offers a two-week trial of several different diapers, so you can see what fits your baby and your needs best. -I caved!- It was the best ‘cave’ I could have imagined! I fell head over heals for the BG Organics and we have been using them for nearly a year now. My husband and I actually argue about who GETS to change our son’s diaper because we both just love the BG’s. -We actually call him ‘Mr. Bum Genius’. I love my BG’s so much that I don’t want to give them up to potty train! Thank you for a fantastic diaper that stands out above the rest, and Happy Birthday!

  • Firechickg73 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:22 pm

    We are new to cloth diapers but since getting our little one out of NICU have been almost exclusively in your diapers. Except for with grandpa who hasn’t been converted, YET. 😉 We have been using the flips, econobums and fuzzibunz and LOVE them!! I was amazed that one size truly is!! We started using the smallest size on our daughter at just 3 weeks of age after using disposables in the hospital. She came home with one of the worst rashes I had ever seen due to meds etc and after switching to cloth her rash immediately started looking better. Now if only we could get a night time pull up alternative for BIG kids!! Big brother has a bed wetting problem and is a HEAVY wetter.

  • Bey family said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:22 pm

    Bumgenius has made cloth diapering affordable and easy for our family.

    goldenleo816@aol.com

  • Gina said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:20 pm

    I thank God for bumGenius! The 3.0 Pocket Diaper was the ONLY pocket diaper that fit my long, lean one month old. Before that, I rented a newborn prefold package. I was SO ready to try a nicer, easier diaper and the bumGenius was my saving grace! No leaks at 1 month old and no leaks now at almost 6 months old! Thank you for a great fitting, quality product! Happy Birthday, bumGenius!

  • Stephanie J said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:18 pm

    I have 3 kids and did not cloth diaper with my first 2. Now I know why. Bumgenius wasn’t around at that time. When I started out cloth diapering with my last, I tried almost everything out there until I found what I loved the most. I am a religious BG cloth diaper parent now. I love all of them and have some of all. The elementals, the pockets, and the AIO’s. Thanks so much BG. I love your diapers.

  • jami said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:18 pm

    Happy birthday! We’ve almost reached our one year mark of no sposies! We use mostly prefolds at home, but I love my BG AIO’s for going out. Thanks for creating such helpful products!

  • Fawn S. said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:18 pm

    BG restored our ability to CD at night! Yay! Thank you!!!!!

  • lgibson said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:17 pm

    I started you using cloth after I saw a friend using the 3.0’s and saw wow how easy is that. I really didnt realize that cloth was still around and so easy. Plus we were looking for something other than sposies for my daughter, she gets rashes all the time and we are always looking on way to go green. So bumgenius was the missing fit into our lives. Since using bg my daughter is rash free. since then my son has starting wearing them to bed!! BG’s make this mommas life easier, happy and fun with all the colors =D Thank you and Happy Birthday

  • Ash said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:16 pm

    I love these diapers for babysitters, grandmas, and other friends who don’t understand the “snappi”. 🙂

  • Rebecca said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:15 pm

    We love the stretchy tabs! Creates a great fit!

  • Joi's Boys said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:15 pm

    Two and a half years ago, my husband and I were both working, and still just getting by. As I was going over the budget, I realized that I was spending almost $100 a month on diapers for 2 of our 3 boys. I was almost sick to my stomach to see that waste. I chose Bum Genius 3.0’s, because they would adjust to fit both boys (although the 4.0’s do fit much better), and they were daycare friendly. I bought 18 diapers, and the diapers paid for themselves in about 3 months. THANK You Jenn, and Cotton Babies!!!

    joisboys@gmail.com

  • Mya Burgoon said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    I have loved BumGenius from the start of our journey with cloth diapers 20 months and 2 babies ago. They were our first diapers with 3.0’s and now with flips. We are so pleased with how they have withstood our wear and tear. I bought a whole bunch used and they are still going strong. Everyone who asks me about cloth diapers I send to cottonbabies because I know they will not go wrong! Every time I have had a question or issue the staff has been over the top friendly and helpful. Can’t say enough good things about it all. Thank you for making my cloth diaper experience amazing!!!

  • Mrs. B said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    Happy Birthday Cotton Babies! We love our Cotton Babies diapers – theya re the only brand we use – bg3.0, FLIPS and econobums. I’m a working mom and BG have made it easy for my son to stay in cloth while at daycare. They are so easy for everyong to use and no one has issues with them. We are so thankful not to spend money on other diapers weekly. My pocketbook thanks you! We would love to try BG4.0 to add to our wonderful collection.

  • Sandy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    I started using cloth diapers 11 years ago on my oldest son. Now on my 3rd little boy and I love all the fun colors and prints and different styles and options there are to choose from. Bum Genius is one of my families new favorites, Even that 11 year old boy can help with diapers now! Happy Birthday!

  • TBTorra said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:13 pm

    Happy Birthday BumGenius!

    If it wasn’t for CottonBabies and BumGenius I probably wouldn’t have given cloth diapering more than a second glance during my preparation for my first baby. My parents used cloth for three children and were encouraging me to do the same, but I was skeptical of my ability to do so much laundry. The information on the CottonBabies website was incredibly helpful, and we finally made the switch to cloth full time when my son was three months old. Thank you so much CottonBabies!!

  • heff31 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:12 pm

    As a cloth diapering dad, I am thankful for the BG’s dipes! These diapers are super easy to use and I wouldn’t have let my wife go with cloth unless that was the case. Thanks for helping make my decision to use cloth diapers… it has been a long road!
    heff31 @ msn dot com

  • Natalia said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:12 pm

    Congratulations! We love Bumgenius – the first cloth diaper that fit my preemie boy was a butter yellow xs all-in-one that I had cuddled and pre-washed carefully throughout my pregnancy. It’s so cute and has been lent out to 2 friends already to get them started with cloth. In a few days my now 1 yr old boy is going to unwrap his gorgeous new designer series v4’s and I can’t wait to see them on him 🙂

  • Katrina said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:11 pm

    Bumgenius was the first modern cloth diaper I happened upon, and it was the seed that started the slow process that eventually took over, and I became a cloth addict. A bumgenius 3.0 was my first cloth diaper purchase, and my first cloth love. I soon after discovered the Flip system which fueled the flame of my love affair with your products. Thank you for making such a great and reliable product. A product that is easy, convenient, quality, stylish, cute, and so much more. Thank you, and Happy Birthday!!

  • Kim M. said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:11 pm

    I am very excited that I won’t have to buy ANY diapers for Baby #2 due in May!!!

  • Joi's Boys said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:10 pm

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  • Brooke said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:10 pm

    I used cloth diapers on my daughter back in 1993. I was 19 years old and probably the only person I knew who used cloth. Although I used covers with a diaper and no pin- it was easy. I didn’t plan on having anymore children, so they were given to a family member, who then gave them to her friend after she was done using them on their son.
    I had a baby boy in 2008. I ordered the same kind of diapers that I used on my daughter. Unfortunately, the quality wasn’t as good and they barely lasted his diapering period. (He is now potty training)
    I have a baby due in February and I decided to try Bum Genius diapers from all the great reviews. I ordered 2 dozen to get started.. they are washed, stuffed and ready to go! I hope they will last for our baby! She is our last child. Already loved them and haven’t even used them yet!
    Thanks,
    Brooke Smith
    Olympia, WA

  • Catherine said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:09 pm

    My daughter’s life has been changed because of you guys, thank you!

    catherineshearer@comcast.net

  • Jessica said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:08 pm

    Before I used bumgenius I was not keen on pocket diapers now I love them… Or at least bumgenius.

    jrderatany@gmail.com

  • Leandra said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:07 pm

    We started using cloth diaper because my husband is in school and I stay home with the baby. Frankly we couldn’t afford sposies. A friend of mine told me about Bum Genius and the first time I tried them I was hooked! they are perfect for my baby’s sensitive bottom and he stays dry all night! Thank you so much for an awesome cloth option!!!!

  • Mommyof3 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:06 pm

    Bum Genius has saved us mucho money! It super simple and I dont have to make extra stops at the store to pick up diapers. I love love love that I am helping the planet and NOT contributing to the waste! Thankyou Bum Gunius…its genius!

  • Amanda L. said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:06 pm

    Happy Birthday and Thank you! You have made my cloth diapering experience joyful! I have only BG’s in my stash and will only have BG’s on my stash from this baby to the next! I love the way they fit and ne’er have leaks! Your colors ar great and I just love doing fluff laundry! Not to mention I love my lo’s fluffy bottom in your BG’s!! Your an amazing lady and I admire your hard work and vision!

  • Lyndsay said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:05 pm

    Happy Birthday!!

    I never considered cloth diapers until a good friend showed me how easy it was with her daughter. I fell in love immediately and slowly started stocking up for my little one who was on the way. She is now two months old, and we are so happy so far! I feel so much better using our Bum Genius–not having to worry about all the disposable diaper waste, plus saving a little money in the long run as well. Switching to cloth was such a great decision! Thank you!!

  • Just Kristen said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:04 pm

    Happy Birthday Bum Genius! As a first time parent of twins, I can honestly say that I never felt like a good candidate for cloth diapering….that is until I picked up a few of your deluxe AIO’s. It was like a gateway drug….and now I am an addict, on my third child and plan to completely cloth diaper! Thanks for making products that just make sense and are so accessible to even the most overwhelmed new moms! PS. Your great customer service will keep us loyal customers!

  • Dan and Peg said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:04 pm

    Happy Birthday! I have cloth diapered three of my four, and number four right now is doing great with flips. I just love them! I love the BG as well, but the flips work great for our budget. Thanks for such wonderful products!

  • acandee said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:04 pm

    was having a hard time posting from my phone so I came here….. We love CD’ing- the best part is my 10 yr old. she loves changing her baby brother’s diaper and choosing what colour “shorts” he will be wearing next. BG’s just make it easier for her. I just hope it lasts for a LOOOONg time since he is still new….. Hoping soon to fluff up my stash with more BG’s!!

  • Beta Wife said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:04 pm

    With a lil’ one with sensitive skin only cloth will do and bumGenius is easy enough for my husband, daycare and rest of the family.

  • snyder_crystal said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:04 pm

    Happy Birthday! I am so thankful for you guys! By showing my hubby how much like disposables cloth can be, he let me buy a bunch and try it out with our second son. We love BG :)! Thank you for making such a wonderful product. I just wish I had some more 😉

  • DonegalGirly said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:03 pm

    Bum Genius are amazing. Happy Birthday!!!
    They are so easy to use, i brought some with me on a recent trip to Ireland and converted some relatives. 🙂

  • Allison R. said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:03 pm

    We LOVE our BG AIOs. They are the only diaper that allows us to use cloth when we are out and about. So you’ve saved us from using more disposables! And I’ll admit it, they’re also my favorite diapers to use at home.

  • Becky said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:02 pm

    Happy Birthday Bum Genius!! Our Twilight BG 4.0s were given to us at the baby shower… and that was our introduction to BG!

  • Chrissie Ferreira said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:02 pm

    I’ve cloth diapered four children, and Bum Genius wasn’t available until my third was born. Once I went Bum Genius, I never went back!! The fit has been perfect on my skinny little girl (who is now 4, so doesn’t wear diapers) and my chunky little boy, who at 7 months sports only Bum Genius diapers, even the pink ones his big sister wore! I am so thankful for a diaper that doesn’t leak, is trim under clothes and keeps my baby dry and happy! With four kids running around, Bum Genius has made cloth diapering easy!! Happy Birthday, guys!

  • R & W said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:02 pm

    I am hooked on your 4.0’s!! I can’t wait to get my brights in the mail soon!
    Happy Birthday!

  • Meg said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:02 pm

    Happy birthday bum genius!
    I was very blessed to have received a free pack of econobums when Jenn came to the little seedling in Michigan this fall. I have two in cloth and my youngest has very sensitive skin which was causing her alone to go through twenty diapers a day. I couldn’t keep up with diaper laundry for two kids on the stash I had. I was also unable to afford more in order to spread my wash out. The generosity of Jenn and the bum genius company made it possible for me to keep both kids in cloth with my sanity intact.

  • Jennifer said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:02 pm

    My family is fairly new to cloth diapering. We started 3 1/2 months ago when our second son was 2 months old. I purchased a number of different brands including BG. I knew we were adding a ton of trash to the landfills with all the disposable diapers….but didn’t realize the magnitude until I started cloth diapering. Now every time I wash a load and see the same diapers used again and again I feel great! I’m really impressed by the quality and ease of use with the BG products! We own 2 4.0s and 1 FLIP system. I definitely plan to buy more 🙂

  • ashleylynn61287 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:01 pm

    love that there are so many choice in the same diaper! aio, elemental, and 4.0. snaps or hook and loops! its great!! love my bg 4.0 for nights i can really stuff those bad boys full!!

  • Lynda said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:01 pm

    BG diapers have made it possible to not have to worry about the dreaded diaper blowout with my daughter who turns five months old today!

  • Catherine said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:01 pm

    My daughter, husband, and I are newer to BumGenuis since she is just six months old. The BumGenuis diapers have made our life easier. My daughter is tall for her age/weight and so there was not a disposable diaper that fit her well enough to prevent blow outs. We have never had one problem with the cloth diapers for which we are so thankful! On top of that I just feel better as a mother putting cloth next to my daughter’s skin instead of chemical covered papery plastic! Thank you for all of your work and dedication!

  • larken07 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:01 pm

    Happy Birthday BG! When we first started looking into cloth, BG was the first diaper I looked at…and it became my very favorite of all the brands we tried! Now over a third of my stash is BG! We have at least one in every color! I love showing off our BGs to other parents interested in cloth because they’re super cute & easy to understand! Thanks for making cloth diapering easy!

  • ♥Mama of the Littles♥ said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:00 pm

    I love Bumgenius. I first tried a BG 3.0 and fell in love. As a military wife, and momma to two boys in cloth, I find I can never have enough BG’s! They are very well made and very easy to clean and use!
    Thanks for the chance to win one!
    angela_heffner at yahoo dot com

  • Erin said...
    December 21, 2010 at 12:00 pm

    I don’t think I would have been able to cloth diaper if it hadn’t been for BG’s Flip diapers. This is such a great way to make cloth diapering more affordable but still easy and convenient for people on a budget!

  • Me said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:59 am

    When I told my daycare provider (my sister 🙂 about using cloth she was less than excited – but now she raves about how easy the BGs are and how cute my baby looks in them!

  • Peyton said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:59 am

    These diapers are the absolute best way to get someone on board with cloth diapering. Today I sent my daughter off to spend the day(and night! I’m already missing her.) with her aunt and uncle. I packed as many BG diapers that I have, knowing that they could handle cloth diapering for the day if they had something easy to use. I even have one double stuffed with a sticky note attached for her night time diaper 🙂 They have no children yet, so I’m hoping they’ll see how easy cloth diapering can be. I used to buy disposables for people to use when taking care of my daughter, but I refuse to buy any more!

  • Beth said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:58 am

    Living in Germany where almost everything is recycled, cloth diapering seemed the logical choice. That and our regular trash can has a high false bottom, meaning disposables would fill it too quickly for the bi-weekly pickup. Bumgenius has been the best option for our baby. We’ve had no diaper rash and no epic-poo leakage. That fact that they will grow with her and be ready for our future babies makes BG all the better.
    Thank you and Happy Birthday!!

  • Janice said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:58 am

    I started using washable diapers (mostly BG) when my daughter was 9 months old. I love it! I have a few odd diapers from other brands, but BG are hands down my favorite (Flip is my go-to night diaper because they are so versatile.)
    I bought 6 BG AIO (XS & S) on last year’s black friday/pre-Christmas sale, in the hopes of a new baby for 2010, and at the end of August my 9.5lb son wore the XS for exactly a week before outgrowing them! Cloth diapering a newborn has been great! I traveled for 4 days when he was 9 weeks and we had a blowout almost every diaper in the disposables, so was super excited to get back home to our BG’s! (I lent my XS & S and a couple OS and a Flip cover to a friend recently in hopes of winning her over to washable diapers!)

  • Hana Joy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:57 am

    bumGenius are simple and have made cloth diapering possible as well as saving us a lot of money! I <3 bumGenius!

  • Whitney Newsom said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:57 am

    Unfortunately, we don’t have any BumGenius diapers in our stash, but I can comment on how cloth diapers in general have affected my life!
    I don’t feel the guilt I once did when I saw my husband take the big bag of disposables out to the trash can every couple of days. I have become extremely addicted to the cuteness and ease of using cloth.

    Since we don’t have any BGs yet, I would really love to win some so DD and I can enjoy them as much as others have!

  • Daydream Believer said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:56 am

    Happy Birthday Bum Genius! My hubs and I LOVE your fantastic diapers. We have two beautiful daughters, just 18 months apart, and your fabulous diapers made it possible for us to cloth diaper them both {normally not an easy feat with 2 kids in diapers!} 🙂 I am a BIG fan and a loyal customer. In the last 3 years, I have had many conversations with friends, family, and complete strangers about how much I love my Bum Genius diapers. I’ve even been called a “diaper pusher” by a few friends who tease me about how much I love cloth diapering. THANK YOU for making a product that is truly worth recommending to friends! Congratulations on your 5th birthday – I wish you many more! 🙂
    daydreambelievershop{at}gmail{dot}com

  • Sarah said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:56 am

    Our grasshopper BGs were our gateway into the CD world. Happy Birthday to you all!

  • Davy Waldman said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:55 am

    Changing how babies go potty one day at a time!

    Congrats and thanks!

    ouroneoath@yahoo.com

  • ashley said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:55 am

    BG are so easy to use and the fit is great. These are my favorite overall. They never cause a rash or leak. I want to get the new prints, they are too cute.

    ash_eliz_84@yahoo.com

  • adf0905 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:55 am

    Cottonbabies was the company that introduced us to cloth diapers! It seems like yesterday (not 1.5 years ago) that I ordered my first 3.0’s from cottonbabies.com. We haven’t looked back at disposables since! Happy birthday!!!

  • raesalley said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:54 am

    I love how CD’ing has made our lives easier. Part of it is because the BGs are just so easy to use and take. We’ve even converted some of our friends to the idea that CD’ing isn’t our parents’ version anymore.

  • Sarah said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:54 am

    I’m 2 weeks away from having my first baby and can’t wait to try BumGenius. I’ve been stocking up my whole pregnancy on different brands, but the BGs seem to be the highest quality! I can’t wait to try them, thanks for helping me get started CDing! Happy Birthday!

  • willoughbee said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:53 am

    Thank you for making such wonderful diapers! We chose Econobums before my son was born for the low cost. Once we proved we were going to stick with it my mom ordered us some Flips I’d been drooling over. We eventually got some 2.0s secondhand and those are the only ones Daddy will use. I’d love to try the newest models and prints! Thanks for the chance to win!

    mkwdavis (at) gmail (dot) com

  • Kiersten said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:53 am

    I love Bum Genius diapers!! They have changed my life by making myself and my children happier! Night time diapering is easier, diapering in general if more fun and cute of course! I love getting to tell people about the “new” cloth diapers! My favorites are the organic cotton 🙂

  • Mom of FIVE said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:52 am

    bumGenius was the first mainstream big name diaper that I tried. I loved it! I tried Flip also but found they didn’t work well on my skinny legged babies. But the 3.0s certainly did! Thanks for all your hard work and determination to help make a difference in the lives or our children and the future of our world.

  • Susan Haire said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:52 am

    Happy Birthday!

    Though our little girl is just shy of a year, my husband and I can’t imagine NOT using bumGenius… We live in an area where not many people have gone to cloth yet so I find myself constantly debunking the age-ol’ myths and explaining that this option makes sense for our family on so many levels (financially, environmentally, etc.) INCLUDING ease.

    I hope that (and want to do my part to help) cloth diapering gets so integrated in our culture that we can soon get to a point where cloth diapering is a choice that every new momma at least considers.

    And bumGenius’s fifth anniversary– and the company’s diverse, ever-expanding, and adorable array of products– are proof that the collective “we” are making progress!

  • Jennifer L said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:52 am

    Ah! My first experience with cloth diapering came when I found 12 XS BG on craigslist. I had been so overwhelmed with all of the choices out there that I hadn’t gotten anything yet. And I tried these. And loved them! I loved how easy they were to use, how washing friendly how I could get stains out with the sun. And I loved all of the colors! My favorite diapers in my stash? I’ve got 3 elementals that I just adore 😉 Thank you for making CDing a little more mainstream. And especially all of your work to help families in need use cloth so they do not have to continually buy diapers! Great job and Happy Birthday Cotton babies!

  • Bon said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:51 am

    I love Bumgenius! I always wanted to try cloth diapering and learned about it while we were trying to conceive. Four years went by and there was still no baby to diaper. We recently adopted a baby girl from Africa and brought her home. I finally got a chance to try out the little bumgenius I had been saving. Our stash has grown since her adoption and I keep adding in more brands but bumgenius is my favorite and go to. Not only is it saving us money (which is imporant in adoption!) but we also found out she breaks out in rashes with any disposables. So it’s win win all around. 🙂

  • bearnewt68 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:51 am

    We started out cloth diapering almost 3 years ago. Our 1st (and only) diapers were bumGenius 3.0’s. They are still our main diapers, and the only ones we use for nighttime and leaving the house. We also use prefolds and wool, but that’s because I like to knit. :)These made our transition in to cloth a breeze. We were amazed that they did even better at night than the sposies, and contained the “blowouts” (which were no more). Thanks to our bumGenius 3.0 we haven’t even considered using a sposie again!

  • amystagner said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:51 am

    The very first cloth diaper my baby girl ever wore was a BG AIO, that’s the diaper that got us hooked on cloth! Elementals (and Flip covers, with BG bamboo fitteds) are our go to daytime diapers! THANKS and Happy Birthday!!

  • princessbodani said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:51 am

    I decided to cloth diaper before I ever got a positive pregnancy test. When I was pregnant I did so much research and decided to start with prefolds and covers since I wasn’t sure I wanted to spend a lot of money in case I hated cloth diapering.

    I should have known myself better than that! I had made the right decision when I decided long before that cloth was for me! I used the first size of prefolds for my 10lb newborn and when he outgrew those I began to eye the two BG 3.0s that my best friend gave me. It seemed like such a hassle to change the whole diaper all at once!

    And then I put the first pale blue diaper on his chubby little bum. And fell in love. My son is a very heavy wetter and even other pockets had not been able to contain it. Even triple and quadruple stuffing didn’t help. The first time I put a BG on him he fell right asleep afterward and I realized I only had ONE insert in there! I panicked and put a towel under him in the swing when I laid him down.

    When he woke up four hours later he was bone dry. I thought he just hadn’t peed and started calculating how much fluids he’d had that day…

    And then I opened that fateful diaper…

    And immediately went and bought 5 more.

    The diaper itself was SOAKED and once I got it off of him I realized the diaper weighed a ton. Out of curiosity I weighed the dry BG I had in reserve and then weighed the wet one. It weighed a full POUND more even with one insert and had not leaked!!!

    Yep, I’m in love. BG is my go-to diaper and the one I’ve recommended to ALL of my friends as the best diaper on the market (and I’ve tried more than 20 different diapers!)—my favorite convert has 20+ BG4.0s waiting on her little man to be born and wear them.

    I’m so jealous of her stash its ridiculous 😀

  • Priscilla said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:51 am

    When we were pregnant with our daughter in 2008, I was really interested in using cloth diapers b/c of the environmental impact, but I had no clue where to start! I stumbled across Cotton Babies’ website, but I still wasn’t sure where to go and what to buy. Thankfully, at the same time I was teaching at UMSL and one of my students came up and asked me if I’d thought about using cloth diapers since I was pregnant. I was so surprised by her question, but happy to learn that she actually worked for Cotton Babies and that it was a St. Louis company. My husband and I went down to the store one Saturday and bought our first diapers. The staff was GREAT and answered all our questions. My husband was timid about using them, but it was love at first sight when he saw how they actually looked and felt. We started using our BumGenius diapers when our daughter was a few weeks old and haven’t looked back! We are extra thankful that we made the decision to go with cloth b/c our daughter ended up having terrible rashes in disposables and is actually allergic to something in regular baby wipes. Cloth saved her little bum! Now, we are starting to shop for extra diapers for our second daughter, due in May, and I can’t imagine using anything else for her! We have had the best experience with Cotton Babies and our BumGenius diapers. The company is excellent and truly stands behind their product! The more we see how Cotton Babies takes on different challenges and issues, the more we respect and admire the company. Plus, we have been sharing our love of cloth and recently a family member and a friend decided to use BumGenius diapers for their babies! Thanks for being such a truly caring company! We appreciate what you’ve done for our family so much–the money we’ve saved, the health benefits for our daughter, and just knowing we are doing something to preserve our beautiful Earth. We love Cotton Babies! Happy Anniversary!

  • carO__ said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:49 am

    We love BumGenius and they have helped us a. stop wasting money b. stop wasting livable land and c. stop wasting time making midnight trips for more diapers!

    Thanks!

  • Catheirl said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:48 am

    Happy birthday BumGenius! We just recently converted to cloth diapering our ten month old girl. We were fed up with the rashes she constantly had from every brand of sposies we tried. I had no idea anything like BG cloth diapers existed until I read the blog “All about cloth diapers” and saw that your brand was consistantly voted a fav among CDering mamas. We ordered 3 used 3.0s from Rediaper.com and fell in LOVE!! No more rashes!! I told my husband all I wanted for Christmas and my birthday was BumGenius 4.0s! Our stash is small but we plan to build it up over time and never go back! Thank you SO MUCH for your wonderful product! I would have used them from the start had I only known they existed.

  • Elisa said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:48 am

    We started out using BG 2.0s with our oldest, 4 years ago. Then they were upgraded to the 3.0s after 2 years. We have nothing but nice things to say about these diapers! They are very gentle on the skin and won’t give rashes like the disposable diapers. We plan on using Bum Genius diapers with our next baby, due in a few weeks!

  • Lilac said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:47 am

    Happy Birthday, Bum Genius! Bum Genius helped open our eyes to the world of pocket diapers! We’ve only got one in our stash, but it’s one of my favorites! 🙂

  • srz said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:47 am

    Bum Genius was the first cloth diaper I tried with my now 7 month old. It is by far our favorite( along with the flip system) and what we use now. I’m thankful for the ease of use, which makes it really easy for all caregivers!

    Happy Birthday!!!

  • Lindsey Y said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:47 am

    You guys have made cloth diapering my two children, fun and pleasant! Thanks a million!

  • Antonia said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:46 am

    wow, bumGenius has affected our lives in so many ways! I used prefolds with my first daughter, and I found them to be so difficult. I had heard about these easier diapering systems, but they were expensive. I don’t know if they were available then or not, but the one size thing has really made them affordable to me. Someone suggested bumGenius to me before my second daughter was born. I received them, and I was hooked! They have saved us so much money since we don’t have to buy disposable anymore. I feel better about not adding disposable diapers tp the landfill. Plus, they have saved me time because they are a cinch to change unlike the prefolds that I used the first time! We love our bumGenius diapers!

  • singingmamato3 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:46 am

    Happy 5th! BG’s AIO was one of the first dipes I bought for my 3rd child when I decided to try cloth. I love it – it is so easy and fits my chunky 7mo very well.

  • Amy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:46 am

    I am very new to CDing, and Christmas is allowing me to purchase many more dipes! My go to diaper is the BG Elemental AIO….LOVE IT! Happy 5th Birthday and am very thankful to have found such a user friendly diaper! Thank you 🙂

  • Katrina said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:46 am

    We’ve been using cloth since the day our son was born. Now, 1 year later Bumgenius is the only diaper in our house and has been for quite a while. We tried several types of cloth diapers, but when it came down to it, Bumgenius was the best-and they are so darn cute, I love the colors! Our stash consists of pockets, AIOs, and elementals and I couldn’t be happier. Bumgenius has made cloth diapering easy and easy to convince others it’s a great way to go.

  • Jen said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:43 am

    Happy Birthday BumGenius!

    I’ll be having my second child any day now. I started cloth diapering my son when he was 6 months old and plan on cloth diapering my second from the beginning! Can’t wait! The benefits are great!

  • tifeis said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:42 am

    Happy Birthday. BumGenius diapers have allowed us to leave the house! They are our diaper bag diaper because we can trust them. We use the elementals and love them. We also use Flip and econobum around the house.

  • Mrs. M said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:42 am

    bumGenius was the first modern cloth diaper I ever heard of. When I first started with CD’s, bumGenius was the first thing I tried. They were my ‘gateway drug’ into cloth diapering lol.

  • Thea said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:42 am

    Bum Genius has saved our family money, provided comfort for my baby’s bottom, and helped save the environment for future generations of our family! We are hooked. Literally!

  • Courtney Fisk said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:41 am

    Happy Birthday!

    Bum Genius has been a LIFE saver to me! My DS was severely allergic to something in disposable diapers. He looked as if he was wearing a bright red diaper…when he was naked. 🙁 It was awful. We did special natural disposables, but the cost was killing us. I ended up finding a tiny cloth diaper shop with the most knowledgeable guy shop owner! After a hour of learning all about cloth diapers, I let with 5 BG 1.0’s in hand. I washed those 5 diapers every day! As soon as he needed a change I would hand wash the diapers and let them dry till I needed it. Thankfully my MIL bought him more diapers for his 1st birthday- I then had 10 diapers and a few 2.0. The best part is that he was rash free. He never had another diaper rash and was a much happier little guy because of it. I am so very thankful for all that you have accomplished in the last five years. My third baby is now wearing the BG’s, even the 1.0’s still! But we have expanded our collection thanks to your well loved sale and repair kits I have been able to afford a few more!
    Thank you so much!!! Your business has truly blessed our family!
    Happy Birthday!

    *our fill cloth diapering story is written here http://theappletree-milwaukee.blogspot.com*

  • Kristin said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:40 am

    My husband and I have 3 kids 8, 6 and our new addition who is already 6 months. We used disposable on the first two, but as tight as our budget is these days I knew that would be near impossible. Since I stay at home with the kids there is no extra money beyond what hubby brings home. I did a lot of researching going into this and have only read the most wonderful and positive things about BG’s. Sadly this is out of our budget. I did however like the Econobum covers which are very affordably priced. They have been great since my little guy out grew other covers within the first 2 months! We are definitely getting some wear out of these. Shortly after purchasing them I even allowed myself to splurge on some color… green and blue Flip covers!
    I have to roll my eyes when I hear people talk about how some low incomes have to choose between diapers and food etc. With Econobum and Flip there are very affordable options for those with low and limited incomes! Thank you!

  • David and Charissa said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:40 am

    My little guy turns 6 months this week and has been in cloth diapers since he was about 2 months. When I was pregnant, I knew I wanted to cloth diaper since my mom did it with us and saved a lot of money, but I wasn’t excited about it until I learned all of the great options available! I was planning to have disposables for baby sitters and church and even Dad if he had trouble, but with bum genius, I have been able to teach every one who watches my son how to use them very quickly. We are very pleased with our cloth diapers and would never go back to disposables!

  • Jennifer Hill said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:39 am

    I love my BG organic AIOs. We converted when my daughter was 8 months old, when I finally convinced my husband it was the way to go. I have loved them ever since. A friend recommended them to me and I am so glad I followed her advice. I love how easy the all-in-ones are. It is great that I don’t have to mess with un-stuffing and stuffing separate pieces. I love the adjustable snaps on them as well and how I won’t ever have to worry about having the right size of diapers!

    Thanks so much for your wonderful product! Happy 5th Birthday!!

  • JC said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:38 am

    Happy Birthday!!! BG was the third cloth diaper I tried, the first two woefully inept. BG has worked so well, it is the only diaper we have in our stash. I never thought cloth diapering could be this easy! My husband was dubious at first, but now loves that we CD our daughter. Even my old school mom has been a convert. 🙂 I love that we are saving $$$$ and the planet at the same time. Keep up the good work!!!

  • Sarah said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:38 am

    I love Bum Genius diapers! As a first time mom I was determined to cloth diaper to save money and because I felt it was better for my baby. We tried bum genius in a trial package and I fell in love. My son loves his colorful diapers and I love saving money. I’m veryy excited to have a girl to put pink diapers on come February! Happy Birthday!

  • Amy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:38 am

    BG was my first cloth diaper and is still my go to diaper when I need for sure no leaks like at night. Contests and thanks! Amy Bryan audioamy@gmail dot com

  • Dacia said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:37 am

    We love our BG’s! I looked into cloth diapering when I was pregnant with my 3rd baby. I liked the idea of saving some money and doing something that was healthy for the environment and my son. We weren’t able to get started immediately after he was born because of money issues and I needed to talk my husband in to it. Since using cloth my son no longer has diaper rash and it’s even easy enough my husband and my older kids can change a diaper. My son is 2yo now. He was potty trained for about a month with no accidents and just decided he didn’t want to be potty trained any more. (We’ll try again later.)He brings me a diaper and a prefold. Even he loves them that much!

  • Amy Walker said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:35 am

    The bumGenius 3.0 introduced me to pocket diapers and sold me on them. They remain one of my very most trusted diapers for absorbency and no leaks! I actually scraped up money consigning things to pay a friend for 5 of them that she had bought and never used. She wanted to give them to me, but I wanted to pay her. They became my “going out” diapers. Now I’m a pocket diaper for daytime girl all the way!

  • Josh, Brita, Dan, Clara, and Paul said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:35 am

    We decided to try Cloth for our fourth baby, a daughter, born in August. While I loved the flats and covers we were using in the day time, I knew they would not hold all night. So we were doing sposies. I wanted so badly to be done with sposies all together! A friend recommended bGs for night time and we have not looked back since! They are INCREDIBLE! With sposies we would have night time leaks all the time but we have NEVER had a leak with bGs! I LOVE them! They are our go to diaper for when we are out and about as well. Thank you, thank you, thank you for allowing us to cloth diaper full time! I only wish I could have more of them in my stash!!! Happy Birthday BumGenius!!

  • emptyspeculation said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:35 am

    i just started using BG and love them. they are so soft and easy to use. i wish i had tried them earlier on so i had more of them in my stash. currently i’m working on thinning it so i can get more. cotton babies has all my favourite diapers, BG, Flips and Econobums.

  • Kat H. said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:35 am

    BumGenius, I’d like to tell you how your products have directly affected my life on this snowy day in Northern Illinois. Instead of rushing out into the cold with my two boys to buy a package of paper diapers, I am sitting – nay, basking – in the warmth of our home. Baking cookies, snuggling my little guys, and waiting for a rinse cycle to finish so I can hang my baby’s plush, fluffy diapers to dry.

    So I thank you guys, not just for making a modern cloth diaper, but for making a modern cloth diaper that never fails us. For saving the environment, for saving us money, for saving my boy’s little bottom from harsh chemicals – but also for saving us MOMENTS, sweet and cuddly winter moments that don’t have to be interrupted by an unplanned trek to the store…because as all parents know, those moments pass us by much too fast.

    Kat Harper (katharper1984@gmail.com)

  • kameroosky said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:34 am

    I have gone through 16 different types of diapers and in the end we have chosen to go with BGE’s and 4.0’s. We really have enjoyed using these diapers. Even daddy LOVES them! I want to thank BG for for creating a good quality and perfect diaper!! Happy birthday!

  • Adela said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:34 am

    Happy Birthday! Our first is 10 months old today and he’s been a bumGenius baby since birth (along with Econobum). Both my brother and I were CD babies, so I figured I could do the same with my son. A close friend of mine, whose son is a year older than mine, uses bumGenius. I didn’t do much research other than visiting her and watching everything in action. I was sold. As a result of me using bumGenius I’ve had two friends decided to CD and use BG too! They’re so easy to use and clean. Thank you for designing a quality product.

  • ccrawford_abragdon said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:34 am

    Happy Birthday!!! I am so glad that bum genius is what it is today. I was interested in CDing my newest baby but had no idea where to start and found bum genius pocket diapers on cottonbabies and bought some and fell in love. They are AWESOME. They are simple to use for my husband and easy for me to wash. I am glad that we are able to help the environment by not throwing away thousands of disposable diapers thanks to your company. My baby boy just loves all his bum genius diapers and I love that I save a ton of money. We are now able to put money into savings every month that we would have been spending on hundreds of diapers a month. Thank you!!!!

  • MamaVP said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:33 am

    thank you so much for making it so EASY to CD…love love love the 4.0s, flips, and elementals, which combine to make 95% of my stash.

    Happy Birthday and wishing you many more to come!
    ers214@yahoo.com

  • Josefa said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:33 am

    BG’s as they are indearily termed in my household are a lifesaver. I use the organic AIO’s with snaps. They are wash and wear and that is that. I exclusively cloth both at home and at daycare and the daycare staff adore them. They are amazed how easy they are to take on and off. Thank you Cotton Babies for making my life easier!

    Josefa Pena
    texascarnation@gmail.com

  • Yesenia said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:33 am

    Congratulations on your 5th birthday. We love Bum Genius elementals. We have been cloth diapering our now 5 month old since birth and have tried many brands & types of cloth diapers. Our number one, the one one my babysitter & husband reaches for all the time is Bum Genius elementals. It is so easy to use and so easy to put together after washing. No need to stuff or find inserts. We’re in love and wish we had more. Thank you for creating these diapers.

  • miamia said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:32 am

    How has BumGenius affected my life? Not only does it have economical consequences, but it has social ones as well. My friends and I have another topic to talk about at church and Facebook. Also, the other day I visited my in-laws’ church and met someone who worked at Cotton Babies! Very cool! I recognized her as the lady who handed me a coupon at the spring sale.

  • Misty said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:32 am

    Being on a tight budget due to ongoing medical expenses for our 10-year-old son, we didn’t want to have to choose between diapers for our new baby girl, or his prescriptions or allergy shots. We opted to try cloth diapering and have invested in the Flips – they seemed to fit our budget and our lifestyle pretty easily. Three months later, we are LOVING cloth-diapering and are striving toward building a collection of AIOs or Pockets so that we can use them all the time! (We currently use disposable while we are out running errands and such.) Our cloth diapers don’t leak as often or as bad as the disposables and they seem SO much more comfortable on Jane Ellen. Thank you, bumGenius, for offering something so simple yet so wonderful! I only with I had known of this secret world of cloth-diapering when my son was in diapers! 🙂

  • Nicola said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:32 am

    It was the word of mouth reliability of bumgenius diapers that gave me the confidence to jump into a world that I knew nothing about, and now love to pieces! I bought one BG 4.0 to try and then found a store selling off their old 3.0’s for a great price…I bought everything they had left. I’ve since acquired a few more bg’s and it is the bulk of my stash, and the only thing I send to daycare.

    Thanks, BG!

  • ainmemphis said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:32 am

    I started cloth diapering when my son was 6 months old, I saw another mom using Bum Genius and loved how bright they were and EASY to use. I bought a few to try and fell instantly in love! I am proud to say we haven’t had to buy disposable diapers in over 7 months! Even my husband and mother-in-law are impressed with how easy they are to use, to clean, and how much better they are for our baby’s skin and our budget! I have tried other diapers but my all time favorite and the majority of my stash is still bum genius. I am already thinking about a new baby in the future and picturing a little newborn in them one day!
    What I love about Cotton Babies in general: free economy shipping! Their availability of repair kits, I could not afford brand new diapers and was able to find some gently used and made them brand new again! Their helpfulness and wealth of information. If it weren’t for Cotton Babies I might not be a devoted cloth momma today! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!11

  • Mormegly said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:31 am

    We love BG’s! At first our families gave us a hard time saying we were crazy to use cloth, but now that they’ve seen how easy, adorable, baby and earth friendly BG’s are, everyone is on board! They are even insisting we travel home for Christmas with them (they originally requested that we use disposables while visiting because they didn’t want us to use their washing machine).

  • lizhasalife said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:31 am

    Our very first cloth diaper was a twilight bumgenius I gave them a try on the recommendation of a good friend. They have never leaked and held up over the last 3 years!

    My great experience led me to encourage other friends and I’ve “converted ” 4 other families to cloth who have in turn spread their love of cloth diapering and BumGenius! Thank you for creating such a great product and for the continued innovation!

  • Katrina Abel said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:31 am

    I cant wait to try BumGenius. I just had my third boy and this is my first time doing cloth diapers. We have prefolds right now, but I am trying to build up a stash and try a few different kinds. I hope to get a few bumgenius pocket diapers to try soon. So far though I am loving the cloth diapers so much more than disposables!

  • Diamond Dreamer said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:31 am

    Congratulations Jen & bumGenius! Oh my goodness… how I love my bumGenius! Thanks to their ease of use, our family has remained committed to cloth diapering. It’s the only diaper that my husband will use (which includes disposables) AND he doesn’t mind stuffing them either! 🙂

  • Mama Bennie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:31 am

    When I found out that I was pregnant with my second daughter, and discovered the horrid rashes my first daughter was getting were an allergic reaction to disposables, I made the leap into researching cloth diapers. The first brand I came across was Bumgenius. I didn’t know such diapers existed. It made me sad that I didn’t start using cloth right from the beginning. We are on an extremely tight income though so I was not able to purchase any Bumgenius. I still long to try them though. I am a online stalker, and I surf to see if there are deals that I can afford on them almost every day. I have other diapers, and they are good, but there is always that “what if” in the back of my head about Bumgenius diapers. They don’t even sell cloth diapers in stores within a 2 hour drive from me so I can’t even go admire them in person. Thank you for giving me the courage to dive into cloth by making such amazing products though.

  • Narelle said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:31 am

    I tried posting earlier, but my computer messed up, and I don’t think it posted…? I have been using BG’s for about 7 months, they were my first purchase of Cloth diapers and are still my current favourite 🙂 I probably never would have CD’d without such an easy-to-use option!

    nari_gal at yahoo.com

  • Shannon said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:30 am

    About 3 years ago, long before I was pregnant or even trying for my first, I found a BG pocket diaper at a local thrift store. I found it intriguing so I bought it for $.49. I knew it was a diaper, but that was all. So I looked up the name online and that was how I discovered cloth diapering. I had a good stash before my DD was born. She has been cloth diapered since day one. Thank you for introducing me to cloth.

  • Kathy Polumbo said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:30 am

    Happy Birthday Bum Genius! I got into the cloth diapering game quite late with my son since I was so afraid to try them. And now I can’t believe how easy is! We have lots of Bum Genius diaps in our house, pockets, elemental AIOS, flips, and artist series – I just love them all! And now I’m pregnant with twins, due in the early Spring, and super excited to have a nice cloth diaper stash going to use on them and to buy some more (I need some PINK now!) 🙂

  • beth@seven-oaks.net (Beth Harris) said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:29 am

    I didn’t know about the advances in cloth diapers with my first son (imagined folding and safety pins all over) and then I moved to a small town and saw other moms using cloth diapers, including BumGenius. So when I got pregnant again I thought I would try it. My husband was skeptical until my Mom said we would never stick to it. He was immediately on board! Our little b’Abe is now 1 year and we have been using BG the whole time! Everywhere I go, I pull one out of the diaper bag to show people. My husband calls me the CD Evangalist. I come across a lot of people who have no idea how far CD has come and when I show them a BG they can’t believe how easy it is. I hope I have converted at least a few new Moms. Thank you BumGenius and Happy Birthday!

  • JLJMommy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:29 am

    Happy Birthday! I started my cloth journey with 6 bumGenius 4.0’s the day they came out. Haven’t been cding very long, but already feel that I’ve saved money and am doing right by my little man. I’ve accumulated a few other pockets during my 5 months of cding but my bumGenius are the ones I turn to for dependability. Thanks for coming up with a great product!
    ktiegen at yahoo dot com

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:29 am

    I have three children and did not start using CD’s until my youngest was 8 months old. My sister in law uses CD’s and I used to think she was nuts for it. I was tired of always needing to go out and buy diapers so I decided to ask her a few questions and do some of my own research. After finding out how easy it is to use CD I decided to go for it. On our way home from a family vacation we were passing through St. Louis and I decided to make a stop at Cotton Babies and ended up buying 12 BG AIO diapers. It was by far my best/favorite purchase!

    Since I started using CD’s I have convinced a few of my friends to make the switch and they are as happy as I am! I also started babysitting a 8wk old baby boy and I only use CD’s on him as well.

    –Kelly Kurek
    kellyjk9@hotmail.com

  • Anna Maijala said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:29 am

    Bum Genius has been a huge part of my cloth diapering journey! My son was born two years ago on Christmas Day, and has been exclusively in cloth ever since birth. He has never once worn a disposable. Being that he was born large (9 pounds 9 ounces) his Bum Genius one-size diapers fit him from birth, and we’ve been using them nearly daily for two years. They were wonderful during our move from Georgia to Texas when he was 2 months old, and our road trip from Texas to Minnesota for his first birthday. They keep him comfy in the car, and overnight, and even just when he’s running around and playing in the yard. They’ve stood up to everything, and we can’t wait to pass them along to the next baby, who will join us next summer. Bum Genius is what got us started off in cloth the right way. The ease of use and nice look of them was actually what got my husband on board with cloth diapering in the first place, too. Even though now, two years in, that man folds a prefold prettier than I do, he still reaches for Bum Genius before anything else. They’re a staple in our house.

  • laurahasblueeyes said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:27 am

    I’m going to be a first time mom in April and I’m looking forward to using cloth on my baby, because it looks like a great way to save money and be kind to the environment. I haven’t had a chance to use any bumGenius products yet, but I’m really impressed with how far cloth diapers have come in the past few years and how they look so easy to use!

  • Anna said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:27 am

    I have to say, I originally steered clear of Bumgenius, thinking I could get away with a far cheaper ebay brand. Man was I wrong. You get what you pay for and Bumgenius is worth every penny!

  • outlawtj84 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:27 am

    Never tried a BG, but we <3 our flips and econobums! WHat a great giveaway 🙂

  • Sarah said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:27 am

    We just started cloth diapering both of our children after seeing how disposables affected our sons’ sensitive skin. Bum Genius offered an easy (and adorable) way to switch over to cloth diapering. They came highly recommended by lots of my Mama friends and now I can see why 🙂

  • OzarkCountryMomma said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:27 am

    I love the new BumGenius 4.0 snaps. I could really use some more and winning a 5 pack would be a wonderful Christmas present. I had been having trouble with my little one having a red tummy from the applix area rubbing. I no longer have the problem since I got 4.0 snaps.

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:26 am

    They are the greatest. Pus a huge cost savings!!!!!!!

    Ryan W.
    whit122@hotmail.com

  • April said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:26 am

    Happy birthday! BumGenius 3.0 are the only diapers I have used, and I love them. My 10 month old daughter never gets diaper rash and looks so cute in her brightly colored diapers. And they really are easy to use and save both money and the environment. What’s not to love?

  • semoangie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:26 am

    Hello! I have never used Bum Genius but I would LOVE to! We currently use disposable and I would love to start using cloth diapers. I have many friends who use the BG diapers and love them.

    I just hope I can win this pack to get started!

    Thank you!

  • Maegan said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:26 am

    I thought my husband was crazy when he first suggested cloth diapering for our first baby. After I saw BumGenius diapers and read about cloth diapering on Cotton Babies, I understood how easy (and clean) it could be. We started with just one BumGenius, some gentle-used Thirstie covers and a stack of prefolds. Cloth diapering has been wonderful. I can’t wait til baby #2 gets here next May.

  • ANONYMOUS said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:26 am

    I love BumGenuis. I chose to cloth diaper my first born a few years ago, and did extensive research on which one I wanted to go with that would allow me the ease of disposable without the waste and adverse chemicals. BumGenius has gone beyond my expectations, and their customer service is beyond wonderful. Now with my second born, I am still using my stash, and would love to win some more to add…

  • Tara said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:26 am

    Happy birthday, bG! Our daughter was diapered exclusively in bGs from birth to potty training . . . we couldn’t have done it (CDing) without you!

  • lulusmama said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:25 am

    I want to say thank you for all that you do and for making a WONDERFUL diaper! All of your product are AMAZING and I appreciate all the hard work that you do! Happy Birthday bumGenius!!!!!

  • Alex said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:25 am

    I love Bum Genius diapers! I decided from the get go to use cloth and have only gone back for vacations (haven’t invested in flips yet, but for sure will!). I just smile when I hear other mothers recounting how much they spend on diapers each month. Cloth has saved us tons of money and for a young couple just started out, that has meant so much!

  • CrunchyMama said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:25 am

    BumGenius has been the deciding factor for us to cloth diaper our son. When I was pregnant and saw adorable little babies in blue and pink diapers I just couldn’t resist! Now my husband tells EVERYONE about them! 🙂

  • The Holey's said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:24 am

    We love our BGs- they are easy to use, cute colors and fit great on my son. I love them for this reason, but I also love the fact that I have 0 bags of dirty diapers each week to throw away! I was helping at a relative’s house and realized how heavy and BIG the bags were- they have 2 a week!

  • Megan said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:24 am

    I’m not sure if I would have even considered cloth diapering if it wasn’t for BumGenius, specifically the All-In-Ones. Now when I tell people are planning to use cloth on our first child (due in June) I have a full arsenal of cute, practical, easy to use diapers to fire back when they say “You’re crazy.”

  • Susan said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:24 am

    We didn’t start CDing until a few weeks ago (on our third baby…) but I can already see the difference in the garbage cans and my little girl’s skin on her bum! BG diapers make it easy for ANYONE to cloth diaper, even my husband… the most resistant to the change of all!

  • Boise Wiebers said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:24 am

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  • cowgirlup377 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:23 am

    We started cloth diapering because my daughter was allergic to every disposable imaginable. Bumgenius literally saved us. Saved my daughter as well. I had never heard of cloth diapers until my doctor mentioned that we may have to switch. Bumgenius were an easy choice for me. They are so simple! Happy Birthday you have a wonder product and the best costumer service!

  • Lisa said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:22 am

    When we decided we wanted “just one more baby”, I started looking into cloth diapers. After reading and reading and reading I realized that the common consensus was that BumGenius were the best of the best, so that’s what we chose. My husband was very reluctant at first, but once he saw how easy (and cute!) the BumGenius cloth diapers are- he is completely sold! Thanks for making such a great product that brings the benefits of cloth diapering to such a wide audience.

  • Summer said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:22 am

    Happy 5th Birthday! I absolutely LOVE our Bumgenius diapers! Bumgenius has saved our family thousands of dollars, and have helped keep our baby comfy and healthy. The 4.0’s and sized AIO’s are my favorite. I love the style, fit, colors of the diapers, and that they keep my babies skin dry. I can’t wait to use them on our new baby due in May.

  • momma3 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:22 am

    Happy Birthday! We have not had the chance to try bumGenius yet. We however do use Flips and the Econobum system and I love them! Not one leak EVER! I love how your company has made options for every budget.

    lacey1715 at yahoo dot com

  • rosefall said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:22 am

    BumGenius 3.0s, and now 4.0s have always been our go-to night diaper. They’ve been keeping my son dry at night for over two years. I also love the discontinued fitteds on our newborn.

    Happy Birthday!

  • Tara said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:21 am

    First off HAPPY 5TH BIRTHDAY!! What an amazing milestone to reach! I want to say a big thank you because without your products I don’t know if I would be cloth diapering today! My family very generously received 12 brand new BG’s from my husbands client and at the time I was not cloth diapering, nor did I have any intentions to because I was very misinformed about how easy and convenient cloth diaper can be! So we decided to give it a try and I now have become obsessed with cloth diapers and I love to say that cloth diapers chose us! Thank you once again for all the wonderful things you are doing and Happy Birthday!
    tara_lundgren at hotmail dot com

  • Danielle Bartran said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:21 am

    BumGenius cloth diapers seemed like a crazy idea I was wanting to try with my son before he was born (I actually had friends tell me I was crazy!) I am so glad that I did try it, because I actually LOVE them. I like not having that feeling of OH NO THE DIAPERS ARE LOW. I like that I can match the diapers to his clothes. I like to know that his diapers wont be sitting in a landfill for an eternity! I like the challenge of figuring out the perfect fit and absorbency challenges that come up as he grows. I like that my friends who thought I was crazy for trying cloth diapers and now using cloth diapers too!

    Happy Birthday Bum Genius! You’ve changed the face (or should I say hiney) of cloth diapering!

  • Anna said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:20 am

    When pregnant with number 4 I decide I was brave and wanted to try cloth. So many women I know and respect use cloth, so I can do it too right? BG had a great sale that allowed me to acquire two small AIOs. When they came in the mail, I fell in love. Now I’m full time cloth diapering my 4th baby and loving it, I do wish I could use nothing but BG on her, and look forward to building my stash of them over time.
    annapectol(at)gmail(dot)com

  • Mandy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:20 am

    I am the proud mother of a 8 month old little girl. I leaned about bum genius diapers 10 months ago when I was given a gift that keeps giving. Someone bought my daughter 7 pink and 7 yellow 3.0 bum genius diapers. I was very scared but due to the personal choice to become a stay at home mother I decided to give them a try. There has not been a day that I regret that choice. It is so easier then I ever dreamed possible. The stress of having to worry about money to buy diapers is gone.My diapers can be reused and reused for free. My friends that want to be stay at home moms, or my friends that need to save money always get to hear my story. Thank you Bum Genius and thank you to the friend that knew we needed that gift. It has blessed our whole family.

  • The Scott Household said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:20 am

    Happy Birthday BG!
    We took a class while pregnant with our daughter and the speaker did a dads 101 class – up until the class, my husband was very much anti-cloth. I’m not sure what was shared during that class (moms were not allowed) but whatever was said, it changed my husband’s mind. We ordered our BG 3.0s and started cloth diapering around 3 months. I just had to return a bunch of ours but can’t wait to start up again!

  • robbyre said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:20 am

    I started off CDing about 10 years ago when my oldest was around 14 months old. I started off with prefolds (the old Gerber DSQ’s) and some nylon pull on covers. I added a couple hook/loop wraps to that. I discovered Bumgenius diapers about 4 years ago, when my 3rd child was in diapers. I am local to Cottonbabies, so I was able to pick up some used 1.0s and 2.0s to try them out, and I was amazed at how wonderful they were. If Bumgenius diapers had been around when my oldest 2 were in diapers, they’d have been more fully CD’d. 🙂 Each of my babies since my 3rd has spent more time CD’d, and that is in large part thanks to Cottonbabies and Bumgenius diapers. My younest 2 (out of 6) are in diapers now (2 year old and 4 month old) and I’m in the process of replacing old 2.0s with new 4.0 for them. I’m also a fan of Flips and Econobums. I would have loved to have a product like Econobums available when I was first starting out, it would have made it so much easier to get started, just in minimizing the overwhelming choices, and start up costs wouldn’t have been such an issue! But they’re such a good product, I’m using them now as well, even as a seasoned mom and CDer. 🙂

  • Heather said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:20 am

    Hello, my name is Heather and I am a bunGenuis addict. However, 6 months ago I knew nothing of your product or cloth diapers for that matter.
    While I was pregnant I was completely turned off by the idea of cloth diapering. I fell victim to the cliches – too messy, too much work and yes, even its too ‘old fashioned’. 6 months ago my SIL had her baby and introduced me to the wonderful and addictive) world of CDing. I was hesitant. She insisted it was easy. I thought, “Sure, easy for you, you’re a SAHM with only one child. I work 40 hours a week and have two kids.” Still, the ‘cuteness’ factor intrigued me. It wasn’t until I read that disposable diapers take 500 years (if at all) to decompose (Blech!) that I finally took the plunge; I dove in head first too. We tried gDiapers but they just did not work for us. I bought a Flip and loved the fit but at the time, diaper changes were like WW3 around our house. My LO had zero patience. On a whim, I bought a OS 4.0 and I’ve been in love (yes, with a diaper) ever since. Super easy, super cute and quite honestly, without a CD my son’s pants wouldn’t stay on and a smaller size would be too short. We use Flips with disposable inserts on longer outings so I don’t have to lug around a bag of dirty diapers and Econobums are my go-to cover for night time.
    So, for us, it wasn’t about saving money, it was about doing our part to help ensure a cleaner planet for our children (and their children). So for that, bumGenuis I thank you.

    Happy Birthday!!

  • Lauren said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:20 am

    One year ago today I found out I was pregnant with my 2nd child. I immediately decided I would use cloth diapers. (With my first son the thought never crossed my mind.) Bumgenius products are so easy to use I couldn’t imagine going back to disposables. Thank you Jenn and Happy Birthday Bumgenius!!

  • Tami J. (taminoel@yahoo.com) said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:18 am

    We started out CDing two years ago with 3 packs of Bum Genius diapers! It was a GREAT way to start cloth diapering- totally took the “fear” out of cloth! Now, the trend has spread to 3 sisters and at least a half dozen friends!

  • Angelyn said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:18 am

    Happy Birthday! Your diapers are wonderful, the best cloth hands down- great fit and so absorbent! Why use disposables when there are Bumgenius Flips, 4.0s, Econobums, and Elementals- All of which are just as convenient but better for the environment and streets ahead in the cute department! Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you!

  • Lori Bordelon said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:18 am

    A little story for you!
    Well, I was pregnant with my 5th child, being an experienced mom and L&D nurse I thought I knew just about everything there is to know about babies. One, of my co-workers had a daughter due about the same time, and we would talk regularly about progress of pregnancy, and baby stuff. I remember vividly the day she told me about her daughter wanting to use cloth, specifically Bumgenius 🙂 She pulled up the web site to show me. I said, “Wow, those look great, but man that would be a lot of money for diapers for a newborn.” The seed was planted and it wasn’t until after my baby was born, about 8 weeks later, I bought a stash off craigslist, with some Christmas money. The next week, you should’ve seen the puzzled look on my Mother-in-laws face as I told her I bought cloth diapers with my Christmas money 😀 And so the love insued, and I am so happy to not have missed this wonderful time of lovingly diapering my baby in the best especially since he is my last:( I am so proud to see a mom who has dedicated herself to showing families the natural side of parenting. With each new store, class, and product, you are reaching more and more families and enriching their experience of pregnancy, birth, and parenting. Thanks for all you do! Can’t wait to see you here in Dallas, Tx.

  • Lindsay- Cloth diapering momma of 2 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:17 am

    Happy birthday Cotton Babies and Congrats to the Labits! BG is my go to diaper. I have tried, and loved, every type of Cotton Babies diaper. The only one I have not tried is the elemental. You wouldn’t imagine how much money you have saved me by cloth diapering my two babies!

  • Amy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:17 am

    Bum Genius is the reason I cloth diaper. The cute colors lured me in along with the ease of use. They are still my favorite fitting diaper. The diaper sprayer is great too! My husband loves it for a bidet! It’s so handy for spraying out a little potty too!

  • Annalisa said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:16 am

    Cloth diapering was always something I had wanted to do for various reasons. In fact on our first date 9 years ago my husband made the comment that he wanted to cloth diapers his children. When my first and second children were born (now 7 & 4 years) I didn’t do my homework and imagined it all to be prefolds, pins and plastic pants-basically the same cloth diapers my mother used on me. Finally for baby #3 I began researching and as soon as I found the Bumgenius diapers I knew they were for us. So while I don’t have my baby…yet, I have quite the (growing) stash of 4.0’s and I absolutely cannot wait to use them. I show anyone and everyone who will listen and love to see the looks on their faces when they see how cloth diapers have evolved. So until my baby arrives I cloth diaper my infant niece for practice several days a week. Thank you for such a fantastic product and great customer service!

  • joanne said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:15 am

    I never thought I could do cloth with my first, but decided to give it a try with my second. Love them so much I’ll be ordering more for our third in a few months!

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:15 am

    After trying probably 25 different brands of diapers I switched to BG Elementals. I can’t say enough about them. I love love love them. They are so easy to use and they hold up so well. I will be using them again on this baby due in March. Can’t wait.

    erica_cheatum@charter.net

  • Melissa said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:15 am

    Happy Birthday, BG!

    I started cloth diapering my daughter 7 months ago, after I was laid off from my job. The staff at the South County store were very helpful when I needed information about how to start. So far I’ve only used the Flip (and I love them), but I’ve been wanting to try the BG 4.0 too. Thank you for making cloth diapering easy and accessible to more people!

    Melissa (mjholden(at)charter(dot)net)

  • Stephanie Sharples Francis said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:14 am

    We ventured into cloth diapering with BG for our son, now 18 months. We were so nervous about cloth! But even my skeptical husband was won over quickly with how EASY it all was–the BGs have us 1000% converted to cloth diapering for all our kids (however many there end up being). Plus, really, there can be NO debate about the cuteness factor of that colorful fluffy bum!! (Seriously, adorable!)

    Thanks BG for making it easy and sucking us in!

  • heatflow said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:14 am

    I’m so happy for you guys! Our Bum Genius and Flips are our favorite diapers. My daughter is only 7 months old, but I have become so passionate about cloth diapering in that time. I tell everyone I know how fun and easy it is to do when you have Bum Genius. Congrats on five great years!

  • Lindsay Ekblad said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:14 am

    Happy Birthday Bum Genius!
    We have been cloth diapering our son since he was born two years ago. It was the best decision we made and my husband and I are so happy with your product. We decided to use cloth diapers after extensive research into disposables and the environment. It seemed like a no-brainer. There are many things we love about cloth diapering: We love how easy it is to change a squirmy, two year old. We love being able to clean our diapers at home. We love how they look. :). And we love that we are making the responsible choice for our environment. Baby #2 is due in June, and we will definitely be using cloth again! Thanks for making it so easy and affordable.

  • Lesley said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:14 am

    Happy Birthday Bumgenius!

    I am a stay at home mom in Brooklyn, New York. My husband is a school teacher. We first looked into cloth diapers for financial reasons. My husband however, was not on board with cloth diapers, until we had lunch with some friends that were using BUMGENIUS! I watched 2 grown men sit there discussing these cloth diapers in the restaurant. Thanks to him, my husband was now EXCITED about using cloth diapers!!! He even helped my husband install a diaper sprayer on our toilet!

    We are now using Bumgenius and Flips exclusively and totally love them and would never go back! We are also so excited that the brights are back. Thanks Jenn for all the hard work you do!

    Lesley

  • Stephanie Dickerson said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:13 am

    I wrote a long comment out but somehow it got lost! =(
    We love our bumgenius diapers! Finally after the 3rd baby i was able to cloth diaper and feel so comfortable with it. It’s so easy! I have been spreading the word everwhere i go! I even asked our MOPS leader if i could speak about cloth diaper and how easy it is now!
    Thanks for making an easy diaper everyone can use!

  • LiL Gigglez said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:12 am

    I decided to research cloth diapers when my son was 4 months old. I was intrigued by all the options out there. I took a break from researching and went to a Target to pick up that god awful box of disposables and right there in the target baby isle were Bumgenius 3.0 Pocket diapers. I bought a few and was instantly hooked. I loved how great they fit and how easy it was to use. Did I mention how I loved the colors? They were so comfy on my baby and his diaper rash that I was battling for a week and half disappeared after being in a cloth for 2 diaper changes. Bumgenius has changed a lot in the last Year and a half but I love it and continue to use them on my little guy who will be Potty Learned soon. Once he’s done I will be passing on my BG’s to my 3 month old God daughter who is new to cloth. =D

  • Sarah said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:12 am

    Happy Birthday, Cotton Babies! We started using cloth with our third child- mainly for financial reasons. While we encountered some initial problems in our early days of cloth diapering, baby number four gave us the opportunity to perfect the little mishaps we initially had! We love cloth diapering now and would have it no other way!

    Cloth diapers have changed our lives in many ways. At first it was just some cute diapers- it evoloved into a change in the way we live and view many other aspects of our life. It brings me back to a simpler way of living- a non-dependence on comercial items and big name super stores.

    One thing I love is how it’s such a constant. So many things change throughout a baby’s life- but the diapers my baby wore as a tiny newborn are still the ones she wears crawling around the house today. Love that!

    Thank-you, Cotton Babies! You’ve made a difference in our lives!

  • Jessica said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:11 am

    Happy Birthday Bum Genius!

    Bum Genius came in a pack of our very first “trial diapers.” They are one of the reasons we continued to use cloth! I love BG. That very first diaper is still in rotation and is going strong. I used it until my now 3yo potty learned and I have been using it on my 7mo since she was 10 pounds!I always reccomend BumGenius as the only coomercial cloth diaper maker I support! keep up the good work!

  • jessica said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:11 am

    Happy Birthday! I plan on cloth diapering after the holidays on my 3 month old. I am ssoooo excited to try BGs out!

  • Sarala said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:11 am

    I love my BGs. I actually bought mine off craigslist, they were brand new! We got into cloth to save money, and its hard to not keep putting the money out there when there’s such cute dipes to be had! But I have my 17 BGs and some prefolds, and I LOVE my one flip cover! thanks for making a great diaper.

  • Solomon's Mama said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:11 am

    Happy Birthday!
    When I first looked into cloth diapers 1 year ago, I was immediately drawn to the bumGenius brand. I loved the colors and versatility. My first cloth diaper ever was a Flip, which I loved immediately. I have since tried every other BG cloth diaper and I love them all. The more I have learned about this company and about Jenn, the more I am impressed. Honestly, ask my husband how often I have raved about how much I admire Jenn! Its so inspiring to see how a normal mom has had so much success with a business and it makes me want to do more. I have had nothing but wonderful experiences with this company. I wish that I could work for you! I hope that God continues to bless your business and your family Jenn!

  • sarahedwards10 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:10 am

    BumGenius HAS changed my family’s life! We use bumgenius and flip exclusively and love it this way. Seeing your diapers helped get my husband on board and completely squashed everyone’s doubts. Cotton babies has helped my family financially and has helped our environment. I am a huge advocate for cloth! We love Cotton Babies!

    Happy Birthday!

  • Selena said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:10 am

    Happy Birthday! I love cottonbabies and only use your diapers. Flip and econobum made it affordable for us to start cloth diapering our children. Thank you!

  • Kelly said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:10 am

    Greetings everyone! When I first heard of cloth diapers it was my best friend who told me while she was expecting her beautiful baby girl. The only cloth diaper system she showed me was prefolds and covers. When it was time for me to have my son, prefolds seemed like a good idea at first, until my husband had some “issues” making sure everything was tucked in, and the cover was tight enough to prevent leaks, etc. Plus my son started hating bulk on his bottom. So, after doing some research I purchased 6 Bum Genius 3.0’s…and instantly fell in love when they arrived. Not only were they adorable, but they were simple to use for daddy or even grandparents and babysitters. Super easy to wash, and easy to care for. Since then we have tripled our stash and even though my son is just about 8 months old now, that is still my husband’s go to diaper. We have figured it has saved our single income household at least 40 per week, and it is making my son’s world a little greener. We found out yesterday that we are expecting number 2, so we will have to stock up on more. Thank you so much for a wonderful product.

  • Casey said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:09 am

    Congrats on your 5th birthday! Being somewhat of a tree-hugging hippie, I wanted to cloth diaper from the first moments I found out I was pregnant. But as a working mom I thought the work, mess, knowledge and upkeep associated with prefolds and covers (especially the term “WET PAIL” haha) was so intimidating that I might have to skip it. At about 6 months along, my mom found out about bumGenius and shared your wonderful invention with me, and bought my lovely baby girl most of her cute, colorful bumGenius OS 3.0’s. They are all we have used since she was born.

    The fact that they can be used and rehabilitated and re-used for many babies is amazing. Hopefully we can restore our diapers and pass them along to another family member or keep them in case we have another little one… We have saved so much money not having to run to the store for disposables, and have gained a lot of respect (and questions)from people who know we cloth diaper.

    Thanks so much for sending your truly GENIUS creation out into the world to join my family on our crazy little journey. My little girl is one year old and her BG’s are still looking and working great.

  • Ivy Wang said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:09 am

    Happy Birthday to bumGenius! I really love how easy your product is to use. We have a stash of 3.0 one-size, and I recommend them to every expectant mom I know. A cousin from St. Louis told me about your diapers before I was even pregnant, and as soon as I was, I started to build my stash. My son is now 9 months, and using cloth has saved us so much money! Even his daycare is open to using them. Some of the diapers in my stash are another brand, but I always find myself reaching for the BG’s first! Thanks, and happy birthday again!

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:08 am

    you are the reason my daycare will CD! HAppy bday!

    jenn454ss (at) hotmail (dot) com

  • Miranda said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:08 am

    How has it not changed the way I raise my babies! We clothed diapered my oldest from the start but didn’t discover the BG until my second son. It has made diapering simple and easy. We were able to use our old prefolds as extra inserts and use the BG as a cover. My husband doesn’t mind changing a diaper as long as the baby has a BG on!

  • sradke1024 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:07 am

    Your products were some of the first we tried when starting cloth diapers, they were recommended to me because our baby has such HUGE thighs! We have tried all of the line of products and like them all but Flip covers and BG Elementals are our favorites!

  • Kristen said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:07 am

    Happy Birthday!
    I started CDing almost a a year ago on baby #3. BG was not my first brand, and I liked Cding, it was cute, fun and pretty easy. then I got my fiirst BG 4.0s… OMG, I fell in LOVE with CDing! I love my BGs!!!! They are so cute, fit so well, and are so easy to clean! Thank you BG for the awesome love affair!
    husskl at comcast dot net

  • Sarah said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:07 am

    When we started with cloth 2.5 years ago, we used BumGenius. I have used a couple other brands but BumGenius always makes up 99% of my stash! They are just the best cloth diapers, hands down. I never thought I would be so enthusiastic about cloth diapering, but I have raved about BumGenius diapers SO many times to SO many moms over the years. I’ve converted many, but I still feel like cloth diapering is a “secret” that a lot of moms have never even considered or heard of because they think of the old school cloth diapers. I want them to stop wasting their money on disposables and try BumGenius! Once you try them, you never want to go back!

  • Bianca said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:07 am

    After my daughter ( my first child) was born last year I wanted to use CD. Few weeks I tried to use prefolds and covers and she would get rushes. So I stopped. When she was about a half year old I decided to try Bum Genius CD after two of my friends told me about the Flips. So I ordered two and loved them. That’s how I started to use Bum Genius. Now we own Flips and AIO as well as one size fits all. I love them and so does my husband. The new Artist Series by Chelsea Perry are wonderful and I would love to win one. I am expecting number two and will need to get more. 🙂
    Biancamoe@gmx.de

  • sXenerd said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:07 am

    My first cloth diaper was a BG AIO. It was used and was in poor condition (the PUL was shot and the person I bought it from didn’t tell me). I fell in love right away even though it was a crappy diaper. I loved the ease of the diaper and the look! BG is one of my favorite diapers!! I love your AIOs!!!

  • Boise Wiebers said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:06 am

    I haven’t had the opportunity to try your product just yet, but have heard great things about them. I hope to be receiving a BG diaper soon. Thank you for giving CDers an easy as disposable option! Happy Birthday and congratulations as well.

    Trisha W.
    trishabear1970 at yahoo dot com

  • The Heidens said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:06 am

    Love BumGenius AIOs. Love ’em. Last night, I realized, after 10 months I have not purchased a single package of disposable wipes. By going cloth, we’ve saved not only in diapers, but in wipes as well. That’s a good feeling. Not only for our pocketbook, but also for the environment, and most importantly, our little one.

  • Heather said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:05 am

    Happy Birthday!!
    Thanks for making such a great diaper!! I don’t ever have to worry about leaks or blowouts if baby has a BG on 🙂 I love all of your diapers!

  • Ryan said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:05 am

    never would have even considered cloth diapering until i saw a friend’s BG’s…now we LOVE it!! makes it so easy, even daddy can do it 😛

  • Miranda said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:04 am

    Happy Birthday! Bum Genius is the reason I decided to cloth diaper. I just started and I bought a cyber Monday mystery gift and got a Bum Genius AIO. I love it! I can’t wait to buy some Flips…I have heard wonderful things. They look so easy to use. I look forward to buying more of your diapers…I love the colors! Thanks Bum Genius for converting me and saving my family money!

  • vwlilybug said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:04 am

    Your 3.0 were the 1st diapers I fell in love with. Thanks.

  • Angie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:04 am

    Happy 5th to BumGenius! I love my BG Flips, especially their ease of use/care. I love that I can find a BumGenius color to match just about any baby outfit, and I love the BG fit. I’m hoping for some of the new Tiny Socialite diapers for Christmas!

  • TrnsplantdToPal said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:04 am

    Happy Birthday BumGenius! This is an awesome giveaway.

    I actually don’t have ANY BumGenius proper. I haven’t been able to afford any. However, my son has two each of Flip and Econobum. We love both so much. We use prefolds with them and they hardly ever leak and never blowout. I get nauseated walking down the diaper isle, mostly from the smell but also from the price.

    My life is SO much better thanks to my cloth diapers! Thanks!

  • Sara C said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:04 am

    Loved having the 1.0s as options!! They were PERFECT under little tiny dress pants 0-3m even! The nylon just slid right in! 🙂 We love now, knowing we don’t have to buy a whole new stash with unexpected size changes and can diaper 2 sibs in completely different sizes!!

    Without BG innovations, those awesome stretchy tabs would still belong to only the sposies. How sad would that be?!?!

  • shannonropp said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:03 am

    Happy Birthday, BG our the favs in our house!! These diapers are what made me a cloth diaper mom!

  • Becky Mitchell said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:03 am

    We started out with the flip diapers. I really loved them and still do but a friend inspired me to try the 3.0’s or 4.0’s because I was having issues with blowouts with the flips. Blowouts being with my breastfed infant’s poo. The 4.0’s I purchased worked so much better. Now I use the flips while we are out and the 4.0’s at home. I love bum genius and wouldn’t want to have any other kind!

  • sparx100 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:03 am

    The very first cloth diaper I bought was a bum genius 3.0 white diaper. I started using it at night on my 10mth old, now 21mth old. That diaper is still going strong and is still one of my favorites for nights! That diaper also convinced me of how easy cloth diapering could be, and that I should continue. I cloth diaper full time now and love all that bum genius has to offer. I have baby number three on the way and intend to use cloth from day one with this baby so I could sure use some more bum genius to add to my stash!!! Happy 5th Birthday and thanks for the diapers!!!!

  • Susanne said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:01 am

    Happy Birthday! I became a lover of BG’s as soon as my son could fit into a then organic AIO. The elemental is my daddy friendly, diaper bag, and babysitter proof diaper but I find myself reaching for it more often than any other diaper. We also use the 4.0s as our nighttime diaper to keep him dry and comfy!

  • emmerswee said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:00 am

    I got BumGenius for my friends daughter, but I haven’t tried it yet…I would love to try some though because everyone raves about these.

    emmerswee at gmail dot com

  • Candace said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:00 am

    BG’s weren’t my first choice. But I decided to try them for overnights with my son. I bought two of them and fell in love. Now I have a pretty large stash of them. I don’t use them all the time, prefolds are still our around the house diaper. But they are my out of the house, diaper bag, babysitter and overnight diaper of choice.

  • Kim said...
    December 21, 2010 at 11:00 am

    I have one child (expecting our second in May) and we use just Bum Genius at this point. We used some prefolds early on, but BG’s are just so EASY. I love that anyone who watches our son for us can easily figure out the diaper. It’s a no brainer for us– they save us money, help the environment, look super cute, and are easy! Thanks BG and Happy Birthday!

  • christopher said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:59 am

    We have been cloth diapering for about 2.5 years after my son broke out in a rash that would NOT quit,..after trying every sposie out there I (reluctantly) decided to try cloth. With in a day his rash was better and within 3-4 it was gone completely. I thought to myself,..I can do this! So I tried using prefolds and covers for a month and I decided if I still liked it after a month I was going to invest in some really good dipes. After the month was up I couldn’t WAIT to buy, but I didn’t know where to start! There were so many brands and styles! After doing some research it was CLEAR which diapers were going to work best for my family. I LOVE my bumgenius diapers and have used them on my son, my daughter, and will be using them on my new babe due in August. Thanks so much for your dedication to having an amazing product! I <3 BG!!
    ~Hope
    Crunchymamacraig at yahoo dot com

  • Nicole said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:59 am

    Happy Birthday, bumGenius!

    I never thought I would cloth diaper, but I found myself looking into it after my son was born. My hubby was 100% against it, but finally agreed to give it a shot so that I’d stop asking about it. Two orders of BG 4.0s later, we BOTH love them and have gotten our best friends to switch, too!

    Thank you for making cloth diapering so easy in so many ways. So easy you’ve made two formerly anti-cloth-diaperers wonder how this isn’t yet the common sense solution for every parent!

  • Rebecca said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:58 am

    We love the flip system! Such a great price and available at major retailers (BRU)!! They never leak! I’ve converted other moms to cloth when i tell them flips never leak….end of newborn blow outs!

  • Erin P said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:58 am

    I found bumgenius because my cousin was using them. we had cloth diapered our 2 boys, but when our third baby came 20 months ago, we needed a modern option! Now we have the 20 month old and our 6 month old in bumgenius, and even though I’ve tried others, bumgenius is our absolute hands-down favorite!!! They hold up well and are my #1 recommendation to mamas new to cloth.

    Thanks so much for a great product!

  • Rebecca Elves said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:58 am

    My husband and I just had our first baby. Before having our baby I was interested in using cloth diapers because so many of our friends used them. My husband was not in favor of the idea, but we were given a large gift of BumGenius diapers by those aforementioned friends. I figured I would use them and let him use the disposables. Turns out, he LOVES them. He refuses to use disposables and also refuses to use the prefolds I have on hand. It’s BumGenius or bust in our house. Thanks for making a diaper that even husbands love!

  • Candice said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:57 am

    I decided to cloth diaper my then 9 month old daughter, and asked for recommendations from friends who already CD’d. They unanimously recommended Bum Genius, so I bought a few used to give it a try and fell in LOVE. At the time my son was 2 and a half and I didn’t plan to cloth diaper him since he was so close to potty training. However, He kept wanting to wear his sister’s “comfy diapers”, so we went to the Cotton babies website and I let him pick out some boy colors that he wanted. After a while, we tried the flip system as well. Now, we use both regularly. Even our sitter is comfortable with them.

    Thanks for a great diapering experience, and Happy Birthday!

  • Bandora said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:57 am

    Bumgenius has allowed our family to cloth diaper full time. Hubby and Grandma were not thrilled with prefolds and covers and Bumgenius has enabled them to participate in the diaper changing. I love being able to coordinate outfits to the diaper color and I am particularly grateful for being able to adjust the absorbency as needed to make it through the leak free!

    I still happily brag about the giant messes that my Bumgenius have contained which would have resulted in a major blowout with other diapers.

  • J Kyzar said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:56 am

    Happy Birthday Bum Genius! I started out buying 18 pre-used BG 3.0. I’ve used those same diapers for 5 months of my son’s life, my entire daughter’s life (she’s 23 months), and will for baby 3 due next week. I’ve also bought 12 new ones over the years, but they are all holding up great. I can’t imagine the savings both environmentally and monetarily I’ve achieved.
    audio flyer at g mail dot com

  • Brendacthom said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:55 am

    Happy Birthday Bum Genius! Congradulations to all the hard working memebers of the company (especially the owners) who have made it what it is today. I am a CD convert and was thrilled to find BG 3.0 which was such an easy switch. 2 years later I still adore and prefer BG products and I am always impressed with Cotton Babies. Can’t wait to dipear my 3rd baby in your wonderful product next summer!

  • Katherine said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:55 am

    BumGenius was the first brand of diapers we purchased for our daughter and they have been our ‘go-to’ diaper ever since! The hook and loop feature makes it possible for us to use them full time and ‘daycare-proof’! Thanks for all your hard work!
    swimmingsilly84@aol.com

  • Linda said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:54 am

    When I wanted to cloth diaper our daughter I started off with some Angel Baby AI2s that a friend gave me. Soon after I joined a cloth diapering group and those moms introduced me to BG! We fell in love with them, and more importantly my husband loves them! So I built up a stash of BG’s just for my hubby to use with our daughter. He is already asking for more colors so he can match to her outfits! 😀

  • Emma @ Mummy Doesn't Know Why said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:54 am

    I love that everyone will use my bumgenius diapers, Grandparents, daycare, nursery.
    Thank you for making such a easy to use product.

  • amartin030 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:54 am

    happy birthday! I just gave birth to my fourth child (my first girl!) a month ago. After doing some research and having a wonderful friend as support, I decided to cloth diaper. I already went the natural route for birth (having her at home), so it makes TOTAL SENSE to cloth diaper. I loaded up on 24 BumGenius cloth diapers and have not looked back at all. She’s been in BG’s since 10 days old. LOVE it!! Wish I would have cloth diapered all my kids because BG’s make cloth diapering so easy! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!

  • Emily Casey said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:54 am

    BumGenius gave me faith in cloth diapers–enough to make the switch! BG is all we use now.

  • Alliejean said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:54 am

    I got two Bum Genius diapers just to try it out and see if I would love or hate the whole cloth diapering thing. After trying those I was sold, and I would never again want to use disposables! Now I love cloth diapering my baby, and last week talked a friend into giving it a try with a couple of my BGs, and now she is on board too :)Happy Birthday Bum Genius, and THANK YOU!
    lil_allie_baby at hotmail dot com

  • Jenn Pendrak said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:54 am

    I’ve been cloth diapering for almost two years – since my first son was born. The cotton babies site was my cloth diapering bible and fantasy site during those early days and still is. 🙂 The BG’s have always been out of our price range but I have lusted after them from day one. We do use (and LOVE) Flip along with our prefolds and covers.

  • Mrs. D said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:53 am

    I love the BG’s they have made diapering a breeze in my house. With my husband deployed last year in Afghanistan it made my life so much easier knowing that I never had to go shopping for diapers, and the customer service has been excellent as well. Thank you for making such a wonderful product that has helped this stay at home mom and military wife!

  • Andrea Shirley said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:52 am

    I LOVE my bum genius diapers! I started cloth diapering when my ds2 was 5 months old and my first cloth diapers was a two pack of bum genius 2.0 seconds. I LOVED them! And lucky for me, ya’ll came out with the 3.0’s shortly after so I was able to afford the 6 pack of 2.0’s that went on sale and I eventually upgraded to the 3.0’s and a year later the organics. I loved them! I now use the 4.0’s and elementals on my DD and still love them, maybe even more! haha They just fit so awesomely, never ever leak, awesome customer service. I dont think I would have been able to stick with cloth diapering if it wasn’t for bum genius 🙂

  • ~Lindsey said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:52 am

    I’m on daughter #3 and using cloth for the first time. If you had asked me a year or so ago if I would ever use cloth I would have laughed at you!! I started doing research while pregnant and started liking the idea of cloth more and more. After talking with other cloth Momma’s and hands on research it was obvious!! The bumgenius had to be what I tried!! I am so loving them with my daughter who is now 6 months old…thank you for making the transition so easy for me 🙂

  • Heather Irwin said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:52 am

    BG 3.0s were the first cloth diapers I ever bought, followed by Flips. I loved these diapers and they were the reason I decided to keep using cloth. I can’t even explain how much these diapers changed out lives.

  • Leah said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:51 am

    I first encountered bumGenius when my sister showed me her 1.0s. I re ommenxed pocket diapers to her, because I was already using a different brand of sized diapers. I was really impressed by the flexibility and design of the stretchy tabs. And all the money to be saved by not buying three sizes of diapers! I’m now on my third baby and her entire diaper wardrobe is BG. I love the 4.0, we have AIOs for babysitters and flips for trips or the rare times we have a rash.

    BG has changed our families life by:
    Saving us money
    Keeping our babies bottoms soft, cute and colorful.
    We could use paper towels, disposable diapers and paper plates. We live in a culture of disposable convenience. Our BG remind us every day in a very real way that there are simple ways to respect ourselves, our children, our personal resources and the earth.

  • whocg23 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:51 am

    Happy Birthday BG! I have two BG 3.0s that I won or bought used. I love them! Bum Genius is my go to diaper when I need something I know will hold up to my super soaker for an extended time and not leak. When we leave the house, I like to have at least one of my BGs with me in the bag. If I didn’t have these BGs, I don’t know if I would be that in to using cloth when out of the house. I need that confidence in not leaking for a longer time when we leave the house.
    Happy Birthday and congrats on coming this far in such a relatively short time! Thank you for such an awesome product line as well!

  • Desiree said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:51 am

    My son has suffered with severe diaper rash his entire life due to an allergy to disposable diapers. We spent so much money on every disposable we could find in hope to cure his rash but nothing seemed to help until a friend talked about how she had made the switch to cloth. Her cloth of choice was BG so I jumped on the internet and discovered I was just in time to test out the brand new 4.0s! I ordered 6 of them. My husband was a little hesitant at first, he didn’t know if this was really going to work until he talked to his mother and learned she cloth diapered him and his 2 brothers. Now we have been cloth diapering for about 6 months and plan on cloth diapering all our future children. The best part of this whole experience is knowing my son is no longer suffering. Thank you for making such an amazing product!

  • studentwannabe said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:51 am

    When my daughter was born, I used a diaper service that provided prefolds. I got frustrated after about 4 months because there were only 2 sizes of prefolds and my daughter, although very chunky, just wasn’t big enough for the toddler sized diapers instead of the infant prefolds. I was terrified, however, to try to do my own laundry. Finally, facing a move to a rural area, I took the plunge and discovered how easy it could be to do it all myself (and promptly kicked myself for not doing it earlier). The diapers that I tried were the BG3s.

    Almost 2 years later, those BG3s are being used on my son. I have ordered replacement aplix but due to the time constraints associated with having 2 kids only 17.5 months apart, haven’t replaced it yet. Kudos to cotton babies that this is not a problem! I have a fairly small stash so these diapers are used every other day and they are minimally stained, the elastic is good, and the aplix is hanging in there. Of course, we have expanded our stash since then to include more BG3s (too bad I was done buying by the time the BG4s came out!) and we are loving it!!

  • Me said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:51 am

    I bought some well loved BG’s at a consignment sale. I was pg with #2 and thought about using cloth. I bought 3 b/c I wasn’t sure. Looking back I wish I ‘d bought all 6 of them. I soon began to add to my stash and the BG are one of the first I grab. Thanks for such an awesoem product!!!

    alanna_dixon at yahoo dot com

  • hhammer said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:50 am

    Bum Genius (through Econobum) made it possible for us to cloth diaper. We haven’t gotten to try Bum Genius yet, but we love our Econobums!

  • nikki.penny06 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:50 am

    Happy Birthday!!!
    I didn’t know much about cloth diapers with my first, but with my son I met a really amazing lady who had cloth diapered all 4 of her children, she and I met due to a job and we traveled together and it gave us 4hours one way to talk. She spoke very highly of BumGenuis and by the time we got back to our home town, she ran into her home and carried me out four of her Bum Genuis and told me that that is all of her’s that she could part with, but she promised me that it would be enough to make me wnat a lot more. I used them for 1/2 of a day and I was online on cottonbabies.com ordering two of the 12 pack bundles. When the package arrived I ran straight to the laundry room with the package to get them started on being washed so I could use them. haha.
    One of the main reasons my friend suggested bumgenuis to me was because my son was barely 2months old and had a continuous rash around his little butt and the doctors kept treating it and treating it and it wouldn’t go away for anything! The 1/2 of a day that he wore the 4 that were given to us his diaper rash was GONE!!! And I mean completely gone as if there wasn’t ever a rash there.
    When we have our 3rd child, I REFUSE to ever let a disposable diaper touch their little baby booty. I wish I would have known more about BumGenuis before my first child was born.
    Now days when I go to a baby shower for a friend, when asked to bring along a “pack of diapers for a diaper raffle” I get a cute basket and buy a 3-pack of 4.0’s and use that as my “raffle” drawing. I have gotten a lot of my friends to go to BumGenuis.

    Thank you BumGenuis!!!

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:50 am

    Bumgenius has always been my go-to diaper, whether its the organics for their trimness or the pockets for overnight. I love that they fit both my differently shaped kids and that I know I won’t get leaks overnight using them! What a dependable diaper brand, thank you so much!

    ~Hannah
    kaiah_17(at)yahoo(dot)com

  • Nichol said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:50 am

    If it werent for bumgenius I wouldnt be cloth diapering! BumGenius made it affordable and easy for the whole family. I love the fact that I am able to share my cloth diapering experience with all of my friends and family and increase awareness.

    goldenleo816@aol.com

  • Lesley said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:49 am

    We weren’t sure cloth diapering was for us, until we found out about BG and Flips. I’m so happy BG has made it easy to cloth diaper. We save money, keep trash out of landfills and chemicals off of our son.

  • Jennifer Collinson said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:49 am

    I started using Bum Genius nappies on my first baby June 2009 when he was 4 months old. I wanted to use cloth nappies and couldn’t decide which but then a friend recommended them to me so I tried them and used them ever since. Then come April 2010 my daughter came along, and she has been cloth bummed since birth using Bum Genius V3’s. We love them and have tried to convert some of our friends! One friend who had her baby in November now has bum genius!
    I am now expecting my 3rd baby due in July 2011 and he or she will definitley be cloth bummed using Bum Genius. I may just have to buy some of the new V4’s so I have enough for 3 in nappies!!!

  • Morgan said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:48 am

    These are my favorite cloth diapers and I LOVE the new colors. My husband made me promise not to buy any more, but winning them should be fine, right?

  • Rachel G said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:48 am

    Happy Birthday!!
    I started using cloth about 18 months ago. I knew nothing about it, everyone suggested pf’s and covers. I looked around and saw the bumGenius and convinced my husband to give it a go. We bought a 12 pack of 3.0’s and have not looked back! When I found out I was pregnant with a boy I started buying nothing but bumGenius xs and small AIO’s. Because I had such a positive experience with your brand from the get go we have saved so much money, we are saving the Earth, and both my little ones have cute fluffy bums!!
    armywife2120 at yahoo dot com

  • familyking@hotmail.com said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:48 am

    <3<3<3<3 Happy Birthday BumGenius! Herzlichen Glueckwunsch BumGenius!!<3<3<3<3
    I think the name is fitting. These diapers are just pure genius!! We have 3 kids, two of them were born in Germany and we didn’t have the info about cloth diapering. The whole wrapping and pinning seemed way to complicated and too messy. But my children ALWAYS had real bad diaper rashes. Never knew it could be because of the disposable diapers.
    My 3rd child was born in Colorado Springs and I’ve heard about BumGenius from a friend. I’ve researched your cloth diapers and others and it seemed like a secret society. 🙂 I decided to try BumGenius and I am hooked. Have a mix of BG04’s and Flip’s. And just love them, my son never had a diaper rash and looks so cute in them, so we won’t even try another brand. So far I’ve introduced BG to 2 of my friends, who are now also part of the “secret society”. I am upset that us cloth diaper parents are still “outcasts” and wish it would be the norm. My husband always jokes, that he thinks I should be a spokesperson. And while I hate commercials etc, for you I would do whatever commercial. 🙂

  • Tiffany said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:48 am

    Our plan for our new family was for me to stay home with the baby for the first few years. I was looking for ways for us to save money while living on one income. Cloth diapering was an obvious choice, but I wasn’t sure where to begin. All I knew of were the kind my mom used. Rubber pants and pins, dunking and swishing. It was intimidating.

    I found the Cotton Babies website while researching my options and it opened my eyes to the world of modern cloth diapers. By the time I was done reading the website, I knew what detergent to use and had a good idea what would work best for us. I ordered a six pack of BG 4.0’s. When they arrived, I was so pleased with them, I ordered another twelve. I just ordered another six and some prefolds yesterday. We are a Cotton Babies family!

    Your products have made diapering our son so easy and even fun. We’re reducing his footprint AND saving money. Thank you!

  • Jenn said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:48 am

    I can’t wait to use BG diapers!! We are currently going through fertility treatments and with all the money spent on that, we are looking at ways to save money once we do have a baby. After reading about cloth diapers I knew that was for me! Not only because of the money saved and the impact on the environment but because of how much better they are for your baby.

  • Aimee said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:48 am

    I started using BumGenius while DH was a college student and I was home with the kids, unable to find a job that I could afford to take! It started as a way to save a little money, and quickly became an addiction!

  • Kim Davis said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:47 am

    We are expecting our first baby in May, and I’m anxious to try out cloth diapering. This would be a fantastic way to get started.

  • nikki said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:47 am

    Happy 5 years. I started Cloth diapering when my son was 5 months old becasue I could not stand the chemical smell of the pampers we were using and my son always had a red Butt. A friend told me about BG and we have never looked back.

  • Katie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:47 am

    I got my DH to agree to cloth diapering with Flips. We are both fans. I think that if we would have tried any other system that we might not have stuck with it!
    Now a year later we have a HUGE stage. I got 24 of your well used BGs fixed them up, we have two elementals, two BG 4.0s, countless flip covers and inserts, two econobum covers, hemp baby doublers, and silk liners (that is just your stuff!)
    Anytime any newbie want suggestion of brands… I recommend you guys! Keep up the good work!

  • Jenny H said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:47 am

    Bum Genius has helped me easily and economically cloth diaper my son. Bum Genius was the first brand that I tried and I loved it. I purchased an AIO and after trying it in a trial program. I’ve since acquired several of the Artist Series Prints. They are so cute. My next Bum Genius purchase will be the econobum. I’m not much of a prefold user but these look easy peasy!
    Thanks!

  • Kristina.essert said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:46 am

    By using Bum Genius diapers it helps me know that I am doing something good for my family and community. I am sure that if we had used prefolds with covers, My husband would have given up long ago! Instead he and other family members tell people about cloth diapers and how easy and affordable they are. I enjoy educating people on my favorite hobby.. cloth diapers. Thank you for making a wonderful product!

  • icklepay said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:46 am

    We have not BG (yet!), but my EconoBums have saved my cloth diapering experience! After a very hard time with another brand of pocket dipes, I bought EBs as a last-ditch effort before throwing in the towel (no pun intended). They have worked so well for our family! I still love the idea of AIOs and pocket dipes, but for now my EBs are the perfect match for me.

  • Crystal said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:46 am

    Happy Birthday! I love your diapers – I have a 2 year old and a 6 month old and I love that I can use the same diapers for both of them! Quick, convenient and cute!

  • Life of the Leatherberry's said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:46 am

    Honestly I’ve never used Bum Genius cause we can’t afford to buy em…I want to try them tho because i have heard awesome things about them!
    skeatherberry at gmail dot com

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:46 am

    i love cloth diapers. we bought them before my son was born and it is so great knowing that you dont have to go out and spend a ton of $ on disposables. We cloth diaper because its better for our son, saves us $, and is better for the environment. I love that we are set on diapers for as many kids as we have in the future. Happy birthday cotton babies!

    stephanie smith
    mrs.smith77@hotmail.com

  • Afton Rogers said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:46 am

    We have been using Bum Genius for about 8 weeks now and are so much happier about our decision to cloth diaper than I expected. Opening your diapers at my baby shower has converted at least 2 moms to cloth. When my little one wears her black and white artist series people are so interested in her butt!! The amount of money we will save over time combined with the smiles I get from my baby when i am putting a BG diaper on her make this decision the most valuable one I have ever made!

  • Michelle said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:45 am

    I started cloth diapering when my first baby was born 21 months ago. I started out using prefolds and covers, but those weren’t sufficient for the night-times. I got a trial pack of one size AIOs, and included in the pack was a Bum Genius 3.0. That proved to be the winner, hands down. I don’t think we’ve ever had a leak, and they wash up so nicely! I recommend Bum Genius to anyone who’s considering cloth or updating their stash – simple, easy, economical, and fits my 21-month old as well as my 2-month old! Hip-hip-hoooray and Happy Birthday Bun Genius!

  • Lena said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:45 am

    We first started using BumGenius 2.0 over 3 years ago. This was my first attempt at thinking globally, with the excuse of saving money at the same time; so my husband jumped on board with me. It only took a week for him to change the baby without complaints; he has not had anything bad to say ever since his initial fear of using washable diapers. We now have a second baby in BumGenius. In fact, baby brother sometimes wears his sisters pink AIO’s, because even after 3 years, they are still perfectly usable. Happy Birthday!

  • Kelly said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:45 am

    I love bumGenius!
    My neighbor had a baby a month before my 2nd baby was born and she used flip’s right from the start. When my baby was 3 months old we were having blowouts every day, sometimes multiple times a day. I was constantly soaking his clothes in Oxy baby to save them from stains! That was my breaking point with disposables. I asked my neighbor if she had daily blowouts with her baby… She said she had never had a blowout! I went out and got a flip day pack to try. I have since tried all of the Cotton Babies diapers and the bG pockets are my favorite!
    I never imagined using cloth diapers could be so easy. I’ve even converted some friends!
    Happy Birthday bG, you really are a little genius!

  • The Diapering Gourmet said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:45 am

    A friend of mine had these diapers and I very much admired them. So with the birth of our fourth child I decided to make the investment. I fell in love with these diapers, I could not believe the quality, versatility, and the money saved. Then shortly after, my husband lost his job and we were suddenly in a spot where we could not have afforded diapers so having our stash of bum geniuses proved to be a lifesaver. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your product, I have tried to convert all my friends and I have even devoted an entire post to them on my blog. Thank you so much and Happy Anniversary!

  • cupcakexxx said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:45 am

    I’ve always been grossed out by the thought of disposable diapers. Knowing how much they’re clogging our landfills, seeing them strewn about parking lots, and the mysterious chemical concoction of which they’re made were all such turn offs to me, even as a kid. Two years ago, I got the baby itch. My husband was deployed to Iraq, so I spent a lot of time researching what’s new in parenthood. BumGenius were the first modern cloth diapers I had ever seen. I instantly fell in love! An earth-friendly option that the whole family can be on board with!

    Now, over two years later, I’m expecting my first child, and am anxiously awaiting his first bumGenius diaper change. 🙂

  • Heather Schwarzen said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:45 am

    Happy BIrthday! I started used bumGenius 3.0s when we got our first foster placement .. who also ended up being our first adopted son! I had used disposables with my bio kids and never thought anything of it. Several years down the road, however, and I was interested in looking into a more gentle side of things. 🙂 Our little guy came to us with some severe health issues, and cloth diapers solved issue #1–the horrible diaper rash he had had for so long that he actually has scars on his little bum from all those months of cracking and bleeding! Three years later, and we’re total cloth converts. As our family has grown (2 adoption & 1 birth in three years!) so has our commitment to cloth. Thanks, BG!!!!

  • Meghan Jacoby Rapp said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:45 am

    I started CD’ing when my daughter was 16 months! The 4.0 persuaded me that it was still a good investment since I could use with another baby (I almost didn’t do it because I figured she was so close to being potty trained). I tried a few others but none fit like Bum Genius and none held up as well. I will be CD’ing my other children and love the ease of the 4.0! Thanks BG!

  • Becky said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:44 am

    We have twin boys coming and have never cloth diapered before but we are ready to start! We were given two BG 4.0’s at the baby shower and we can not wait to try them out! The rest of our stash is made up of econobums and two more FLIPs along with a few WAHM dipes. We also have the FLIP disposable inserts to try!

    Happy Birthday Bum Genius… thank you for helping US cloth diaper our little guys!

  • Jessica said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:44 am

    BG and all of cotton babies products have made it possible to cloth diaper our son who could not tolerate disposable diapers. As well as making it easy and affordable! Happy birthday!

  • ltlstar said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:44 am

    Our first CDs were a green BG 3.0 and a clementine organic AIO BG. We started usign them when DD was 3 months old and continue to at 14 months now. She loves her CDs. We have a huge stash of BGs, Flips and prefolds all that we bought at CB. We even travelled internationally with her CDs. Wishing you more success in the future. Open a store in CHicago 🙂
    shilpa dot v (at) gmail (dot) com

  • Jeannine said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:43 am

    I am new to cloth diapering but BumGenius is the one that started me going. I was given one as a present and when I tried it out I loved it so much I decided to start

    mellanhead74 at hotmail.com

  • molly2525 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:43 am

    I had planned on using cloth diapers before my son was born, but he was such a big baby that the prefolds and homemade diapers I had ready for him were too small by the time he was born. This, coupled with apprehension due to my fears of the difficulty of cloth diapering, led us to use disposables until he was about six months old. Around that time, the bumgenius spend $15, get a free AIO promotion started. It was such a great deal, I spend about $150 and got enough diapers to start cloth diapering full time. The AIOs were so easy to use, all my fears of cloth diapering disappeared and we have been going strong ever since!

  • tvpg said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:42 am

    Happy Birthday! BG OS 3.0 were my wish diapers. I finally broke down and bought a 6 pack when we had the money. They instantly became my favs! I used them almost exclusively. DD is now potty-trained and we are TTC our next so I am building my stash and I guarantee most of it will be BG!

  • Aimeé Dean said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:42 am

    Happy Birthday, Cotton Babies!

    I have never cloth diapered before, but with the encouragement of two friends, I took it up with #6. What a blessing it has been to save money, and BumGenius makes it soooo easy! I wish I would have known about them sooner. I’ve even used BumGenius at night on all four of my youngest because of bedtime wetting.

    I only have 7 BG’s, 1 EB, and some prefolds/covers. I am hoping to order mor BG’s before the sale expires. Thank you for the terrific sale.

    Also I want to thank you for developing a quality product. I never thought cloth diapering would be simple and fun. Now it is my joy to share BumGenius and EconoBum with moms that I meet.

  • JenniferN said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:42 am

    when i was pregnant and first mentioned that i was interested in cloth diapering, i got a lot of funny looks! however, after seeing how easy and adorable the bumgenius diapers are, the same people have changed their minds! my family has saved so much money and we have virtually no diaper rashes around here! i am so pleased that we can help the environment in our own little way. thanks for creating this wonderful product!

  • Yvonne Haley said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:42 am

    I bought my first BG 3.0 in July 2008 and never looked back! I’m now cloth diapering my 3rd child and the BGs have stood up the best with 3 kids! Couldn’t be happier with our investment.

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:42 am

    With 3 kids and a tight budget, cloth diapering was the easiest way to make our dollar stretch a little farther. Bum Genius was the first brand I bought and is my favorite to this day. I have AOI’s, pockets, and Econobum. Your next product should be Bum Genius training pants! – Lara Chiaverini

  • Rachel said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:42 am

    We have been using BumGenius since my daughter was 8 weeks old…so going on 15 months now! I have had such success and no diaper rash that two of my good friends decided to buy cloth diapers for their new arrivals! I will never go back!!! Bumgenius are wonderful! And THANK YOU soooo much for making cloth diapers WAY easier than the pins and plastic covers! 🙂

  • nellfitz said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:42 am

    Hi Bum genius Happy Birthday!! Your products are wonderful! I switched to cloth diapers to save money after my third child was born. The BG’s are as easy as disposables to use and my son loves them… He was wearing nothing but a Ribbit colored one when he took his first steps!

  • Lacey said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:42 am

    Congratulations on five years, bumGenius! I hope that you have many more great years. I am expecting a new little one soon and cannot wait to give bumGenius diapers a try. I have heard so many great things and have a small stash to start out. =)

    laceylenhart @ gmail dot com

  • Malina said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:42 am

    When we first started with cloth we had a set of prefolds lent to us by a friend. They were wonderful! However, my husband took his tim elarning to use them and once we had cloth, I adamantly refused to epdn teh money on another box of sposies. So, we purchased the BG 3.0’s and they became his diapers to use on our son. From then on, he was a convert and will now happily change my son no matter what’s on his bum 🙂

  • Stephanie F. said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:42 am

    Happy Birthday BumGenius!!!! We love BG in our house!! So easy to use and super cute. Have saved a ton of $$ not buying disposables and I like the fact that there’s not a bunch of chemicals next to my little guys skin.

  • Brylee's mommy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:42 am

    bumGenuis has made our cloth diapering journey so much more enjoyable and easy! We first started with just a few ebay dipes, which quite frankly don’t hold crap. (pun intended)We then switched to prefolds and a few flats with a few covers, which we loved but our daycare or family would not use. With an ongoing rash that would clear up on the weekend in cloth, and return after 1 day of sposies, we decided we needed to find something that worked for everyone. After much research and many recommendations we decided bumGenius aio’s were to become our new stash. We took the diapers up to our daughters day care, and after showing them how simple cloth diaper really can be they agreed to put cloth daipers on our little ones bum! We have even converted a few families at daycare to switch to cloth as well. 🙂

    Thank you bumGenius for such an amazing dipe, and happy birthday!!

  • jes7o said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:42 am

    I’m a brand new cloth diapering momma. I have a full stash of Bum Genius that Molly is still a little bit too small for, but we have been using the Econobum covers with great success! It’s amazing how those covers hold in massive poopsplosions! I can’t wait for Molly to be big enough to wear her BGs!

  • Miles said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:41 am

    We have used cloth diapers since day 1 with our son who just turned 1 last month. We have heard numerous diaper rash horror stories from friends that don’t cloth diaper. How their children have diaper rash running up their back and their front. We had heard rumors that cloth diapering prevented or at least dramatically decreased the instance of diaper rash. We are so glad the rumors were true!! Cloth diapering has not only lessened our impact on the environment (which is always a plus) but has given us 365+ days free from diaper rash!!!

  • KuuKuu said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:41 am

    I love BG! I wish you guys were around 10 years ago when I was diapering my oldest. I love the affordability! I love the ease of cloth diapering! I love that I am saving money and the enviroment at the same time! I love them because this time my husband likes to cloth diaper because it is easier for him too 🙂

  • Tamara said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:41 am

    Happy Birthday BumGenius! I am so thankful for your diapers! We used prefolds and covers part time with my 5 year old when she was a baby and now my 5 month old is cloth diapered full time using BG! I have 3 children and work full time and not having to worry about buying sposies or having leaks is worth it, not to mention money we save on not buying sposies!Our daycare LOVES bumGenius and we are so glad we introduced them to these wonderful diapers!

  • Two Little Monkeys said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:41 am

    We love Bumgenius! Happy birthday!
    Bumgenius has affected our family by making quality diapers that are so easy to use I was able to get my husband and the grandparents on board with cloth diapering.
    popita624[at]gmail[dot]com

  • Lisa said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:40 am

    We have several types of diapers, of which our BG 3.0s are star performers. Our daughter’s skin is very sensitive to acidic poo, so we have gone through rounds of major booty TLC. We love that BGs are most dry to the touch of all our brands/styles and that we can custom stuff them with Flip organics or hemp doublers for nighttime dryness.

  • Jessica said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:40 am

    I LOVE cd-ing. My little one is 3 months old. Initially I was going to use cloth just at home, but now use them out and about. I try to tell everyone about them and dispel any myths of cloth diapering. I just started BumGenius and find them to be super easy, especially the aplix and I like that they grow with her! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

  • Kirsten said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:40 am

    I only have four bumgenius diapers. Three were purchased as a pack from my registry before my daughter was born, and the fourth I picked up at a trip to Whole Foods. I always saved these diapers for when she stayed with her godparents or other friends for baby sitting. It makes it so easy for people unfamiliar with any diapering to change her. They also make middle of the night changes in the dark a breeze. She’s growing out of the 3.0s though and I would love to try the new improved design with the higher raise, we just simply cannot afford them. I’m crossing my fingers we get a chance with this birthday bash.

  • reachingentropy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:40 am

    BumGenius were my first diapers for DS. I blame you for the addiction that followed!

    bmwunderlin(at)hotmail(dot)com

  • Charlyn said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:40 am

    We started using bumGenius when my daughter was a month old. She is now 3 years old and was potty trained at 2 1/2. I love the fact that we had no diaper rashes and was able save money on diapers and help the environment. We are baby #3 and need to purchase another few sets.
    Thank you for coming up with such a wonderful product that helps families in so many ways.

  • Erin said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:39 am

    We are using BG 4.0 with our second baby. What a difference! After all the trash we had from disposables with our first we were determined to use cloth this time around. Not only do we feel better about the environmental impact but also about what we’re putting on our baby. There is no comparison.

  • Sarah Sawatzki said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:39 am

    My first diapers were Bum Genius 3.0s. They were so easy to use that DH and both sets of grandparents totally supported teh idea of cloth diapering. I’m now in love with my 4.0s!
    Happy Birthday!

  • Keith said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:39 am

    My wife and I were blesses with out first child this year, a baby boy named Ethan Patrick. Since before we even knew that my wife was pregnant we had discussed cloth diapering. At first I was extremely skeptical about how it would work, but after a meeting with the owner of the local diaper store, my confidence was raised. So we did it. We committed to cloth diapering (even though many people in our lives thought we were crazy for it).
    We now have a stash of over 25 cloth diapers (most of which are bumGenius) and we know we will never look back.
    Not only is clothing diapering economical and good for the environment, but they are darn cute on our little boys behind.
    My wife and I advocate cloth diapering every chance we get. So Happy Birthday bumGenius!! Keep up the great work!!

  • Samantha V said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:39 am

    bumGenius saved our son’s little bottom. We had started out using disposibles and he always had a diaper rash. We tried all different kids of butt creams but nothing worked! Finally a friend recommended switching to cloth. He RARELY had a rash after that! We used both the bumGenius 3.0 and the Flips. We loved them both! Thanks so much for making such a great product! And Happy 5th Birthday to bumGenius!!!

  • The Eco Chic said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:39 am

    Happy Birthday bumGenius! Jenn and your team have done amazing things for which I’m very thankful for. Without bumGenius I may still be in disposables and not involved in the cloth diapering community like I am today. Your product made me feel confident and comfortable about taking the leap into cloth. My family has been so supportive because of the ease of your systems…even hubby! Thanks so much for all that you do! And thanks for allowing me to enter your world and help spread the cloth diaper love to others. XOXO! Much love!

  • TheTreeHugginMomma said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:38 am

    BG was the first diapers we ever used! They were what got us hooked on cloth!

    kaleidoscopejane at yahoo dot com

  • Stephanie M. said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:38 am

    Happy birthday! BG is the brand that got my friends and eventually me into cloth diapering. No other brand makes it simpler!

  • thehungryone said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:38 am

    BG has not only saved our family a lot of money, but also nearly completely eliminated the diaper rash problems we were having. Thank you and happy birthday!

  • janinemily02 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:38 am

    We have used disposible diapers with all 3 kids, but when #4 came this October we were blessed to have a friend using cloth who introduced us to it! We did a diaper trial and fell in love with bum genius! We’re so happy we did! Good for the environment, good for baby, good for our family!
    Janine

  • Ruth said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:38 am

    Bum Genius pockets were our first nighttime diaper solution (because of the stay dry and they could be stuffed for extra absorbency) that worked for us allowing me to go completely to using cloth diapers instead of having to use dispoables on my boys at night.

    kroegerfamilycreations at gmail dot com

  • elizabeth said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:38 am

    Happy Birthday Bum Genius! We have been using your cloth diapers on our son for six months now and couldn’t be happier. (He’ll be seven months on the 23rd) He is almost diaper rash free and we have saved so much money. Not to mention all the space in landfills we have saved. Thank you for helping our family SAVE!

  • sxysoccchic said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:37 am

    My husband and I recently got out of the military to be full time students so money is tight. Well, thanks to Cottonbabies and your amazing company, we have been able to save money. We absolutely Love Bum Genius, and only use your diapers. Happy Birthday!!
    Traci

  • Kaitlyn said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:37 am

    My wonderful baby boy was born 4 weeks early and was in the NICU for just under a month. When we got home we never could have dreamed of how many diapers we would go through. When he was 3 months old, we ended up having to borrow money from family because my husband was laid off at the time and I didn’t have an income from being on maternity leave.

    My husband ended up getting a wonderful job with a $2,000 sign on bonus. We took the money and created a stock of bumgenius diapers! Never could I have imagined how wonderful these diapers would be! They are wonderful for the environment (which I’m very conscious of) and wonderful on the checkbook!

    Can’t imagine my life without bumgenius in it!!

  • Jen S. said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:37 am

    I got pregnant about 13 months ago and my mind started spinning almost immediately about how I was going to avoid throwing all those diapers in the trash that I almost thought was unavoidable these days. Let alone paying for diapers, we were already tight on money. I started researching EVERYthing about cloth and started seeing all the wonderful reviews about BG so without even hardly thinking about other brands started my stash and registered for more. It took me about 3 months to work up the courage (and have the time to go through the learning process) to start using them, but I love them! I’ve convinced my grandma they’re not awful, and even converted my mom who, in the beginning, said “I’m not using those things when you’re gone…” She likes them better than disposables now! I have a lot of family and friends who don’t care a bit about the environment and are “too busy” so I’m not having as much luck on that front, but I won’t give up yet on them! Thank you Cotton Babies for making such awesome cloth diapers! =)

  • Michele said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:37 am

    I’m pregnant with my first and can’t wait to use bumGenius. I’ve heard such good reviews and as someone who will be trying cloth diapering for the first time, bumGenius seems like a great choice.

  • mama2alexandholden said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:37 am

    BG also have been the thing that helped ease my hubby into cloth!

  • The Lungos said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:37 am

    We love bumGenius in our house! When baby boy developed a SEVERE diaper rash @ 2 weeks old and nothing would clear it up, we decided to give cloth a try and purchased a few flip covers and stay dry inserts to use “just until he was better”. Here we are, exactly one year later still using those flip diapers and have been rash free since!

    We were instantly hooked and I have become addicted to BG! We have expanded our stash to include BG AIO, BG 3.0 and would love to add the 4.0!

  • Me said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:37 am

    We had never considered cloth diapers – no one in my family used them, no one we knew used them, and we had no idea about all the options available and how easy and money saving it could be!

    I got turned on to BumGenius by going to a new parent and breastfeeding support group at our local New Seasons store – many of the mamas there used BGs, and they taught me how to use them – and we immediately fell in love! We tried out several different pockets, and we are certain that our BGs are the best!

    Happy Birthday, BumGenius!!!

  • VSH said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:37 am

    My daughter had horrible diaper rash so I decided to try cloth. I had been using disposibles for 4 years through 2 children and fitteds or prefolds with a cover just weren’t for me. I tried different pocket diapers but the BG were the best, there were never leaks (I use the BG soaker even if I use another brand of pocket), they hold up well so I can use them through multiple children, and mine still look new 6 months later. They are not only better than other cloth diapers but they are better than disposables.
    Thank you!!

  • Molly Perry said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:37 am

    I started using Bum Genius cloth diapers about 2 years ago. They sure did save us some money! I really loved them. Right now we are in the potty training stages so not using them right now. However, we are expecting our third child and I’m going to use them again once the baby comes. I have 2 girls now and we are having a boy! Very excited. Some new Bum Genius in boy colors would be awesome! Happy Birthday and Congrats on the success!
    -Molly Perry

  • embee said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:36 am

    Before I became pregnant with my first son, I had already been influenced by cloth diapers. I am the youngest of my sisters and all three of them cloth diapered. I was hesitant to commit to cloth diapering because we had a problem with hot water in our home. Not having hot water to clean my diapers would not be a good thing! During my pregnancy, we got that problem fixed, but I still wasn’t sure about purchasing cloth diapers in different sizes.

    Shortly after my baby was born, my sister emailed me about your awesome one-size product. This was everything I had hoped for. Getting my hubby on board was no problem — seeing that we’d save money by cloth diapering was great to him!

    Now that I have two children, one still wearing bum genius one size diapers, I can see that we have saved ourselves money and saved our planet extra waste. Those two things are very important to me! Knowing that I’m supporting a small business is meaningful as well.

  • Beth Anne said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:36 am

    I was given a few bumGenius diapers at my shower before my daughter was born. To be honest, I had never even given cloth diapering a thought. I had even registered for several cases of disposables and thought that I was doing the responsible thing by planning ahead. After using the bumGenius diapers we were given we decided to completely switch over to cloth and were able to purchase a convertible car seat with the credit we had from disposables. I don’t regret the decision for one minute and am so happy not to be throwing money away on disposables each week…what a waste! I am very happy to spread the word and love on to other new moms now. We truly love our bumGenius diapers and they have definitely changed our lives for the better! =) Happy birthday bumGenius!

    bethannemalloy at gmail dot com

  • conngirl25 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:36 am

    I love our BG. They are trim and fit great with dd’s clothes!
    Happy Birthday 🙂

  • mama2alexandholden said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:36 am

    Bum Genius have helped keep my kiddies in cloth while being watched by family members. They’re so easy to use they never complain and threaten to default to sposies! Thanks BG!

  • Lura Daussat said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:35 am

    We love Bum Genius diapers. I have a 16 month old and they have been great! I think they were the best investment we made when it comes to purchasing items for babies. Thanks so much and happy anniversary!

  • Tiffanie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:35 am

    I love Bumgenius. I started with the AIOs and once my little one mastered velcro, moved to the elementals which I love, love, love. I always recommend Bumgenius to anyone who is interested in cloth diapering. They are trim, super absorbant and cute.

  • Jacqueline said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:35 am

    Cloth diapers have helped me make it through being a stay at home mom. We so couldn’t afford for me to stay home with our daughter, but I was going to leave that part up to the LORD and looked for ways to save. Most of our diapers were shower gifts and have saved us SO much money that we would have spent on disposable. My daughter is now 19 months & we will be able to use them on our next baby due in April! : )

  • Jodi Anderson said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:35 am

    Cloth diapering has been a huge change in our household! My husband was onboard with the cloth idea as soon as he heard how much $$ we would save! I love being a cloth diapering mom and it has even influenced my friend and I to start a blog spreading the word on how easily we switched to cloth!!! Love my bums-they are the only ones that keep my LO bum dry ALL night!!!!

  • Nichole said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:34 am

    We love BumGenius diapers. When I got pregnant I knew I wanted to cloth diaper, but when we found out we were having triplets, I was so overwhelmed with that decision. So when they were born we started using disposables. When the babies were about 9 months old, we decided to look more into cloth. BumGenius 3.0s came highly recommended to us, because they’re so easy to use! I bought a bunch to try them, fell in love with them, and bought a bunch more! Our stash is entirely made up of BumGenius 3.0s (36 to be exact). We love BumGenius in this family, even my husband is a big fan!

    Thank you BumGenius for making my triplet’s butts fluffy!

  • Erin said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:34 am

    As a single mom of 4 boys, I love, and am thankful for, how easy bumGenius makes diapering. The diapers fit my 7mo.-old like a glove, I don’t have to worry at 2am about running out to the store for ‘sposies, and I never have to worry about coming up for $$ for more diapers. I’ve got my bG! stash: my babe is comfy and dry, I’m being environmentally responsible, and, let’s be honest, they’re SO CUTE 🙂

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:34 am

    I was introduced to the “new” Cloth diapering and BumGenius about 2.5 years ago while pregnant with my daughter. WE LOVE BG, FLIP, and have also tried Econobum and like that system two. I have shared CD and the BG products and made some converts as well. I love the money saved, healthier, better quality dipe that CD offers. I would love a package as we are trying for #2 and a refresher would be awesome! Thanks so much and Happy Birthday!

    Lachelle McCaig
    rchellem02@yahoo.com

  • Mandam1018 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:33 am

    My husband tried to get me to use cloth diapers with our first. I immediately said no. I was thinking of the cloth diapers they had when we were kids and I was not about to do that. Then we became pregnant with number two and he again suggested it only this time I knew of someone who did cloth diaper so I gave her a call and asked her everything I could think of, started doing my own research, and finally decided this was the way to go. Boy am I glad I did! Thank you BumGenius for making such a great product, it has made our transition to cloth so easy and wonderful!

  • Meredith said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:33 am

    Bum Genius is the reason I stuck with cloth diapering. I got an AIO in a trail pack and it was the only one that I could use easily and fit my daughter properly. Without it, I would have written off cloth and stuck with disposables. They have saved my family money, trips to the store, trips to the dumpster… etc! I really love the fit of all the BGs I have tried, and th Elementals are my go-to favorite diapers.

  • Lindsey said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:33 am

    I have not used any bumgenius diapers yet because I am just starting to get a stash together for my 19 month old and 9 month old. I am really excited about starting cloth diapering and would really like to win these Bum Genius. I get a lot of good feed back about the Bum Genius diapers and would really like to try them. I currently don’t have loads of money to go buying all sorts of diapers and trying them. I have gotten a few in aucions on Facebook and I am just waiting for them to come in. I can’t wait to be a part of the Cloth Diapering family!

  • Amy@GreenBumkin said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:32 am

    Happy Birthday BG!!! We started into the cloth diapering world by using BG 3.0s and still love them today! They made our switch from disposables easy and now we’ll never look back. Our BGs are our majority shareholder when it comes to our diaper stash! We love them and plan to continue using them on our son and our children to come! 🙂

  • Sarah said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:32 am

    Thank you for being my never-fail nighttime diaper! When I ask my hubby for a nighttime diaper for our pumpkin, he always brings me a BG 5.0!

    For trips around town, I also rely on the BG Elemental – a trimmer, fantastic way to get all the great absorption POWER of BG. HUGE thanks from our family to yours. And – Happy Birthday!

  • carlaboo11 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:31 am

    BGs are what made my switching to cloth super easy! I was so intimidated with cloth, but when I got my BGS (my first diapers!) I was so impressed with how easy they were to use and wash. I never looked back!
    carlaboo11 @ yahoo.com

  • Julie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:31 am

    Happy Birthday BumGenius! I am always so impressed at how you operate your business. It seems that your customer service is top priority and that you care about creating an excellent product to help so many families! I am so glad that a friend showed me her BG diapers when I was pregnant and so now I try and spread the word myself. I love how they have saved our family money, too, since my husband is in school and I am a stay at home mom.

  • Lindsey said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:31 am

    I haven’t ever tried bumgenius, but I would love to. They are too expensive for my budget and winning would make it possible to have these awesome diapers!!

  • Lauren said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:31 am

    Oh how we <3 bumgenius!!! I was one of those "Cloth Diaper, why?" people before I was pregnant, but then during my prebaby prep I discovered bumgenius diapers and I have never looked back. My husband and I work as full-time volunteers on missionary support at a Christian summer camp, so our reasons were 100% financial. And we have never looked back. We've been able to save so much money that we've been able to help out two other friends in need start THEIR stash!!!

    Now we’ve got a two year old and a one year old and likely to have another soon…. all bumgenius (or flip) babies. Thanks for all you do!

  • aimritchie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:30 am

    I have just recently started cloth diapering my youngest. We started with a brand you can buy at Babiesrus but recently were introduced to the bumGenius product by a friend of mine. And I LOVE bumGenius diapers! I am always excited to tell people about your wonderful product! I can’t even count how much money we have saved by using cloth diapers but the AIOs make everything so easy, its almost just as easy as disposables. Thank you for working so hard to make such a great product!

  • kerry said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:30 am

    We have loved using Bum Genius with our twins! We started when they were 4 weeks old, and now they are 13 months old. I used disposables with my older 2, and I had no idea what I was missing. When I first saw the Bum Genius on one of my friend’s babies, I was “hooked” (HEHE!) and knew I had to use them for my soon-to-be-born twins!I loved the way they looked, their ease of use, and that I wouldn’t be creating so much waste for our landfills, too. I buy them locally and still LOVE them!!!!

  • Sillybeans said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:30 am

    I think cloth diapering and the Cottonbabies team has made my days easier! I own several product shipped to me by the wonderful team at Cotton Babies and I just love them all.
    BumGenius keeps my little one’s bum dry all night long. No complicated system like some people say you need, just 2 inserts in my super cute BGs and we’re good for the whole night.
    We <3 our BumGenius!!

  • LynC said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:30 am

    I had two in diapers. Buying disposables was not working. Between paying for the actual diapers and paying for the trash to be taken away we were struggling. Lurking on cloth diapering groups I learned everything I needed to know. I ordered one Fuzzibunz, one BumGenius 3.0, and a wet bag. I quickly realized I LOVED BG. Luckily, you had just started your buy one 3.0, get an AIO free. Our stash grew rather quickly. Now I just need to stop buying!!!

    I’m also happy to say I’ve managed to convert a few Mama’s with my enthusiasm. Even daycare loves my diapers!

  • Jackie Minns said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:29 am

    If it wasn’t for bgs my husband would have never agreed to cloth diaper! They are awesome!

  • Melissa Jacobs said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:29 am

    I just love our BG’s!!!! They are my go to diaper. We started out with 1 3.0 that I got as part of a sample pack along with prefolds and some pro-rap covers. The prefolds and pro-raps worked well, but weren’t one size and I wondered how that would really help us save money in the long run if I would always be having to up size whenever baby grew. Plus the prefold took a long time to dry and didn’t hold much. My babies it seems are heavy wetters. Our youngest who is 2 recently discoverd how to undress himself and take his diapers off, which means I had lots of wet sheets after nap time because he thought it was great fun to get naked when he should have been sleeping. go figure! A 2 year old with a mind of his own. I bought some 4.0’s with snaps and since then I have not had a single incident of naked nap time. yay! He just can’t undo the snaps. I love them. Cotton Babies, this is the 2nd of my kids that I’ve used cloth for and we are expecting another addition in May I can’t wait to cloth diaper another itty bitty baby. Happy Birthday!

  • Megan said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:29 am

    When my son was screaming in pain every time he wet his disposable diaper and started developing chemical burns, I knew I had to switch to cloth completely and immediately. I made the trek to Cotton Babies (I live just outside of St Louis in Illinois, so about a 40 minute drive). I picked up a few diapers (including 2 Bum Genius 3.0s) but didn’t have the money at the time to buy all the diapers I needed at full price. I was given a flier that 3 days later they were having a Dollar Diaper sale in a few days. So, I made the trek again to buy used Bum Geniuses. 6 months later, I am still using many of those used diaper and my son doesn’t scream in pain anymore when he relieves himself. Thank you Cotton Babies!

  • Aubrey G said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:29 am

    Happy Birthday!

    We LOVE bumGenius! They were our first cloth diapers, and still are our daily go to diaper! Thanks to bumGenius we don’t have to deal with constant and severe diaper rash! Thank you so much for making such a fantastic product at a price families can afford!

  • Stephanie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:29 am

    Woo hoo! Happy Birthday! I was anti-cloth with my first two daughters thinking that it was going to be such a pain and messy! Boy was I wrong!!! With our third daughter I decided to buy a few and try them, I could sell them if I didn’t like them. I had nothing to lose! I fell in love instantly! My husband actually laughs at me because I show everyone the diapers! I think most people are still in the old fashioned frame of mind and if I can change one person’s opinion then I’ve done something!!!

  • elizabeth said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:29 am

    bgs were the first and only diapers we used for our daughter. the quality and ease of use blew away any of our critics out there!! i simply love bg and cotton babies as a company. so inspiring for so many families and mothers. thank you for creating and standing behind such an amazing product! can’t wait to have another child and diaper him or her in the newest and most innovative cloth diaper ever! congrats on five years!!

  • Morgan P said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:29 am

    bumGenius is changing ALL of our lives for the better by helping families to make an environmentally safe change for the better. I vowed never to use another disposable diaper after using my first bumGenius diaper on my daughter. And really, who can resist the sight of an adorable BG on a little one? SO CUTE! Love you, BG! Happy Birthday! 🙂

    morgan_pearsons @ yahoo dot com

  • Brandy Schlader said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:28 am

    When we started cloth diapering friends and family thought we were nuts and questioned why we would want to do such a silly thing. We knew it was the right choice so went for it getting all of our info online and by word of mouth. I was hesitant at first to go the Bum Genius route because I heard a lot of mixed reviews. I finally found a great deal on a Bum Genius lot on my local Craigslist and decided to give it a go. I LOVED my new dipes and couldn’t believe I waited to try you guys. You’re like the best kept secret in fluff! I’m still here and have a little bit of everything from pockets, elementals, flips etc and I can’t wait to add the new designer line to my collection!

    Thanks Jenn for taking that leap and creating an amazing product!

  • Eileen said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:28 am

    We started using bumGenius 9 months ago when our first baby was born. We had wanted to use cloth diapers so before she was born I researched all the many many kinds out there and found that bumGenius was by far the best rated and most loved! My daughter ended up getting a really bad rash whenever we put her in disposable diapers, so we were very thankful that we had decided to go with cloth anyway. We LOVE bumGenius – they are so easy to use, I think they are easy to keep clean, and they keep my baby girl so comfortable and dry. Thanks for an amazing product that helps keep our babies comfortable and helps us cut down on household trash. Here’s to hopefully many more years of bumGenius innovations! Thanks!

  • Casey said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:28 am

    BumGenius made it possible for me to cloth diaper two! The ease of use, quality, and excellent fit allowed me to use them for my baby and my toddler. The 3.0 pockets are the basis of our stash, and they’ve been in heavy use for about a year and a half. They’re still in great shape and I still love them today!

  • mommyc said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:27 am

    Happy, happy birthday!

    Bumgenius one-size 3.0s were among the very first diapers that we tried on our then 3 month old. They were the hands down winners of the diapers we sampled at the time and are still the diapers we rely on 2 years later 🙂 Even if I get a wild notion to try another brand, BG is always our go-to diaper for dependability and the one I recommend to anyone thinking of using cloth.

    At first, our stash mostly consisted of used BGOS 3.0s that I purchased on diaperswappers so we have quite a few that are on their fourth baby bum and still going strong!

    I also wanted to thank you for offering seconds sales, they are a very affordable (and reliable) option for building a great stash on a budget; we have quite a few “seconds” that I can’t find a single flaw with and the ones that had noticeable flaws have always been so minor that I would barely have noticed.

    We are expecting a new baby in early August and I honestly can’t wait to put them in the super tiny XS BG AIOs that I have stashed away!

    Thanks for running a great brand with great customer service!

  • Kodi's Mama said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:27 am

    We CD mostly with Fuzzibunz, but he is not comfortable in them at night time. Night time is our BG time. It holds lots with a hemp liner and is more comfortable for him. We love teh hook and loop and the 4.0s are AWESOME!! We didn’t have much luck with the 3.0s, which is why we went with Fuzzibunz, but I think it’s just because he was really small for a while.

    The BGs are comfy, easy to use at night and it’s what we rely on. I need more, as he’s getting bigger and squirmy, I’m relying more and more on hook and loop to get the job done quick. I think we will slowly be transitioning to BGs.

  • Laura said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:27 am

    We love the diapers as she can’t figure out the snaps 🙂 bit really I love bum genius’ story as a small business owner. Its very inspiring and I love to have such a success story on my hands.

  • caedmen said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:27 am

    Until yesterday we only had 1 Bumgenius diaper, a 4.0 pocket in blue. I loved it but couldn’t justify buying more since my little guy already has enough dipes. Then we found out that we are expecting baby #2 in May so we’ll need more dipes! I found an awesome deal online of a lady in my area who was selling her stash of Bumgenius elementals and I snatched them up:) Even though I contacted her minutes after she put up the ad, there were numerous people interested. I only got them because I was willing to buy the whole stash and could meet her the same day! They are now in the wash and I can’t wait to try them out on my 11 month old until the new baby arrives:) So thanks for making such an awesome product and making cloth diapers just as easy as disposables. Happy Birthday.

    richardrachel at hotmail dot com

  • Meg said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:25 am

    We are all set to cloth diaper our first baby, who is due within the next few weeks. We have some BumGenius diapers in our stash, and they are the first ones we pull out to impress friends and family who are skeptical about cloth diapering. Hard to resist a diaper that functions with the simplicity of a disposable but has all the cuteness of cloth!

  • Ashley Moore said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:25 am

    We love Bum genius! I have used them for my 2 daughters, and now with baby number 3 on the way I am excited to dig them back out. Glad to have found a company that makes it so easy to save money and be environmentally friendly at the same time! Happy birthday Bum genius!!!

  • bdschad said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:25 am

    I forgot my email..

    bdschad at comcast dot net

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:24 am

    Happy Birthday bumGenius!
    I’m so happy that you make such a wonderful diaper. We started cloth diapering when my son was 2 weeks old. He had horrible food allergies to what I was eating that caused blood in his stool and very messy diapers. I remember having to take him and his messy bgs to Children’s Hospital because I didn’t know what was going on with him. One of the bright spots in the whole trip was how much the nurses and a pregnant doctor liked his diapers. It tooks months to figure things out about what he couldn’t eat. (hence we had lots of yucky, nasty baby poo) Even with yucky, yucky baby poos, when he wore bumGenius he never had blowouts and didn’t really get diaper rash. Other cloth and disposables wouldn’t contain the yuck. I’m so thankful that I did the research and found these diapers. These are what I suggest to anyone who has a baby or toddler.
    Sarah R.
    sarahinkindergarten@yahoo.com

  • bdschad said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:23 am

    I LOVE our BG’s! When my sister had a baby 2 years ago she started off using prefolds. I knew when I finally had kids that I would want to use cloth also but I saw the mess that my sister delt with and it really made me wonder if I would be able to stick it out when it was my turn. This past summer I had my first and I started to research the world of fluff and that’s when I found you! Thank you so much for a great cloth diaper!

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:23 am

    I wanted to cloth diaper before my lo was born but we could not afford the investment at the time. shortly after he was born I had saved a decent chunk and invested in a second hand set of another brand pocket. They were ok, and worked for a small infant, but these sized pockets that I had planned to last him until at least 6months or more… he had outgrown by 3 mo… Hes a big boy.
    So I started buying a few new ONEsize diapers to try out sizing and fit. I have fallen in love with BumGenius one size. They seriously have the best fit I have found, with out crazy elastic adjustment, and they never leak, even with 10hours+ overnight. I am so impressed with the BGs I reccomend them to anyone I talk to who is thinking about Cding.
    I have bought a few more and am planning to get some more here soon, I also plan to give a small ‘stash’ to a friend who is due in March.
    I am glad someone who had the drive and ingenutiy to make such a great product and lead a great company to really spread the word about modern cloth diapers.

    Kristin Gates
    Kristin gates (at) bellsouth dot net

  • Linsley Matthews said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:23 am

    I never knew that there was an option other than pinned prefolds and rubber pants until I was given a bumGenius diaper when DD was born. Since then, I have only used bumGenius diapers and have converted several other mommies that I know. I know that I wouldn’t have been able to convince my husband to cloth diaper if it weren’t for the ease of our bumGenius diapers. They are every bit as simple as a disposable, but SO much better in many ways! I love that not only do we eliminate exposing our DD to chemicals, but also prevent the waste of a disposable to our environment. bumGenius diapers are easily the best gift we have received as parents. We love them! Happy birthday, bumGenius!

    linsley_matthews (at) yahoo.com

  • JLo said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:22 am

    I definitely credit bumGenius with converting my husband to cloth finally! We use Flips most of the time but even they were ‘too complicated’ for him to figure out, but after a few goes with a BG 3.0 he now reaches for any available cloth diaper when changing him instead of just defaulting to a disposable. As I like to tell my friends, every time you use a cloth diaper instead of a disposable it’s one less diaper in the ground. Doesn’t matter if you do it part-time, full-time or one single time – every little helps.

  • Karolyn said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:21 am

    We have a super-pooper and BG saves our house from being a hazard zone. Disposables have always been a weak contender, so we are very happily not dealing with them Thank you!

  • Stephanie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:21 am

    When my husband lost his job and we couldn’t find another (even in another state), we struggled to even put food in our mouths, let alone buy disposables. My husband’s Aunt bought us an entire set of Flips for our (then) 8-month-old, and we were able to continue to exist, plus our baby was much happier, and we didn’t have blowouts every single day anymore. We saved more and we lived more. Then, a couple months later, we found out we were pregnant with our second child–while my husband still had no job and we were still living with friends. The only thing we could take solace in was that we wouldn’t have to spend thousands on disposables when the time came–the Flips (and now some bumGenius 3.0’s, too) have been a saving grace in our family and I don’t know where we would be without them today. Thank you, Jenn, and Happy Birthday, bumGenius!!

  • Makayla said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:21 am

    My husband and I have been cloth diapering our 14 month old for a year now and we are hooked. Bum Genius is out staple, the most reliable diaper we have and the only one to stand the challenge of our heavy wetter overnight. We love them, they are so easy, even my husband loves them. We would adore having more, or evening giving the 4.0’s a try. Another bonus is how customizable and how slender these diapers are.

    Happy Birthday!

  • Melissa said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:20 am

    How has bumGenius affected our lives? Well, we knew that we wanted to cloth diaper even before our daughter was born. We decided to use mostly prefolds in order to be frugal. However, we did buy a few random AIO’s and pockets to use when we had babysitters or when we were out of the house. We were not totally opposed to disposables and thought we’d probably use them when traveling. Bad idea! When our daughter was 4 weeks old we took the train halfway across the country for my brother’s wedding and our poor daughter got a massive, oozing, raw rash. Turns out we can not use disposables at all. BumGenius allows us to be able to use cloth 100 percent of the time- on road trips, when friends are watching our daughter, whatever! They are easy to use and oh so cute. 🙂

  • Diana L. said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:20 am

    Love your diapers! Just ordered more yesterday to add to our stash for our 4 month old little guy. Your diapers have contained more blowouts in the 3 months we’ve been using them, compared to our first awful month of disposables.

  • bellamama said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:19 am

    I decided to cloth diaper my second child, now 6 months and tried so many brands and types starting with hybrids, then pockets, then fitteds, and everything in between. It got so overwhelming for my daycare providers that they said PICK ONE and an easy one please! So I tried one last type BG All in Ones, and we are in <3. They work for Dad, Daycare, Grandma, etc. Makes CD'ing easy and practical even for the most CD challenged folks that help raise our little ones! Thank you so much! So happy we found you.

  • Terry said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:19 am

    i just started cloth diapering this year, with baby #7. i don’t know why it took me so long to take the leap, but im so glad i did…and kind of sad that i didn’t long ago…just think of all those cute diapers i missed out on!!!
    right now i am slowly stocking up on fluff…and as the pile grows, i still don’t h ave any bum genius…i’d love to have the opportunity to try them out, and be come a bum genius lover too!

    congratulations on five years of fluffy goodness!

  • Jessica said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:19 am

    Bum Genius are the first cloth diapers I tried. I found one at a Target store 3 years ago. I have tried many other diapers along the way, but everytime I come back to my BG’s. They are all I use now and recommend them to every mommy I know that is considering using cloth! Thank you!

  • BuggaLove said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:19 am

    Happy Birthday!! We *love* Bum Genius (I’m expecting some fluffy mail any day now!). Our 3rd baby and first in cloth is a month old and Bum Genius is definitely a “go to” diaper for us! We really love the AIOs. He’s in XS still but we’ll be needing to move into smalls any day now. And the one size 4.0 started to fit this week and is really great. I love how easy and trim BG is on my little 🙂

  • Catherine, Craig, and Caleb said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:18 am

    I don’t have a LOT of bumgenius dipes. But the site helped me discover what cloth diapering was all about. And when I was visiting family during what was supposed to be our family christmas last feb and turned into an extended visit and funeral I discovered my almost 3 mo old reacts to almost all sposies. Alas, we had left all our cloth at home!!! (7 hrs away) Thankfully there was a brick and mortar store 45 min away that carried some a flip pack and econobum pack. They saved me and my little one’s bum!!! Since then I have gotten a few more flip covers and do own a bumgenius 3.0.

  • Ginger said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:18 am

    Having such great easy cloth diapering options really helped me convince DH that using cloth diapers didn’t have to mean soaking prefolds in the toilet like he remembered from his childhood. We still LOVE our BG especially daddy. Happy Birthday!

  • Kate said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:18 am

    I started cd’ing about a year ago and the first diapers I always reach for are my Bumgenius 3.0/4.0 or Elemental. We NEVER had leaks and they fit my skinny mini perfectly. BG has made me a cloth diapering lover, thank you for an amazing product and happy birthday!!

  • Nora said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:17 am

    Happy Birthday!

    We started using BumGenius on our toddler shortly before our son was born in May. We LOVE them! I love that we are saving money and that I don’t have to worry about running out of diapers. I love that I’m not contributing as much to landfills. It has even inspired me to be more “crunchy”. We now use “unpaper” towels and take our recycling seriously. And try to be aware of our impact on the environment. We aren’t perfect but we are trying! And I can’t leave out the fact that BumGenious are so cute!

  • CuddleBuggin3 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:16 am

    BumGenius made cloth diapering easier for My family because it got my husband on board with cloth. He was overwhelmed by other diapers but the bumGenius ease of use roped him in!! Happy birthday, bumGenius!!

  • Britney said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:16 am

    Cloth diapering was my first step toward becoming more green in my life. I started cloth because of my kid’s sensitive skin (and because they’re so darn cute!) and now I am much more conscience of the things I use and recycle and how to keep my family more healthy. Bum Genius diapers are my favorite and are so easy to use. I’ve used a variety of diapers but keep going back to my bum genius for simplicity and ease of use. Love them!

  • lemonseeds said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:15 am

    We have not gotten to try BumGenius diapers yet but I am saving up to buy my first few and cannot wait to try them! We started with prefolds and covers as they were cheap but I have heard so many wonderful things about BumGenius diapers that now that my daughter is outgrowing her stash I am making the switch!

  • kkyc816 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:15 am

    we started cloth diapering 4 months ago with 4.0s. They are awesome. They have enabled us to go leak free through the night and for every day diaper that we use 4.0s. BGs has made our cloth diapering experience much easier. Thanks! And Happy Birthday!

  • bethwhitaker07 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:15 am

    I am new to cloth diapers but LOVE BumGenius! I wish I had used them with my oldest son. My husband even likes them! I am working on stocking up so that we can eliminate disposable diapers all together.

  • Tonya said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:15 am

    Five years…awesome.
    We are new to cloth, expecting number two next summer thought it would be nice to use the two year old as a tester!!!! Love the website, alreadt shop often and visit daily, just to look for new ideas.

    Tonya Pittsburgh, PA

  • The Moores said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:14 am

    Happy Birthday, BG! I was close to giving up the cloth diaper plan when I discovered your BG 3.0s and they saved me from quitting because they were so easy. Even my husband was swayed and we used cloth for 2 years on our daughter and are getting them ready all over again to use on our new baby due in March. Thanks for your great products!

  • Aimee said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:14 am

    I love bum genius! it was the best newborn diaper and its still the best diaper for even a two year old! I love how it can fit from birth to potty training. I am so glad that these awesome diapers are available to moms! I have converted a cousin in my family and I’m giving her some diapers to start with over Christmas! I can’t wait to show her the cloth diaper love! Thanks so much for all you do bum genius!

    aimee murad at gmail dot com

  • Frugal Mama said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:14 am

    I am proud to say that Bumgenius Diapers have diapered 2 of my children 🙂 We love the Organic/Elemental collection and it has always been kind to my boys delicate skin!!
    Thanks for creating such a wonderful product!!
    Happy 5TH Birthday Bumgenius…. and I can only imagine what the next years will become with cloth diapering 🙂
    Heartfelt thanks
    Whitney, Riley and Rory

  • For The Monster said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:14 am

    Happy Birthday bumGenius! I have been carrying your products in our store from the very beginning of the bumGenius diaper! We carry your product and use the bumGenius products on our own children…. It has been fun watching the product line grow through out the years.. Your team is great to work with, we would be lost without Kathy!

    So Happy 5th birthday, and can not wait to celebrate many more with you!

  • S Elench said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:14 am

    I was introduced to BG by a friend. When having our first child I decided that we were going to CD, for all the common reasons, environmentally friendly, healthier, more cost effective…but I always assumed it would be less convenient and we would end up using disposables as well. We now have 36 BG 4.0 and I am GIVING AWAY the disposables that I had bought when my son was born, since we never really ended up using them.
    My husband has actually said that he thinks diapering is EASIER with the BG than with disposables. His words, “Diapering isn’t as bad as I thought it would be, especially with the Bum Genius”.

  • The Navarro Family said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:14 am

    Happy Birthday BumGenius. We started off a little late cloth diapering at 7 months with a trial of the 3.0s, now our stash includes mostly elementals, a couple 3.0s, and a bunch of flip (waiting for another box for our new baby). it’s completely saved our babies booties

  • frederickbusch said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:14 am

    I am so glad that BumGenius diapers were invented. We used disposables with our 1st 2 sons, and while pregnant with the 3rd we decided we wanted to try cloth diapering as a way to save the environment, the wallet, and our child from chemicals in disposables. We went to our local Cotton Babies store in St. Louis and were greeted by the friendliest people. They educated us on the options with cloth, which we were amazed by all the options. We chose BumGenius thinking they would work best with our busy lifestyle. Our little guy wears them full time and we LOVE them! People told us we were crazy to use cloth, and now I think they are crazy not to. So easy and affordable. It is a pleasure anytime we need any cloth diaper supplies to visit the store, they are always pleasant and have wonderful customer service. We can’t say enough to express how much we love them! Happy Birthday! Lisa Busch

  • Jennie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:14 am

    BumGenius are probably responsible for my cloth diaper experience. I had seen info floating around on the internet about cloth diapers, but it was really a friend of mine who cloth diaper that convinced me to give it a try (even though she didn’t know it). When I e-mailed her to ask where to start she said that she used BG 3.0 for her two boys and thought they were great. Had she not had such a favorable experience, I don’t know if I’d have tried. In addition, BGs were one of our first cloth diapers, and while the 3.0s didn’t win my heart, the 4.0s have, especially my artist series, they’re my favorite prints! Thank you for your hard work and a fabulous product (that keeps getting better!).

  • Tana the Super Mom said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:13 am

    I love BumGenius!!! I got some “hand me down” BG 2.0s when I first started that were velcro…I am NOT a velcro fan, so I thought BGs weren’t for me. But, after swapping w/ one of my Mama friends, I acquired the Eiffel Towel Artist Series…& I AM IN LOVE!!!!!!!!!!! They are super trim but sooooooo absorbent! Yay! My baby can wear jeans again!!!!

  • Heather said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:13 am

    Happy Birthday BumGenius! We love our BGs, they are what converted us to cloth with our 6 1/2 month old. We started when he was 5 weeks and haven’t turned back! I love that I am putting something safe and gentle on my baby and couldn’t imagine using anything else! BumGenius diapers are so easy to use, even Daddy and the daycare love them! I only wish I would’ve known about them when my 5 year old was a baby!

  • Green Mama With Questions said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:13 am

    When my son was born 7 weeks prematurely, my husband lost his job because we were devoted to spending all our time in the NICU with him. When he finally came home, we had very little money and we had planned on cloth diapering. Once he grew into normal size cloth diapers, we began using BG OS diapers, and we have been in love ever since. I don’t know that we could have gotten through that first year financially if it wasn’t for choosing cloth (and breastfeeding!). It was truly a life saver for us and using cloth helped our little family be able to spend more time together, and less time stressing about money. Now, with baby #2, we used cloth diapers from day 1, and his little bum has never seen a disposable diaper, or wipe! Thanks BG for making a product I can depend on!

  • TJWriter said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:13 am

    We started using cloth diapers with our third child and we’ve loved every minute of it. If I need some diapers, I do a load of laundry. Since we live out in the middle of nowhere, this is so much easier than having to drive to the store. I’ve converted family members that were against the whole idea to begin with. My very first diapers were Bum Genius diapers!

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:13 am

    My cloth diapering journey began 2 years ago when I found out I was pregnant with my 3rd child and was going to have 2 kids in diapers at the same time. Knowing nothing about cloth, I purchased some not-so-good all-in-ones. I was discouraged, but determined. Because I had invested in those diapers, I could not afford any other new ones at the time, but randomly would pick up one or two used ones at a decent price. When I got my hands on my first bumGenius diaper, I knew it was something special. It was an older version and was not in the best condition, but I knew I needed to find more of these diapers.

    Now 2 years later and another baby added to the brood, my diaper stash is almost entirely made up of bunGenius diapers!!! I have used all the kinds… sized AIOs (in xs, small, med and large), 3.0 one-size pockets, and Elementals. I even have a few of the discontinued bumGenius Bamboo Fitteds (which I LOVE, and wish they would bring back, hint hint!!). If it were not for bumGenius diapers, I may have given up on cloth a long time ago!!!

    Danielle Frank
    miraclebabysmama@yahoo.com

  • Wendy Snaddon said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:13 am

    Happy Birthday Bumgenius!

    We have used cloth for about 13 months now, We have a large varied stash. But we always reach for our BG’s they are our go to nappy. They cope with everything! Can’t wait till afer christmas when i can finally add a few v4 prints to our collection 🙂

    Hope you all have a great day celebrating!
    xox

  • elvenresistance said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:12 am

    bumGenius was the first cloth diaper that we really liked. The addition of those to our diapering routine has saved us a lot of money. Our daughter really likes them and Econobums much more than the disposables that she has to wear at daycare.

    The bumGenius diapers are so easy to use that I have laid out ones that are all ready for when my mother-in-law babysits. She used the old-school cloth diapers with her kids and can see the big difference in how easy these diapers are.

    Better still, with another on the way, we’ll be able to re-use them with another baby. The ease of resizing the diapers will make them even more economical than they already were! Thank you!

  • Tracy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:12 am

    BG is the diaper that got me into cloth! Loved them so much I’ve since started a business teaching cloth workshops in my area, since we aren’t served by any local retail stores. Hopefully one day soon I’ll have the store too! Either way, I love BG (and Flip) for making modern cloth diapers that appeal to families (like mine!) so we can save the earth and our babies’ sweet bums at the same time! 🙂

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:12 am

    If I hadn’t discovered BG I probably wouldn’t be CD-ing today. I love how easy it is for our family. (It also made Grandma a convert.) Thanks for all you do to make cloth diapering accessible to so many families!

    Joyce Y.
    ecofish11 AT gmail.com

  • Regina Halatsis said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:12 am

    BG is the first brand of cloth diaper I purchased. I got them straight from Cotton Babies. And it was love at first sight! I have a few other randoms in my stash, but BG is my mainstay. Their ease of use was what really helped me convince my husband & family that I’m not completely nuts for wanting to CD our daughter. Now we are less than a month from welcoming DD#2 & I’m excited to CD from the start with her!

  • Tia Murphy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:12 am

    All of my BG’s have now been used through two babies. I love them so much and think that I have actually influenced others when they see me using them and see how easy they are to use. BG’s have always been my go to’s. They make cloth easy for me to take out and about. Thank you so much, and Happy Birthday!!

  • Christine Hull said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:12 am

    Wow look at all the comments, clearly a lot of people love BG’s! I was introduced to the idea of cloth diapering when my 2 1/2 year old was about 2 months old and I thought immediately no way, I work full time and so does my husband. I don’t have time for that…but every day for the next month the thought crept in my head that I just might be able to do it. I am such a researcher so I spent hours pouring over reviews and websites to find the best overall deal for my family. In the end BG’s were the clear winner. I knew they would last through multiple children, they were adorable and so easy to use. We even use them at day care and our day care lady loves them too. My husband was really hesitant, even more so than I was but once we started using them he tells everyone we know that they should use them too. My mom brags to everyone how great cloth diapers have become and how cool it is that we use them.
    We often travel from the east coast to the west coast and I always use them while traveling, flight attendants are always quite impressed.
    I also have to say that Cotton Babies customer service is the absolute best, for questions or anything they are always there to answer a phone call or an email. For a hesitant mommy that sealed the deal.
    We have now had our second child and he will be outfitted in BG’s as well.
    We love our Bum Genius’!!!!

  • Elisha said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:11 am

    We absolutely love our Bumgenius diapers! I knew I wanted to cloth diaper our brand new daughter when she arrived this August, but the many, many choices were so overwhelming. I feel so lucky to have found BG – they are the first diaper I reach for during a change, and they’ve never done me wrong. We rarely have a leak with her BGs and they’re so easy! Thank you for BGs!

  • Kelley said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:11 am

    I cloth diapered my first daughter from the get go with Fuzzi Bunz. On a whim I bought a Bum Genius diaper to see what it was like. We loved it and eventually added 9 more to our stash. I eventually converted mine to snaps because the velcro was so eaten and now I love them even more! Thanks for coming up with a great cloth diaper product. I’ve loaned mine out to friends multiple times and now baby #2 is wearing them.

  • Amanda said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:10 am

    I was completely against CDing at first. My first wasn’t cloth diapered. A couple of my friends started using bumgenius on their babies. I started looking into it again. I bought a few diapers, just enough to last part of a day. I figured I would CD part time, if I didn’t like it after a while, not too much money lost. I immediately LOVED it. Our first dipes were in Ribbit, and I thought my one month old was just so cute in them I couldn’t stand it. 🙂 I immediately began stocking up on more diapers until I had enough to CD full time, and eventually bought the bg wipes and bottom cleaner too. Now we are fully converted to cloth dies and wipes. Although it was more $$ upfront, its so nice to not have to worry about buying diapers and wipes each week, especially having 2 under 2. My husband quickly became a convert too. I feel so much better about what I’m putting on my babies bottom, we aren’t toting tons of nasty disposables to the dump, and I dislike laundry time, unless it is diaper laundry.;-) Now I can’t stop telling all of my mommy friends about my babies butt. ! 😉

  • Samantha N. said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:10 am

    Oh my goodness, I love the poem above @Josie…so cute! 🙂

    Our lives have been forever changed by bumGenius diapers. We will no longer be putting up with chemical rashes and burns thanks to BG. It makes me so happy to know that my daughter and our environment are
    so much better off because of our BG’s. Such a win-win situation! Happy birthday, BG!

    sammienigel at yahoo.com

  • Katie Lockie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:10 am

    BumGenius has made such an impact on my family’s lives. This economy tough so when I found out I was pregnant, I started thinking about things that I could do that were financially smart. I was overwhelmed as I researched all the different kind of cloth diapers! That’s when I came across cottonbabies.com and fell in love with BumGenius diapers! The OS diapers have been awesome and they will grow with my son instead of me having to worry about getting new ones as he gets older. THANKS BG!!

  • Karin said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:10 am

    bg has saved me from many, many Costco trips just to get diapers and Target trips to get overnight diapers. This saves me money by reducing the number of impulse buys that I make and I spend the money on more bg products! The pretty colors make me smile every time I change a diaper, is there anything more precious than that?

  • Kerry said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:10 am

    BumGenius diapers have really helped my family save a lot of money! When I found out I was pregnant with my second child, I started doing some research, and ended up ordering a trial kit from Jillian’s Drawers. Of course I did not return it! The Bum Genius were by far my favorite, and I’ve since ordered about 20 more. One of my favorite pictures is of all my BG’s hanging on the clothesline to dry! A beautiful sight, indeed!! Thank you!

  • mjb said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:10 am

    I’m just starting to cloth diaper my 5 week old & bumgenius are so convenient!

  • Ashlee said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:10 am

    Happy 5th Birthday!!!

    We love BumGenius! Our daughter was disposable diapered until almost 1 year! We didn’t have the funds to invest in cloth diapers previously to that, and had been given so many disposable diapers. People thought we were NUTS going from disposable to cloth at 1 year. But it was the best thing we ever did. No more diaper rash, no more soaked bed, no more diapers eaten by dogs (yuck!). And I feel better about it because it’s also environmentally friendly, and saves our land fields from more diapers. I’ve tried two other diaper brands and end up coming back to BumGenius to buy more! Love your diapers!!! Thank you!

  • Rachel said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:09 am

    I absolutely LOVE our BumGenius 3.0’s! We just started CDing a couple of months ago, and I have been shocked at how easy the process has been compared to how I imagined it. I love how they save us money and don’t contribute to the ever growing trash heaps. My husband and I both have really been impressed with the whole system and the ease we have had in the switch. These diapers really are “genius” and I am excited to try 4.0’s soon!

  • Christina said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:09 am

    Happy Birthday BG! I had never cloth diapered before, but my husband had. He said that we should do it for our 5th. So, here we are almost 18 months later, and I would never go back to disposables. I love my little cotton butt! BG OS with snaps are my favorite! I also love the prints that have been coming out recently. Too bad I don’t have an excuse to purchase more (except when friends of mine have babies)!

  • Adrian said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:08 am

    Before having kids, I was one that said I would never cloth diaper (I was thinking of prefolds and pins!). I wished that we would have used CD’s with our first, but we didn’t. We have been using CD’s with our 6.5 month old since birth. I loved the AIO’s size xs and small when he was a newborn, and now I am loving the OS 4.0’s!

    Happy Birthday, BumGenius!!

  • Chelsea said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:08 am

    Happy Birthday! We love our BumGenius diapers. I originally started buying a few while I was pregnant because I had heard such great reviews. They have not dissapointed. They are so versatile- our babysitter loves how easy they are to use and we also love them at night because our little lady does not soak through. We have not had any diaper rash or uncontained mess! My husband and I are always commenting on how much we love cloth diapering, and especially our BGs. Thank you for your quality product and Happy Birthday!

  • Amber Mehrkens said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:07 am

    I love my BGOS 3.0! They are my go to diaper every time! They are the only thing I use overnights for my heavey wetter and he wakes up in dry clothes every day. Without my BG’s I am sure we would be using diaposables at night! Thank you for creating such a wonderful product!

  • Lolly said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:07 am

    I love my Bumgenius diapers! We have tried flips, aio deluxe, bamboo fitteds, econobums, bg pockets, and elementals. I honestly think I could cloth diaper with any Bumgenius products (except for maybe the bamboo fitteds which are discontinued anyway.) My bumgenius diapers make me feel like I am doing something good for the environment, my wallet, my baby, and me, too!! I’m so glad to have such a cute alternative to disposables! Thanks Jenn!!!

  • megpie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:06 am

    Bumgenius all in ones were the very first cloth diapers I bought! We started using cloth when my twins were 4 month old. I loved them and took many pictures of my boys in them on the beach, etc! I absolutely loved your 3.0 pockets, but my twins have a suedecloth sensitivity. I was so happy when I found your organic all in ones (now elemental)! I bought about 30 of them, some new, most used when my boys were about a year old. They will be 3 in march and their diapers are still going strong! I have a baby girl now, and I’m hoping she doesnt have the same sensitivity because i really want to try a 4.0 pocket on her.

  • chrissy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:06 am

    We love our BG diapers. They are always the 1st diaper I grab if someone is interested in seeing what cloth diapers are all about.

  • Lynn Wilson said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:06 am

    I love my BG’s! When I decided to cloth diaper my youngest I researched every style and company and when I found BG I knew what I had to have. they are so easy to use and fit him almost from the beginning. I can even stuff them with any insert and they still are bulletproof. I love my 3.0’s
    In the summer he spent everyday running around in his BG’s and a t-shirt and looked so adorable.
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

  • Shawna Colvin said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:05 am

    Happy Birthday! The best thing my family has gotten from cloth diapering is NO MORE RASH! THANK YOU SO MUCH! We love our BG and only use them!
    Shawna Colvin

  • Melanie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:05 am

    Happy birthday bumGenius! bumGenius are the only diapers that we use. I tried a few other cloth diapers before finding BG’s, but after experiencing them I would NEVER go back to anything else. Nothing compares to the quality of a bumGenius diaper. Not even close in my opinion!

    melanielathan at gmail dot com

  • Carole said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:05 am

    As parents-to-be we thought cloth diapers were just the environmentally friendly choice, turns out they are the bum-friendly choice too! Thank goodness that was the choice we made, our little guy rashes up in literally hours in disposable or one swipe of a sposie wipe! We love our bumFriendly bumGenius!!!

  • Jori Kennedy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:04 am

    Bumgenius was the first cloth diaper our family tried. We got four from a neighbor and I was able to convince my husband, because of their ease of use, that cloth diapering was for us. 18 months later….still going strong. Thanks, Bumgenius. Here’s to more cloth diapering hineys (our second is due in 11 weeks!)

  • Craig said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:04 am

    When my 1st daughter was six weeks old I was fed up with diaper rash! I had just watched an episode of Wasted on the Green Channel and they had given the family bumGenius diapers as a way to try and save money. The explained all the benefits of cloth diapering. After the show I immediately got on the computer to find them. I searched for local stores or online sites that sold cloth diapers and bought my first 12 bumGenuis 3.0 cloth diapers. We used those for a year and then my daughter developed a suedecloth allergy and I had to find a solution….unfortunately I knew nothing about all the things that bunGenius made like the elemental and I purchased another brand that I was not nearly as happy with. We used those for about 6 months and I discovered our beloved Elementals that had just rolled out with snaps. I was in love! Now with my 1st daughter potty trained and a new 4 month old daughter we own over 50 bumGenius products and I still can’t resist the urge to purchase more and enter drawing every chance I get to win one! On top of the amazing products that they produce I couldn’t be anymore happy with Jenn and her staff’s amazing customer service. She has an awesome way of running a large company but still making you feel like you are her most important customer. I am so thankful to Jenn and Jimmy for the amazing products that they have given my family.

  • Ann Marie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:03 am

    I wanted to used cloth diapers with my first babies 11 and 9 years ago, but the choices were nil. I was not interested in prefolds with plastic pants. Fast forward to a year ago and now I have another little guy. Several people told me about bumGenius and I love them. Cloth diapering is so easy. I love that it’s easy, better for baby, and better for the environment. Thanks for making it so easy.\!!!

  • Sarah said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:03 am

    BG helped us cloth diaper from birth. With my boys I ended up giving up because the prefolds and covers seemed so bulky. When I found out I was expecting our 4th I decided to go with AIO’s. I ordered some size xs and small, they fit her perfectly from birth. I came home from the hospital and started ordering more. I then branched out into the Elementals and FLIPS and was in love 🙂 Thank you BG and Happy Birthday

  • Jennie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:03 am

    BumGenius diapers are the best diapers on the market and I don’t know where we would be in our cloth diapering journey without Bumgenius diapers and most of all without the wonderfull and helpfull people at my local cotton babies store. Bumgenius and cotton babies has made it simple for us to cloth diaper 3 children, save a ton of money and be green! Happy Birthday BumGenius!!!

  • Suz said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:03 am

    We started using Bum Genius at the beginning of the year, in an attempt to save $$! Being a stay at home mom of two in diapers (at the time) and pregnant with our third child, my husband and I were looking for a more economical way to diaper the kids. When I first mentioned cloth I thought my husband would never go for it. But I showed him the Bum Genius diapers online and he agreed to order a couple. And I’m thrilled to say that because of how awesome your diapers are, it lead us to other styles and today we’re avid users of Econobum, Flip and Bum Genius amongst other brands! We have upwards of 40 diapers (many kinds and sizes) and are currently only diapering our newborn (Sophie, 5 months) as both our older boys are potty trained! Thank you SO MUCH Jenn & Jimmy for your hard work and dedication to cloth! You are very appreciated!
    Merry Christmas! I look forward to seeing what your company will produce in the years to come! 🙂

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:03 am

    We’ve used BGs 3.0 since shortly after my daughter was born. They’ve been going strong for nearly 20 months now, and we love them! Thanks for creating such a great product!!!

    Jenn H

    ejhamner AT hotmail DOT com

  • Lindsay said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:02 am

    Happy Birthday, BGs have changed how we do diapers forever. They are the only diapers that we use and because of how easy they are our daycare use them too when are little one is there. Thank you BG for saving us tons of money and making diapers that are easy to use also.

  • Monica said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:02 am

    I chose Bum Genius diapers to be the backbone of my stash when I was pregnant with my son. As I learn more about cloth diapers and try different brands I always come back to Bum Genius. I ordered a couple of the 4.0s the day they came out and I fell in love all over again. My husband loves the 4.0s as much as I do which is a huge bonus. They fit my son like they were made for him. I would love to be able to add more to my stash.

  • Laura Benigno said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:00 am

    We started out with prefolds and covers on our newborn daughter and graduated to BG XS AIO’s at night within a few weeks. We absolutely love all of the BG products. We currently use the AIO’s, pockets and Flip covers. Bumgenius has made cloth diapering easier, more convenient and helped us to never even think about switching to disposables. I also have to mention our love for the BG diaper sprayer that we have! We miss it so much when we’re traveling. Congratulations on 5 years of making great baby products Mom’s love!

  • akissej said...
    December 21, 2010 at 10:00 am

    I’m new to CDing, started 5 months ago but Zinnia elemental was the first diaper my DD wore. 4.0s currently are my nighttime pocket. Thanks and Happy 5th!!

  • Heather said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:59 am

    BumGenius Elemental has made it so easy to get my husband to gain confidence about cloth diapering! He loves how easy they are!

  • Mama Peanut said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:58 am

    Happy Birthday! I’m diapering my two-month-old in the same Bum Genius diapers her older brother wore, and they’re still going strong (the diapers and the children!). Our BG 3.0s have moved to three countries and four homes with us, and they’re always in the first box we unpack. Many thanks!

  • Tracy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:58 am

    We love Bum Genius! I bought several brands of diapers when my daughter was born, but the only ones that are still in the rotation are Bum Genius. Happy Birthday!

  • Josie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:58 am

    bumGenius diapers I love you so,
    you continue to fit as my baby does grow.
    With adorable colors and prints now too,
    I have become so addicted and own quite a few!
    I adore the view of that cute fluffy tush,
    I hope this gives a new mom just a little push.
    Try the bumGenius, you’ll have no regret;
    If it is the only diaper you buy you will be all set.

    Happy birthday, bumGenius! We love you!

    josielaskin at gmail.com

  • Rachel said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:57 am

    Happy Birthday! I was late to the CDing game with my boys but your promotions this past spring made me brave enough to try to commit to FT exclusively CDing! Your AIOS double-stuffed are our go-to overnight diaper. 3.0s and 4.0 pockets are “so simple a Daddy can use them” and we also love our flips, flip organics and econobums! Cotton Babies $1 3.0 pockets were a dream come true for us and I just wish I’d bought more. Thank you for producing fabulous products at affordable prices!

    dakotaring at yahoo dot com

  • Jess said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:57 am

    I decided I wanted to cloth diaper when I was about 4 months pregnant with my first child. I was one of those mothers-to-be who spent hours reading reviews on everything from mattress covers to carseats, and diapering was no different. I spent weeks reading real accounts of cloth diapering, and came away with the impression that BumGenius was the best bang for my (very stretched at the time) buck.

    I bought my first BumGenius diapers used, 7 of them, and a bunch of prefolds and covers (because everyone said the BG’s wouldn’t fit my newborn.) I took them with me to visit my family in Florida, and showed them off. I gave cloth-diapering demonstrations everywhere I went. Everyone said I would give up after the first week.

    My turkey baby finally arrived Thanksgiving day, when we should have been putting the turkey into the oven. We brought him home and immediately put him in cloth, prefolds at first, but I quickly learned that my little pumpkin (average weight, skinny) could actually fit in his BumGenius One-size diapers right off the bat! I had to alternate between my tiny BG stash and prefolds for a month, and then we ordered as many as we could afford. We’ve been hooked ever since. I’ve converted family and friends with my BumGenius diapers. My husband even tells his coworkers and friends about them! I absolutely love BumGenius and I’m certain that without their great design and ease-of-use I would not be cloth diapering today.

  • keea said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:57 am

    I bought my first BumGenius 3.0 in Twilight on October 4, 2009, just 9 days before my baby was due. I had spent the previous 2 days doing nothing but researching cloth diapering in general, styles, brands, methods and I created a great variety starter pack for my baby. As the diapers came in the mail I was so excited to wash them up and be so ready, I was nesting! I had also preordered an Econobum set that arrived on his day of birth, October 22. Around Christmas I ordered a second Econobum set and used prefold/covers along with the couple pockets until February when we decided to go full out BumGenius pockets.

    Now, a year later, I am going to have baby #2 this spring and this time we found out we are having a little girl, and in my excitement one of her first Christmas gifts are zinnia and blossom 4.0 BumGenius pockets. My original variety pack was like a first drafting pick and the BumGenius was my by far the MVP of the bunch.

  • Eunice said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:56 am

    Our family loves bumgenius CDs. We switched from disposables a couple months ago because our daughter was getting rashes so bad. Switching to CDs was the best decision ever. Bumgenius CDs are so easy to use and clean, it’s practically a no-brainer. Plus it’s a great financial decision to help us save money, especially since we have a second child about to be born.

    Happy Birthday bumGenius!

  • Kelly Lee said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:56 am

    Happy birthday bumGenius! When I was pregnant with my now 9 month old daughter, in wandered into a cloth diaper store and was amazed by the bumGenius diapers. I bought 5 thinking that we would use them when we were home all day. My husband and I could not believe how easy they are to use and wash. When Caroline was 4 weeks old, we headed back to cloth diaper store and bought 15 more. She hasn’t worn a disposable diaper in months, and I love to tell other moms about them.

  • Riggslacey said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:56 am

    BumGenius are my personal favorite. When I talk to other people who are interested in cloth diapering, Bg are always first on my list for them to look at. I love how easy they are to take care of, the awesome fit, and now, the colors and prints. I also love how well they hold up. Sure, the aplix wears out, but you can replace it or convert them to snaps. This makes it easy to find used ones in good condition. Congrats on 5 years, hears to 50 more!

  • Jena said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:56 am

    Bum Genius diapers, especially the OS pockets, have made it affordable for me to cloth diaper my first little one. Because I’d known a young mother who cloth diapered when I became pregnant, I really didn’t even think about whether I would or not. I knew I wanted to. It was a big financial commitment for our (also) young family, but I was able to get some Bum Genius diapers for my husband to use so he wouldn’t have to worry about folding or snappi-ing. Bum Genius really made easy, dad-friendly diapering available to our family. Without it, I’m not sure my husband would’ve agreed to try!

  • The Halbert Home said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:56 am

    We have a 2 week old and I just ordered our bumgenius diapers. Every hospital bill I get I am thankful for cloth diapers because I realize how much they will save us money which will be necessary after I pay these bills and don’t have any left.

  • Sarah J. said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:56 am

    bumGenius was the first modern cloth diaper we tried. My son was 5 mos and up to that point we had been using mostly prefolds and pins. They weren’t horrible, but I had no idea there was an easier way to cloth diaper! Since he had such a severe reaction to disposables, we had made the switch exclusively to cloth. Friends and family were usually too nervous to change him, but with bg, it made it a breeze for any/ everyone! Thank you! Congrats & happy birthday on 5 fabulous years!

  • Ashley said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:55 am

    We started cloth diapering a little over a year ago. At the time we had a 13 month old, and a new baby due in a month. We were desperate for some money saving ideas when a friend told me about cloth diapers.
    I spent hours online reading and watching reviews. I then made the 2 hour drive to the closest cloth diaper store, and finally decided on bumGenius! I bought enough to get me through 2 days, hoping that we we could build our stash when we had more money. It is still growing… Slowly! We have tried other kinds of cloth diapers, but bumGenius is always the first one I reach for.
    I love telling friends, new parents, parents to be, and anyone that will listen about how much we LOVE, not only cloth diapering, but our bumGenuis diapers! They are always amazed when I show them how easy it is!
    THANK YOU SO MUCH for creating such a wonderful product!
    Happy birthday!

  • Kelley Dews-McDowell said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:55 am

    Happy Birthday, Bum Genius! I love your diapers! You’ve affected my life in a big way! I have an almost 8 month old that I’ve only purchased 2 packs of disposable diapers for (because we were without a washer/dryer for 2 weeks) all because of Bum Genius cloth diapers. I like the sized AIO’s and purchased enough of each size in the beginning to hopefully get us through to potty training so I have not spent any money on diapers in about 6 months! Yay for not spending money on diapers! LOL

  • Jana said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:55 am

    Happy Birthday! I never would have considered cloth diapering the “old fashioned” way. But when some online friends told me about BumGenius, I thought it was worth a shot. I loved them immediately. I’ve been cloth diapering for over 2 years now, on my 2 yr old and my 6 mo old.
    Your website cottonbabies.com is fantastic also!

  • naomi said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:52 am

    I wanted to cloth diaper badly but doubted I could do it. I purchased my first ever cloth diaper .. A bum genius and felt I had total control! They’re super easy to use. I’ve never looked back. Thanks cotton babies!

  • Natalie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:52 am

    There is no way we would be able to diaper our baby in disposables on our budget. Any week now we are expecting our twins to join our family and with three kids in diapers, it takes no way to a whole other level! Thanks so much for our cloth diapers! Happy Anniversary!

  • Laura Goode said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:52 am

    Before my daughter was born, we were having a difficult time financially. A friend introduced me to cloth diapers, and BumGenius. Now I am addicted to cloth. I can’t tell you the financial worry that was eased by using cloth diapers, and I felt good about what we were doing for the environment. My daughter is 18 months now and we use cloth exclusively. I think we will be potty training soon…BUT…we recently found out #2 is on the way. I would love some brand new BG’s for my new little munchkin!

  • racerswife01 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:52 am

    Hi Bum Genius Happy Birthday!!! I am a recently converted Mom! My son was plagued with a rash for months we tried everything to get rid of it and finally I decided to switch to cloth. A very good friend of mine recommended BGs to me as she has been using them for her son and after the first few days I was definitely hooked! They make cloth diapering so easy all though my stash is small I am collecting more every week! The best news of all is that my son is now rash free!!!

  • Stacey Paradise said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:51 am

    I decided to try cloth diapers when my baby was about 4 months old. I was always hesitant to try cloth diapering because I thought it would be gross and a hassle. Well, we started off with Bumgenius and Flips, and we’ve never looked back! I tried other brands of diapers, just to see if we might like something better, but we always ended up selling the other brands to buy more Bumgenius 🙂 Happy birthday and thank you for inventing such a great product!

    gigglingstace@yahoo.com

  • Emily said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:51 am

    We have only been using cloth diapers for 9 months, but we absolutely love them and don’t seem to have any of the same issues that disposable diapering families have.

  • Jamie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:51 am

    Happy Birthday BumGenius!

    Your diapers have allowed my family to diaper our 8 week old baby with exclusively cloth. My mom shared stories of babysitters sticking me with pins using flats and covers, so cloth diapering always seemed way too intimidating. During my last month of pregnancy, a friend and I went to a Three Bags Full sale (large children consignment sale). There we found a bag of 22 BumGenius 3.0s in good condition at an amazing price. Neither of us had any cloth experience so we split the diapers and took them home.

    Long story short, I have been using my BGs (and buying more) since my daughter was a few weeks old and I LOVE them! They are so easy to use, great for the environment, money-saving for our single income family, absolutely adorable, and good for my baby! Many of my friends have considered converting to cloth after seeing our BGs. You guys rock, thank you for blessing my family with your wonderful products!

  • My Precious Peanut Designs said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:49 am

    A Bum Genius AIO size XS in blossom was the first cloth diaper I put on my baby girl. And from that moment on I was hooked on cloth! I love that I am doing something good for the environment. I love saving money. I love how easy cloth diapering really is. BG’s are also our go to night diaper and we have never had problems with leaks! Thanks so much for creating a wonderful product! Happy 5th Birthday Bum Genius!

  • beccajoy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:49 am

    Happy Birthday Bum Genius! Bum Genius are my all time favorite diaper! I really love how easy they are to use. Using cloth has definitely made me more contious about recycling and reusing more things around my home. Thanks Bum Genuis for such a great product and making cloth diapering so easy and fun!

  • Rachel said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:49 am

    Bum Genius has helped our family in the fact that we have saved so much money by cloth diapering! We haven’t had the leakage issues or the elastic issues that we’ve had with other cloth diapers. It has also helped in the fact that our son doesn’t get diaper rash when he wears BG. He does when he wears sposies. I love our BG & would LOVE to have some more for our current son & our future children!

  • JennieB said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:48 am

    Bumgenius was the first cloth diaper I tried on my baby! We’ve now been cloth diapering for 4 months. I love the stretchy tabs!

  • Tiffany said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:48 am

    Happy birthday bum genius!

    I stated cloth diapering a few months ago and I got a few BGs, FB and some generics… the BG’s were the only ones that didn’t leak overnight! The quality is so much better! The elastic gussets means no blow outs, no leaks… The inserts are so amazing and I love how they snap to double. Since using cloth my son’s never ending diaper rash has finally went away and he just SEEMS more comfortable! I am very happy that such a wonderful product has been created. Happy bday!!!

  • Edsonphotography said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:47 am

    BG is the first brand I tried when I looked into cloth diapering. Its still the brand we got back to love them. Happy Birthday

  • Jessica said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:47 am

    I started out cloth diapering almost 1 year ago exactly with a trial program. I was able to try out a Bum Genius 3.0 along with a bunch of others, and I also purchased a used Elemental at the same time. I returned the ones that didn’t work for us but I kept the 3.0 and Elemental! I went on to purchase a full day-care stash of Elementals (they are also Daddy’s favorite) and some more 3.0’s as well! I have some Flips and Econobums, too. We love our Cotton Babies diapers and now my close friend who is due with her first baby in May is putting a registry together for a bunch of BG’s after seeing how easy it was for us!

  • engrishteachgal said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:47 am

    Happy Birthday! We’d decided when I found out I was pregnant two years ago to cloth diaper, as a way to hopefully save some money. I’d heard also that cotton babies was a St. Louis company and we also loved the fact that we could support a local company in our decision. We never imagined that our son would have all the difficulties he did–including mild allergic reactions to some of the disposable diapers we used before he was big enough to fit the bumgenius one size diapers we’d purchased. These diapers have seen us through nearly a year and a half now, and I’ve been so happy with them. An added unexpected bonus was that since our son is soooo skinny and tall, his pants stay up when he’s wearing bumgenius diapers–and the extra padding means that when he’s running too fast and falls, there’s a nice ‘cushion’ to catch him.

    Easy to clean (the sprayer that attaches to the toilet is the BEST!) and great durability, Bumgenius has made these first-time parents very happy, and our lives much easier.

  • Natalee said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:47 am

    bumGenius diapers have changed my view of cloth diapering forever. Gone are the days of pins and prefolds! This family will never use anything other than bumGenius on our precious babies. Thanks so much for creating the best diaper out there and keeping our babies safe and dry!

    nataleejacobs (@) gmail.com

  • Heather said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:46 am

    I never would’ve chosen to cloth diaper if it hadn’t been for bumGenius. While I was pregnant, I read so many great things about them and how easy they are, so I did more research on them and I was sold. The majority of our CD stash is made up of bumGenius–I would love to have a few more, especially in the brights! It would be so fantastic to win. Thanks for such a great product!

    heatherkj11 at yahoo dot com

  • Amanda said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:46 am

    I knew long before my little one arrived that I wanted to cloth diaper. We did lots of research, but things were so overwhelming. A friend suggested a company who would let us do a trial with 10 different brands of diapers so we could try before we bought. It was such an easy decision!! The BG were so easy to use and I loved the bright beautiful colors (we’re SO happy the brights are back!) We bought a couple dozen from our favorite local baby store – The Happy Baby Company! We’ve loved them ever since! Our little girl will be 13 months this week! The money that we’ve saved every month has been amazing – and so needed snce my husband and I both lost our jobs at one point this year!

    Happy Birthday BG! We LOVE you!

  • Katie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:45 am

    Happy Birthday Bum Genius!
    BG has changed my life b/c of their simplicity. While I am the primary caregiver to my kids and do most of the diaper changes, there are times when my husband or relatives change a few diapers. My husband especially doesn’t like the complicated mess that can come to be with prefolds or even fitteds with covers.
    He loves the ease of BG pocket diapers and I can only get him to change a cloth diaper if my baby is wearing a BG.
    For that, I thank you. 🙂

  • Catherine said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:45 am

    Happy birthday BG! I have been cloth diapering a little less than a year now. We were a bit worried about starting with cloth, especially the start up cost. I am a stay at home mom and initially the biggest reason for cloth was cost (although I think I have found a bunch of other reasons to continue- especially my son’s comfort). We started with a pack of econobums and 3 bgs for when we needed convenience. Our stash has now diversified- including adding more econobums, bum genius and flips. I still have a very special place in my heart and on my babies bum for econobum though. having such a good amount of diapers for little start up cost is what got us through the beginning transition period, and I really don’t know if we would have made it if not for econobum. They are still my husband’s favorite diaper 🙂
    brownch6 at hotmail dot com

  • Melanie Kelsay said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:44 am

    I do not own any yet but would love to give these a try in our diaper stash, we are still fairly new to the whole cloth diapering. Thanks for the chance and Happy Birthday 🙂

  • Ashley said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:43 am

    I started using cloth diapers last June when my daughter was 14 months old. I went to the CB store and they were so helpful and instructive. We have saved money and my daughter’s bottom is so much healthier!

  • jessicawiant said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:43 am

    My first order of BumGeunius diapers are on their way to my home now (hopefully in time for Christmas). I actually started my cloth diaper journey with the Flips – their affordability and versatility made me take the plung. BumGenius, with their similarity to disposables as far as being easy to put on, is making it possible for us to use cloth diapers even at day care! I know I will love them because I have loved my Flips and I am so excited to quit using disposables completely and know I have products I can rely on for hopefully years to come! jessicawiant(at)gmail((dot)com.
    Thanks!

  • Sabrina said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:43 am

    Happy Birthday Cotton Babies
    Bg is what convinced me to cloth diaper. We have been using econobum, flip, and bg. We have saved a to

  • Christina said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:43 am

    Happy Birthday BG!!!
    I only have a few BGs so I would love to add a few more to our stash. They are definitely well made diapers. I love the story behind why BG was created and wish all the best to Jenn in the future!!! 🙂
    christy_tn88@yahoo.com

  • Kristina H. said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:43 am

    My little one is coming in a month and I’ve got my stash of bumgenius diapers ready – I can’t wait to try them out!

  • ~*~Heather~*~ said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:42 am

    Bum genius came out after my 1st year of making my own CDs, and I used them, along with my own to make up my stash and to convert 11 moms and counting to CD!

  • Addyson said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:42 am

    bumGenius diapers are a huge part of my life right now. I have tried other diapers, but nothing compares to BG! I have never had a blowout, leak, rash, or even redness on my LO since we have been in bumGenius diapers. They are the best and have changed our lives for the better! Happy birthday BG!

    addysonbrowne at gmail dot com

  • Michelle said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:42 am

    I have two little boys I’m cloth diapering and Bumgenious is one of our absolute favorite brands. It’s was the first applix diaper we tried and they are always our “go to” diapers in hurry. The colors are great, they wash well, and they are so cost effective. You have established a great brand. Happy Birthday and thank you for being such a positive influence in the cloth diapering community.
    -Michelle Perrin-Crawford

  • Hannah said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:42 am

    I started cloth diapering when my little girl was about three months old. I don’t know why I didn’t start sooner! I bought different kinds of diapers to start but couldn’t find anything that wouldn’t leak for overnight. Then I bought a BG 3.0 as a second because I had heard so many good things. Its perfect! Its my favorite nighttime diaper and I want to purchase more to use during the day. Thank you Cotton Babies!

  • Jill said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:41 am

    bumGenius has affected our family in a positive way! When we decided to use cloth diapers, I was overwhelmed by all the different brands and types. After I started doing more research, I found that bumGenius was one of the most highly recommended brands. We bought a few XS’s to have when our baby arrived. It only took a few times of using them before I was convinced! We quickly ordered some 3.0’s to use once our son was big enough. bumGenius has made cloth diapering so simple! We love them!

  • HereWeGoAJen said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:41 am

    BumGenius diapers are the only ones that I have ever bought! They are the only ones I ever recommend to those that I have converted to cloth!

  • Sarah said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:41 am

    We haven’t actually begun using our BG diapers, because our little one isn’t due to arrive until March. However, BG is one of the very first CD brands we heard about and caused us to do more research into cloth diapering. We’re now 100% sold on it, so thank you!!

  • Stacey Rainer said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:41 am

    Happy Birthday!! I have cloth diapered for 7 years, but JUST became a lover of Bum Genius with my most recent baby. I tried Fuzzi Bunz in the beginning, but didn’t like how the microfleece got so pilly so quickly. I won a diaper in a give away. I’ve been avoiding PUL for the last several years for diapers, sticking with cotton and wool. However, after using this diaper, I’m hooked. We mostly EC, so go diaperless around the house, but my Bum Genius’ are my go to whenever we leave the house. Yes, plural. After falling in love with the one I won, I went out and bought a bunch more. I was very happy to find a local supplier so I could support a local small business and still get what I wanted!

    So, after five years of being strictly anti-PUL, I’m back!

  • Lynne Bell said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:40 am

    I LOVE you guys, happy birthday! I had my first baby almost 4 months ago. When my husband and I first got pregnant we were very excited but also worried about how we were going to pay for things like diapers. My mom had cloth diapered me when I was a baby and suggested I try it. She got me a cloth diaper and a diaper cover, I tried it once and could NOT get the hang of folding and pinning, plus my little girl did not like the bunching. I had planned on using a diaper service but that was the end of that idea. Then one day we ran across Flips and our worries stopped! I got one and then was given more as a gift. Since then I’ve added BG 3.0’s, 4.0, and econobums. It’s addictive! My little girl is sleeping through the night and we arent’ having any leaks (I do use disposies every once in awhile and almost every time they leak at night!) and there has been no rash. Cloth diapering has meant we don’t have to worry about being able to continue to afford our daughter and lessened fears about having more children later. Thank you!

  • amberhoward said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:40 am

    I started using clothdiapers after having my 3rd child. My husband is in the construction industry and i was looking for a way to save money. So, after we recieved our income tax check last year, I went and bought some 3.0’s and flips and havent looked back!! I love sharing my love of clothdiapers with friends and strangers who ask about them. Happy Birthday!

    amberhoward at hargray dot com

  • Melinda said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:40 am

    Happy Birthday! It’s a great birthday because it’s mine too! I just started cloth diapering about a month and a half ago with my first daughter. I love BG’s 3.0 and 4.0s. It’s about all she’s worn since she was 2 weeks old. I’ve introduced many friends and family and it’s been nothing but great comments! Using BG was my best decision as a new parent!

  • Julie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:40 am

    My 4th child had many many painful diaper rashes with disposable diapers and after tons of research I decided to cloth diaper him. BG was the answer to my prayers!! After a few days in your 3.0 pockets he had no rash. I think now we use everything in your product line, its wonderful!!!!

  • Harper said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:38 am

    Now that we have made the switch, I cannot imagine life without our bumGenius diapers. I regret spending so much money and subjecting our daughter’s beautiful skin to the nasty chemicals in disposable diapers. 🙁 I am so glad that it only took us a month to discover the difference and to never look back. I wish everyone had the chance to try bumGenius diapers out…disposables would become obsolete! Happy birthday bumGenius! I hope you have many, many, many more! I want to see my grandbabies in BG’s someday! 🙂
    harperlangley at gmail.com

  • Holly P said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:38 am

    I am a first time mom and decided to try cloth diapers. I love these diapers! They are easy to use and clean! These diapers are going to save us a lot of money! Thanks Bum Genius! Happy Birthday!

    hollyanna_7 at hotmail dot com

  • mamagonzo said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:37 am

    Happy b-day BG!!! I have not had the chance to be able to try them, but have heard fabulous reviews of them! I really hope we can win this, being a low income family we really have to try to save as much as possible!

  • Heather said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:37 am

    We started cloth diapering 2 yrs. ago and Bumgenius has always been one of our favorite brands. It is the only brand that worked for our heavy wetting son, but the 3.0 was a litle too bulky for him. We have used the elementals and now that the new, trimmer 4.0 has come out we have been selling off our stash to fill up our closet with the 4.0. We love the flip system for traveling and because bumgenius products are so easy to use cloth diapering has been a joy for us. Even my husband loves the new Chelsea Perry prints that have come out and he no longer minds it when I get new diapers in the mail. We love bumgenius and are so happy that it has been around to help our family diaper our babies economically. Happy Birthday Bumgenius!

  • Tiffany said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:37 am

    Bumgenius is the brand that made cloth diapering a viable option for me! If the the 2.0 pockets hadn’t been as easy, I would have never made the switch from disposables!

    I call the pockets a gateway drug…I now use AIO’s with my husband and organic flips myself…

    My girls were allergic to most of the disposables, it was a constant battle against rashes! Thank YOU for making is easy to help my allergic little girlies’ bottoms to a happier place!!

  • Amanda said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:36 am

    We just started cloth diapering a few months ago and BG was the first diaper system we used and by far our favorite. Day to day we use the 4.0s and on trips or long day outings we use the Flips with the BG flip disposable insterts. We have not had a single problem and have been amazed at how many people are interested in learning about CD’ing as a result of our switch.

    It makes us feel so good knowing that we are signficantly reducing our landfill waste and my little munchkin’s bum has never looked better! As a result of starting cloth diapering and educating ourselves we have explored and implemented other natural baby care techniques such as amber teething necklaces, natural lotions, detergents, etc. We have even expanded our friend base as we have met other CD’ing families in our community!

    Thank you BG and Happy Birthday! We love you!

    acdroste@aol dot com

  • Mary said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:36 am

    Using the BumGenius diapers have been so wonderful for my family. Our first baby is now 6 months old and we’ve used them from the start. I chose to go with cloth for both the ecological and economical savings. When my husband got laid off back in October, the magnitude of that decision really showed. I’m so happy not to have to worry about buying diapers every week!!

  • chrissytina00 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:36 am

    Bg was my first cloth diaper I ever bought. It helped me decide to cloth and see how easy and wonderful it really was.

  • Jennifer said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:35 am

    Thanks for making such a great product. A friend of ours who uses BG let us try your diapers and I was convinced right away. It was a hard sell for my husband, though, but after he saw how much money we will save, he’s on board. He still hasn’t changed a diaper, but we’re working on it. Thank you for making the change to cloth so easy!

    jgabrysh at gmail.com

  • Heather said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:35 am

    BumGenius was the first brand of modern cloth diaper I was ever exposed to directly.I own a home daycare and had a new family start 2 yrs ago, and they used your diapers. I knew when I was preggo last year that I to wanted to use cloth, because I had such a good experience with using your diapers!!

  • Laura Kay said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:35 am

    BumGenuis and cloth diapers has been one of the easiest (and sans an at home washing machine) and most rewarding parenting decisions we made prior to having a baby. We bought the diapers second hand on ebay and at the local baby resale shop, and our wallets couldn’t have been happier with the decision. I tell everyone who will listen how easy it really is, including the manager at the local Gymboree yesterday!

  • Kirsten said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:35 am

    We started cloth diapering when my son was 15 months old and after a bit of testing and trials settled on loving BGs. They make up the majority of our stash and we are in need of more. We love them! Happy birthday Bumgenius!

  • subaruthie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:35 am

    Happy birthday! We commented to friends this weekend that we just reached the point where our stash of BGs has paid for itself! We’re so in love that we’re taking them with us while traveling for the holidays, and I can’t wait to show them off to family who helped purchase them!

  • ewade4 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:35 am

    Happy Birthday! My brother and SIL introduced my husband and I to cloth diapers, though they weren’t BumGenius users. I researched like crazy once we found out we were pregnant, and went to a class that showed us a variety of types and brands. We loved the then BG Organics. We registered for these, and then took a shopping day one day to STL and went to the Cotton Babies retail store there. We purchased some used diapers that day, including some AIOs for when Gavin was first born. The ease of all three kinds we have used is amazing. We loved the AIO when he was a bit to small for the OS pockets and organics, but then loved the others just as much when he grew into them. As a 30 lb 16 month old, he still regularly wears the OS diapers! We have also been able to promote cloth to others by showing them your beautiful product! I think a few of our friends have been won over for when they have children :). I love the ease of use, and that my husband is just as on board as I am! Thanks for your products, and your wonderful in-store service and online customer service. Again, happy birthday! Here’s to many more :).

  • Janae said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:35 am

    We were using disposables up until our son was 14 months. When I took a look at the amount of diapers I was throwing away, and when I started to research how they sit in landfills for years, I decided to do something about it. I was a little nervous to make the switch because, like so many other mothers, my plate was extremely full in balancing a full time job, and being a mother and homemaker. I am thankful that I tried BG first because it really eased my transition into CD’ing. They are so easy to care for, they are easy to put on and take off my child, they are soft, cute, and they are good for him and our earth. I am so happy I made the switch.

  • lastbeliever said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:35 am

    BumGenius make up 95% of our diaper stash and my husband and I absolutely love them. They have made our lives so much easier; we never run out of diapers and we never have to buy new ones (unless we want to and I often want to!). I have converted several people to BG. Happy birthday BumGenius!
    michaela.t.watson@gmail.com

  • Tammy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:34 am

    We now use Elementals exclusivly at home, except at night when we use prefolds or fitteds over wool. What this means for us is a simple, effective cd routine! A routine everyone in our lives can participate in, our system is so loved that my stepfather often goes up to strangers in the diaper aisle and tells them about it. He tells them how much they can save instead of just throwing their money away, I am not that forward, but I love that he is so proud!

  • Maria said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:34 am

    Bumgenius got me started in cloth! They were the first 6 diapers I bought! 🙂

  • Amy and Bryan said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:34 am

    We were introduced to Bumgenius through our birthing class. One of the other members brought in a selection of cloth diapers to share. We were impressed by the Bumgenious and the Flips. Our little guy uses Bumgenius at night and Flips during the day. Some days he also wears the Bumgenious. We’ve had fun adding to our stash with the new prints and look forward to getting some brights in the future. Happy Birthday Bumgenius.

  • Elyse said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:33 am

    In a fit of desperation, after realizing it would cost us $80-$100 a month to diaper our son and his newborn sister, I decided to give cloth a go. I started with a pocket package for my son and prefolds for my daughter.

    I didn’t expect to fall in love… nay, fall in obsession… with cloth. BG were quickly and easily my husband’s favorite. He loved that they went on just like disposables. BG was a huge reason he (and therefore WE) was successful with cloth.

    I didn’t have any specific favorite right away. I loved a few. I hated a few… Then my son started having issues with the suedecloth. Fortunately, Cottonbabies has easy and affordable solutions that worked for us. Thanks to Elementals and Flip organics, we’ve been able to keep our son in cloth.

    And thanks to the OS system, we don’t have to buy more dipes as my son grows out of diapers and my daughter grows out of, well everything. 🙂

    Seriously, I love BG because they’re adorable. But I love them more for the fact that we can pay our bills and have diapers… and have options that keep both of our kids dry and comfy.

    “Lifesaver” in the literal sense might be an exaggeration. But now we don’t have to decide between electricity and diapers. Or water and diapers. We live tight. $100 a month is a lot of money.

    Thank you, Cottonbabies and Jenn. <3

    Happy birthday!

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    December 21, 2010 at 9:33 am

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  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:33 am

    It was actually my husbands idea to try cloth diapering, he is from a country where disposables are are practically unheard of and it is either EC or cloth, but 4 1/2 years ago, all i knew of was the pull pants, pins and so so prefolds from the store. I attempted to cloth diaper our son but soon gave up. Then I started doing research, and found the new cloth diaper revolution, and time and time again Bumgenius was mentioned as the best diaper to try, so I got my hands on some, back then it was the 1.0’s and when my ds was older 2.0’s and they were by far the best one sized diapers I tried on my son, and I was able to continue cloth diapering my son after trying bumgenius diapers and this time I didn’t give up! Now I am pregnant again and excited to try all the new features that have been developed in the past couple years since using cloth diapers on my son. I think that not only has bumgenius helped change my family, but has helped make cloth diapering more mainstream, and let’s face it, our babies and future generations are thanking us for choosing a more environmental option!

    Thanks Bumgenius and Cottonbabies!

    Emma

    03elewis @ msn.com

  • Amanda said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:33 am

    BGs have save our family so much money! Our 24 BG3 have gone through 2 children and will be used a third time starting this summer!

  • Jamie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:33 am

    I’m a first time mommy. My husband and I have learned a lot through the Cotton Babies website. Thanks for making something that is confusing and overwhelming to first time parents easier and for providing the world with some great cloth diaper options!

  • Jillian said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:33 am

    I don’t know what I would do without my bumGenius diapers. Seriously. They are the best thing that ever happened to our family, even my husband loves them! Happy Birthday bumGenius!

    jillianwestwood (at) gmail.com

  • Gladah said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:32 am

    I was a cloth diaper skeptic. I was SURE that CD-ing was still gerber prefolds, pins, and rubber pants. Well, I am happy to say I was wrong. When my youngest was 2 and a half, I was lucky enough to get from used one-size 2.0s and I am never going back to disposables! I never have to buy diapers again, unless I want new, cute ones! This is a tremendous help with our family budget.

  • momtolots said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:32 am

    bumGenius diapers have totally changed our way of diapering! My dh thought I was crazy when I said I wanted to CD. I bought some BG OS dipes and we haven’t turned back to paper diapers since. My dh was amazed at how easy using BG diapers really was! My stash has grown to include BG AIOs, FLIP covers, and econoBum covers, and I love them all! What a great product that has brought so many to see how easy CDing is! Thank you so much for you bumGenius line!

  • Emilie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:30 am

    I started with Flips with organic inserts and got a few Elementals to try. I still love my Flips, but the Elementals won out. I LOVE them! We had to use disposables during a recent patch of traveling and my husband and I were pretty grossed out with the strong urine smell our baby had in the sposies, not to mention how he leaked almost every night. We missed our Elementals! Thank you so much for providing this wonderful diaper that makes our lives cleaner, softer, more colorful, and less smelly. Happy Birthday!

    emiliedevasher at gmail dot com

  • Sarah Kelsea said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:30 am

    Bum Genius has been a wonderful addition to our daily routine. Our son, Simon was born in September and has been wearing Bum Genius since October. Both my husband and I were pleasantly surprised at how EASY it was to use them and clean them. Best of all I know Simon’s exposure to chemicals is significantly limited by using cloth. Plus, they are super cute! Thanks for your work to provide us with a safe, easy and adorable diapering product!

  • Jessica Kenner said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:30 am

    I tried almost every kind of cloth diaper out there trying
    to find the right fit for my daughter and our family, Bumgenius
    was it! I use both the pockets and the organic AIOs. I just
    love them and even my husband doesn’t mind changing a
    diaper now! With a new baby on the way I’m looking forward
    to using Bumgenius again. That is another great thing about
    my BGs, they stand the test of time. Happy Birthday Bumgenius
    and thank you for curing our rash problems, helping me save the
    Enviroment and our wallet, and for making diapering fun!

  • Stacey Paradise said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:30 am

    I decided to try cloth diapers when my baby was about 4 months old. I was always hesitant to try cloth diapering because I thought it would be gross and a hassle. Well, we started off with Bumgenius and Flips, and we’ve never looked back! I tried other brands of diapers, just to see if we might like something better, but we always ended up selling the other brands to buy more Bumgenius 🙂 Happy birthday and thank you for inventing such a great product!

  • whitenadine said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:29 am

    Happy Birthday Bum Genius!! So glad that you are around!!! Love BG diapers!!! My son is 17mo old and we adore them. I have gotten a few of my friends to even convert!!! Continue the great work!!! Thanks!!

  • Michelle @ Traditional Simplicity said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:29 am

    We have not personally used BumGenius yet. However, we are expecting our second child in May. Thanks to finding BumGenius 4.0 diapers, I now look forward to trying cloth diapering. It looks so easy and I think I just may convince my hubby to like them too! Thank you for creating a product so similar to disposables, but cheaper in the long run for us frugal mamas.

    My e-mail is michelle (at) traditionalsimplicity (dot) com.

  • Toby and Laura said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:29 am

    We are just starting our BG journey! One of my tasks today is to stuff our diapers so we can start using them soon. I’m so excited to start to use your great product!

  • Ainsley said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:29 am

    bumGenius diapers have changed our lives by helping our daughter’s skin to clear up. After a few frightening rashes at only three weeks old, we decided to do some research. I am so happy with our decision to switch to cloth and purchase bumGenius diapers. I know that she has only the best materials against her skin now which has not broken out since the switch. I also love that cute fluffy bum! 🙂 Happy birthday BG! 🙂

  • Sarah Rheaume said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:29 am

    Happy Birthday!!!!

    BumGenius was my first cloth diaper and I LOVE it. There are so many qualities about the diaper that I love. Its the first diaper I grab for, and its her only over night diaper! I don’t have the artist series yet but they are so cute. I cant wait to get some.

    sarah@2ghz.net

  • Heather said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:28 am

    I started cloth diapering to save money. I was just tired of spending lots of money on disposables every month. Once I got started, it took over my life. I love cloth diapering. It’s funny because before I started with cloth, I was anti-cloth. I couldn’t understand why somebody would use cloth. I have no clue what made me change my mind, but one day I decided to give it a try. Almost 2 years later, I should be a spokes person for cloth diapering. I love it. Now, I can’t understand any anybody wouldn’t cloth diaper. Our family has been through some hard times within the last year. I originally started cloth diapering to save money, but within the last year that saved money has really helped my family greatly. If we weren’t cloth diapering, we literally would have had to choose between diapers and food. I am so glad that we didn’t have to make that choice.

    I don’t use anything but BG at this point. They are my favorite by far!!

  • debpunk said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:28 am

    I use BG’s for nighttime and have never had a problem and use Flips during the day. I love, love, love your diapers and was surprised at how easy DH was at making the transition.
    Thank you for a great product!

  • Jennifer said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:28 am

    I am new to cloth diapers(it’s only been a couple months!) BG was the first brand of cloth diapers I bought. I love how easy they are to use and how well they hold messes! I was nervous to try cloth, but BG really made the switch easy. Thanks for the great product and Happy Birthday!

  • ayrielle said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:27 am

    a bumgenius 3.0 was the first cloth diaper i bought for my son when he was 9 mos old….we were on/off with cloth then, but when my daughter was born 8 mos ago, we have gone cloth and won’t go back. I absolutely love the variety in the diapers and use BG 4.0s, Flips and Econobums…I don’t know how we would do it without the versatility of these diapers and the cost effectiveness….you made cloth really easy and a lot cheaper than I thought it would be. Thanks for amazing products

  • Lindsey, Benjamin, Bailey, and Chad said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:27 am

    I am a huge BG fan. I use flips, BG, and econobum. BG is what convinced me to cloth diaper. They have made a huge change in my life, my family’s life, and my friends lives.

  • Shayla said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:26 am

    Happy Birthday BumGenius! Wow you guys have come a long way in 5 years! Our family loves your products, we have the diaper sprayer which I don’t think I could CD without as well as Elemental and 4.0 dipes which are awesome! I can always count on my BG dipes to fit comfortably on my baby and to NOT LEAK! Thank you for making such awesome products!

  • bnfjess said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:26 am

    We started using cloth diapers when our son was almost one and a half. I started out with pre-folds and just 3 BumGenius. I soon discovered BumGenius was the way to go! We love our BumGenius collection and was just thinking about using my Christmas money to buy some more. You know you are a mom when you spend you Christmas money to buy your child cloth diapers. :O) I wish I had jumped on the cloth diaper thing earlier with my first but our second son got the privilege from the start. Thanks for offering such a nice gift. Happy birthday!!

  • Kristina said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:26 am

    We found out about Bum Genius 2.0s a little while before we got pregnant with our second child. I did a lot of research about all types of cloth diapers after learning about BGs, but BGs were the clear choice for us! We bought BG 3.0s just before our second child was born. They have saved us so much money over the 2 1/2 years our son has been in them. Our first child had a lot of diaper rashes in sposies, but our son had hardly any diaper rash with BGs! We have also told everyone we know about these diapers, and since we started, we have converted 9 other families to Bum Genius. We are in love with these diapers and can’t wait to buy some 4.0s for our next child! Bum Genius has changed our lives! Thank you for all your hard work!

  • Monica said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:26 am

    I’ll be honest, at first cotton diapers were really overwhelming but now, I cannot imagine another way. Yeah, they’re cute, affordable and environmentally friendly but it goes beyond that. We received disposables as gifts and used them for the baby’s first week and a half. And we could not believe how much trash we had after just one day. We were actually embarrassed at how wasteful we felt. Using cloth makes us feel good! And it brings my husband and I closer together. We have fun talking about what diaper to buy next and picking out colors. Do disposable parents talk about their favorite diaper? Maybe. But they definitely don’t have as many choices as we do. They can’t talk fabric or design. They can’t argue snaps vs aplix. It makes me laugh to think about how much my husband and I talk about diapers but it’s true- our babies poops have brought us closer together!

  • MacKenzie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:25 am

    bum genis has helped make cloth diapering easier with 2 in cloth…especially on the go! i love the organic all in ones for my boys because I dont have to worry about stuffing. I can just grab and go! I love that they are organic as well! NO harmful chemicals for my sons! 🙂 Thanks for making fantastic products

  • Joyous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:25 am

    I had wanted to try cloth diapers with my first baby, but my husband was not convinced until the Flip diaper system was introduced when she was 5 months old, now I’m looking forward to cloth diapering our next baby right from the start. Thanks BG, for making such a great line of products that make it possible for everyone to try cloth diapering!

  • DoulaCindy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:25 am

    Happy Birthday, BumGenius!! I am using the BumGenius 3.0 Deluxe AIO with my 9th child! I love it! I especially like that you have it in small sizes. They fit my skinny little baby so well! They are very trim and so easy to care for! You are the reason I fell in love with Cloth Diapering!! Thank you!

  • Robin G Sullivan said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:25 am

    When I decided to try cloth diapers I knew nothing about ‘modern’ cloth diapers. A friend said she was using BumGenius on her son and she really liked them. I trusted her so I got one. I fell in love! I’ve been using cloth on my baby for 3 months now (he’s 4 months old) and still only have the one BumGenius. I was lucky enough to find great deals on other diapers and also to win a few. I really want some more BumGenius because my husband will use them. When I first started talking about using cloth he said he didn’t care but he wasn’t changing them. As long as I have the insert in and ready to go he will use this diaper. I’m so glad I found the world of cloth diapers and especially Bum Genius!

  • Samantha S said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:24 am

    As a newbie to cloth diapering, I have just a small collection of cloth. I’ve made some fitteds, used prefolds and covers, tried thirsties all in ones, and fuzzi buns and bumgenius. I am just about to purchase more bumgenius because I’m pregnant with number two, and realize that the bumgenius have outperformanced the others in so many important ways for us. Washing and drying are a cinch, it seems as though they can last forever without leaking, i love how they look on my daughter’s litttle bum….etc!
    This is a wonderful give away and someone is going to be so pleased when they win! Happy Birthday bumGenius!

  • LiciaLee said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:24 am

    I haven’t tried BG yet, but I’m dying to try the elementals. Sadly the cost is not for us. I do use econobums and flips that I have bought as seconds and LOVE them, and would love to try some BGS. Happy birthday, and can’t wait to see what you come out with next!

  • Rita said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:24 am

    Oh, I love my BGs!! They were my first CDs and they’re my favorites for overnight and travelling — times when I need dependability and longevity in a diaper! My parents, the workers at my daughter’s day care, and other babysitters MUCH prefer my BGs (3.0s and 4.0s) to the other diapers in my stash. They’re so easy!!

    Thanks, Cotton Babies, for such a dependable product!

  • Stinky Pete said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:23 am

    We use both the Flip and 3.0s and we love them both! We love the actual cloth diapering experience because is allows us to really know what we’re putting against our daughter’s skin and we’re saving money and resources. This is a major plus since we’re encountering lots of extra expenditures with a new little person at home. We’ve also been soo pleased with the customer service we’ve received from Cotton babies. sallylundgren at gmail dot com

  • Karen Wendt said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:23 am

    Finances. We had a ‘surprise’ baby and didn’t have the financial situation that we wanted. Between handmedowns and cloth diapers, we’ve managed. Even putting some money in savings! Without cloth diapers (and we LOVE our BG’s), it would have been a disaster. The BG’s are my husband’s favorite – the placement of the snaps makes it easy for him to know he’s putting it on right.

  • Jamee said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:23 am

    Bum Genius 3.0’s were the first cloth diapers that we ever bought! I had a big stash of 24 for when my daughter arrived. Since I have bought at least one of everything in you lineup. I have tried many other cloth diaper brands and still reach for my 3.0’s and organics. I am expecting another little one and have a stash of xs all in ones ready for him! I can’t wait to use them in March!

  • Tracy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:23 am

    We exlusively use bumgenius diapers on our 17 month old son and we love them! People marvel about how neat they are and how much they are different than what they expected when I told them we use cloth diapers. Back before I got pregnant, we were trying to find ways to save money and once I read about your diapers, I knew that was the way to make having a baby affordable (or more affordable at least, lol). Thanks for a great product!

  • Joanna Milich said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:23 am

    I am SO glad someone thought of this new way to CD before I had kids! I have to say choosing BumGenius has been one of the best decisions I have made with my child (soon to be children!) Thanks for awesome products and effort to be relevant and stuff!

  • Beth said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:23 am

    Happy Birthday BumGenius!! I switched to cloth when I had my 2nd child because I had two in diapers. The BumGenius One Size makes cloth diapering SO easy, especially when you have two in diapers that do not wear the same size. I feel good not only about using cloth, but using cloth from a company that gives SO much back to those in need:) Looking forward to continuing my cloth diapering adventures with BumGenius this April!

  • DaniB said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:22 am

    Happy Birthday! I love BumGenius and tell everyone about them. Others don’t understand how easy cloth diapering is until you give them the power of knowledge. The power of knowledge is exactly what Cotton Babies customer service and website gave me. After researching diapers for months I knew BumGenius was right for me and Cotton Babies was where it was coming from! Have a wonderful Birthday and celebrate. (you have many fluffy bottoms as reasons to!) Thanks for everything, you guys are amazing!

  • Laura said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:22 am

    Bum Genius are my favorites! My go-to diaper!
    Perfect in the diaper bag cause they’ll fit either my 2.5 yr old or 4 month old. Perfect for overnight with a hemp insert.

    I LOOOOOOVE the chealsea perry diapers and would be estatic to win 5! Happy Birthday and thanks for putting out a consistently great product!

  • Chillycube said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:22 am

    We have been using BumGenius for almost a year now. We love them and love all the positive aspects of cloth diapering. BumGenius are the favorites around our household. They are the easiest to use and we love the sizing that they offer. Happy Birthday BumGenius! Congrats on your success. We will continue to recommend them to those we come in contact with:)

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:22 am

    When my little girl was born I knew I wanted to use cloth diapers. I was under the impression that cloth diapers where going to be a lot of work but I was ready. At my baby shower all I asked for was diapers and I was given several Bum Genius. I wasn’t prepared for how easy cloth diapers are and now I tell everyone i know that they should use them too.

    richmo68 at msu dot edu

  • Our Happily Ever After said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:22 am

    I just started using cloth – exclusively BumGenius – about 4 months ago (on my then 16 month old daughter), and it has been a great ride. My daughter was getting very bad rashes every week at daycare with disposables, and since switching, she’s only had one. It’s so nice to finally be able to change her without her crying in pain. Plus, my wallet really likes the “change” too. Thank you, Cotton Babies. We love you and will continue to use our BG’s with all of our future children, as well.
    -Amanda

  • Sarah said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:22 am

    I LOVE BG diapers. When I started using cloth diapers on my little girl I tried out several different brands to see which ones would work best for her. BG won by far! And, my husband loves how easy they are to use too!

  • peachykeen1333 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:21 am

    I love my BG dipes, I love how well they work for overnights now that My son is basically sleepig through the night some sposies wont even last 10 hours. Because of cloth diapering the Fact that I lost my job while pregnant has led to the birth of our son to not be quite the burdon on our checkbook as we had feared. I love that I don’t throw away 40ish dollars a month on dipes and wipes. We have mostly 4.0’s 1 3.0 and 2 sitted BG and I love them all.

    Happy birthday Bumgenius

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:21 am

    After my daughter was out of diapers I found out about the benefits of cloth diapers. When I became prego with my son I started looking. I found BG were the best and most economical.
    Thanks for the great work Jenn and the BG team!

    -Jenette

  • Miriam said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:21 am

    When my youngest son was about 6 months old we’ve ran out of the disposable stash I had. I was looking at diapers.com and ran across a bum genius diaper and thought well I’ll give it a try. I bought 1 that day I loved it so much I ordered 15 more and have accumulated more here and there. He will be two in march and since cd’ing I’ve implemented several other eco friendly options in my house. Wish I had started sooner!

  • SamSanow said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:21 am

    Happy Birthday bumGenius! We are expecting twin girls in March (our first) and we just purchased our first bumGenius diapers yesterday. We are so excited to use them and look forward to purchasing/receiving more!

  • sweeneysindigo said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:21 am

    I began cloth diapering almost 3 years ago. Bum Genius were the first diapers I tried and I was hooked….I mean, really, crazy, gotta have ’em hooked. We like choosing the more environmentally sound choice each time we change our child(child #2 now). The diapers are the first ones I recommend to friends and family because of their high quality, ease of use, and of course cuteness factor. My mother really didn’t think I would go through the hassle of cloth diapers (because she did it with us with pins and plastic pants). She was so amazed at how far cloth diapers have come! She loves changing my little girl, and always asks if Bum Genius is coming out with anything new (color snap change from original, better aplix,Designer Series etc.) I cannot say enough good things about this stellar diaper. Way to go. I plan to continue to diaper our future children in Bum Genius—it’s the only option for us!

  • Lisa said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:21 am

    I bought my first 18 BG’s when my son was 16 months old. He is now 4 and we are dipaering out current 18 month old daughter. I have used cloth from the start with Raegen and we love it. It has helped us become more aware of what we are putting on our child’s skin do to very sensitive skin along with helping the envirnoment. I take pride that I am not contributing to the landfills that my children’s children will have to deal with years to come. Thank you Jenn and Bum Genius for putting a smile on all of our faces in our home especially little miss Raegen! I hope to have another one in the near future and part of me wants to contiune because that the thought of having to sell or not use my cloth is hard concept to imagine! We just love it so much! Our fluff to yours thank you fromt the bottom of my heart!

  • tanzer1326 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:21 am

    ugh, the computer just ate my post…… I’ll try to regenerate it again…
    In our house BGs are 99% of our diaper stash (Flips make up the rest 🙂 and we LOVE them! They are so simple to use (my hubby and mom love them too!) and they are cute to boot! They are so great at containing messes too! We did not CD with my son 4 years ago (wish that we had) so I have his experience with sposies to compare to and let me tell you these BGs are amazing at containing blow outs!! Thank you so much Jenn for developing the BGs and your other diapers, they have been life changing in this house!!

  • Emily said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:21 am

    I first considered using cloth when I found out I was pregnant with my 2nd baby. The idea of buying disposable diapers for 2 was overwhelming, both the cost and the amount of waste. I purchased my first set of bumgenius diapers 5 months ago and have not looked back since. I can’t wait to start using them on my 2nd daughter due in 4 weeks!!

  • Brittany said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:20 am

    I’m currently pregnant with our first baby and have decided to go the CD route. After a LOT of researching, we’ve decided to use BumGenius and are excited about getting to use them soon! We’ve spent a little over $300 and have a great stash! I am convinced this is going to save us SOOOO much money! I am grateful for the Buy 5 Get 1 Free promotion because it has helped us save even more!

  • Susan said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:20 am

    I am just about to embark on my journey into cloth diapering. My LO will be arriving within 3 weeks. BG was one of the first companies I learned about when I started researching cloth diapering as an option and I after learning a bit I was sure I could cloth diaper without too much trouble. I have a bunch of Flips ready to go and am sure I will be adding more BG products in the not too distant future. Maybe the next Artist Series? Congrats on 5 years!

  • Leslie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:20 am

    Happy birthday BG! We love your diapers, and I wish I’d started using them earlier. My husband refused to change our daughter’s dipaers with the other cloth diapers we were using, but if she’s in a BG, he’ll change it no problem. Thanks for such a wonderful product.

  • Clark and Tara said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:20 am

    As a brand new cloth diapering mom, I enjoy the simplicity of the BumGenius 4.0 diapers. I honestly think that if I would have started cloth diapering with another brand I would have given up by now. My husband and I are now 3 weeks in and my stash has grown to 11 BumGenius 4.0 diapers (yes, we do lots of laundry around here and I have to dip in to my small disposable stash every once in a while). My beautiful 6 month old daughter, Ruby, has had no diaper rash and she seems pretty darn comfy in them since we started. Not to mention how amazingly cute she looks! Thank you BumGenius! Your hard work is much appreciated, especially by this former disposable wearing family!

  • April said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:20 am

    Bumgenius has made my diaper routine so easy. They are not the only diapers in my stash, but they are my most reliable diapers. They are my outing diapers because I can count on them not to leak even if they have been on too long. With disposables we had blow outs, but we don’t have them with cloth. my favorite Bungenius product is the Elemental. I really don’t enjoy stuffing pockets, and I think that they are more absorbent than microfiber and super trim. Thanks for such great products!

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:19 am

    Before I got pregant with my son, I had the perception that cloth diapers were only pre-folds. When a girl on my online due date club first mentioned BG 3.0s, it was love at first sight. I knew the hardest part about cloth was convincing my hubby to come on board. After he saw how easy they were and how much money we’d be saving, there wasn’t much convincing to do. In fact, my husband takes on the bulk of diaper laundry/stuffing duties. Thank you Jenn for making my life so much EASIER! Who knew that the words cloth diaper and easier would ever be associated with each other?!
    Christy Bennis
    chr157y@hotmail.com

  • Angela said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:19 am

    My biggest regret in parenting is not cloth diapering earlier. We started using Bum Genius when my third child was 12 months, and we love them. Thank you, and happy birthday!!!

  • Minkemew said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:18 am

    Bum Genius Elementals are my favorite. They are so absorbent and trim. A great diaper bag diaper! I also have plenty of Flips in my stash. By far the best cover available! Thank you!!

  • cycadelicnormal said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:18 am

    I started cloth diapering after I found out I was pregnant with my second (surprise) child. We were already struggling to put my husband through school, and an 18 month old in diapers an another one on the way cloth diapering (which I was talked out of when my son was born) seemed like an economical choice. I bought a combination of BG’s Flips, and econobum and they all have done us well. Little did I know that my second would break into a horrid rash when a sposie would touch her bottom. Good thing we weren’t planning on buying any 😉 !

  • Klemm Family said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:18 am

    The very first diapers I purchased for my son were BumGenius 4.0s. I truly believe the first purchase is very important. They were so easy and so cute! It was definitely the beginning of an obsession 🙂 Next on my list is to try your elementals, I hear nothing but great things!
    Thank you for what you do!

  • nasather said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:18 am

    I have already posted but I had forgotten to post my email with it so it’s seperate, didn’t know if that would be a problem so I thought i’d post one more all together 🙂
    These are my go to diapers! I started out with prefold and covers, which were fine, but than I ordered a couple of different pocket style diapers and BG were my FAV! Not only have they make CD so easy but they fit my little girl wonderfully! We have had some other diapers leave such horrible red marks(almost like busies)I was going to give up on CD. But BG changed my mind. 🙂 You have a wonderful product! Thank you 🙂

    nasather at gmail dot come

  • SallyW said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:18 am

    BG was the first brand of cloth diapers I tried a few months ago and they made the transition to cloth diapering so easy. We started with 4.0 pockets, but now the Elementals are my go-to diaper, I love them!

  • Sarah said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:18 am

    I am expecting my first baby on Saturday (Christmas!) and finding out about BumGenius has given me the confidence and excitement I need to be excited to cloth diaper! I have a little stash of BGs already and I’m so excited to start!

  • Elaine said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:18 am

    We started cloth diapering with our second baby in order for me to be a stay at home mommy I had to find ways to cut expenses and make it worth our while. I researched for months before deciding on 2 brands gdiapers and bumgenius. When baby got here and I put them to use I fell in love with bumgenius and was not a huge fan of the G’s I had purchsed. I ended up selling my G stash so I couls buy more bumgenius diapers. Bumgenius has changed my life because I now get to be home with my girls everyday! Happy Birthday!

  • amber said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:17 am

    We have only a few BG diapers (for now) but they are wonderful as overnight diapers especially since they come with 2 inserts. We use them for overnights and we have no leaks, ever!

  • Kris said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:17 am

    It’s been quite awhile since I have had the opportunity to cloth diaper! My youngest is almost 5 and PLd very eary, so it’s been a LONG time.

    How excited I was to return to the cloth diapers scene and find GBs! One size dipes were just beginning to emerge when I “left”.

    We are a large family (this is baby #10 for us, due in March) and Dh recently returned to school for a career change. I can’t wait to get my hands on some BG snaps…that Zinnia color is calling my name! 🙂

    With finances being as super tight as they are, I am really hoping to build a stash that will get this little Miss through PLing! 🙂

    Thanks!
    Kris

  • kesfylstra@gmail.com said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:17 am

    Happy birthday! BG has helped my family go a little more green. I hated to see the bags of disposable diapers I threw out every week with my firstborn (5 1/2 yrs). I wanted something better for my second, so when my cousin introduced me to BG, I was thrilled! Simple to use and clean, and so CUTE!! I moved from pockets to Elementals now, and am even happier. Keep up the good work!

  • Sherry said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:16 am

    I love my BumGenius diapers. When I started cloth diapering I bought a few different brands to try. Yet I always found myself reaching for the BumGenius. Now my son is 22 months old and BumGenius has outlasted the rest of my diapers. I started with the 3.0’s and while I thought they were great, I am even more impressed with the 4.0’s. Cloth diapering has saved us so much money! Baby number 2 is due in May, and you can be sure BumGenius will be on his bum too!

  • jessica_0413 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:16 am

    I started using bumgenius when my son was 6 weeks old. We were going through tons and tons of pampers and the cost was pretty high. I found out about BG, and was hooked! Not only were they fairly affordable, the were cute, soft, easy, and good for the environment. We started with 12 and saved up for 12 more. We just love how easy they are to use and how well they hold up. They still fit my son perfectly now and hes 18 months old and 24 lbs. I dont think there is a better diaper out there. We love cottonbabies for all of their quality products and their customer service cant be beat. Thanks for such an awesome product and for all of the hard work that you do. You guys are amazing!! <3

  • Ashli said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:16 am

    I’m preparing to you cloth diapers for the first time with my second daughter who’s due in March. After reading an article about cloth diapers, I knew I wanted to try them out, but researching which cloth diaper to use was becoming a chore. I have a friend who has cloth diapered both of her children and she loves BumGenius. Based on her recommendation, I have decided to give them a try. I can’t wait to use them on my daughter when she gets here!!

    hahs_ashli15@yahoo.com

  • Diana Grajeda said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:16 am

    I have been using bumGenius almost since their inception!! 4 1/2 years straight! I had a few of the original 1.0 dipes (definitely had a plastic feel) and they were awesome! Had me sold from day one! Then, they changed the outer material and I was amazed. These didn’t feel like diapers anymore and the colors were so cute! I have added many to my stash over the years and have quite a collection of BGs now. I’ll be sad to see them go when my youngest decides to potty train. They have been a very wise choice on my part and I am so glad I made the decision to CD my kids. It has truly saved my family so much money… especially when 2 kids can share the same dipes! So Happy Birthday and thanks so much for your wonderful product.

  • Crystal said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:16 am

    I love BumGenius for so many reasons. I have tried probably every kind of diaper available and only the BG’s withstood everything my babies have thrown at me. They are durable cute and fit GREAT! If I want to make it easy on my husband I’m sure to leave him nothing but BG’s to diaper our sons while I’m out of the house. I’d love to build our stash but can’t afford it right now…
    Thank You Jenn, and Cotton Babies for all you do for the Cloth diapering revolution and all us crazy moms that choose to participate.

  • liz said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:16 am

    We cloth diaper to save money, and we’re on such a tight budget, I just have to get whatever diapers I can afford. 90% of my stash is used diapers. But thanks to Cotton Babies AWESOME seconds deals and clearance, I have been able to afford some new diapers. When my second son was born, I was able to get four brand new AIOs with the coupon BG put out. I was so excited! I now recommend Econobum to anyone who is thinking about starting to cloth diaper since it is so affordable. Thanks for making an awesome diaper and making them affordable!

  • Angela Smith said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:15 am

    I started using Bumgenius about a year ago on my first child, at the time my daughter was 5 months old. My entire family thought I was crazy for wanting to use cloth diapers, but they soon saw how easy (and cute) these diapers are. They even started showing them off to other relatives. My mom especially got a kick out of the adorable diapers hanging on my clothes line in the summer. Thank you Bumgenius for creative such a wonderful and easy to use product!

  • jill.elizabeth.foley said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:15 am

    Happy Birthday! It’s my son’s 3 month birthday too! 🙂

    I was dabbling into cloth diapers with my newborn until I started to notice the crystals from sposies leaking out and sticking to his skin. We’re now full-time with cloth, and we can keep his little tush chemical-free thanks to bum genius!

  • Jessica said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:15 am

    Happy birthday! We love our bumgenius. They have helped a cloth diaper beginner be a success! They are extremely easy to use.

  • The Jen said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:15 am

    My now 3 year old son had major rash issues using disposable diapers so we ventured into cloth diapering land when he was 2 months old. BG’s solved all of our rash/yeast issues and he in turn was a happy baby, and I turned into a happy mom. I am now expecting again and plan to use the BG’s this time also as they are the easiest for my husband to use!

  • Shea said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:15 am

    I remember cloth diapering my little sister several years ago. I would cringe every time I heard someone talking about switching to cloth. Just hearing the word “cloth” made me think of cheap prefolds, pins, and the little rubber pants that went over them. I cannot tell you how many times I stuck myself and bled while trying to protect my sister when I was putting those things on. I seriously vowed NEVER to go the cloth route when I had babies of my own! Almost 20 years later, I now have my own little one and have been introduced to cloth in the best way…bumGenius! I have turned my hatred for cloth into a passion. I seriously love cloth diapering now and don’t know what we would do without our bumGenius diapers. I do not hesitate to share this information with all of the moms that I encounter and have converted several in the process. Happy birthday, bumGenius…we love you!

  • The Winegardner Family said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:15 am

    We began using cloth diapers after I was curious about how they worked! I got a few to try out, and immediately fell in love with the BG AIO’s. I have since transitioned us to be an all BG family 🙂 We have 3.0, 4.0, snap, aplix, AIO… the only thing we do not have are the elementals!

    Because of the ease of use with the all in one diapers, we have recently switched to cloth 100% (this including daycare) and our daycare provider was very very surpised at how they worked! She used cloth on her kids (prefolds/pins, rubber pants!) 20some years ago. She has since started telling the other parents about it. She says she enjoys not having as much diaper trash to take out!!!!

    Thank you thank you for such a great product, and we can’t wait to use them again when we have another baby!! I CAN’T WAIT to buy the itty bitty xs AIO’s 🙂

    Thanks again,
    Stephanie

  • Jody Strom said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:15 am

    Our family loves BGs! Everyone – from the 2 kids wearing them to us parents that change them – they make cloth diapering sooo easy! We used Kushies for most of our first child’s diaper wearing time – and I always just figured the amount of frustration was just what happened with cloth diapering…until I got my first few BGs! Then I realized that it was just the diaper and that cloth diapering really wasn’t so hard, if you had the right diaper. And BGs are that – well thought out design, good quality, and get materials! I suggest BGs to all my friends who are just getting into cloth diapering!

  • Bree said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:15 am

    I started off my CDing journey with an order at Cotton Babies. I didn’t even know at the time that they were the owners of BGs or even how great they were. I had just heard good things.

    I ordered some trial packs and was very excited! It made it easy to jump in the world of cloth diapering.

    Over the past 2 years I have had nothing but great experiences with Cotton Babies. They always ship super fast. One time there was a mistake with my order I didn’t even know about and they called me to fix it that same day.

    Jenn has shown herself to be a class act time and again. bumGenius is definitely a gateway drug and I am glad they are always improving!

    I had a rough patch with youngest at around 9 months where I wasn’t using cloth at all for over a month. I found the Flips and it has saved us! Now my son is 20 months and we haven’t lost the cloth love again!! =)

    Thanks again everyone and Happy Birthday!

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:15 am

    I just started using Bum Genius diapers and I am in love. I really never thought that I would be the “cloth diaper mommy”, I will never go back to disposable!! Thanks Bum Genius!! from Heather candhwessman@yahoo.com

  • Allison said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:15 am

    Happy Birthday BG!
    We LOVE using the Elementals on our baby girl. They are so easy to wash and ready to use without extra steps. They are simple to explain to sitters and grandparents when Mom and Dad get the occasional night off!
    We would also enjoy trying the 4.0s. The bright colors are great, thanks for bringing them back.

  • Karen said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:14 am

    I bought a bunch of BG 2.0 pockets when I was pregnant with my child. Later on I decided to try almost everything else out there! After all that, I realized I made the right choice the first time and the only one my husband will use. bumGenius is the best out there and it will be adorning all of my future children too!

    overyonder@gmail.com

  • Sarah said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:14 am

    BG 3.0s were the first cloth diaper we ever used. I had no idea that modern cloth diapering was so EASY until I saw a friend using them on her little one. I bought a 6 pack in grasshopper and have never looked back. My 3yo is still wearing those grasshopper diapers for overnights, and his little sister has inherited the rest of his stash. She’s never had a sposie on her little bum. Thanks, BG, for making a wonderful product. It’s made a BIG difference to our little family.

  • Breeana Wallick said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:14 am

    We switched to cloth diapering a year and a half ago when our daughter was 6 months old. We tried the BumGenius diapers and immediately knew we wanted to have our whole stash made up of these amazing diapers. The quality of these products is superior to many other diapers out there. The customer service has also been great when we had a small issue. I am so excited to show these cute diapers off and show other parents how easy cloth diapering can be with these diapers. Thank you so much for making these diapers. They have been a life saver not only to our pocketbooks, but to our landfills, and our daughters bum as well!! Way to go!

  • dor said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:14 am

    BumGenius were requested by my daycare when I asked if they would use cloth. They made it possible for us to use cloth full time even at daycare.

  • Lisa said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:14 am

    BumGenius is what converted my husband fully to CDing. Our baby is our third so he wasn’t so keen on doing something new the third time around when he felt like a pro with the whole baby thing. We started with prefolds and he still wasn’t sold. But BGs were so close to disposables, that he fell in love. If we could win the 5 pack, that could let us go full time on BGs and relegate the prefolds to emergency only! It would be glorious!!

  • Mama needs a nap said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:13 am

    Happy birthday! BumGenius was the one brand my friends recommended when I first started CDing, and BGs were my introduction to cloth diapering. We love BG, and we especially our 4.0 in snaps. Great diaper.

    krishackney at suddenlink dot net

  • andrea.angeles527@gmail.com said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:13 am

    If it wasnt for BG I would’ve quit cloth diapering a long time ago. We dont have anything else that has held up for so long and has never leaked for us! I love them!! Happy 5th Birthday BG! You guys are awesome!

  • ashley said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:13 am

    When we first decided to give cloth diapers a try, we purchased several different types. bumGenius pocket diapers were our favorite. They are daycare, daddy, and grandparent friendly! I know they are good for our little girls bottom and also for our bank account. Thank you Jenn and Jimmy!

  • nasather said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:13 am

    oops 🙂 nasather at gmail dot com

  • motheringspirit said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:13 am

    Using BG 3.0s has literally allowed me to be a work-at-home mother – no exaggeration. The ease with which our babysitters have been able to use cloth diapers thanks to the BG (despite the wide eyes they first give me when I first mention that our diapers are a little “different”) has helped make for a pretty seamless transition between mothering at home and working at home. I’m at ease knowing that my husband and I are able to continue to parent in the ways that are important to us (which includes using cloth that is so much better for the environment and for our child) even while we are not physically present. Thank you for an amazing product!
    lauraclarekelly at hotmail dot com

  • Heidi said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:13 am

    We started cloth diapering about 2 1/2 years ago on our 4th child and my only regret is we didn’t start sooner! So far we’ve cloth diapered 2 of our 5 boys and are expecting another baby and plan on the same. I wasn’t sure where to begin but friends who CD suggested BumGenius and after my first order, I was hooked! We still have all the diapers we started with a couple years ago and there is still plenty of wear left!! My 3 year old (the first to wear cloth) potty trained early & quickly too on his own and we chalk that up to BumGenius & our experience with cloth diapers!! Thank you BG!!!!! 😀

  • artsygrl80 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:13 am

    Bum Genius is one of our favorite brands and made the transition into cloth diapering so easy. I love being able to tell all the naysayers “yes, we are still using cloth!” and BG is always one of the brands I recommend to friends.

  • Paula said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:12 am

    We adore our BG diapers, right down to the grandparents! The pockets are perfect for nighttime stuffing and so easy to use no one gets confused! I’m so in love with the AIOs and the super soft cotton that I always pick them out of the stash first! Awesome all around!

  • nasather said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:12 am

    These are my go to diapers! I started out with prefold and covers, which were fine, but than I ordered a couple of different pocket style diapers and BG were my FAV! Not only have they make CD so easy but they fit my little girl wonderfully! We have had some other diapers leave such horrible red marks(almost like busies)I was going to give up on CD. But BG changed my mind. 🙂 You have a wonderful product! Thank you 🙂

  • Marie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:12 am

    Happy Birthday!!! We tried another brand of cloth and hubby wuldn’t use them. As soon as i came home with the twilight flip he was hooked! Daddy friendly!

    The flip also cured my daughters constipation! she couldn’t go for days in her sposies but as soon as i snapped her in to the flip she went- must have pressed on just the right place- and contained it all.

    We LOVE your products! marie_daby@hotmail.com

  • Sary Stroll said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:12 am

    yikes – infandum at yahoo dot com!

  • MandyBentley said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:12 am

    Bumgenius has changed our lives! I wasnt sure about cloth diapering until i found the ease of flip diapers and the elemental diaper. They are “daddy” friendly! I always tell everyone about them because they are so affordable! Thank you! And happy birthday!! 🙂

  • rhiannon said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:11 am

    I love the great fit I get from BGs, especially the hook and loop closures. I love how easy they are, how well the wash and dry, and trim they fit. I’ve never had any problems with them at all!

  • Mel said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:11 am

    For us BumGenius has been a first times a charm story. No need to try others because they are the first cloth diapers I have tried and I love them! I use them on my twin toddlers and with another little girl on the way in March I am looking forward to using them on her as well. Having twins really made our diapers expense almost undoable most months before we started cloth diapering (about $100 a month). That’s a lot of $$$! Thanks so much BumGenius for making a quality product!

  • sarah2190 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:11 am

    We started using cloth diapers with our now 16 month old and have loved them! We have saved so much money, environment, and not to mention the health of our baby by not using the chemical ridden disposables! I especially love to see people’s face when we tell them we use cloth dipes, priceless! Happy 5th Birthday!

  • Kaitlyn said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:11 am

    We started out with fitteds and prefolds and quickly realized we needed a better solution. Then I found bumGenius! I got rid of everything else when I found this simple, cute diaper. Our bG’s are now diapering our second son and are holding up fabulously. I tell everyone I know about bumGenius! Happy 5th Birthday! <3

  • Rebecca said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:11 am

    We picked up 12 BG 3.0 while I was pregnant. My husband was a skeptic, but We loved them so much we got 12 elementals and a flip day pack. The ease of use has even converted mt husband!

  • Kayla said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:11 am

    With the arrival of our first my job had just gone permanent and I was on my 6 month probation before all my benefits kicked in. between bed rest and maternity leave we had no paycheck for 2 months. Between family giving us cloth and investing in a little here and there on our own(econobum are the best!), using cloth has been an incredible help to our family. It’s so nice when things get tight to not have to worry about diapers in the monthly bills.

  • Christy R. said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:11 am

    BumGenius has made cloth diapering easy and affordable. It has saved us so much money. These diapers are part of the budgeting that has made it possible to quit my job and stay home with my babies! For that I’m truly thankful!

  • Sara said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:11 am

    BG helped me go from just CDing at home to CDing 24/7! I love sending my BG 3.0’s to school with my son. They are so easy for the teachers to use! With my other diapers I put up with leaks and poor fit but I’ve never had those issues with the BG 3.0’s ever!!! I love them and would love to have some more!!!

  • aquashamrock said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:10 am

    The bumGenius 4.0 diapers have allowed us to save so much money! I started out with some homemade (from a garage sale) AIOs. I quickly came to hate them. They didn’t fit right (leaks everywhere!), and took forever to dry! But I was half sold on cloth, because our baby girl got a diaper rash every time I put a disposable (even “gentle”) on her!
    I purchased a couple of 4.0s to try, and fell in love! My husband, who is a skeptic of everything, now spouts off to anyone who will listen about the benefits of cloth diapers, and how wonderful the ones we use are. I’ve finally accumulated enough diapers to allow us to make a two-day road trip and not have to use a single disposable!
    Our baby girl is all smiles whenever I change her diaper. She’s so adorable in them, I don’t bother using those “underwear” covers that come with a lot of baby outfits. Why cover up such a perfect diaper?!
    aquashamrock at yahoo dot com

  • Erin Houser said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:10 am

    Happy Birthday! Bum Genius 3.0s are the first modern cloth diaper I had ever touched or seen in real life. The fabulous design, super soft fabrics, and cute colors solidified my choice to cloth diaper! Thanks Bum Genius!

  • Danielle @ Happenings of the Harper Household said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:10 am

    Unfortunately we don’t have a bumGenius yet, but from everything I have read and heard about them I am sure I will absolutely love them! Cloth diapering in general has really changed my life. We are saving so much money and my babies bum looks great with not even a tinge of red 🙂

    HappeningsoftheHH at gmail dot com

  • Lama Works said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:10 am

    We just had our first baby 4 months ago and thought that cloth diapering parents were absolutely nuts. I had no idea why anyone would want to go through that disgusting mess when disposables were so easy. Then some friends shared with us what cloth diapering was *really* like and we were amazed! We ordered our first set just days later and have become a full time cloth diapering family within a month. They are so easy, cute and affordable! No more runs to the store for diapers every other day! Thanks BG!!

  • meason98 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:10 am

    a bumGenius 3.0 was my very first pocket diaper! We’ve been cloth diapering our 2 kids for 4 months here (didn’t use cloth with my first because I didn’t know better!) and I now have a couple more 3.0 and 4.0 diapers. They are by far my fav overnight diaper!!

    Cloth diapers have been great for us. Many fewer diaper rashes, I like the environmentally friendly aspect of them, and that I never have to run out for diapers 😉

  • Rachel Chapman said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:10 am

    We have used BG 3.0 and All in ones for for over 2.5 years, and are planning to use them with our second child who is due at the end of May. I love them because they are easy to use and care for, durable and fit great. We rarely have leak issues, and we pick Bum Genius over many other brands that we have tried.

  • doxielvr08 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:09 am

    Happy Birthday!!!
    Bum Genius opened up the world of cloth diapering for me. I seriously thought cloth diapering was prefolds and rubber pants and I was not about to do it. But one day I decided to look for cloth diaper service companies online in my area and somehow in that search bum genius came up so I went to your website and saw the 3.0 pocket diapers and was blown away!! I said to myself, this is a cloth diaper? That day I did sooooo much research and ended up ordered 3 to see what they were like (I wasn’t due for another 5 months) once I got them in the mail I went and showed them to everyone and I was in love!!! Your product made me want to cloth diaper 🙂

  • Carolyn said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:09 am

    We started CD only 8 short months ago. I got BG’s and another kind to try after looking for a while. When my order arrived I feel in love with BG’s. I absolutely love them. Going to CD with our second child has been so much easier than I expected with the help of your wonderful diapers! Happy Birthday! 🙂

  • Laura said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:09 am

    When I first started cloth diapering, I bought 1 OS Bumgenius and 2 Thirsties AIO. I’ve gotten rid of the Thirsties and got more Bumgenius. They were my gateway diaper! I am now cloth-diapering my daughter (almost 2) and my son (almost 7 months). Without Bumgenius I wouldn’t have given CD’ing a second thought and I definitely wouldn’t be doing it with both my kids!

  • Chad&Leanne said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:09 am

    After a disapointing run with another cloth diaper brand for my first, a few friends recommended the BG 3.0. I sold my old stash and started from scratch with the BGs and never looked back!! Thank you for a great product, keep up the amazing work!!!! 🙂

  • Sary Stroll said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:09 am

    We just started cloth diapering last spring with our then 4 month old daughter – I bought a ton of Flips and gradually added in some 4.0s and we love them all! She just turned one and we’re still going strong.
    What an amazing job you guys are doing for families! Keep up the great work!

  • Jennifer said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:09 am

    We love BumGenius. My son has very skinny legs and these seem to be the only diapers that give him a truly good fit! Thank you for making these diapers!

    jennifer dot gartside at yahoo dot com

  • Brittany said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:08 am

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY BG! Congrats on your monumental success!

    We’ve been CD’ing our 17 mo old for about 4 months now, and it has changed our lives. Not ONLY have I not had to buy or put my baby girl in disposables… but we’ve already got diapering costs covered for the next baby due in Feb!

    Happy Birthday again 🙂

  • Alycia said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:08 am

    bumGenius has made cloth diapering a real option in our house. Not only are they wonderful diapers, they’re the ONLY diapers my boyfriend will use and he actually asks for them! The sized AIO and Pockets are the only diapers that don’t irritate my son’s sensitive skin over time and all the options are amazing. When I told my family about CDing they gave me a funny look. But just one time holding a bumGenius changed their minds forever. It’s the diaper I carry with me to show skeptics and cloth wanna-be’s.

    To top everything off the amazing customer service is fantastic. I feel like I’m truly listened to when I call, like I’m part of the Cottonbabies “family”. You really can’t ask for more!

  • Nicole Thomas said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:08 am

    I honestly was never one of those people who researched diapers. I just did what everyone else I knew did and went to the store and bought disposables and never thought twice about it.

    Then my autistic son was born and he screamed in his diaper from the moment it went on until the moment it came off. The only time he was happy was when he was naked, because he hated the crunchy diaper sound and feeling; disposables left a mark on his thigh and frustrated him. I knew there had to be something else, so I researched cloth diapering. After many weeks of research, I couldn’t take his suffering anymore and we invested in a dozen Bum Genius diapers- everyone on reviews said they were the best place to start in cloth diapering.

    We were so impressed by our son’s response that we quickly put his little sister into cloth. And we have continued to stick by the Bum Genius brand for everything. Just the other day we ordered an Artist Series print for the new baby we are expecting this March, who will be lucky enough to have a cloth bum from day one. And we are loving the new 4.0s in snaps- thanks for making the switch to snaps so your already-durable diapers will last us longer!

    Thanks for making this diaper. To say it changed our lives is an understatement. As a parent you want to see your child happy and healthy, and to know that you are able to do that brings great relief and happiness. I appreciate your company for everything you have done for our family and I hope more people are willing to try cloth diapering as word gets out.

    nicole.m.thomas@maine.edu

  • Claire Dowdican said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:08 am

    BG transformed our lives 5 years ago in the UK when cloth bumming was very little heard of and coming from a family who are deaf (our 3 little ones are deaf too), it was more of a challenge to overcome and we are still here today having just purchased the new collection for our 3rd boy Teddy who is 18 months old. I also love to think how much money we have saved too that went towards our new home we purchased. Perfect 10 all round and it’s all thanks to you BumGenius! And just to say, our friends and family are in awe how dedicated we have been doing the cloth bumming for 5 whole years. Tongues out to those critics! 🙂

  • Elizabeth said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:08 am

    We started using Bum Genius diapers in December 2009. I knew that I was going to do cloth diapers both for financial savings and for the environment, so I researched throughout my pregnancy. I came to the conclusion that Bum Genius would best serve my family, so we bought a bunch. We haven’t used any other brands, and we’ve been very satisfied with the results. My husband, mother, mother-in-law, sister, and friends have all been amazed by how easy they are to use! I have even been able to convert a couple friends because of it.
    ElizabethTclements@yahoo.com

  • Jen said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:07 am

    We absolutely love our cloth diapers and I tell anyone who will listen about them 🙂 We save so much money each month on diapering and I feel like a great mom each time I put a cloth diaper on my girl. I had a hard time when my daughter was first born with breastfeeding. I felt like a failure because it didn’t work out for us. Once she was large enough for her BG 3.0’s, I started to regain some confidence knowing that I was making the right choice to use cloth on her little bottom. Five months later, things are going much much better 🙂

  • renee said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:07 am

    I am new to cloth diapering, and everyone raves about bumgenius. I unfortunately havent had a chance to try them yet, but would love too. Happy Birthday, and ty for the chance!

  • Jenn said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:07 am

    I am actually still expecting but will be fully cloth diapering my daughter once she arrives. BumGenius was the first brand of cloth diapering that I came across which is what prompted me to start doing research on fully CD’ing my babies. At this very moment, BG’s make up the largest portion of my stash, and I’d LOVE to add to that! I am so excited to start and join in on what seems to be a huge cloth diapering family!! 🙂

  • MommaBeast said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:07 am

    We started cloth diapering when my son was about four months old, using hand-me-down FuzziBunz. But they just weren’t doing it for us. The snaps were hard to manage (I have Systemic Lupus) and we didn’t dare use them overnight – we couldn’t stuff those pockets enough to save our bed!

    Then, about four months later at our local brick-and-mortar cloth diapering store, Green Bambino, owner Morgan recommended bumGenius 3.0 AIO pockets for overnight. We were hooked! We’ve been using 100% cloth since then and never worried about a leaky overnight diaper again.

  • Kendra said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:06 am

    BumGenius was the first cloth diaper to ever touch my daughter’s bum! I have found the AIO diapers to be one of the only diapers we can use at nap time without any leaks, and my trusty 3.0 pocket covers are used at night to cover our fitted diapers. Thank you for all of your hard work! 🙂

  • KAP said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:06 am

    Using Bumgenius diapers has saved us hundreds of dollars while making it ridiculously easy for friends and family members who watch our son. Thanks so much for your hard work to make this product available!

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:06 am

    We have been using Bumgenius for 3 or 4 months now and this is the first time my little one actually wakes up dry in the morning. I wish I knew it was this easy to use cloth because I would have used them with my daughter and would have started earlier with my son. I have converted 2 people so far to use cloth and it is so much better for the enviorment and not to mention our little ones with no chemicals in the diapers.
    Raes@ptd.net

  • J said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:06 am

    Love our BG’s! They have saved us a lot of money and are so cute. No leaks, either!

    Happy Birthday! 🙂

  • Laura Webber said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:06 am

    Congratulations! I love the money saving savvyness of using BumGenius cloth diapers- using cloth has saved us hundreds, if not thousands of dollars! But much more dear to my heart is the attitude of giving and educating that Cotton Babies offers locally and globally!

  • Erin Pellot said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:06 am

    BumGenius makes it so easy for me to cloth diaper!

  • Kelli said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:05 am

    Our first diaper was a BG 3.0 and 22 months later I have 2 kids (25 months and almost 11 months) in cloth diapers. BG makes up most of our stash (mostly AIOs) and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Easy for Grandma and daddy! Thanks for the chance at winning!

    msbeaters at yahoo.com

  • Laura said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:05 am

    Happy birthday! Bum genius were the first new diapers I purchased before my son was even born. Now 2 years later with 2 in diapers, bum genius still see us through every night. We love the colors, the simplicity of use and the fit! Thank you for making a diaper that we can rely on! Here’s to another great 5 years!

  • Rachel D. said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:04 am

    We started cloth diapering a few months ago due to my daughter’s sensitive skin. She has seemed much more comfortable and happy since switching. My husband loves the AIO!

    Thanks!

    annie8cu at yahoo dot com

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 9:00 am

    Easy, inexpensive, better for my girl’s booty and better for the world that she’ll grow up in – who could ask for anything else?

    kate_bates@hotmail.com

  • RaeO said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:53 am

    Bumgenius allowed us to cloth diaper 100% of the time. The daycare required cloth diapers that go on and come off in one piece. I showed them a Bumgenius 4.0 pocket diaper and they said it was perfect!
    rookem123 at yahoo dot com

  • Jennifer said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:52 am

    Bumgenius are the only CD we use for our 16 month old daughter. They have saved as a lot of money and keep my sweet girl mostly diaper rash free! Thanks for a great product.

  • Lauren Limón said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:51 am

    We love our BGs. A friend introduced me to cloth while I was pregnant and I purchased all of my BGs before my son was born in 2008. I was so nervous to try them that I waited 8 whole weeks! Once I did, I had to laugh at how easy it was and we haven’t gone back. I love that my 32lb 2 year old is still wearing the same diapers he wore as a 15lb 2 month old, and I am so exited to use them again with future children. Added bonus: My daycare provider loves them, uses them, and even washes them for me on occasion!

  • Jessica said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:46 am

    Bumgenius diapers have converted my husband! He wasn’t on board when I came to him with the idea of cloth diapers. They are very simple to use and for that I am thankful!

  • Lauren Ali said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:45 am

    Thank you so much for everything you do! BumGenius diapers not only work great, but they also save us tons of money! We have been cloth diapering for about 6 months now, and your product helps make up our stash. Thank you!

  • Tiffany said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:44 am

    The BG 3.0 was the first cloth diaper I used. I remember researching when I was pregnant and the 3.0 always had the best reviews. I love that they are affordable and simple to use (BGs have converted my Mom who swore before the baby was born that she would NOT use anything but disposable when she watched him. Now SHE recommends bumgenius to people…). I love that they fit my 8lb baby pretty much right away (we used disposable for a couple weeks while recovering from a c-section). More than anything I love that BGs just work. They don’t leak, they come clean, and are good quality. In fact I love them so much I just bought some more yesterday to give to my SIL for her shower present.

  • Shannon said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:41 am

    BG has really helped save my family $$. Diapers get expensive when you go through so many but when you start to CD you save so much in the long run. BG’s have been great CD’s diaper for my son! shannonforpeace(at)gmail.com

  • Crystal Biehl said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:36 am

    BG was the first cd I used. It made cloth diapering sooo easy, there was no turning back. I love how friendly and accessible Jenn is!! BG makes cloth diapering feel like a community!

    And I am in love with the artist series 🙂 3 down…2 to go!

  • Rebecca said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:35 am

    We started with a couple of BumGenius for our oldest son and were then blessed with a missionary grant of enough BumGenius diapers cloth diaper our daughter while living overseas. They are so wonderful and easy to use; it has saved us so much money. Thank you for all you do. I recommend you to everyone I know.

  • E said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:24 am

    Love BumGenius! I am in the process of switching to cloth, and right now the only diapers I have are 6 Organic AIO’s. We use and wash them every day (waiting for more to arrive in the mail, yay!) and they have convinced me that cloth is the way to go!

  • Arnett, Crystal, and Zeke said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:22 am

    We moved to Africa when I was 20 weeks pregnant. Disposable diapers weren’t really an option because of the cost of them (way more expensive in Africa). After months of research we decided to go with BG. What an excellent decision!! We, my husband and I, have fallen in love!! We will cloth diaper all our children now! BG rocks!!

  • Katie said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:13 am

    Bumgenius cloth diapers have absolutely changed my life and the health and happiness of my sweet baby boy! I began cloth diapers just a few months ago and have learned so much! When I went on vacation 2 months ago for a week I was so distraught because I did not have access to a washer or dryer and was going to be forced back into disposables. Then I found your flip diaper and the disposable inserts which worked beautifully! Then our pocket diapers got too small and were creating big red welts on my little guys legs so we switched from that brand to the BG Elemental diaper and I am totally in LOVE! Not only are they WAY more absorbent (we went from a triple stuffed microfiber pad to the elemental and a organic flip insert and it’s still partially dry in the am!), but I don’t have to stuff anymore pocket diapers!! I never realized how annoying it was to stuff all those diapers every other day! Thank you for designing such an amazing product that I recommend to all of my new mommy friends!

  • Jen said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:13 am

    Congratulations! Like many, I thought cloth diapers involved diaper pins, droopy drawers, plastic-y pants and leaks and so was a little reluctant to commit to cloth diapering my baby. That is, until I saw an ad for BumGenius and decided to give them a try. I love them – they’re easy, ridiculously cute AND more absorbent than the pampers that I’ve tried. Thank you for making diapering fun!

  • Carrie Roer said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:05 am

    Happy birthday BG! One year ago I was 4 months pregnant with our daughter, and had just started considering cloth. We visited a friend who had been using it for a couple of months, and guess what type they had? BumGenius of course! So it was her love of BG’s that helped convince us to go the cloth route – we ended up choosing Flips because of cost, but I’m a big fan of Cotton Babies overall. 🙂

  • ShortyRobs said...
    December 21, 2010 at 8:00 am

    Dear Jenn and Jimmy,
    Happiest of bdays to your wonderful company! Thank you for outstanding product(s) as well as awesome costumer service! BG 3.0 ‘s were the very first diapers in our cloth stash! My son was allergic to disposables and so your diapers saved his bum- literally! Since we started using cloth, our family has converted 5 local families and I get questions from people all the time wondering if cloth is really that easy. I always tell them that w/ Cotton babies- it is- thesearen’t your mama’s clothdiapers! The Flip System is our new favorite and we use it all the time on-the-go! Thanks so much! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

  • Anna said...
    December 21, 2010 at 7:58 am

    Our Bumgenius stash has given us the confidence to expand our family without worrying about the cost of diapering! We’ve used everything from econobum to flip and aio’s to 4.0’s. Looking forward to cloth diapering a newborn and an 18 month old!! All we are missing now are the 4.0 brights!

  • Jana @sidetrackd said...
    December 21, 2010 at 7:55 am

    BGs are Daddy’s favorite diapers. The great seconds sales allowed us to rebuild our stash when baby #3 had a negative reaction to the diapers in the stash we’d built while pregnant. Cloth diapering has been a big blessing to our family, and BG has played a big role in that. Thanks!

  • Jen Slayter said...
    December 21, 2010 at 7:39 am

    We have nothad the chance to start using BumGenius yet.
    Our goal is to start our cloth diaper stash with income tax.
    But with all the diaper rashes Garrison (8 weeks) gets and blowouts I can imagine it will be a huge blessing to our house.
    And since he is our first baby this will save our future children from having to experience this as well.
    Thank you for the chance to win!!!
    Happy Birthday!!!
    j.m.slayter@gmail.com

  • Sarah said...
    December 21, 2010 at 7:18 am

    Happy birthday! BG has saved us money, late night trips to the store, and helped us keep waste out of landfills. We love our cloth diapers!

  • M.Julien said...
    December 21, 2010 at 7:10 am

    Happy Birthday!
    I purchased BG in advance! They look beautiful & I can’t wait to use them!
    6 more weeks…

  • The Britt Family ~ Ryan, Ashley, & Connor said...
    December 21, 2010 at 6:22 am

    Happy Birthday!!

    My son started wearing BG diapers when he was 10 weeks old. He is now 6 months old!! It has saved us a boatload of money and we LOVE using them. He looks so cute with his extra paddding and they have been wonderful to his sensitive little tush!! No diaper rash here!!

  • Nisha said...
    December 21, 2010 at 5:14 am

    We love bumgenius! When I got pregnant with my first son I ordered one 3.0 and one elemental in the spring of 2009 and I was sold!!! Though I have a varied stash now for both my sons, BG is still my fave. I especially love the 4.0 snaps! I’m so glad I found BG as it sold me on cloth diapering.

  • ~Stacy~ said...
    December 21, 2010 at 5:07 am

    I love my BG’s! def the one I reach for first!
    You have helped save our family money and helped make our little one’s skin healthier, no more rash causing sposies on our little man’s bottom…so even more money saving from not buying rash creams. thanks for the great product, Happy 5th and keep on doing what you are doing!

  • napalmrat2000 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:38 am

    OMG!!! What an awesome give away!

    I love our BG! Our daycare would not CD my little one, until I showed up with these! Now the have no problem with it, and they have even helped convert a couple of my friends to cloth diapering!

    I am drooling right now BTW!

  • aperry said...
    December 21, 2010 at 4:20 am

    Happy Happy Birthday to you, bumGenius!!

    I have been using cloth diapers for about four months. I started diapering little one in disposables given as shower gifts. I didn’t understand why little one sould wake up & have millions of silicone balls attached to his bottom.

    After learning the MANY benefits of cloth, I am hooked & I couldn’t be happier. I enjoy washing my stash & keeping baby’s bottom dry!!

    Thank you so much, we love bumGenius!!!
    missanneperry@gmail.com

  • nikki bergin said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:33 am

    BumGenius has saved our family so much money over the year. We could really use this as we only have 2 right now.
    crazycat09@ymail.com

  • Becky said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:09 am

    I LOVE MY BUMGENIUS DIAPERS!!!! They have been great for my life… my husband refuses to use any other cloth diapers because no other diaper is as easy and bulletproof as BumGenius! It is so nice for me when I work 14 hour weekend shifts, to know that my baby is still wearing cloth thanks to YOU!!! I could really use this prize, because I currently only have 4 BumGenius diapers and always have to do laundry after my long work shifts so my husband has clean diapers to use the next day!! Thank you so much for making such an awesome diaper!!!!

  • noble4 said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:09 am

    Seeing the BG and reading about it convinced me to use cloth
    noble4 at ymail dot com

  • Anonymous said...
    December 21, 2010 at 3:05 am

    I can’t wait to try BumGenius on my own baby! I’m pregnant with our third. And with our first two babies, it never occured to us to use cloth. I’ve been changing my friend’s baby diapers. I’m loving how easy and adorable these diapers are. Thank you for creating a cloth diaper that is good for parents as well as our babies! And thank you for thinking of our wallets. The one-size diapers are great! Happy Birthday!

    fabelap [AT] pdx [DOT] edu

  • The Fuzzy Fluff Addicted Momma said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:58 am

    BumGenius has helped me find a GREAT and easy solution to cloth diapering on the go. I tried another well known brand and had leaks EVERY time in the carseat. One day I decided to try my 3.0…it didn’t leak! It was amazing, especially since that day he went over 4 hours without being changed! Now I love to use my BumGenius on long trips to the doctor and to visit relatives! Thanks SO MUCH!!!

  • Meggles said...
    December 21, 2010 at 2:41 am

    Happy Birthday BumGenius!
    My husband and I made the decision to cloth diaper for 2 reasons, one we did not want to contribute thousands of diapers to landfills, and two I did not want my baby’s skin in constant contact with so many chemicals! 7 months in, my daughter is in cloth 80% of the time and has only had one horrible diaper rash! Thanks so much Bum Genius and Cotton Babies!

  • LadySnow said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:57 am

    We started using cloth diapers off and on about 7 years ago. But I just had prefolds and simple covers. About 3 years ago I discovered bumgenius pocket diapers. What a difference! I would purchase about 1 a month (only thing that would fit in the budget) and now has a few. It makes it so easy for Papas and grandparents. 🙂

  • T Rex Mom said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:54 am

    I started out using hand-me-down prefolds on our tiny 4 week old daughter. After a few months I was starting to get burned out and didn’t like going out with cloth diapers and was about ready to toss in the towel. Then a friend of mine ordered a couple of BG diapers and offered to let me give them a try.

    What a difference! Cloth diapering was no longer a chore. Diaper changing time became fun and I felt like I could go out with the baby in cloth and the world would not come to an end when I had to change her. At that point, too, I also started to feel more confident in using the BG at night. Thus, at that point, we got rid of all disposables and went to exclusive cloth diapering with BGs being the predominate diaper in our stash. Still the choice for evenings and outings.

    For us, BG has meant diapering our daughter is no longer a hassle but more like a fun (addictive) hobby.

  • Amy said...
    December 21, 2010 at 1:28 am

    We love bum genius in our family! We started 2 years ago with our son and have continued with our daughter. I don’t have a running tab of how much money bum genius has saved us, but it is A LOT! Congrats on the 5th birthday!