Customer Reviews

Gerber Diaper Service Cloth Diapers (6-pk.)

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These are absorbant diapers and they hold up to the regular abuse of washing over and over again. They need to be washed several times before they are soft. I do need to mention that if you choose to cloth diaper your baby, you might want to just use velcro covers first since the weave is very tight on this diaper. I used pins, at first, and got frustrated, because they wouldn't go through the diaper. After a few washings, the weave loosened a bit and I was able to pin them more easily.

The item pictured and described is not the item you will recieve. I ordered 4 pakcages of these diaper service diapers and got a completley
different diaper. These are thicker, better quality and have blue stitching and "Gerber" stamp on them that distinquish them to be the diaper service diapers. The diapers I got were thinner, plain white and had no stamp. Buyer beware! You will not get what you see in this current photo!

Gerber makes a quality prefolded cloth diaper. When folded in thirds, they fit nicely into diaperwraps. They are strong and cannot compare to any other cloth diaper I've seen. To make them last longer I only bleach them when they are soiled, not just wet. I have found that these diapers last through about four consecutive years of diapering.

Unfortunately you are correct - these are not the same Premium Heavyweight Cloth Diapers that used to come from Gerber. When I called the company (I use these cloth diapers in my business) to ask, they told me this was the same product. It is not. They quilt and wrinkle after one washing, and just don't hold up their shape in general. Amazon needs to update their site, because the packaging has changed as well. I miss the old diapers!!

Good strong cloth diapers. They stand up to the abuse of the machine very well. I only have two problems with them. They aren't very soft, and they are hard to pin. I added velcro to mine just to avoid having to fight with them and a nine month old. Aside from these little problems, they are good, absorbant diapers that I use daily on my baby.

FYI The current stock photo/picture that Amazon has here with this item has a blue stitching and the word gerber printed in blue. This is not what you will receive in the mail. I called Gerber and they told me that have discontinued that exact diaper. What they do send out is basically the same. Wash it first and you will find it softens up and absorbs just as well as the past diaper did it just looks slightly different. Target nor Amazon has changed their pictures of this item since Gerber's changes occurred in Feb 08.

Definitely disappointed in these. I have some from 10 years ago that still had the blue stitching, and they washed up soft and nice every time. After four boys, I am still using them on caboose baby #5, but needed more to replace ones that were worn out. The new ones pill up after the first wash, and continue to pill. They are scratchy from this. Otherwise they are softening up as far as the fabric goes, but with the little fuzz balls there they are scratchy anyway. And they are smaller than they used to be...still better than the regular birdseye cloth diapers Gerber sells though. Shame on them for using sub-standard fabrics (probably just to save money) I paid more for these instead of buying the cheaper ones and I expected them to be nicer...Sign of the times I guess:(

These are good sturdy cloth diapers, whether you use them as diapers or burp cloths. Absorbancy is quite good. I use both these, and the "Gerber prefolded with absorbant layer" diapers. The diaper service ones are not quite as good for two reasons-1.)They are difficult to pin, and work much better with the velcro closure diaper covers., and 2.) they take longer to dry in the drier, thus increasing laundering costs.

The diapers are 100% cotton as advertised but it's cheaper to buy them at Target as it saves the shipping charges.
Eleanor Powell

WE decided to use cloth diapers because it's SO much cheaper than disposables. The Prefolded diaper service diapers are definately the way to go too. I couldn't do it if I had to fuss with folding. Also - if you plan to cloth diaper - a MUST have is 4 - 6 diaper wraps (10$ for 2 @ BBrUs). They are like plastic pants only with waterproof and cloth covering. They also have velcro instead of pins. My hubby (who hates wrapping anything) LOVES and OFFERS to change our newborn's diapers since he can easily handle the velcro wraps. We did a diaper cleaning service for the first 2 months, and I clean them on my own since. IT's really not as difficult as everyone thinks it is. Plus it's great on the environment. I strongly recommend cloth diapers and wraps!