Customer Reviews

Nature Babycare Eco-Friendly Diapers, Size 4, 120-Count Package [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging]

5 star:		(81)
4 star:		(43)
3 star:		(10)
2 star:		(20)
1 star:		(12)

 

 

We tried this diaper and were highly satisfied with its construction, fit, leak-protection, appearance, and environmentally-sound production and materials. However, there are drawbacks:
- The diaper is not reliably available at its best cost. Available for the lowest price at SOME Target stores, next cheapest with Amazon subscribe and save. We've found with some environmentally friendly diapers (even on Amazon) they are not always available and in the sizes you want.
- The diapers run small (at least in sizes 2 and 3), so that you have to move up to the next size (more expensive per diaper) before you might have to with other brands.
- The stretchy tabs are ok, but do not have the nice, stretchy side panels of other brands.
- The cost is pretty high. After considering the environmentally friendly attributes of differing diapering options and disposable brands and comparing those benefits to the cost per diaper -- this brand ranks (for us) below Natural Choice but above Seventh Generation diapers.

Given all factors, this diaper is not our current top choice. We use Natural Choice (when available) -- it's per-diaper cost is significantly lower, the fit is slightly larger (lasts longer), the stretchy side panels help it also to be tighter, and it also has many environmentally-friendly aspects.

P.S, We've determined to decrease our over-all diapering costs, increase our convenience, and mitigate our environmental impact by choosing environmentally sensitive disposables and combining their use with cloth diapering (after the baby has pooped for the day!).

I was also a subscribe and save customer and loved these diapers until the last batch came with the redesign. Now my daughter who is only 23 lbs cannot fit into the size 4 diapers. They constantly fall off and out of her shorts so that she has no diaper on. The tabs break constantly or do not stick on the diaper so we can't use half or them... I hope they fix these back to their original design, because they were truly the best environmentally friendly disposable diaper prior to this redesign.

When you read the positive reviews - keep in mind that they're for a totally different diaper - not the ones currently in production. I agree 100% with JJ's review - these diapers are terrible!

Up until the most recent shipment, I LOVED these diapers. I have used them for years with my now 3-1/2 year old (she's potty trained) and my 17 month old. They were super-absorbent and fit extremely well. I had no complaints whatsoever.

I recently received a new shipment of size 4's (the same size my daughter wears) - and they are just awful. The company changed the fit of the diaper - a size 4 (which was a little big, not leaky, but plenty of room) is NOT a size 4. It barely fits. And to make matters worse, they changed the tabs - more often than not my baby's diaper is completely off when she wakes up in the morning (and she wears a zipped up footie, so it's not even like she's pulling on it - it just comes off from rolling over.)

i am VERY frustrated and bummed. I have no idea what possessed the company to make these changes - but they wrecked their diapers and lost at least one customer. :(

Like I said, i loved these diapers before they changed them. I never write reviews, and I don't like starting with a negative one, but these diapers are a waste of money and you'll be cleaning your baby's crib, clothes, and your floor because of constant accidents.

I contacted Amazon and they gave me a refund.

***update: Nature Babycare has been extremely kind and responsive to my inquiry - it sounds like they are very aware of the problems that their design "improvements" have caused - and that they are solving the problem. They said that by mid to late Sept, a corrected version of this diapers should be available from Amazon. I'm going to be watching this board to see what people think........
In the meantime, I've tried out Earth's Best - and I LOVE them. They do seem to have a "chemical" smell when they get wet, though.....not so good.

This review compares Nature Babycare with 7th Generation and Earth's Best diapers. I have 3 kids, and before my last child there weren't many options for environmentally-friendlier diapers besides 7th Generation. My daughter and first son started in cloth and moved to 7th Generation exclusively. So when my son was born in May, I thought I'd try some others and see what I came up with. I did not test Natural Choice because we could only buy online and didn't want to buy a case just to try it out, especially when we found a solid performer at a lower price with Earth's Best.

For the short version, performance/preference differed by size: For newborn diapers, Earth's Best was heads and shoulders above 7th Generation (Nature Babycare doesn't come in NB size). For size 1, Earth's Best was still on top, with Nature Babycare and 7th Generation tying for second, though I'd give Nature Babycare an edge for environmental friendliness. I have not tested Nature Babycare above Size 1, and have not yet tested Earth's Best in Sizes 2 & 3. 7th Generation performed adequately in those sizes. For Size 4 & 5, 7th Generation and Earth's Best were much closer, with Earth's Best being slightly more absorbent.

Overall, we have been very happy with 7th Generation over the years, so these new diapers were a pleasant surprise. 7th Gen is not flashy, definitely more stiff than mainline diapers, but the kids were comfy, never had diaper rash due to the diaper, and the diapers were pretty absorbent with very few leaks. However, we often had runs of overnight leaks that seemed unrelated to needing to move up a size, and we have had to move up a size much earlier than the package would indicate by weight (this happened with our son in particular, and he is pretty skinny).

For Newborn diapers, I highly recommend Earth's Best over 7th Gen. The Earth's Best diapers had a stay-dry liner, great fit for a newborn, and were much softer, than 7th Gen, which for a newborn is much more important than a toddler! Most importantly, they were super absorbent. Now, I have to say that for first-time parents I'm sure 7th Gen is fine, but by the third kid I know I didn't change my son as often as I should (tysk, tysk), at least at first when I was trying to adjust to 3 kids! The Earth's Best diapers NEVER leaked, and kept my son dry due to the great liner. The 7th Gen NB diapers were a distant 2nd. I don't know how absorbent they truly are, because they leaked almost immediately due to poor fit. First off, they were bigger than Earth's Best NB diapers in size. They also were more stiff, which meant it was much harder to both tuck in the flap for the cord in the beginning, and it was hard to get them tight so there was no gaping on the top...so the pee just leaked out the top half the time. I should note that I also got some NB Huggies from a neighbor and they were the worst of the 3 - they were soft but small, and held very little urine before leaking. Also, the gel or whatever was sort of cold, so the diaper always felt wet on the outside when it was wet on the inside.

For Size 1, Earth's Best is still the winner, but 7th Gen and Nature Babycare were a lot closer. For some reason Earth's Best only has the stay-dry liner in the NB diaper, but it still seemed that the inside of the Earth's Best diaper was softer and drier than the 7th Gen. Earth's Best and Nature Babycare excelled at absorbency, 7th Gen. was sufficient but not quite as good. All 3 diapers fit well. Earth's Best is by far the softest; 7th Gen slightly less, and Nature Babycare feels like the paper towels you get in a public restroom - not something I'd want to wear, but baby didn't seem to mind too much. Nature Babycare would probably rank second because of absorbency and it is more environmentally friendly than the other two, but gets low points for softness and because the tabs don't stick anywhere on the diaper other than the front - so you can't roll it a ball as easily for disposal (you can roll it and secure one tab to the back of the other, it's just a little trickier). 7th Generation a close third - it doesn't have the drawbacks of Nature Babycare, but it is not quite as absorbent, either.

For Size 4 & up, I'd give Earth's Best a slight edge, only because of overnight absorbency. I actually like that 7th Gen is more stiff for a toddler; the Earth's Best side panels are very soft and stretchy but I feel like that makes them sort of flimsy. However, we always used 7th Gen for our toddlers, never mainline brands - I think if you were switching from Huggies or Pampers that might not even occur to you because it seems like those have really stretchy side panels too. I've never had a 7th Generation leak during the day, but more than occasionally at night, and since we don't really want to buy two sets of diapers, we're switching to Earth's Best for our older son (he's 21 months). A note on shape - the Earth's Best were longer and narrower than 7th Gen at this size, which works well for our skinny son but may not be for everyone.

One final note on 7th Generation quality control. Twice my husband found we were shorted diapers in the package, so now we count the diapers every time. Contacted the company and they sent us coupons for diapers and other products along with an apology. Also, occasionally we've gotten a string of diapers with the tabs attached poorly so they rip off entirely when you open them - very annoying and sometimes not salvageable. We have used these diapers pretty much constantly for 3 years though (none of these problems in the past 6 months, it may have improved), so I have no idea whether the quality control of other products is any better.

This review primarily focuses on the differences between Nature Babycare and 7th Seventh Generation diapers.

I used 7th Generation diapers until about the ninth month and then we started having endless leaks. In the morning both clothing and the crib was soaked and sometimes bad blowouts caused poop to escape everywhere. After doing some research to find a diaper without chlorine or fragrance I stumbled on Babycare.

Positives:
-longer and wider than similar sized 7th Generation diaper (you can save money by using smaller size)
-less gel remnants inside
-fewer leaks

Negatives:
-tabs do not stick to diaper making it impossible to roll into a tight ball to dispose
-tabs occasionally rip off

edit April 6, 2009

I just purchased size six diapers to use for the night (we use size five throughout the day) and all, I mean ALL the tabs rip off the diaper. At first I thought we were fastening them to tight and loosened them a bit, and still the tabs ripped off and caused leaks. I don't understand what the problem is, it seems like size five and smaller diapers are OK, but the size six tabs are shoddily attached to the diaper.

Ever since aliens with strangely-shaped butts took over this company, my son, waltzing around the house naked, diaper held high in the air, has been a frequent sight. Coincidence, or simply party time?

Or maybe Nature Babycare has discovered how to motivate parents to potty train early. I, for one, welcome our new alien overlords.

These disposables may be the greenest out there, but they're definitely not the most comfortable for babies! I've used disposables and cloth, so I know what I'm talking about. These feel so rough... It's not as bad as sandpaper next to baby's delicate skin, but close. We also had problems with the tabs coming off. I tried to contact the company, but got no response. What a shame.

These diapers are the best. My daughter hasn't had a rash since she's been in them. They are only a few cents more per diaper and I feel good knowing that these are a 100% biodegradable, even the packaging they come in. They don't fall apart. We've had very few blow outs (mostly user error), and it is easy to tell when she needs to be changed.
When My 6lb 4oz daughter was born we had to use conventional disosables because she was so small. with coupons for Huggies Newborn Diapers Up to 10 Pounds), 40-Count Packages (Pack of 2), they were our favorite. I have also tried the Pampers Swaddlers Diapers, Newborn (up to 10 Lbs), 92 Swaddlers, I didn't like them cause they were so soft that they always felt wet. I went through ghetto Wal-Mart brand (hatted those).
When it is conveinet we also use cloth diapers, I have (2) bumGenius One-Size Cloth Diaper Blossom and (2) 5 Pack Ultra "All-In-One" Cloth Diaper Variety Pack - Infant Size. We like the BumGenius because it is one size fits all, it adjust to the age and in the warm days it is nice on her skin. They are easier to wash and faster to dry.
But these are the best disposable diapers on the market. Just so few places sell them.

I have tried all of the "eco-friendly" diaper brands out there including Cloth diapers which I do most of the time. I started researching all the eco friendly disposable brands and found that seventh generation and the others were not actually eco friendly at all! They are made with petroleum based products and have some gel in them which isn't good for baby or you. The only diaper that is compostable, biodegradable, chemical and man-made ingredient free is NATURE BABYCARE. I know it feels kinda papery but that is the trade off. Isn't this about our children and our world, not how nice it feels? Its a diaper and its gonna get pooped and peed on. haha I have never once had a leak with this diaper either. I am actually going to give up cloth diapers and switch to Nature babycare full time because Amazon.com has an awesome deal on them with the subscribe and save program. $37.39 for a 4 pack (size 4 diapers)! Its about the same cost as what I spend every month on washing my cloth diapers and its more convenient! I am so thankful for this company who created an actual safe diaper for my son! God bless.

Nature Babycare diapers are breathable, latex free, chlorine free, more comfortable for my baby, and better for the environment. I use NBC diapers at daycare when not using gDiapers and have used them for a year and a half now.

Regarding the recent design change, Nature Babycare is correcting the flaws from the redesign and new dipes should be in the store in one to three weeks. I contacted their customer service and below is their email reply:

We understand your concerns regarding the new Comfort Fit design. As we explained, we are taking immediate steps to rectify the situation.

We are constantly working to improve our nappies. That's why we value your feedback so much. We have created a new design, a thinner nappy that uses fewer raw materials so that it fits your child better. Unfortunately, an analysis of the Comfort Design nappy showed that, while the maxi sizes are less effective than expected, not all sizes are affected. Due to this we will not be repackaging these nappies nor will we be performing a product recall.

Production of the new nappy has already begun, we expect the nappy to be in store within one to three weeks.

However, you can be sure that in the coming weeks, Nature Babycare nappies will once again give you the same great performance you expect.

Thank you for taking the time to contact us about your concerns and for your patience as we take the time to implement the changes and suggestions that customers like you have sent to Nature Babycare.

Sincerely,

Customer Service NATY AB