https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:41:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-use-bg-40-and-freetimes#post-509689 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:55:25 +0000 shopaholic 509689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Weagle: Interesting. Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-use-bg-40-and-freetimes#post-509647 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:41:25 +0000 Weagle 509647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: After a while the elastic can just get worn and stretched out. Your can buy repair kits to switch it out yourself, I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-use-bg-40-and-freetimes#post-509633 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:38:04 +0000 shopaholic 509633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Weagle: Thanks for that! I did think it was confusing in the video and even more confusing hearing about "changing the elastic." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-use-bg-40-and-freetimes#post-509625 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:35:12 +0000 Weagle 509625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: I think it's just the way they fit on my LO. The Elemental elastic is great! I prefer it to the elastic on any other diaper I own. It usually stays rolled in after washing, but it's not annoying to tuck it in. That's something you have to pay attention to no matter which diaper you use. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-use-bg-40-and-freetimes#post-509582 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:22:33 +0000 shopaholic 509582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Weagle: Hmm! That IS interesting - based on reviews I heard the Elementals were kind of made in response to parents wanting bigger sizes and the video kind of seemed to echo that.</p> <p>P.S. Do you find the elastic that your have to tuck in annoying or problematic?</p> <p>@owlmom: Thanks! Bulk IS something I worry about. That's why I probably won't even start CDing until my LO seems to fit them better. We're going to have a small Asian baby (I assume! lol!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-use-bg-40-and-freetimes#post-509437 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:11:43 +0000 Weagle 509437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Thehistoryofus: You can use bleach on Elementals and Freetimes. BG recommends it. </p> <p>@shopaholic: I actually paid attention today to my Elementals vs. 4.0s, and I think the rise is higher on my 4.0s. Maybe the inserts make them fit differently. I don't use the microfiber inserts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-use-bg-40-and-freetimes#post-509403 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 08:33:28 +0000 T.H.O.U. 509403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cvbee: Just remember that with Freetimes and Elementals (any AIO) you can't bleach them because it will damage the shell. Same with boiling, you can boil microfiber but you can do it if its attached to a shell. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-use-bg-40-and-freetimes#post-509325 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:09:02 +0000 owlmom 509325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have 4.0s and Freetimes, and I prefer the Freetimes. BUT, we didn't get any Freetimes until LO was 12 months old. I'm pretty sure I would think they were too bulky on a small baby (with the rise snaps snapped to the smallest setting). I love that they don't require stuffing. I was hesitant to try them because I thought the flaps would be a pain when spraying poop, but it hasn't really been an issue for us - the key is to put the back flap on top of the front flap so that all or the majority of the poop is on a single flap.</p> <p> @shopaholic: The velcro has been a huge disappointment for me. I decided to ignore all of the poor reviews of the velcro because I thought my husband would like it better. The velcro lasted about a year. I'm in the process of converting mine to snaps - what a PITA! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-use-bg-40-and-freetimes#post-509202 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:16:20 +0000 cvbee 509202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Thehistoryofus: microfibre does get stinky. The bleaching once a month does fix that for me, but I never wash every single one of my diapers at once, so there is often a random stinky one here and there. I know it's time to bleach again when I think I smell a #2, and then I open the diaper and it's just pee, or more specifically just microfiber stink. P-U. Tomorrow is a bleach day for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-use-bg-40-and-freetimes#post-509099 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:13:44 +0000 T.H.O.U. 509099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great comparison. I went with 4.0s and was happy but I did try elementsls and like them. I am really trying to get away from MF because it just doesn't stay clean for me but organic does. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-use-bg-40-and-freetimes#post-508829 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:35:12 +0000 shopaholic 508829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cvbee: Yeah, I hear the velcro ones start curling or peeling after awhile - even if you line dry. But I think the side by side comparison is great for a visual learner like me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-use-bg-40-and-freetimes#post-507860 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:11:01 +0000 cvbee 507860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like she should have shown the 4.0 in snaps! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-use-bg-40-and-freetimes#post-507858 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:09:54 +0000 cvbee 507858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: interesting! Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-use-bg-40-and-freetimes#post-506925 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:13:47 +0000 shopaholic 506925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cvbee: From what I saw, the Elementals are organic, but also fit a bit differently. Mainly longer in the crotch/rise - I guess because people were asking for larger sizes. I've read great reviews on them, but I know our baby won't be tall for her age, so I'm going to see how I like CDing and get them if we're still doing it when she's bigger. Here's a great video I saw the other day comparing the 3 types:</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mrjf7TMgBA" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mrjf7TMgBA</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-use-bg-40-and-freetimes#post-506874 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:55:07 +0000 cvbee 506874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: interesting. I would have thought the fit would be the same!</p> <p>@HabesBabe: more absorbant is good. thanks for mentioning that they are thicker. </p> <p>@shopaholic: I forgot about elementals....are those just organic? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-use-bg-40-and-freetimes#post-504612 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:27:34 +0000 HabesBabe 504612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have both... the Freetimes are a bit bulkier, but I feel like the absorb more (I currently use them as my nighttime diaper, with an extra infant insert tucked between the two flaps from my 4.0s). I used to think that my 4.0s were thick compared to my AIOs, but the Freetimes are a lot thicker!</p> <p>Right now, we are still EBFing, so her poos aren't thick yet, so I can't attest to the scraping difficulties yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-use-bg-40-and-freetimes#post-504483 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:53:40 +0000 autumnlove 504483@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't like the Freetimes but I think I'm in the minority. They wash and dry well but fit weird on my LO. The 4.0s are nice because you can adjust the absorbency but I don't like stuffing diapers that much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-use-bg-40-and-freetimes#post-504470 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:43:09 +0000 kml636 504470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 8 weekd. I have free times, and I think 3.0s (got them in eBay). I haven't used the free times yet, I need to break them out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-use-bg-40-and-freetimes#post-504459 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:37:43 +0000 shopaholic 504459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Idk yet, but subscribing!<br /> I'm going to try both, but thinking I'll like the Freetimes foe ease? Read a lot of good review on the Elementals but going to hold off on that until LO is older if I can do CDing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-use-bg-40-and-freetimes#post-504408 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:07:53 +0000 cvbee 504408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not that I need to buy more diapers, but I'm really curious about the Freetimes. I've got a lot of 4.0s and love them. I'd love to hear opinions on the Freetimes from people who ALSO have 4.0s. How do they compare? </p>