Lots of flat diapers have been featured on the blog this year! Today’s review features a unique, made-in-the-USA diaper: hemp jersey flats from my affiliate, Geffen Baby. Geffen flats are available in one size, with light green stitching around the edges. Each flat diaper retails for $8.50. I’ll also share my experiences with Geffen Baby cloth wipes, which come in packages of 10 and are made of the same jersey fabric but with darker green stitching.
Stock images courtesy Geffen Baby
Hemp Jersey Flat
Made of 60% hemp and 40% organic cotton, this flat measures about 24.5″ by 26.5″ before washing. It’s not an exact square, but that is typical with many natural fiber diapers. After washing, my Geffen flat shrank to about 23″ by 25.5.” The serged edges do curl up after washing and drying and don’t stay flat; this may bother some but it’s not a concern to me.
Pad folded, the Geffen Baby flat diaper measures about 11″ by 4.75″ inches.
It’s very close in size when folded to the Geffen Baby hemp jersey prefold – size small. So the size range for the Geffen flat diaper is roughly 0 to 6 months.
A Boingo or Snappi works “ok” with the smooth hemp jersey, but doesn’t grip as tightly as I would like. A diaper pin is ideal. However you decide to fasten, the Geffen flat will only work for a small baby. And since I don’t have a newborn or small baby right now (Ingrid is over a year old), I’ll demo on a baby doll. 🙂
We didn’t use fasteners at all. I mainly used our Geffen flat diapers pad folded in Ingrid’s newborn covers and small covers. When she reached “medium” size, the flat was too small to give adequate coverage and absorbency. Since it’s only offered in one size right now, I will definitely say that a larger size is on my “hope” list. However, I know that increasing the size while keeping the price affordable is a delicate balance.
We really love the softness, smoothness and absorbency of these Geffen flats; as a bonus, they wash and dry more quickly and easily than the multi-layered Geffen prefolds. And of course, we love supporting a USA-made product!
Since Geffen flats do run small, you can repurpose them as a doubler, burp cloth, lovey, etc.
If you want a much bigger flat, the new Geffen Baby Fladdle (hemp fleece diaper/blanket) is about 30″ square. I personally prefer the smooth jersey over the fleece, however. The Fladdle is also priced a bit more at $12.48 each.
Hemp Jersey Wipes
I also purchased a pack of single-layer Geffen Baby hemp jersey wipes to try out. They are made of the same fabric as the flat diaper (a smooth hemp/cotton blend). After washing and drying they are about 8″ by 7.5″ inches, so again, not a perfect square. They are $12.34 for a package of ten, which is a really great deal.
Since they are one thin layer, these hemp jersey wipes are easy to store and don’t take up much room like bulkier/thicker wipes do. The hemp-blend fabric is super durable. They get most jobs done just fine, but for big messes I prefer a wipe with a nubbier texture. If you also like to have some cloths on hand with a little bit of scrubbing power, Geffen Baby does have a hemp/French terry wipe. It’s on my “to try” list.
Please share your thoughts and questions about Geffen Baby below, and enter to win a flat diaper and package of wipes for yourself! This giveaway is open to USA residents only. Good luck!
We LOVE our geffen prefolds!!
I would really like to try their flats. I started my CDIng experience with AIOs, and pretty quickly realized that I actually liked the more “old fashioned” methods better. Now we get a lot of use out of prefolds, and I can’t wait to try flats– and I’ve heard such good things about Geffens! Great review, thank you!
I’ve heard such great things about Geffen products! We had received 1 sample Geffen wipe once, and it’s both soft and a bit “scrubby” at the same time. I think it will be perfect for those sticky poos and I hope we get some more before baby arrives.
Thanks for this review. I’ve been looking at these. I do like to be able to snappi so this helped for size.
I love their inserts as a doubler in my pockets!
Awesome giveaway! Thank you!!
I have been wanting to try geffen baby! LO is due in 4 weeks.
My 9 month old still uses these even at night at we do great! She pees often but not very much at a time so maybe they wouldn’t work for heavy wetters but I love how trim they are!
I would love to try the fleece prefolds for nighttime!!
they are so absorbent! I love using them folded in a cover like you have.
We have one of the organic cotton flats. Idk why I never bought more, but we love it!
I would love to try either of the flats
I have some Geffen Baby inserts, and I love them! Trim and absorbent; I’d love to try the flats so I can see how they compare!
I would love to try either their flats or fitteds!
With my first, I mainly used prefolds and now that I am pregnant with my second, I am very interested in trying flats, since I’ve heard so many great things about them!
I like their quick plus absorbers in grovia shells
I would love to try these. I mainly use flour sack towels but they aren’t very soft. I have never tried a Geffen product before but hear they are amazing.
Great review! Good to know that they run smaller, and that we would have to pad fold it with my guy, or use as a doubler. I’d love to try the fladdle on my toddler.
I haven’t tried any geffen baby yet but I would love to! I would love to try some of their flats!
I love their high absorber inserts. I have one flat that I can still use pad folded for daytime. I wish their prefitted was organic and I’d buy it.
The super absorbers are at the top of my list of things to try
I’ve heard a lot of good things about Geffen recently. I love using hemp in our cloth diapers because it’s so absorbent! I prefer natural fibers over synthetic any day. Geffen is definitely on my must-buy list. Thanks for hosting! 🙂
I’ve heard nothing but wonderful things about Geffen products. I would love to try their Newborn Super Absorbers.
I have a pack of the super absorbers from Geffen and, honestly, they aren’t my favorite. I feel like they don’t hold enough to be the only insert for my 3 month old, and they are also a little wide, like too wide to lay flat in my Applecheeks size 1. But I would love to see how the flat works, and we can always use more wipes! We really go through wipes between my 3 month old and my 2 year old who is potty trained but uses them as toilet paper (we use family cloth).
Thanks for the feedback on the Super Absorbers, which I haven’t tried yet. ~Anne
I’d like to try the Newborn Quick Absorbers. I’ve had my eye on those for awhile.
I wonder if you used two of these flats folded pad style and layered into a cover, would they work well as at least a regular absorbency for an older baby. Good to see this and I’ve just become very interested in flats for my 18 month old!😊
I think that’s a great idea, Tara! Maybe they could even be folded together in some way? ~Anne
My sister is expecting and could really use some smaller flats. These sound like they would be perfect.
I love Geffen Baby. We currently use super absorber inserts in our nighttime diapers and they work wonderfully. I would love to try flats and wipes too.
I’d love to try the flats. I’m looking for insert to help w/ leaks in pocket diapers.
I have heard such great things about Geffen products but I am glad to know the flat is so small. My guy is a major chunk-25 pound 8 month old who’s not fitting in most of his one size diapers right now and for sure needs large flats. I still would love to own so greffen baby and try their prefolds
Thank you for the review. I’ve also been wanting to try the Geffen Baby Super Absorbers Plus inserts.
I like that you can repurposed these after your baby grows out of them! 🙂
I would love to try geffan baby flats I hear good things about them. I would love to try those jersey wipes. I have flannel wipes and I think they’re a little rough on little bottoms.
Id love to try geffen flannel prefolds i hear they hold a lot of liquid and were having night time issues..!
I like the super absorber 12 pack
I wouls love to try the flats. I have some diaper covers and can always use something more to put in them.
I haven’t tried Geffen Baby before. I would love to win so that I can! Thanks! Thanks for pointing out that the flats are a bit on the small side. I usually just pad fold anyway, but it’s good to know.
I would love to try any of their diaper items.
I would like the BALM! Baby – Diaper Essentials Kit
We have a few of the Geffen Hemp Prefolds. I love that they are soft and super absorbent, but do have a more difficult time using the snappis with them, I have to “fluff” up the material a bit! We also use the Newborn absorbers, they are great for small newborns! We have just tried the “super absorbers” as our 2 month old is a heavy wetter. I often use them with the newborn insert in a cover and they work well for her!
I have tried their super absorber inserts and really like them!
I feel like I hear the most positive things about Geffen — super soft and super absorbent. We need some!
We love flats and covers but have never tried Geffen flats. These look very soft and absorbent – would love to give them a try!
I haven’t had a chance to try anything from Geffen, yet. I would love to try the flats or prefolds!
I would love to try Geffen flat diapers!
I keep hearing great things about these flats and hope to try them soon! Would they fit well in a pocket on medium rise?
would love to try the prefolds. new cloth diapering and I tend to have small skinny babes so regular diapers probably won’t fit for awhile.
Everything I hear about Geffen Baby products is positive! I’d love to try a fladdle!
I’ve only.tried geffen baby hemp prefolds but love them for use at night. They are so absorbent and clean really well.
I’ve heard a lot of good stuff about the Geffen Baby flats. I would love to try them!
I’ve tried their inserts (not sure what they’re called) and I really like them a lot. I’d love to try a flat.
I would Love to try the prefolds or inserts.
I’d try anything! Just starting out our baby stash, so I have no set ideas on what I must have.
I have a few inserts, which work great. I’d love to try a fladdle.
I would love to try these!
Would love to try their flats!
I have heard AMAZING things! I have ONE wipe and definitely need more! Those things are awesome!
Really enjoyed your review! We have two of these flats and LOVE them! Would love to add another to our rotation and try their wipes! Haven’t tried anything Geffen Baby that we didn’t like!
I have a few geffen hemp absorbers and two fitted diapers and they are great. I would love to try a flat and a fleece prefold
I would love to try the medium jersey prefold diapers!
I’m wondering if you think the flat folded around one of the GB inserts would boost the absorbancy enough to use in a one size cover or pocket for an older kid? I like the idea of flats that dry more quickly than prefolds (which I’m planning to use to replace microfiber in our pockets and padfold in covers to send to daycare), but I want to make sure to add enough absorbancy.
I haven’t tried the Geffen inserts yet, but I think your idea could work, as long as it’s not an older, heavy-wetting toddler. Also, because of the smaller size of this flat, you’d have to be really careful about where you placed it in the cover (towards the back for a girl and towards the front for a girl) because it’s not long enough when folded to completely fill the cover. ~Anne
I haven’t tried Geffen Baby products yet but I have heard a ton of great things about them!
I’d like to try the wipes
I’ve not ever tried geffen, but would love to!
I’ve been dying to try out Geffen baby products, would absolutely love to win.
I love the Geffen baby wipes. I only have a few, but they’re the softest!
Geffen is my favorite of all time! We use their prefolds, fitteds and absorbers. I completely agree they don’t do well with snappis so I’ve just started trifolding them and stuff them in a pocket. I always add a super absorber on top of my son’s night time diapers and it keeps him from getting redness/eczema flares from being in a diaper 11-12 hours.
Glad they are working so well for you, too, Miriam! ~Anne
Love Geffen baby products. Have never tried their flats but love their inserts with a passion!
I would love to really try the flats. I’m always looking for slimmer options for my little guy. When we go out and he is fully clothed its best for us to use a trimmer diaper to fit better with his clothes.
Absolutely love Geffen baby fleece prefolds they are lifesavers!!
I only hear good things about these insert. I’ll have to try them even if they run small.
would like to try these!
I love my Balm Baby diaper balm. Best product EVER!!! Incredible on healing burns also.
I love Geffen hemp jersey prefolds. We’ve been using them for a while now and they are so absorbanct and soft!
Haven’t tried any of these. Would love to! Our little one is growing up and becoming a heavy wetter.
I would like to try their universal fit liners as I was given several Thirsties covers but am unsure what to put in them.
These are great! We love Geffen products! Thank you for the chance to win!
I have not tried any of their products but I am quite curious as to how they compare to diapers made from bamboo.
Hi Claire! Hemp definitely has an edge over bamboo in terms of absorbency. It’s not quite as soft, though. Bamboo is more accurately described as “rayon FROM bamboo” so it could be classified as a synthetic fabric rather than “natural” like hemp. ~Anne
Great review! The Geffen Baby Fladdle sounds like a win and I would love to try it!
Thanks for this! I have been hearing so much good news about Geffen, so would love to try!
We love hemp, so I’d like to try these flats!
I adore Geffen Baby but I only own one prefold (all I can afford right now). GB is buttery soft!!!
I’ve heard a lot of great things about geffen and would love to try them
We have a couple of their prefolds, would love to try their flats!
I would like to try the wipes, I tend to really like thinner wipes, so your review on them was interesting for me since many wipes are so thick.
I currently use mf inserts so I would love to try some flats! I’ve heard they are awesome.
we have used, and loved, the newborn quick absorbers. they’re excellent. our babe is no longer a newborn but we still use them as boosters in her overnight diapers.
I would love to try any of Geffen’s absorbers! I’ve heard great things about Geffen’s products and definitely plan on stocking part of my CD stash with them.
I have two of the jersey prefolds/flats and I love them!!! I want to try the inserts because I hear they work great in a Grovia shell. I really like Geffen because its so so soft!
We have a Geffen hemp jersey prefold and several hemp inserts (both the jersey ones and 2 different sizes of fleece) and love how absorbent and trim they are! The jersey is really really trim and the hemp fleece is so soft! (And stays somewhat soft when wet rather than getting firm/stiff like most natural fibers do). No stay dry liner needed when using them. I would love to try out the Geffen flat and the wipes! Thanks for the chance at this giveaway!
Haven’t tried the hemp fleece yet. Sounds cozy! ~Anne
I own only 6 of the geffen flats and a few wipes already, and even though they show a little wear after 3 years of vigorous diapering with my first, I still use them to stuff pockets for my newborn (who’s a very heavy wetter) and they still are sooooo absorbent! My favorite flats I own.
Love, love, love Geffen Baby! Their fladdles are my favorite!