| GroVia Shell Set
4 out of 5 based on 27 user reviews.
Cred: 2351 | | Review by Dunia on Nov. 17, 2010 |
| My absolute favourite cloth diapering system for diapering my twins. After trying just about everything under the sun with my first daughter, I wanted something simple and easy. This is it! Love the covers. We rarely have a leak (my fault usually for leaving the diaper on for too long, which is the case with any cloth diaper) The covers fit my lean 19 lbs boy and my chubby 21 lbs little girl. Love that these are one size covers. They really stand up to washing and I always line dry to extend their life even more. The soakers are a great length and width for both boy and girl and really hold in big messes. My kids have put these to the test (trust me!) and they always come through! My favourite is the adjustability of the cover. Not only in rise but the fasteners these have isn't your regular hook and loop. It's kind of a flat disk that hooks to the front of the diaper. No fuzzies or strings caught in the hook and loop that you have to clean out and stops them from working. We get a perfect fit everytime. These are also quite trim under clothes. |
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Cred: 497 | | This is my husband and my favorite cloth diaper! We love that you can use the shell more than once. I also love how the inserts snap in making it super easy to change a squirmy baby. But they also work great with prefolds as an insert. We have used them every day for almost seven months and they have really held up. They have such cute patterns too! It's my fav diaper to show off! the velcro is super soft and the snaps feel like quality snaps. The only time we have a leak is if we get careless and leave part of the insert sticking out of the cover. The inserts also hold a TON once they are fully prepped! |
| Can be hard to clean off the poo that might get on the mesh on the cover, but it comes clean in the wash. It is also recommended to wash on warm, when a lot of my other diapers recommend washing in hot. |
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Cred: 1711 | | Review by Debe G on Nov. 21, 2010 |
| Good: They are trim, which is great. I like the snap out feature, although you do end up swapping the whole shell at least 1/2 the time (for us anyway). I like to use these for out and about because they don't take up much room in the diaper bag. |
| Bad: The rise is rather short, so if you have a tall baby, these won't fit til potty training. Also, not good for heavy wetters or nap/overnight. We can get about 2+ hours out of them. |
| These diapers are ok and we do use them, but they're not ones I reach for first. |
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Cred: 497 | | I really like these (but I have become more of a fan of the AIO). I have never had leaks (except for one night when he fell asleep before I changed him and didn't put in a booster). I love the seaside stripe pattern and I'm looking forward to the new prints. My LO looked adorable in his Grovia for his 1st birthday pics!! I love the hook and loop, but might have to convert to snaps since my LO loves to try to take off his diaper. I love that you can convert the hook and loops! |
| I have issues with my grobaby inserts, but the grovia ones are fabulous! At nights, its pretty bulky with the extra booster (or 2), but I'm not looking to win a beauty contest at night. |
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Cred: 890 | | I find these to have a much higher rise than other one sized diapers contrary to other reviews. The GroBaby were a little smaller. Love the organic cotton and recommend some of the boosters for when you need to go longer between changes or if you have a really heavy wetter. Get more absorbent over time, wear well. Stains can be sunned out. Shells wash and dry easily- if I am washing my diapers on hot I put them in her regular laundry to wash warm. Now I just do all my diaper laundry on warm. I just got a new snaps cover and LOVE it. The aplix are great if you use the laundry tabs to keep them from peeling up in the wash. This is my DH's favorite diaper system. Trim enough for jeans. |
| Stain easily (doesn't bother me, but I know it does some). |
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Cred: 2171 | | SO not a fan of these. And they definitely are not a true one-size. They were too small for my little man before he even turned 1. Also, a soiled diaper does not only stay on the insert, so I had to change the shell almost every time anyway. |
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Cred: 338 | | Review by Dayna on Nov. 24, 2010 |
| First I wanted to just point out that Grovia is Grobaby rebranded & improved. Some of the reviews I have read sound more like Grobaby diapers.
Grovia has a noticeably higher rise than Grobaby, their soaker pads are backed & the hook and loops tabs have a laundry loops to keep them from getting damaged (three best improvements in my option)
Grovia is the best cloth diaper on the market in my opinion.
soaker pads & boosters can hold a lot!
shells are cute & easily adjusted plus they keep everything in
stay dry boosters are great for night time
they are so easy and user friendly
options of AIO or Hybrid |
| Grovia's are expensive
Soaker pads take a long time to dry |
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Cred: 383 | | This is my favorite cloth diaper system. It is easy to use, we have never had a leak and it is cute!! I use both the organic cotton inserts as well as the disposable inserts and they are both amazing. My daughter was very chubby as a small infant and these fit her then as well as now as a thinner toddler. We find these are trim under clothes. The inserts are just great! They wash well and we have not had smell issues. I wash and dry the inserts and line dry the shells. These are just a great system, especially for people who are unfamiliar with cloth diapering! |
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Cred: 1233 | | Love this system, it was definitely what helped win my husband and mom (who helps a lot with our son) over to cloth diapering! Super cute prints and never a leak for daytime use. Trim too. |
| We aren't able to be leak free at night with these, so we use a different dipe for night. |
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| | Review by Facebook User on Dec. 23, 2010 |
| These are great cloth diapers. So easy to use and wash up great. |
| Have to touch soaked cloth insert to remove from cover.
THESE WILL NO LONGER BE SOLD AS SETS WHEN CURRENT STORE STOCKS SELLS OUT. YOU WILL HAVE TO BUY SHELLS AND INSERTS SEPARATELY!!! |
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Cred: 1040 | | These covers are adorable and durable. Love that they can be used with the cloth insert or disposable. Wipe out/reuse the diaper shell until truly dirty. These are my fav hybrd. |
| They run small and can bunch up resulting in leaks. |
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Cred: 4863 | | Review by tasha on Feb. 02, 2011 |
| I am new to CDing, and I have a few GroVia shell sets. One thing I like is the option for the cute prints. They seem to so a good job keeping the messes in, I haven't had a problem yet. |
| When I have it set on any setting pther than the largest setting, a part of the soaker pad sticks out the front of the diaper. An these do seem to run pretty small. |
| I think different diapers work better for different people, but I really like Bum Genius 4.0 |
 
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Cred: 803 | | My "go to" diaper in my stash, i have about 30 of these (i have two in diapers)I love how you can re use the shell for multiple diaper changes and that the inserts are made from organic cotton. |
| I wish that you could wash the shells in hot water, they are the only thing in my stash that i can't so i have to wash them by them self. |
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Cred: 588 | | Nice and trim. Like the patterns. I like how Grovia makes cloth diapering easy. No leaks. Like the fit. The hook and loop are nice, not as bad as velcro. |
| Wish the snap in pad was bigger. I don't like how the insert wrinkles up when in the dryer and gets really bulky. I find the mesh covers sometimes retain smell. |
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Cred: 467 | | They always leaked and it is hard to get the mesh part clean after a dirty diaper. i was never able to use these more than once. they always ended up being a 1 time use diaper. they also smell |
| Flip diapers have the same concept are way better |
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Cred: 708 | | This is a great diapering system!!! I love the snap in insert because it actually stays in place!! GroVia also has a very trim fit!! We have never had any leaks and always get a great fit with no wing droop!! |
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Cred: 1493 | | My new favorite diapers, I love the covers. Love the velcro on these it's super sticky and wears well. Diapers fit my daughter well with no leaks. The cover dries quickly when hung to dry. |
| The inserts take a long time to dry even in the dryer. I have some of the fleece cotton and the new jersey cotton inserts. They are very similar but I wish they had a stay dry top. |
| Softbums and bestbottom are similar but have more options |
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Cred: 8818 | | I am new to cloth diapering and after lots of research and a good friends advice I went with the grovia system and I am so glad I did. I absolutely love how easy they are to use. I have had no problems with them what so ever. While they are a little pricey Im ok with being able to use them again. |
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Cred: 14 | | Review by mvliem on Nov. 24, 2010 |
| We love these diapers! After Ellie was born, we couldn't use them right away because she was too little. With the disposables we had to use, she was getting diaper rashes a lot and constantly had leaks and blowouts! After two months she was able to fit in them and her diaper rash cleared up after two days and she's only had one leak (it was at night and somehow she shifted around so her butt wasn't sitting on the liner). She's 5 months old now and we still love them! We plan on re-using them for any other children we have. Plus - they have such cute colors and designs :) |
| They are bulkier than disposables, which means we have to buy her pants and onesies up a size from what she would be wearing to fit over her butt - however disposables was never even an option we wanted to think about, so it's not really a problem for us |
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Cred: 200 | | This diapers are quite nice, the fit is very trim. I think one of the best features is that they have three different sizing snaps on the front. They have tons of cute patterns too, they also wash very nicely. |
| The inserts are very thick and therefore take longer to dry then my other diaper inserts. I also have the older style GroBaby and the velcro doesn't hold up as nice as the snaps. |
| I would recommend snaps over velcro, simply because they wash and last better. |
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Cred: 392 | | I really liked the easy, snap in pads.
Cute prints. |
| The hook & loop tabs started to curl back so they didn't want to stick. Once curled back, the rough part would rub on my son's belly.
The fit is very trim & just didn't suit my big baby.
I used them for a few months and sold them. |
| FuzziBunz, Happy Heiny, Baby Kanga, Applecheeks...
Or snap closures used on a slim/average sized baby. |
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Cred: 258 | | I have quite a few different cloth diapers and these are always the first that I grab. They are my favorite! The design is simple to use and trim. I can use the shells with grovia snap in liners, grovia biosoakers, or a prefold. |
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Cred: 17 | | One of my favorite brands, they're so cute.
They're "one-size" I started using them when my daughter was 3 weeks and 8 lbs and haven't had a blowout or leakage yet! The best feature is the velcro is super soft but also super sticky. |
| A little on the pricey side |
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Cred: 1709 | | Review by BethG on Nov. 20, 2010 |
| Cute style. It grows with the child |
| I use them with flushable inserts and hate that the inserts tear when removing them. They are also very hard to shake out. |
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Cred: 20 | | We've very much LOVING our Grovia cloth diapers. They're easy to use and fit our 17 month old, 27lb 33" inch fatbottomed boy. They're easy to clean and really soft even after many washes. |
| If your kiddo has "sticky" poops, they can be hard to wash off (but what diaper doesn't have that problem!) but it comes off well in the wash. |
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Cred: 12 | | These are our go to diaper. We first found these when they were introduced to BabySteals when they were still GroBaby.
Never-ever had a leak or blowout with these. They are very Daddy or babysitter friendly. |
| The inserts (soakers) can take a little bit longer to dry when air dried. |
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Cred: 26 | | My husband and i love that the shell can be used over and over as long as it is not soiled. We also love the snap in insert for a quick diaper change at home and when we're out and about. I also use prefolds with it, that way we save more money on diapering. |
| The velcro sometimes touched and hurt my son's skin. Maybe I would try the snap option. |
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