In keeping with the saying, "necessity is the mother of invention", all of Cotton Babies’ and bumGenius! products have been designed out of a need for something different. The Cotton Babies One-Size Microfiber Insert happened one night when Jennifer was sewing some inserts up for a customer. She had a snap press in her sewing room and late one night, totally on a whim, she added a snap to the insert to make it shorter. The design was met with resounding applause and we were off and running. Jennifer and company both thought it made sense to design a diaper to work with their new insert. The demands of a growing business and having another baby meant that it took some time for that dream to become reality. When it did though, bumGenius! One-Size Cloth Diapers were born.

Cotton Babies’ bumGenius bamboo fitteds and the all-in-one followed closely behind the one-size diaper... The bumGenius Bamboo Fitteds were designed for the family who wants great fit, fantastic absorbency and natural fibers against their baby's skin. The award winning bumGenius All-In-Ones appeal to the family who wants a simple, highly absorbent one-step system.

Today, bumGenius branded products are conscientiously produced in the United States and in Egypt.

As bumGenius has grown, so have their production needs. They got started in a woman-owned facility located in Denver, Colorado and opened a facility in Alexandria, Egypt. The majority of product sold by U.S. retailers is still produced in their Denver, Colorado facility. bumGenius! believes corporate growth must be done responsibly and in a way that supports the American economy and ensures product quality. As they’ve expanded beyond North American borders, they've ensured that every American job is preserved. Every year for the last three years, their U.S.-based staff has more than doubled. In addition to preserving jobs, they also carefully control all material sources to ensure that all products are still made with the exact same high quality materials, regardless of where they are actually sewn together or distributed.

The Egyptian facility was established one careful step at a time. Their companies formed a strategic partnership to ensure the continued impeccable quality of bumGenius products while also paying a living wage and giving Egyptian workers a hand-up out of poverty. The factory is beautiful and clean. Jennifer has personally spent a significant amount of time in Egypt making sure that things were set up right and providing the necessary training to be sure that the managers and staff know how to produce bumGenius products well.

bumGenius is proud of the way their company has grown and the positive impact that they're having on families worldwide. Five years ago, Cotton Babies began providing enough income to feed just their families. Today, Cotton Babies provides income that puts good food on literally hundreds of tables worldwide. They consider each and every staff member, distributor, retailer and customer part of their extended Cotton Babies team. With the help of their world-wide team, bumGenius has become one of the best selling diapers in the world. Thank you for the part that you play in the story that is making a difference, in families, in community and in the environment all over the world.

< p>According to an article published in 2008 by Time Magazine, over 27 billion disposable diapers are used each year in the U.S. alone, most of which end up in landfills. A great way to reduce the volume of waste in our landfills is to use reusable cloth diapers. Unlike conventional disposable diapers which can take anywhere from 250-500 years to decompose in a landfill, reusable cloth diapers can be used for many uses and can decompose in a matter of months.

Help start your child’s healthy life by abstaining from the use of products that use harmful toxins. Greenpeace recently published that conventional disposable diapers contain traces of Dioxin, a highly toxic by-product of chlorine and the paper-bleaching process, which has been linked to hormonal and reproductive health problems. It is a carcinogenic chemical, listed by the EPA as the most toxic of all cancer-linked chemicals, and it is banned in most countries but not the United States.