Cloth Diapering Day 2

Day 2’s diapers include:

• Sweet Pea Diaper one-size pocket was easy to use, but the size seems run a little small–DS is already using the largest snap setting.  The front snap wasn’t too hard to handle; maybe it was just DS being cooperative.  Its price point is the most attractive feature.
• bumGenius sized AIO: Initially, I wasn’t sure what to make of the large size I received from the Peekaboo Bottoms test drive package. I was surprised it fitted DS perfectly! This and all subsequent bumGenius I have tested are every bit as good as I thought they would be, except that all I really want is side snap now. 🙂
• bumGenius one-size 3.0: After using the large size AIO, I set the one-size to the largest setting before putting it on DS, which also fitted him snugly.  It was an overnight diaper so it was double-stuffed, and all the moisture was contained with no leaking. I think this will be my night diaper of choice.
• The bumGenius organic cotton one-size AIO I bought was a snap closure, which is so much harder to find.  Since it is cotton, it took forever dry.  Although it doesn’t seem to hold as much as the microfiber insert, I still like the idea of putting a natural fabric as the top layer.  Like the one-size 3.0, I set it to the largest setting.
• The Wahmies one-size pocket I bought was with snaps only instead of the hook shown.  I like it being trimmer than other diapers I’ve tried so far.

Additionally, a small accident happened on Day 1 which I didn’t realize until today: while putting on the Thirsties AIO yesterday, my mom put Vaseline on DS’s bum bum.  I didn’t know about it, and washed all of Day 1’s diapers along with the Gro Baby shells and the Smartipants + inserts.

Now I have to test and maybe strip all of them. 😦

Cloth Diapering Day 1

As mentioned in my previous post, I have started building my cloth diaper stash from scratch and most of them decided to arrive on the same day.  While I was excited to try them on immediately, I have been chained to the laundry to wash them at least once (hemp needs 6 times!) before they are ready to be used.

After a full day of washing (by the washer, not me), I have gotten the at least the microfiber inserts and the matching pocket diapers ready.  I dove in and used cloth diapers full-time on DS yesterday.  Here are some of my initial observations:

• Swaddlebee’s AIO/AI2 was very soft, thanks to the organic cotton velour top layer.  It was the first ever cloth diaper I used and I immediately declared I like side snaps.  I didn’t use the doubler because it was day time.
• Thirsties AIO was the next one I tried.  It didn’t feel as soft as the Swaddlebee’s because the top layer was microfleece (as most pockets are).  Although I thought I like snaps better, its hook closure can be quite useful with DS–who rolls over onto his tummy in less than 5 seconds every time I change him.
• Fuzzi Bunz pocket & one-size pocket: I tried both, the sized pocket during the day and one-size pocket with doubler at night.  I thought I would like them before I tried, but they both leaked.  Granted, both inserts in the overnight one was soaked, so it was my fault more than theirs.  But then, the one-size has too many snaps.  We went out for dinner last night and got home late, so DS was overtired when I put the FB OS on.  He was already screaming before I could close one side!
• Happy Heinys pocket & one-size pocket: I tried both as well.  Even before I actually used them, I was less-than-impressed by the laundry tab–the laundry tab on the left side of the diaper is not long enough for the hooks.  There was slight leaking as well.

Out of all the diapers I tried so far, I would probably split any new order 6:4 between Swaddlebee’s AIO and Thirsties AIO.

Fluffy Mail

Yay! I received 4 packages of fluffy mail on Monday, from The Nappy Shoppe, Parenting By Nature, More Than Cloth Diapers, and Peekaboo Bottoms.  Then I received another 2 fluffy mail on Tuesday, from The Nappy Shoppe (yes, again) and Smartipants.

Diapers — bought:

• Hemp organic one-size fitted (natural)
• Bamboo fitted (natural)
• BerryPlush AIO (jaguar, medium)
• Luxe Baby wool soaker (lime, medium/large)
• Kissaluvs organic fitted (medium)
• Fuzzi Bunz one-size pocket (red)
• Fuzzi Bunz pocket (print: under the sea, medium)
• Knickernappies one-size pocket (turquoise)
• bumGenius AIO one-size (grasshopper, snap)
• Thirsties Fab fitted (celery, medium)
• Sweet Pea one-size pocket (black)
• Happy Heinys one-size pocket (cheetah spots)
• Wahmies one-size pocket (blue dot)
• bumGenius 3.0 one-size pocket (moombeam)
• 10 x G-Flappers insert (bamboo velour + bamboo terry + bamboo fleece, medium/large)
• 2 3-pack Smartipants one-size pocket (neutral colour pack and boy colour)
• 3 Gro Baby one-size AI2 (blackberry hook, kiwi hook, vanilla snap) with 2 extra soaker pads and 2 booster pads

Diapers — test drive from Peekaboo Bottom:

• bumGenius one-size pocket
• Happy Heiny one-size pocket (velcro)
• Blueberry one-size pocket (snap)
• Fuzzi Bunz one-size pocket
• Happy Heiny pocket (medium)
• Swaddlebee AIO
• Thirsties AIO
• AppleCheeks pocket
• Fuzzi Bunz pocket
• bumGenius AIO

Toys:

• Haba Toys clutching ducky
• Heirloom organic cotton ball
• Heirloom organic cotton toy block set

Gears, etc:

• Pippalily sling (dragonfly, small)
• Leslie’s Boutique diaper bag with matching wet bag (daisy dreams)
• Leslie’s Boutique wet bag (print: zazu zinnia, medium)
• Kozy Carrier mei tai (print: spotslyvania, straps: black)
• Wahmies pail liner (print: cow print)
• Imse Vimse Flushable Liners

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