This week's Fluff Talk Thurday Topic is sewing your own diapers. Since I have zero experience with this topic and have never owned a decent sewing machine, you should head over to
Happily Domestic and see what others have to say it.
Instead, I've decided to review a few of my favorite diapers for you.
First up has been my absolute favorite that I've tried, the
BumGenius OS Organic Cotton AIO.
This is the most absorbant diaper I have used. Mr. Lovebug can wear it a good 3 hours without a leak. It is also very trim. I've only had it for about 3 months, so I didn't get to try it on a younger baby. It would probably be bulkier, but I think it still would be very trim compared to most one size diapers. I also really like that the layers seperate so it dries faster than most AIOs. The only down side to these is that they are fairly pricey compared to a lot of other one size diaper, but I think they are still worth it.
My next favorite is a toss up between Bum-Ware AIOs and Grobabys. I love the
Bum-Ware because they are really really trim. They are also quite absorbant for being so trim. They come in velcro which doesn't have any back elastic and snaps which does. I usually prefer snaps for durability, but the back elastic on these left such a deep red mark across Mr. L's back that I prefer the velcro on these. It is a much stronger, more durable velcro than on any of my other diapers though and after tons of use, doesn't look one bit worn out. I also love that they come with a brown suedecloth inner which keeps Lovebug dry and also hides any stains that we might get. One down side to these is that they are sized so you have to buy multiple sizes for your baby. Mr. Lovebug outgrew our medium sizes ones a couple months back and I've been fortunate enough to win quite a few giveaways, so (sadly) I have not had a need to purchase the next size up. I really miss not having to stuff diapers though, so I might have to consider selling a few of our pockets to get some larges.
I also really like the
GroBaby diapers because they use the organic cotton like the BumGenius ones and are really absorbant. They are also quite a bit cheaper since you only have to buy 1 shell for every 2-3 soakers. They are nice to put in the diaper bag because they don't take up near as much room as other cloth diapers do. The soakers also take up less room in the laundry. One downside is that they are bulkier than I like, but I still like to use them around the house when it doesn't matter.
And finally, my favorite nighttime diaper is the
Blueberry OS Deluxe with an
extra hemp insert. These have yet to fail me at night, we have never had a leak and Mr. Lovebug usually sleeps 11-12 hours. They are fairly trim for being a one size and having 2 inserts in, but he only wears them under his sleepers which have plenty of room in them.
I wish I was craftier and could sew my own diaper, but I'm just not. So for those of you who were blessed with the talent to sew, head on over to
Happily Domestic to get some great info about it!
