Bored of Solids! Gimme some prints!

I was cloth diapering for several months before I decided to leave my main stash of diapers. My main stash was all solid Kawaii diapers and I got bored of them, even though I had no problems with the actual product, they just weren't as cute as some of the prints I had newly found.

This was when I learned of Sunbaby Diapers. They are one size pocket diapers and rather inexpensive. I was able to get 12 of them for $60 shipped to me. During the time that I was learning about these diapers though, I came across a really great sale on Rump-A-Rooz. They were also very cute, but very very expensive. So, on a regular day, I would have never looked into buying them. Their parent company "Kanga Care" was running a special based on how many fans they gained during a certain time frame and they would base the discount on the amount of fans. I don't quite remember the deal, but I wound up getting 4 of their typically (close to) $30 diapers for $65-ish dollars. Granted, the quality of the diaper was much higher than say, Kawaii or Sunbaby, however, I wouldn't say that they worked any better than the lower quality diapers.

Getting these diapers around the same time frame, I can only say that they both were used on both of my boys- and were the last diapers my older son was using before he decided to use the potty, and he was about 32lbs at the time. I tended to reach more for my print diapers than my oh so boring solid Kawaii diapers. I then found sell/swap/trade groups on facebook and it was a downward spiral from there! I started selling off my boring solid diaper stash and putting money into other print diapers, whether it be work-at-home-mom diapers, or other manufactured diapers.

I never had any problems with either of these diapers leaking or fitting poorly. Sunbaby diapers were narrow though the crotch area and a seemingly trim fit. The rise on my first Sunbaby diapers was pretty low, but this has since been changed/altered and I am unsure if the ones that I had originally bought would be considered "size 1" or not, but I currently have a few "size 2" and some "size 1" are on their way. They are still considered One Size diapers, they are just offering 2 sizes because some people have smaller/thinner babies and some have larger/chubbier babies, and the company opted to do this to accommodate more babies in the process. It is a bit confusing, but the size 2's on the rise fully open, i need to put the snaps on the smallest waist setting to fit my boy at 25lbs.

This is one of my favorite prints of all time made by Sunbaby! (pardon him getting into cleaning supplies! LOL I was obviously there with him and this was the only way to get him to stay still for a picture)

As far as Rump-a-Rooz go, they are cute, they fit okay, no problems with leaking, but I can not validate spending that much money on a diaper. The double gussets, while some see them as being useful, I don't find them to be much more than an extra crease to get poop out of. 

And Rump-a-Rooz in action

My original stash, Kawaii (and review)

When I was pregnant with my older son, I had contemplated using cloth diapers. I looked into buying them, but I never seemed to have enough money to buy an initial stash. But, anytime I came across anything about cloth diapers, I always stumbled upon the pricey name brands. This was what always swayed me away from that initial purchase, because it would have been $400 (give or take) just for an initial stash of 24 diapers. I sort of just gave up on the idea with my first.

Then, I got pregnant with my 2nd. My older boy was going to be 27 months when the baby was born and he had ZERO interest in the potty. I knew I was going to have two in diapers for a while, so I looked into cloth diapering again. Again, I came across those expensive name brands, but somehow, I found something I hadn't found the original time researching. Kawaii brand diapers. I still didn't know much about cloth diapers, I was a total newbie to the cloth diapering world. I didn't know the difference between pockets, AIO's, pre-folds and covers, etc. Everyone kept telling me I should try out various brands to see what I liked, but I knew that would be nearly impossible, so I bit the bullet and bought our original stash of Kawaii ultrasoft cross over square tabbed diapers. With 2 in diapers, one being a newborn and the other a stubborn 27 month old (he was about 24 months at the time I ordered), I decided to buy 40 for our stash. This would give me plenty for 2 days for 2 boys.

I got the "boy" colors- dark blue, light blue, mint green and yellow. When I got them, I was pretty impressed, yet still knew nothing about what I had in my hand. Of course I looked up reviews and they had pretty good reviews from most that I read about. 40 diapers and 80 inserts is a LOT to start with, but it worked well for my 2 boys.

The diaper is a one size pocket diaper (as are many of their diapers). They are noted to fit 8-35lbs and I was able to put them on my baby as a newborn. It was a bit large and bulky, but it did indeed work for us. It also worked for my older boy who was probably about 27-29lbs at the time. This was my initial appeal of the one size diaper, and I thought the pocket was a good idea because it seemed that it would wash well and dry faster than other options, like an AIO. The outer material is made of a soft silky material and there is a layer of PUL inside, and a nice soft fleece lining. The snaps and elastic hold up really well.

After many months of usage, I got bored of the solid colors and looked into spending some money on some other options. I got a few of the mom label bamboo diapers, and a few of the "fun prints". I am a huge fan of the Mom Label (and blue label) bamboo diapers. The ones I got are minky on the outside and bamboo lining inside and the 2 inserts are bamboo and super absorbent. I also got a "silky" one with stars and they both worked really well for my boys and made them more fashionable wearing their diapers. The fun prints, I wasn't really thrilled about, as they do not have hip snaps, so we got "wing droopage", so they were my last resort to put on my boys. I also got 1 of the Good Night Heavy Wetter diapers, and I liked it. It is a nice thick material on the outside to help contain wetness. The inserts seemed to be about an inch longer than the standard inserts as well. They held up for us well.

As time went on, I started selling off my solid color stash of Kawaiis and getting into buying other options, especially once my older boy decided he would use the potty.

My initial stash of 40 diapers cost a mere $250. A great deal for that many diapers. There are in fact other less expensive options that I have found after the Kawaii Diapers, and I will discuss that in other posts (see Sunbaby, once it is written).

All in all, I would definitely recommend Kawaii as a starter diaper for those on a fairly tight budget. Comparable to the more expensive brands as well.

About 10 days old, and about 8 pounds in a Kawaii

Both boys wearing their Kawaiis- both with a great fit

Learning The Ropes

Hello Parents! I have decided to start this blog for a few reasons- to review many diapers that I have PURCHASED and used, give general tips, advice and answer questions for new-to-cloth-diapering-parents, and hopefully my tips and tricks are beneficial to those that stumble upon this blog!

Diapers that I have tried:

Kawaii
Sunbaby
Rump-a-Rooz
Alvababy
Little American Pocket Diaper
Pippin and Nellum
Cozy's Fluff Pocket Diapers
Country Bum-Kids
Miss Minky's
Cooshie Tooshie
Green Line Diapers
Fluffy Britches
Bohemian Couture Pocket Diapers
Doodle La
Modified Momma Creations
Diapeze.com
Mac-a-Doodle
Goodmama Fitted
Green Scene Fitted
Tangerine Baby Fitted
Anaya Baby
Wild Mountain Mommies
BumGenius
Blueberry
Monster Fluff Diapers
**Two Monkey Butts Cloth Diapers**
Ebay "cheapies"

MOST of the diapers that I have tried and use regularly are POCKET diapers. I use microfiber, bamboo, hemp and Zorb II (or combo of some of the stated) inserts. I also use All-in-Two's (AI2). I have attempted to use Fitted diapers, but I am just not a fan of getting super cute diapers, to have to worry about covering them or them leaking. I will try and do a short review on the diapers that I have used, and will probably combine them, a few in several posts each. Also, a majority of my stash consists of Work at home Mom (WAHM) diapers, as I will also discuss how my stash started and how it has progressed and where it is currently (its ever changing, so "current" would be that particular day LOL)



I will also talk about my wash routine, things that are good/bad/indifferent for cloth diapers.

If I can get a decent following, then I will hopefully be able to contact small diapering businesses to do reviews and giveaways.

**Anything I discuss is based on MY opinion of the products that I use. I have not been paid for any of these reviews, nor have I been compensated in any way for my opinion of products.