Cloth Diaper Review

I know what you're thinking: "You don't do reviews! What blog is this? Who do you think you are?"

Well, first: calm down.

I'm bored... and don't have much exciting to post about.

Plus everyone else does them and I was starting to feel left out.

So there.

Last week, something awesome happened: I entered a giveaway on one of my favorite blogs (shoutout!) The Eco-Friendly Family. The giveaway was for a Thirsties Fab Fitted diaper and a Thirsties Duo (onesize) diaper cover- AND I WON!

WHAT?! I never win anything!

I don't think I've mentioned it on here, but Noah is a cloth-diapered (CD'ed) baby. To be 100% honest, we did it because they're cheaper (and cuter) than disposables. But come to find out they're also better for his skin, better for the environment and, dangit, a great conversation starter! PLUS they're not even nasty to wash (just ask Joe!) It's a win/win/win (Michael Scott's favorite kind of solution, btw). If I can CD, anyone can! And if MY husband is for it- then holy crap, it must be easy!

Anyways, back to my FREE diaper and cover!
They arrived within days of my winning them, and I immediately washed them and put them to use! We typically use prefolds with covers and Bum Genius 3.0 diapers- this is my first experience with a fitted diaper.

The Fab Fitted is so. incredibly. soft. I wanted to just rub my face all over it... but that would have been inappropriate. So I put it on da baby. Here it is on Noah's little tushy (it's a size small, recommended for babies in the range of 12-18lbs):

What a cute tushy.

And for size reference, that is a 9 week old, 13lb 4 oz tushy.

I tried it on with the cover that came with it (Thirsties Duo size two, smallest setting):

I ordered a size two because Noah already has a size one (reccomended 6-18lbs) and it's on the top setting with his prefolds already. And since I know you're curious, here is the diaper with his size one cover that we already had (top setting).

For good measure, here is it with my other new favorite cover, the Litewrap.

(Mini-review of this cover: I'm not gonna lie, I bought it solely for the print, but it has suprised me and I love it a LOT! It has a less-trim fit, but with jammies and clothes that are already kinda big on him, it works great! Plus, it's "un-trim-ness fits over the diaper easier. I don't feel like I'm stuffing the diaper into the cover, which is nice and I'm sure is more comfortable for him. Plus, it has great leg gussets... PLUS who doesn't love a huge fluffy heiny?)

And now, my review:

Thirsties Fab Fitted (size small):
I LOVE this fitted! I've never used fitteds- because I figure, if you're velcro-ing a diaper on your kid, why do it with one that needs a cover? Just use an all-in-one that has the cover built in. I was skeptical as to the "point" of a fitted. After using this diaper twice now, I understand! It's much softer than my AIOs and it fits so snug- there's no way poop is getting outta that thing! And if by some act of God, poop does slip out- it's not getting past this guy:

Thirsties Duo (size two):
I still love it! The leg gussets are perfect for holding in just about anything that comes out of the south end of a north-bound baby. The cover itself is made of PUL that is thin enough to be comfortable, but thick enough to not worry about leaks. With Noah between sizes, we went ahead with the size 2 (reccomended 18-40 lbs) which fit him! Sure, we velcro'ed the tabs on top of each other, but it was still a great fit in the legs!

So, 2 thumbs up from *the luckiest* family! Noah's tushy says thanks to it's friends at the Eco-Friendly Family as well! What a great giveaway!