Hey folks! Welcome to day 2 of the
Fabulous Fitteds Giveaway Event here on Mixed Bag Mama! I'm very
excited to share with you about today's company and a couple of the
fitted diapers and new wool cover they offer. We've got a lot of info
jam packed into today's post, so sit back, grab a cup of tea or
coffee, and get ready to learn about some truly versatile diapers!
Green Mountain Diapers is your
go-to stop for organic and natural fiber cloth diapers. They offer
everything from prefolds to fitted diapers to wool covers, and
everything in between! You can also find diapering and baby
accessories, such as diaper fasteners, wet bags and pail liners,
blankets and sleep sacks, and SO much more. GMD also provides an
extensive collection of information on cloth diapering subjects, such
as info for those that are new to cloth diapers, washing
instructions, and diaper definitions. Their customer service is
awesome too, so if you can't find an answer to your cloth diaper
question, I'm sure they would be more than happy to answer it by
email or telephone.
GMD has been very generous and offered
me the chance to review not one, but three
of their items: the Cloth-eez Workhorse Organic Fitted Diaper, the
Snug-to-Fit fitted diaper, and the new Babee Greens Wool Snap Wrap.
So,
while I was totally excited to try these Cloth-eez Workhorse Fitteds, I
couldn't help but wonder how well they would work overnight, which is
when I've mostly been using fitteds on Little Bit. (At first, at
least. I'll get to more on that in a minute.) Why? Because it's
basically a cotton prefold made into a fitted diaper. We already use
cotton prefolds and flats during the day (albeit super thin, cheap
ones), but I knew there was no way in heck those would ever hold up!
Small
Medium
I'm
happy to report that I was pleasantly surprised by their
effectiveness. Like with yesterday's review diaper, we started
trying this one out when Ripley was around 3 ½ months old. She had
the small size on a whopping 9-10 hours the first night with no extra
inserts and no leaks! It was
thoroughly soaked (that's to be expected after that long of a
stretch), but she had no booty redness in the morning (rashes have
been our main concern with overnight cloth diapering) AND she had
even went #2...And let me just say, it's good at containing that too!
The second night
she went around 6 ½ hours with no inserts and no leaks, though it
was soaked again. Woo hoo! I can't remember these leaking at all any
of the times we have used them, otherwise I would have made a note of
it. Let's talk about some other things I loved about the Cloth-eez
Workhorse diapers:
-They are trim
enough to use during the day for naps and long car rides. These have
been my go-to diaper for outings when I don't really want to have to
worry about changing her diaper, such as my older daughter's dance
class day and dropping off and picking up Myka with my mom some
weekends. (Roughly a two and a half hour drive there and back, not to
mention usually eating somewhere for about an hour and sometimes
going to a store.)
-Being sized
diapers, this makes for a much better fit and less bulky.
-The craftsmanship
on these is phenomenal as well. I couldn't help but notice the super
strong seam on the sewn-in insert. That puppy isn't going anywhere
for a very, very long time. Although it was used, I have another
brand of fitted diaper that has a similar sewn-in insert and it was
already a little torn when I got it, though the rest of the diaper
looked practically brand new. The seam just looked chincy to begin
with.
-Even with the
built-in insert, there is still plenty of room for additional
doublers, boosters, etc.
-As far as dry time
goes, these are definitely one of the faster drying diapers I have.
Depending on the conditions, I give these a short to medium length of
drying time.
-At only $11.95 for
the extra large size and all others being lower in price than that,
this diaper is budget-friendly!
-The only thing I
didn't really care for about the Workhorse diapers is the
“frilliness” around the legs. It flares out a bit too much for my
liking and worries me about poosplosions, though thus far we haven't
had any issues. It also makes it kind of annoying tucking into
certain covers, but it's not a huge deal.
***
You
know how they say not to judge a book by its cover? That is
definitely true of the Snug-to-Fit diaper. I had major
reservations about this one when I first received it in the mail
because it looks MASSIVE! It is
a one size diaper, but I couldn't help but think, “There is no way
this big ole thing is going to fit on Ripley!” However, I was
pleasantly surprised again and, in fact, this is one of my favorite
fitteds in my stash now.
Needless to say,
it's not nearly as big or bulky on her as I expected. I have it on
the smallest rise setting, so at 4 months, she still has plenty of
room to grow. Plus with the crotch area being so wide, it also offers
ample room for older kids and extra inserts.
For
being plain old cotton, I was surprised again by just how absorbent
the Snug-to-Fit diaper is. It wasn't too wet after 6 ½ hours the
first night, so I left it on until she got up later in the morning
for a grand total of about 11 hours and it still wasn't soaked! I did
use a hemp doubler under the
built-in insert, so I'm sure that helped, but still. The second time
it was super soaked in the butt after 8 hours with no extra inserts,
but I think the leak had more to do with not properly lanolizing the
wool cover I used over it. Again, I've used it a lot more than two
times, but if I had any issues with it, I would have made notes of
it.
I also liked that:
-It's easy to use.
While snap diapers have grown on me over the years, I still like the
ease of use with aplix. It especially makes changing squirmy babies
and middle of the night changes easier.
-It just looks and
feels like it would be comfortable for baby to wear.
-As far as drying
time, it's pretty quick since it's cotton.
-At $15.95, it's
very affordable, especially considering it fits babies from roughly
7-35 pounds, so you won't need many of them!
***
I
have heard nothing but good things about using wool with cloth
diapers, so I was extra excited when Green Mountain Diapers offered
to let me try out the new Babee Greens Wool Snap Wrap as
well. Between this and the EcoPosh cover I'll be reviewing later in
the week, I think it's safe to say I've become a wool addict. I'm
already trying to decide what brand I want to try next! But let's get
back to the review...
Here's what I did
like:
-It's made in the
U.S.
-It's very soft and
the legs are nice and stretchy.
-I can actually fit
this under some of her clothes!
-Shape-wise it's
similar to the regular covers I use.
-Since it's
somewhat on the trimmer side and depending on what you use underneath
it, it's a nice option for letting baby “air out” without being
completely naked since wool breathes and PUL covers don't. It would
be good for summertime during the day too.
-Compared to other
wool covers and soakers, it's priced similarly at $36.95. (It is made
of merino wool, though, and that's the good, soft stuff!)
What I wasn't so
crazy about:
-It needs more
snaps! That was my main beef with this cover. I find I have a hard
time getting a good fit because of this. Most of the time it ends up
kind of wonky and I'll have one side snapped in the very middle and
the other other side snapped on the second one next to the outside
just to get it tight enough.
-The Babee Greens
Wool Snap Wrap was smaller than I expected. Yes, they are sized
covers, but I have found that I can't use this with a lot of the
fitted diapers I now own because they just won't fit in it. However,
it works perfectly with my smaller fitteds, such as the Osocozy and
Sweet Pea, and this cover has been great over the workhorse fitteds during the day. I have also started trying it out with my Osocozy prefolds
at night and I am really liking that set up as well.
Left: Over the Osocozy Right: Over the Sweet Pea
How is it in the
leak repelling and rash preventing departments? Well, now that I know
I needed more absorbency in some of my fitteds I used with this cover
and actually lanolized it better, it has been working fantastically!
I had a few compression leaks the first two or three times before I
really lanolized it properly, so learn from my mistake. Even though
some wool washes contain lanolin, do yourself a favor and still use
actual lanolin to lanolize too, especially if you're mostly going to
be using your wool items for overnight.
Ripley still got a
little rashy after wearing one of our Greenchild Creations fitteds
under the Babee Greens, but honestly I think the fitted just needed
stripped. I've not really noticed any issues since.
***
While
I don't think I was really expected to write anything about these, I
have to. These things
have been a lifesaver! I am not into pins and I just never did get
the hang of the Snappi. I know how
to use it, I could just never get it to work for some reason. These
Boingos have been a game changer for my fitteds with no closures.
They are so easy to use and they actually stay all night! I highly
recommend them! They're one of my new favorite cloth diapering
accessories.
For
all of your organic and natural fiber cloth diaper needs, definitely
be sure to visit Green Mountain Diapers. They
have so many wonderful products to choose from. You can stay
up-to-date with them on Facebook,
Twitter,
and Pinterest.
Don't forget to check back next Tuesday when the giveaway
goes live and enter for a chance to win a $40 Green Mountain Diapers
gift certificate, along with other great prizes!
I received these items in order to
facilitate my reviews. No other compensation was received. My
opinions may differ from your own.
