Sunbaby Cloth Diaper Review

 

Sunbaby Diapers

Alright so I was skeptical at first because they're from China (oh gasp!). After reading up on the brand I discovered they're made by a Chinese WAHM in China. Yes she has some other workers but its no different than some of the USA WAHMs turned stores. But hey 12 for $60? Heck yes I'm going to try them. 

It took them a few weeks to get here. I'm impatient so what was probably 4 weeks (from China remember) felt like months! They came in a suspicious looking package, think cocaine brick, but it was all to protect my diapers. I immediately washed them up and went to use them. Okay hold on these are SNAPS.

Carl and I have never used snaps, because we're afraid. But even wrestling Titan Sophia into one wasn't hard. DH is OCD and has a system for the fit. I just pull and snap and repeat on the other side, neither of us has had an issue with fit doing our snapping systems.

First impression the shells were light weight and really flexible, they felt like normal material. I was really skeptical at first but onto Sophia and Sam they go! With Sam I stuck with the inserts that came, Sophia always gets a prefold stuffed in diapers. Two hours in they were both dry around the edges! I was really impressed. 

Summary: I love them! They're so inexpensive and come in different designs and after looking at her site again she now has TWO sizes! Also if you don't see a pattern you like currently just wait a few weeks she's almost always adding new now!

Indian Prefold by Cotton Babies Review

Indian Prefold by Cotton Babies:
I love prefolds. They are cheap and versatile. I'm going to start off and say that I have only used this particular brand. I am very interested in purchasing the Cloth-eez from Green Mountain Diapers but that wont happen until I go to purchase for a newborn.

After the initial prep they puff up to these gorgeous little quilted rectangles. I have been using the same ones for almost a year for my daughter (regular size) and I love them. My husband even loves them.

They are nice and poof up even more over time. They absorb quickly and have been known to hold even my daughter overnight. That kid out pees me even when I'm pregnant. They can get a little rough but nothing a dryer ball or a bit of vinegar in the wash doesn't fix. Also I have not had to do any stripping on these since I bought them.

Summary: I love these. They are great and the most expensive one (premium which is 4x8x4 ply instead of the 4x6x4 ply) is only $2. I would recommend them to anyone.

PS: that is my son... don't judge the snappi we hadn't ordered some in boy colors yet

Flip Cover Review

Flip Covers:

I first should start off to say there is an entire Flip System consisting of the covers and inserts. They have disposable inserts, stay dry inserts, and organic inserts. Personally we use just a prefold or fitted inside the Flip cover. The come in hook & loop and snap closure, 12 colors, and are one size.

Oh flip where do I start. They come to you softer and more pliable than most covers. After a couple washes they get even nicer. We personally only have hook & loop because they're closer to disposables in use. We have 2 covers that we bought almost a year ago. Both are still in use, one in heavier rotation than the other (its a gender neutral color). Our one in heavy rotation has some signs of wear like the loop is getting a little fuzzy and also its coming detached from the actual cover. But those are to be expected when you're using the same cover for two kids every day.

The only leaking issues I have gotten from the Flip come from user error and not cover issues. They are part of my night time solution and I have never gotten a wet bed in the morning while using these.

Summary: I love my flip covers and at less than $14 a cover I'm very pleased with them. I cannot speak for the entire flip system or how the snap closure goes but MY covers are great. I do wish the loop would be sewed on a little tighter but all in all these are my favorite covers.

Bummis Super Whisper Wrap Review

 

I started using these covers when I began to cloth diaper my daughter, she was around 6 months old and is now 15 months old. I wanted to love these covers because they were so colorful with their cute prints. But honestly as soon as I began using them I ran into immediate issues. The leaked from day one. 

Originally I thought it was a user error since I was new to cloth diapering. But now almost a year later I know I know how to use a cover. But these covers. They leaked with my daughter, they leaked with my son, they leaked with prefolds and fitted alike. They didn't leak through the legs for me, actually they leaked right through the crotch for both children. 

Another issue comes with the size and shape of my children. Both of my kids are big they are 95% and above on the growth charts for both height and weight. While I don't think either of them are very very chubby they fit in the "tall and chubby" category. The bands dug into my daughter's waist and her thighs. No matter how I adjusted the tightness they left very deep, red, indents on her. What surprised me was my son who was a long skinny newborn and the size small left the same marks on him. 

Summary:

I had fit and leak issues. I'm not impressed. The only positive factor these have going for them is the prints, but prints don't keep clothes dry.