First of all, my son was small and tall, so no chunky thighs or anything. We would pull on the wings and the fit was perfect. but a friend had a chubby-thighed little girl and she had a hard time with the fit.
We used the microterry on top, so no stuffing! yeah! We had a hard time at one point, as the little one was a heavy wetter, but we asked Applecheeks and they were very helpful with the matter. We now are using a microterry with a bamboo booster during the day and for the night it's a 3-ply bamboo with an extra bamboo booster and the stay-dry bamboo booster on top, to wick the moisture away from the little one's bottom. It's a trial an error, as it is with all cloth diapers.
If you are not using cloth diapers yet, but thinking about it, these are just the best way to get into it. Yes you will need to buy size 1 and size 2 (eventually) unlike others that are a one size, but these aren't bulky! yes I have a boy (so no skinny jeans or leggings ;-) ), but I still don't want him to have to wear 2 sizes up in his pants and onesies and all, just because of a bulky diaper. Plus a bulky diaper gets in the way of a baby's movements (every little thing is important when you're learning to roll over and crawl, etc). I tried and wasn't able to get a good fit with a one size, on my small baby and even to this day (he's 9 months) they are too big (he's still slim though). Therefore, it's really a case by case, but personally, I'm not sure I would've gotten into cloth diapering if the fit would've been like other brands I tried (I'll review them later). But like I said before, one friend didn't really like these because of her girl's size (which is a healthy size) and went with another brand.
If you want more pros, my husband loves them! First of all, he loves cloth diapering! He just can't imagine himself running to the store every week, or so, to get diapers. He will help wash them, which believe me is easy, and hang them up to dry. He also loves that they are easy to use. The option of not stuffing saves a lot of time for us, but a few more steps when you put them on baby. We plan on stuffing them for the babysitter, once I go back to work, so even more easy to use for her (but more time prepping for us). At this point in time, with baby on solids, we are using the flushable disposable liners on top. I can honestly say that since we've been using the cloth diapers I didn't have to touch pee or poop, so don't be scared of that, it's definitely not an issue! You take the dirty diapers, put them in a wet bag and once it's full you push it inside out in the washer and throw the bag inside out in it as well!
Oh and before I forget, if you're gonna do cloth diapering, do cloth wipes as well, it's just logical!
Wow, I would have so much more to say about this brand, but I have to end this post eventually! I had to do my first review with it, as it's something I use every day, many times a day, love it and want to share it with the world!
I also use Applecheeks' wet bags (all sizes), swim diaper, cloth wipes, spray, flushable liners and all the different inserts. I purchased my diapers either locally or on the Applecheeks website or Snugglebugz for Canadians and lil' tulip for Americans. Applecheeks website has the list of all it's retailers.
thanks for reading!
V
links:
http://shopapplecheeks.com/shop/
http://www.snugglebugz.ca
http://www.liltulips.com
No comments:
Post a Comment