Testing out Cloth Diapers

I've mentioned that I was hunting for cloth diapers. Last month I've decided on a few to try it on my baby.

The brands that I selected were BumWear, BumGenius and GroVia. I got all of them from Tiny Tapir.  

Cloth diapers lined up to be tested.

1) One Size Pocket Cloth Diapers

I've read many reviews about one size pocket diapers and I decided to try the ones from bumGenius and BumWear. 

For those who don't know how pocket diapers work, here's a photo illustration of how it works.

The shell and soakers.
They come together in a package for BumGenius but for BumWear I had to buy them seperately.

 

Then insert the soakers into the pocket located at the back of the shell.

 

Taaadaa! The cloth diaper is ready to wear!

The down side about these pocket diapers is that you have to wash both the shell and soakers everytime. You can't reuse the shell.

Since James is a little on the chubby side... the pocket diapers didn't fit him very well.

Here's the one from bumGenius. As you can see, he almost outgrow the diaper already and it's suppose to fit him til up to about 4years old!

A number of reviews mentioned that BumWear is more for "bigger sized" babies.
Since it's a One Size diapers, means we can adjust his size according to his age.
Unfortunately, James is already at the "toddler size". So these didn't fit him very well too.

Nevertheless, both brands are incredible soakers. James is a heavy wetter in the morning. He can use them up to 6hours without feeling uncomfortable and there weren't any leakage. The shell and soakers are dries easily after wash.

2) All In One Diapers

As the name says, All In One means that the soakers are attached to the shell. These also require you to change the whole diapers when it's soiled/wet. 

I decided to try this type of diapers from bumGenius.

 

Again, the size didn't work for James.

The good side, diaper is not as bulky as the One Size Pocket Diapers. However, for a heavy wetter like James, this diaper could only last him for 3 hours and he'll have to change if not he will be very uncomfortable.

3) All In Two Cloth Diapers

This is the one that I like the most. My mum loves them too and I will allow the photos do the talking.

How it  works:

 

Similar to the One Size Pocket Diapers, there's a shell and the soaker.

They come together.

Buttons on each side for you to attach the shell and the soaker.

Taaddaa! Attached and ready to be used!

  I tried the ones from GroVia (formally known as GroBaby).

They  fit James well and there's room for growth! :D

A good thing about these All In Two Diapers is that we can use cloth napkins instead of the soakers provided.

Here's what we did:

We didn't do this to save money on getting soakers.

Came up with this idea because the fabric of the soakers requires us to wash the soakers 5-6times before it can function well as soakers. Since the shells are ready to be used, we thought, why not use the napkins as soakers while washing and drying the soakers 5-6times. Of course, using napkins as soakers requires us to change the napkin every 2 hours.

The soakers from GroVia are amazing! James can use them up to 4 hours without feeling uncomfortable. All we have to do is change the soakers and use the same shell throughout the day!

We have been using cloth diapers for almost a month now. We saved a lot of money on disposable diapers. (James only use disposables at night when he goes to bed.)

Cloth diapers are environmentally friendly too! 

Please note that opinions may differ. If you wish to start your baby on cloth diapers, do try each of the different types out to find out which you would prefer. :)