Bamboo and Me...Why I love it!

Oh bamboo...

There are so many reason to love this amazing plant!  And most of them are related to cloth diapers! 

First lets hear some facts about bamboo; some of the reasons its so awesome:

• Its environmentally friendly! Bamboo can grow up to a foot a day without fertilizers or pesticides and it removes 40% more carbon dioxide from the air then trees!
• It has antibacterial qualities! In tests done by Japanese scientists they found that it held these qualities for over 50 washes.  When they tried to cultivate bacteria on the fabric made from bamboo 70% of the bacteria died...great for killing bacteria in diapers and keeping odors at bay!
• Its 60% more absorbent then cotton! Its capable of holding up to 3 times its weight in fluid!
• Its breathable, great for using next to babies skin because it wicks moisture away quickly and its sooo soft!

I've experimented with different kinds of diapers and just keep coming back to bamboo.  It is amazing how much it can absorb and I love how soft they are! They make fabulous nighttime and travelling diapers because they can hold so much.  They're really comparable to disposables in the absorbency department. 

My favourite bamboo diapers are my Earth, Mom and Baby ones, but I've recently bought some BuBuBiBi pockets and really like them too!

They are one size pocket diapers, I love the extra hip snaps which help prevent droop and the crossover snaps to make them a better fit for a newborn/small baby

They have a snap in the back to attach your insert to

And snaps on the insert to keep your folds in place when adjusting for a boy or girl.  The inserts are made from 2 layers of microfiber and 1 layer of bamboo.

The inside of the diaper is lined with bamboo to make an extra layer of absorbency.

 They quickly go from fitting 18lb Baby G to...

32lb Lil Tank.

These diapers lasted on my boys for 3 hours+ during the day and all night without leaks! 

I've added some bamboo inserts to my fluff stash to double these up with at night as well, just to be on the safe side.  

One thing to keep in mind when using bamboo, it takes up to 5-7 washes for it to reach its full absorbency!  It still works great from day one tho :)

Any questions you have about bamboo diapers feel free to comment or e-mail (mxpx_3000@hotmail.com) and ask away! I'll try my hardest to help :)