6 Simple Steps...Thats All You Need!

Most parents who are new to cloth diapering find pocket diapers the easiest to use! 

Generally they come in OS, which means using the snaps you can adjust them to fit from approx. 8lbs-35lbs.  A one time investment to diaper your child from birth-potty training!  They're also great if you have more then one child in diapers (like me:))...you can use the same diaper on all your kids!

So how do these diapers work?

Here's what we do! :)

Here's the diaper, showing the pocket and insert

"Stuff" the insert into the pocket...for added absorbency where you need it, you can fold the insert.  I have boys so I fold it over in a third and put it right in the front, for a girl you can fold it in half and lay it in the middle of the diaper :)

Put diaper on baby, just like you would do with a disposable.

Get your side snaps where you need them for the snuggest fit 

Now, this diaper is still way too big for Baby G in the rise.  If he messes in it, it will probably just go right out the sides!  You need to adjust the rise by using the snaps in the front :)

Baby G needs the rise on the smallest setting still, so we take the bottom row of snaps and bring it up to the top row.

All done! 

Baby G is all diapered and ready to go!

It might take a little while to used to putting these diapers on.  If you only have one baby in them its super fast to put them on because you can leave the rise snapped where you need it!  I can change them now just as fast as I can a disposable :)

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Go Green With The Champ!

I have a bunch of GoGreen Pocket Diapers in my fluff stash and I love each and every one of them.

But there's one that I have a soft spot for....The Champ.

This is a beauty of a cloth diaper! 

They take "one size" seriously by adding extra snaps everywhere to make it a snug fit from newborn right to potty training.

Here it is on its smallest setting, the top overlaps for a snug fit around the waist (and believe me it is tiny!) There are 4 rows of snaps down the front to get a perfect fit around tiny little legs :)

Can you believe this is the same diaper!? On its biggest setting it will fit an even bigger baby then Lil Tank! ;)

The diaper has 2 pocket openings and a snap on the inside to attach the insert to, this means no need to touch the yucky insert to take it out for washing...it comes out on its own and stays attached to the diaper!  Also you can see the dual inner gussets for catching any runny messes...could it get any better!?

Showing attached insert

Here is Baby G rockin' the leopard...he weighs 18lbs and still has plenty of room to grow in this diaper!

I completely recommend adding one or more of these diapers to your stash especially if you're going to be diapering a newborn.

Head on over to GoGreen Pocket Diapers to check them out!

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 :)