product review - cloth diapers

We began cloth diapering our baby shortly after birth (about 1 week) and we have not looked back since! We use CD most times of the day, and use disposables at night. We also use 'sposies when we are out and about, but we are trying to get out of that habit as we tend to have fewer leaks/blowouts in cloth.

With CD, usually you pick a system that works for you and stick to it, but I don't like that way of thinking. At home, we primarily use prefolds/fitteds and covers, but I also like to have pockets and AIOs for the sitter. The last two are great options for the diaper bag as well.

So typically (not always) you will see two sizes of diapers, newborn: that last from birth to somewhere under 15 lbs and one size: that last from ~9 lbs to potty training. I know some people with larger babies that use OS from birth to potty, but I found this option to be bulky and wanted to try some easier options for newborn stage.

I purchased this Thank u mom cloth diaper set with out high expectations. My stash is primarily natural fibers for a few options. Mainly becuase Microfiber is the leading cause of cloth diaper failure. Also, when microfiber is washed, it releases tiny particles into the water that never go away. These synthetic materials often take more resources to produce and take much more to get clean. Looking past this, natural AIOs are hard to find at a reasonable price.

Without further ado - here is my review of these diapers:

With any AIO (all in one) diaper, you will need to wash several times before using to gain the maximum absorbancy. I was surpirsed at how incredibly soft these are out of the package, so don't be fooled into using them right away.These are designed to fit smaller babies (up to 11 lbs) so you will need to size up once baby outgrows. OS (one size) AIOs are too big for our newborns so these are great if you want to CD (cloth diaper) from birth. A nice feature of these is that they have the umbilical snap down, which is just using the lower row of snaps to secure the diaper on baby. There are tons of youtube videos referencing how CDs should fit.
My one complaint is that these have microfiber. I prefer to use natural fibers (cotton, hemp, bamboo, wool) and believe microfiber to be the leading cause of CD failure.
Our main method for CD is to use flats/prefolds and a reusable cover, but these AIOs are great for caretakers or family that is not used to using CDs.