Cutiepoops Diapers

Today I am going to review Cutiepoops diapers. A WAHM who makes pocket diapers, AIOs, and one size diapers. The thing I love about these diapers is their fit, their customization (you pick the fabric), and the price ($10.95/each). The one size are $15.95/each because they are made to last longer size wise.

They have 131 fabrics to choose from and they are all so adorable. They come with your choice of velcro or snaps. I chose velcro because I feel you can get a better fit with velcro. Some people don't like it because it wears out and starts to pill after a while. I also love their sizing. My son is still in a small and he is around 16lbs. Their size chart states that smalls run from 8-20lbs and I feel like he still has some time left in them.

I bought 3 pocket diapers and wish I had bought the AIOs because I don't care for stuffing diapers that much, but they are easy to use. With AIOs being the same price I would recommend purchasing those.

I also love the fact they are made by a WAHM and not some major chain company. It seems more personal. Like you are helping someone take care of their family by buying their product, not just stuffing some CEOs pocket.

Now on to what I don't like about them. I know they are custom and I love that, but that means that your order takes anywhere from 4-6 weeks to reach you. Mine took about 4 weeks and when you are waiting on fluffy mail, that is a lifetime. Also, these are not nightime diapers for us. They last about 2-3 hours max for my little guy, then they start to wick on the upper part by his belly button. We have had a few leaks with them. We just combat that problem by changing him every 2-2.5 hours. He might need more absorbancy since boys pee in the front, that is something I can try to see if it will help.

I think the pros of these diapers far outwiegh the cons and I would recommend them to anyone. Here is a cute action shot of my LO in his Cutiepoops.

Rita's Rump Pocket Diapers

Let me preface this by saying I love these diapers. They are a One Size flannel pocket fitted diaper. Flannel is cheap, I made mine from some receiving blankets I had from my baby showers. I had so many. I made the first one and it seemed so big, so I modified the pattern to be smaller. I wish I had not done that because the original pattern fits my son very nicely and will grow with him. This was one of the first diapers I attempted so, you live you learn. I just received some more flannel blankets today and plan to turn those into diapers also.

Flannel, I have noticed, does not snappi well so I have to use pins on these diapers. That is fine since I love my pins. They also require a cover since they are not waterproof. We use Thirsties duo covers and LOVE LOVE them but that is another post. If we are just at home then sometimes I don't put a cover on them and they do fine. The only flaw I can find about these diapers is that the flannel around the pocket frays after a few washes. It's not a problem with the pattern just the type of fabric, flannel tends to fray.

I usually cover a tri-folded microfiber towel with the same print flannel as the insert for the pocket. I really can't find anything not to really love about these diapers. They are easy to sew, customizable, truly one-size, and the pattern is free. What could be better than that?

The picture above shows how they work as a one size diaper. You just fold down the front to the rise you need and pin. Simple as pie.

Here are a few pictures of the first diapers I made with this pattern and how it fit my son.

They are very trim

I love the way they fit him.

The elastic hold so well too so there are no gaps at the legs.

Reviewing my own cloth diapers

I tried making a few different types of diapers and loved fitted pocket diapers. They require a cover and have to be stuffed with either a prefold or microfiber insert. I love these diapers. I made the pattern on my own and they have a welt pocket opening. The only thing I need to modify, in my opinion, is the rise. I think it's going to be a little short after a while. My intention was to make them a one size fitted diaper, but sadly they are not going to be until I modify my pattern. They should fit Colton for a few more pounds at least. They can be snappied or pinned, I like both ways. I have become very fond of diaper pins lately.

I have made about 20 of this style of diaper but for some reason only have pictures of a few on my little guy. They are versatile in that I can get just about a perfect fit because they don't have snaps or velcro. I can stuff them with as much absorbency as I need, but most times I just use one microfiber insert. I have used a few of them at home without a cover and they last about 2 hours without feeling damp. Most times I use a cover anyway just for added peace of mind.

This is one of the first ones of this style I made and the pocket opening is a little different. It opens at the top on the backside. I found out quickly I didn't really like that style because it seemed to wear out faster and didn't easily allow for elastic at the back around the waist.

These are two Christmas ones I made recently - They have the welt pocket and elastic at the waist. I like this style much better.

A few more reviews that I will have on here shortly are: Thirsties Duo Wrap covers, Bagshot Row Bamboo, Kissaluvs fitted diapers, Babyland one size pocket diaper (from ebay), Cutiepoops pocket diapers, Happy Hienys, Nickibaby One size diaper pattern, and Rita's Rump Pocket diaper pattern. Stay Tuned!

First things first, disposables

I know this blog is about cloth diapering, but since we used disposables for the first 8 weeks of my son's life it only seemed fair to review those also. You might be suprised with what brand we actually ended up liking. Here is the list and reviews of the ones we tried.

Pampers Swaddlers - These diapers were soft and fit well but we had leaks in them a lot of the time. Especially if he was side sleeping. Urine would leak everywhere in his co sleeper. We also had one instance of poop leakage that went through his diaper, his onesie, and my pants.

Huggies - These were not as soft as Pampers but they fit well. These leaked urine more than the Pampers. Really didn't like these at all.

Luvs - We actually didn't have that many leaks in the Luvs. Out of the first 3, they were my favorite. They fit well and only leaked a couple of times.

Our favorite was
Parent's Choice from Walmart - These NEVER leaked, even when he slept on his side. They are not as soft has other brands, a little stiff, but I loved them. They run small so he was in a size 2 when he was only about 12lbs. I also love the price. Ninety two diapers for $14 beats the leading brands anyday. I would definitely recommend these diapers to any disposable diaper family.

My real business and passion is cloth and that is the purpose of this blog so I will get back to it.