Mailbox Mondays

Mailbox Mondays 11/8/10

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Every Monday I will answer user submitted questions. They don’t have to be about cloth diapering! I’ll always answer questions via email, but if you would like your question to be answered in a Mailbox Mondays post, send an email with the subject “Mailbox Mondays” to Maria at change-diapers dot com.

Naomi says:

Hey Maria,

Talk to me(us) about hemp vs. bamboo. Any recommendations of brands for a hemp or bamboo insert?

Overnight diapers for my 3 year old are getting pretty bulky. I usually sandwich a terry hemp doubler between two microfiber inserts in a generic pocket. That usually does the trick, but I’ve only got two of the hemp guys and when I’m out, I stuff the poor pockets to the gills with microfiber (3 inserts or 2 inserts with a mf towel). While dd doesn’t seem to care about the bulk, it gets hard to stuff and when family sees her overnight diaper it is pretty comical.

I don’t mind bulk, but am wondering which material to try and get inserts of. I’ve heard a lot about wool covers, but right now can only afford to stay with my pockets for overnight and just get a couple used inserts.

Great question!  I’ve been fortunate in that several of the diapers I’ve purchased/reviewed came with natural fiber inserts, and they are definitely top notch for nighttime diapering.

natural fiber inserts

babykicks hemp insert babykicks

In no particular order, first is the insert that came with my Babykicks Bumboo Pocket Diaper.  This is 55% hemp and 45% cotton.  Babykicks also sells Joey Bunz, Joey Bunz Premium (both sized) and doublers separately.  (There should be some in the CSN giveaway in the Merry Fluffy Christmas event!)  

amp insert

My Amp Duo Diaper came with a 2-layer hemp insert, as well as a bamboo insert.  The inserts look like a smallish prefold that you trifold, and they also come in 3-layer hemp, as well as organic cotton.
 

blueberry hemp microfiber insert

My Blueberry Minky was one I bought after only cloth diapering for about a month, and it was my first experience with a microfiber/hemp combo.  It’s a one size insert that snaps down to different sizes, and a 3-pack retails separately for $19.95.
 

cotton hemp doublers

 
These doublers were kind of random.  They were loose in the package with the Blueberry diapers I bought last year.  I believe they are organic cotton and bamboo doublers but I’m not entirely sure.  I use both of them at night.  I have 4 night time diapers in my rotation right now.  My Guerilla Fluff Utilitarian with a Mobums Wool Interlock Night Night Soaker, a Dypes by Dixon Sweet Slumber fleece pocket stuffed with the superdo, and two Bumgenius 3.0 pockets, one stuffed with a microfiber insert and one of the random hemp/cotton doublers, the other stuffed with the loopydo with the second random doubler in between.
 

loopydo insert

 
Speaking of which, I wholeheartedly recommend the Knickernappies Superdo and Loopydo inserts.  I purchased these out of utter desperation when my son was soaking every insert I had, and I was creating a monster leg gap by putting 3 inserts in a pocket.  They really are rather pricey at $7.50 for a loopydo and $12.95 for a superdo, but I think they are worth it.  I tried to be cheap and buy the large size for my son’s medium diapers, but they are quite bulky folded over.  I love the microfiber/hemp combo because the microfiber whisks the moisture away from my son’s skin, and the hemp locks it away. 

OK, I feel like a paper towel commercial.  Really though, if you are looking for a solution for a heavy wetter, I highly recommend them.  The only problem I have with them is that they can become quite stinky.  When I notice that, I wash (inserts only) with about 1/4 cup of bleach, then rinse rinse rinse until the water is clean and the inserts don’t smell like bleach anymore!
 
If I had the money to spend, I’d love to have more superdo/loopydo inserts.  I’ve been wanting to buy some mediums for a while but I’ve been trying to stick to the budget!

These are just the inserts I own, there are of course lots of other natural fiber inserts/prefolds out there!

So how about the rest of you?  Do you have a favorite natural fiber insert?

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A Year of Fluff Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

Monster Fluff Winner

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monster fluff winner

122 people entered with 205 entries total.  Sorry I am a little later than usual getting this posted!  The winning entry is #40, which is Janelle.  Congratulations Janelle, I’m emaling you!

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Friday Giveaway Linky Giveaways Linky

Weekly Friday Giveaway Roundup for November 5th, 2010

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giveaway

Each Friday, I will post cloth diaper and babywearing giveaways that I’ve found, or that readers have submitted. The post will be accompanied by a linky where you may enter any family friendly (no “adult” products please!) giveaways, they do not need to be diaper related.

If you have a cloth diaper/accessory/babywearing giveaway you would like to be listed in the next giveaway roundup post, please email a link, blog name, giveaway title, end date and photo (if applicable) to maria at change-diapers dot com. I want to keep the featured giveaways to cloth, accessories & babywearing only please.

This week’s giveaway finds:
The Cloth Diaper Whisperer

monster fluff soaker

My Monster Fluff Soaker Giveaway ends tomorrow, 11/6

$11 GC to Wee Little Changes from The Cheap and Choosy (ends 11/29)

Sleepy Wrap from Mama Dweeb (ends 11/17)

Beco Mini (doll carrier) from Familylicious Reviews Mandatory GFC follow (ends 11/14)

Beco Mini (doll Carrier) from Sugar Pop Ribbons Mandatory GFC follow AND Facebook “like” (ends 11/16)

$10 Bumbledoo Gift Certificate from SAPsMaMa Mandatory GFC follow (ends 11/20)

Rethink Crafts Diaper Cover from Sugar Pop Ribbons Mandatory GFC follow (ends 11/12)

Doopsy SD Diaper from The Cloth Diaper Report (ends 11/8)

Sage Diaper from The Cloth Diaper Report Mandatory comment goes on the sponsor’s blog (ends 11/8)

Mother-Ease Diaper & Cover from This Mama Loves Her Bargains (ends 11/19)

$10 Abby’s Lane Gift Card from Cloth Diaper Addiction Mandatory GFC follow (ends ?)

Apple Cheeks Little Bundle from Mama B Mandatory GFC follow (ends 11/17)

Talulah Bean Mama Cloth & Clutch from Biehl Adventures and Earth Angels Diaper Co. (ends 11/9)

BabyKicks 3G Bumboo Pocket Diaper from A Mom’s Take (ends 11/12)

Katydid Cloth Diaper from The Cheap and Choosy (ends 12/2)

$100 Diaper Junction Gift Cerfiticate from The Cloth Diaper Report (ends 11/12)

Kissaluvs Marvels AIO from Hip Tips For You Mandatory product review OR Facebook Comment (ends 12/1)

Nifty Nappy Woolie Wrap from Biehl Adventures (ends 11/10)

Mother-Ease AIO from Mama to 4 Blessings Open to the U.S. and Canada, Mandatory GFC follow (ends 11/18)

Go Green Pocket Diaper from Luvs Jurn (ends 11/17)

Planet Wise Hanging Wet/Dry Bag from Chubby Cheeks Thinks (ends 11/18)

$25 Gift Card to Thanks Mama from Luvs Jurn (ends 11/18)

AppleCheeks Diaper from BellaLojo Baby and The Cheap and Choosy (ends 11/4)

DyPeas Pocket Diaper from Familylicious Reviews Mandatory GFC follow (ends 11/14)

Giveaways still running from last week:

Kangadu Upcycled Wool Soaker from Crunchy Beach Mama Mandatory Facebook Like, comment and GFC follow (ends 11/9)

Happy Heinys Diaper from Sugar Pop Ribbons Mandatory GFC follow (ends today, 11/5)
BabeeGreens Diaper from Familylicious Reviews Mandatory GFC follow (ends 11/14)
Organic Moby Wrap from Eco-Friendly and Frugal Mandatory GFC follow (ends 11/9)
GoGreen Pocket Diaper from The Small Town Mom Mandatory GFC follow (ends today, 11/5)
You may enter any family friendly giveaway in the linky below. The form Blog name – Giveaway Item – Ending date works well. At a minimum, please include the item and end date, and link directly to the giveaway.

Please view my post on where I list my giveaways to find more great places to link up!

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A Year of Fluff Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

Knickernappies Winner

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knickernappies winner
128 people entered, with 234 entries total.  The winning # is 222, which is Kathy Pease.  Congratulations Kathy, I’m emailing you now!
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Where do you you keep your diaper pail and, um…”stuff”?

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my potty tee hee

We spend the majority of our time downstairs and consequently, that’s where I change most of my son’s diapers.  Our half bath is pretty stark, and I’ve been looking for some wall art or something ever since we moved here.  More recently, I’ve been looking at bathroom furniture.
 
When I change a dirty diaper, I clean it out in the bathroom, then take it to the laundry room (also on the first floor) and store it in my Planet Wise large hanging wet bag.  Really, this works for us, but I wish I had some storage space in the bathroom.
 

my bathroom

  The bathroom just has a toilet and pedestal sink, so there’s nowhere to put anything really.  My apologies in advance for “too much information” but after more than two years, my “monthly cycle” has returned, and I’m left running upstairs and back down every time I need to “take care of business.”
 
I really want to try Mama Cloth (don’t point and laugh and call me a sposie user, even though I deserve it!!) but this is the bathroom that my kids, husband, as well as any guests use.  I thought about putting a wet bag in here for diapers, but I don’t really have anywhere to put/hang it.  I’d love to have a cabinet that goes over the toilet, which would not only fill the empty space and make the room seem cozier, but give me a place to put stuff.  I don’t know that I really want to leave a small wet bag for used mama cloth, or clean mama cloth just laying on the floor.
 
Not only that, but it would give me a place to hang another wet bag for diapers, a place to store a scraper for dirties (I know, I know, I need to buy a sprayer!) and a place for air freshener and spare TP.  I’ve been left stranded with an empty tube more than once!
 
How about you?  Do you have a diaper pail or wet bag in the bathroom?  If you use mama cloth, where do you keep your stuff?

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