Knickernappies Superdo and Loopydo Inserts

Mar 23,2010 / By Maria / 8 Comments

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My quest to keep my son dry through the night led me to try several things. Our Bumgenius 3.0s were working well for a while, but I was having to add so many doublers to the diaper that it was creating a leg gap. Since my son recently started rolling over on his side at night, this was a problem!

I started reading reviews of inserts on diaperpin as well as many online stores. The reviews led me to Knickernappies.

The LoopyDo 2G prewashed inserts have 2 layers of hemp french terry as well as 2 layers of microfiber.

Hemp usually requires prepping to remove the natural oils and make it absorbent, but these inserts are prewashed so you an use them right away, though they will continue to become more absorbent with subsequent washings.

Those 4 layers are sewn in a loop so they dry more quickly, saving time and energy costs.

They come in 3 sizes: Small measuring 12″x5.5″, Medium measuring 14″x5.5″ and Large measuring 16×5.5″. I should have purchased a medium, but I bought a large instead. I simply folded a portion of it over and stuffed it into the pocket diaper (like a bumgenius one size insert, minus the snap). It worked wonderfully, though obviously a little bulky. Not a big deal for me since I was using it at night only.

It was wide enough to fill the whole pocket as well. I have a problem with a few of my pocket diapers where the included insert is narrower than the pocket, allowing for gaps and shifting, which always leads to leaks for us.

I used the LoopyDo in a Bumgenius 3.0 pocket diaper on the medium setting, along with the BG insert and a hemp doubler. I had no leg gap and no leaks, though all of the inserts were saturated in the morning. I would definitely use a LoopyDo in any pocket diaper for naps, car trips and so forth, but I’d buy the appropriate size. It’s too bulky for daytime when folded over.

I also bought a SuperDo 2G prewashed insert. These have SIX layers of hemp terry and two layers of microfiber. This insert is made for heavy wetters and overnight, and is more absorbent than two microfiber inserts together.

Other than the # of layers, it is the same as the LoopyDo.

Here it is in a Drybees Fleece night time diaper.

I bought a large in the SuperDo as well and I definitely should have bought the medium. I am able to use it in my medium diapers but it is much, much too bulky and creates gaps. I should buy a medium but with a $12.95 MSRP, it will have to wait. I’ve spent way too much money on my night time diapering quest over the past month!

Here you can see how much thickness the extra 4 hemp layers in the SuperDo (bottom) add over the LoopyDo (top).

Here you can see both Knickernappies inserts compared to a Bumgenius insert.

The only thing I don’t like about these is that they are sized. Well, I like that they are sized, it really reduces the bulk. My wallet doesn’t like that they are sized!

In short, if you are looking to purchase an insert, buy one of these! I bought mine from Abby’s Lane. Good prices and fat and free shipping!

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Not that kind of stripping

Jan 11,2010 / By Maria / 4 Comments

>Well. I’d hoped that since I’ve been using Lil Outlaws detergent and cloth safe diaper cream, I wouldn’t have to strip my diapers. I’ve finally succumbed to the microfiber stink! They weren’t particularly offensive, just rather musty smelling. This particular smell appears to be very common with BumGenius diapers.

To strip diapers, you use the classic blue dawn, or plain ivory dish soap, suds the diapers up, then rinse until there are no more suds. This can be a lot of rinsing, so I did only 5-7 at a time, since I only have 15.

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Time to give the Blueberry another look-see

Dec 3,2009 / By Maria / No Comment

>I’ve been working on my wish list, not because I think I will get any of it, but because it is fun to window shop and to dream!

In looking, I’ve been delving deeper into different websites and darned if I didn’t find excellent info on the Blueberry diaper insert!

Isn’t their logo cute?

Looks pretty easy, though I will have to look more closely at the illustrations with the insert in my hands, when I am a little more awake!

I also learned that I was supposed to wash and dry the insert 3-4 times separately. Oopsie. I was just washing it over & over. Also discovered that the microfiber portion is to face the baby.

They sell the doublers & inserts separately as well. I’m thinking one of these might be the ticket to make the Cooshie Tooshie pocket I have work for us.

They also make swaddlebees. Another adorable logo!

Look, the cute wittle bee is wearing a wee little diaper! I’m a total sucker for cute-ness.

To be honest, I’m not really sure what the difference between the Swaddlebees Econappi and the standard Blueberry Deluxe diapers are, though Blueberry has a LOT more to choose from (ok I see Blueberry referred to as the “fashion forward” line of Swaddlebees. Darn, my stupid champagne tastes & beer budget even follow me into the diapering world!) Swadlebees also has fitted diapers and prefolds, wool diaper covers and wraps among other covers and accessories. So, a little somethin’ somethin’ for everyone.

They have adorable little training pants too.

(Squee! Seriously, how cute are those?!) They look & feel like undies, but have a bit of absorbency. Way better than disposable trainers, which are really just pull up diapers in my opinion. Ok subject change, need to stop thinking about having to potty train a boy!

They also sell mama cloth including a stay dry type. I never, ever in a million years thought I would even consider using that sort of product but, well, the more I learn about it the more interested I am.

This is a good read. It explains a lot about what Blueberry diapers are made with and why they cost a little more. I am really glad to know this is a Mommy made company!

I have to say, I have been writing to several companies to ask permission to use their images in my blog for my upcoming “wish list” post, and I have been very impressed with the customer service received from all, Blueberry included!

Images used with permission!.

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Not that kind of Blueberry

Nov 19,2009 / By Maria / 4 Comments

>I was most excited to get this diaper. The print looked adorable online, and the outside was a soft “minky” material.

In person, the print wasn’t nearly as cute as I expected, but it is cute and soft.

I really dislike the insert. It is hemp and microfiber and I had to wash it numerous times before using, to remove the natural oils. I found it confusing to snap and fold. The instructions said to fold it in thirds and snap, but doing that put the microfiber sandwiched in the middle, and I thought microfiber was supposed to be on the baby side inside the pocket.

The other diapers I have used have had the PUL layer directly on the outside. Since this is minky outside, I think the PUL is sandwiched inside (need to look at it more closely). Once I had the diaper on him, it had this weird plastic crinkle to it that is hard to explain, but it was as if he had plastic pants on. At first I thought there was something strange going on with the insert but I am almost sure it was the PUL layer. Like it was moving around inside?

This seemed to be the only diaper with good laundry tabs. They remained firmly attached and I actually had a hard time undoing them when it was time to put the diaper on. The diaper was a member of the diaper chain in the wash though, the hook part of the velcro on other diapers gravitated towards this one.

I have never seen a diaper more expensive than this one. Between the price, washing issues of the hemp, the weird insert, plastic crinkle and so forth, I would not buy another one. Plenty of WAHMs make dipes with minky on the outside if that’s what you’re looking for.

Blueberry has other diapers, some have snaps. They have several prints that I like and the non-minky diapers are about $5 cheaper, but they are still very, very expensive. I believe Blueberry is in some way affiliated with Swaddlebees, and I wonder if their diapers are any different, they look very similar in photos online. I would love to try a different type of Blueberry diaper, but there is no way I can bring myself to pay almost twice as much for one. I would much rather have two fuzzibunz!

After having used this for four months, I love the insert (just had to figure it out) and HATE those “sticky” laundry tabs. It’s near impossible to rip the velcro off of them, and one of the laundry tabs is shredded and torn almost completely off. The company just emailed me a virtual *shrug* and said that you can’t win with velcro, either it’s too sticky or not sticky enough. The inner is also quite pilly and gross looking.

On the other hand, my Blueberry Bamboo diaper still rocks. It looks new, the snaps work wonderfully and so on. I just prefer a stay dry inner, but I can always get a liner for it.

I should have listened to the reviews that said to stay away from Blueberry velcro!!

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