I need new pockets

Splash · Feb 17, 2007

Charlie's pockets are dying. He's been in the same ones for almost a year, and our washing system is fairly brutal, so I'm shocked they've lasted this long!

AJ really like swaddlebees, but the large is almost too small for Charlie, so we're not ordering any more. I love Mommy's Touch, but they're time consuming and he doesn't hang out for EIGHT snaps anymore. We both love FB, but the medium is too small and the large is too big (fits, but major wing droop). Soooo....

I think we're looking mostly for aplix probably. All I can think of is Drybees and Happy Heinys... maybe Mother Eve. Has anyone use the Mother Eve ones? AJ hates bumGenius (so do I) so those are out.

No Hyena! I know there are lots of wonderful diapers out there, but I am not going hyena.

Any ideas?

AdventureMom · Feb 17, 2007

We had a few Happy Heinys. I didn't care for them but a friend borrowed them and absolutely loved them... Awesome prints, too

For the FuzziBunz not fitting, which large doesn't fit - the Tall or the Regular Large?

Splash · Feb 17, 2007

Regular. I've never heard of a tall large. There is only preemie, small, medium, large, XL, XXL, and petite toddler to the best of my knowledge. Petite toddler is out because it's the same width as M but a longer rise.

The mediums fit on the last snap. So they FIT, but not good enough that I'm going to shell out $18 for new ones! The larges fit for nighttime (lots of stuffing) and daytime on the smallest hip and second smallest thigh setting, but the wing droop is pretty bad. Man I wish they would make an aplix FB!

I'm not opposed to a WAHM diaper, just not hyena.

LuvBug · Feb 17, 2007

I dont know what is considered hyena now, but the harleyz pocket diapers were nice and werent hyena when I CD. The waist was always super adjustable, as well as the rise.
Also very baby made a pocket diaper back then, but I dont know about now?
Im way out of the loop lol!

Forgot to add that they both had medium/large and medium long back then.

scatterbunny · Feb 17, 2007

What is hyena?

AdventureMom · Feb 17, 2007

I think I was talking about petite toddler, not "tall"... Ya know, when FB first came out, they did have Aplix. You might could still find some on eBay. But then again, it may be easier to get something else at this point.

Splash · Feb 17, 2007

No, we don't do used diapers. In addition to the health reasons (just not worth it with a kid with a compromised immune system), I just have a problem with the whole idea. I would not buy used underwear for myself, and adults don't really do anything in them. I'm definitely not going to buy used underwear for my kid!

Jenny- Hyena is... auctions of a sort. WAHMs list their stuff at a certain time, and people bid to get them. Ridiculous prices, too. We're not talking deals here, but sometimes $40 or more for ONE diaper. It's insane. I don't collect diapers or buy them for fashion accessories or status symbols! I just want a normal diaper. Some WAHMs don't even sell diapers on hyena, they sell the OPPORTUNITY for you to buy a diaper from them.

arly1983 · Feb 17, 2007

Oh, wow, I had no idea the world of cloth diapers was so confusing. I thought you got them from wal-mart with some diaper pins.

AdventureMom · Feb 17, 2007

Splash said:
No, we don't do used diapers.

Got it

and ITA... I forgot they were pocket diapers and not covers. We did buy used covers but not the diapers themselves...

scatterbunny · Feb 17, 2007

Splash said:
Jenny- Hyena is... auctions of a sort. WAHMs list their stuff at a certain time, and people bid to get them. Ridiculous prices, too. We're not talking deals here, but sometimes $40 or more for ONE diaper. It's insane. I don't collect diapers or buy them for fashion accessories or status symbols! I just want a normal diaper. Some WAHMs don't even sell diapers on hyena, they sell the OPPORTUNITY for you to buy a diaper from them.

Wow--that's kind of crazy.

Stresch · Feb 17, 2007

I think that the petite toddler are acutally slightly narrower than medium. At least that seemed to be the case when we were trying them out. Not that it really matters in your case.

We are pretty much all prefolds here, so I have no real insight. But Imse Vimse covers are the best, which also probably doesn't help you.

Splash · Feb 17, 2007

I love prefolds and wool... and I have tons of fabulous fitteds. We didn't do pockets for a long time, for a lot of reasons (expense, hassle, etc) but when we started, she got hooked on them! We started using them at night only because he was having issues with the wool (with everything!) and plain PUL covers were not holding overnight. Well.... she decided she really liked them. Then several people gave us some, so we used them. Now she's hooked. If I have him, I use prefolds or fitteds. But, since she wasn't 100% on board with the cloth thing anyway, and she's the primary care giver, I go along with the pockets!
I've never used an Imse Vimse cover. My fav wool is 7th Heaven from Green Mountain Diapers, or Disana. A friend sent me some real Disana covers from Germany last year that I feel absolutely in love with.
I wish we could do wool full time, because I have 6 or 7 really nice wool covers. But, it's a part time thing. I thought about putting him in wool tonight, but I haven't lanolized in a long time and didn't want to risk it.

Stresch · Feb 17, 2007

The Imse Vimse (used to be called Bumpy) work for us because they have gussets and are so adjustable which is key for the teeny child. We also have some wool ones which I like because they are so breathable. Of course, she smells like babypee all night, but I'm used to it.

nisi · Feb 17, 2007

Have you tried Snap-Ez? http://www.snap-ez.com/InfoPockets.html

I really liked them. They have a lower rise that seemed to help with the wing droop, at least for us.

racesmom · Feb 17, 2007

HUGE Snap-EZ fan here! I've never had a leak in the solid PUL pockets. Been using the same larges since March of 2005. They still look nearly new. Ruth is the BEST to work with if you need help. Lots of cute color combos, fleece or s/c inners, hip snapping so no wing droop, pockets big enough to really stuff if needed, but trim enough to hold the insert in place. Can you tell I love them?

I think we have around 20 solid, print and fleece. They're the best in my book.

cadensmommy · Feb 17, 2007

my fav is Fuzzi fannies I also love Nothin butt cloth ( both work at home moms) NBC is all in ones all in twos which I love! but Fuzzi is just pockets! good luck!

Clarissa

tchrgrrl · Feb 18, 2007

Splash, Have you tried a PT FB? They are supposed to be just tall mediums but on my kiddo they fit different. We still get way too much wing droop in a large and a medium is too short and tight - but the PT is perfecto!

SusanMae · Feb 18, 2007

Splash--

Try www.greenacredesigns.com

These are very well loved (not used---i'm with you) brand of diaps on another board I'm on. As a matter of fact the owner even joined the boards because so many mommies from our board were buying from her.

Susan

KaysKidz · Feb 18, 2007

FWIW, not all dipes on Hyena are auctions. I know plenty that sell direct. As for dipes, HH will probably give you the most room, oh....Drybees is another similar to HH. http://nickisdiapers.com/catalog.php?category=139

GADs are wonderful, but run smaller, and are side snapping. I love them. Check out http://www.diaperswappers.com. They have a WAHM section where moms make/sell dipes. And many dipes can be had new in the pocket section too.

abacus2 · Feb 18, 2007

mtdiaperstore.com carries two new types of pocket diapers: Haute pockets which are one-size like bumGenius but have fleece inners and a snap-closing option and Pocket Change which have the bonus of coming with two great inserts and not needing to be unstuffed before washing. Have you tried the bumGenius 2.0? It's much nicer than the original version. I also like the previously mentioned SnapEZ and Green Acre Designs (GADs).

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