Tiny Tush Trim Hemp Fitted Review and Giveaway!

Charlene, from Tiny Tush Cloth Diapers and Supplies, is a friend of my friend on Facebook. She had put out there that she wanted someone to try her diapers and let her know how they were. I of course jumped on the chance to review a cloth diaper. First of all, I had already tried one of her diapers (she doesn't know that yet) and I loved it, so I thought that I would love to try the new diaper that they had just come out with. The Tiny Tush Trim 4.0 Hemp diaper made its debut March 1st, so its brand new.
Some of the special features of this diaper are:

-Made with custom fabric: 80% hemp and 20% organic cotton

-Its super trim!

-The diaper is designed with hidden snaps so that no cold snaps touch your baby!

-The absorbent snap in liner can actually double as a contour diaper which can be used inside a diaper cover (for newborns or smaller babies)

-Tiny Tush diapers are made in the USA!
My Review:

I haven't ever used hemp diapers before. We normally use prefolds for the twins and microfiber stuffed pocket diapers for Joey. Joey is a super heavy soaker, so most diapers have to be changed pretty frequently with him. A normal fitted diaper would have to be changed every 2-3 hours and that would be pushing it. He pees sooo much! I gave this diaper the ultimate test. I put it on all 3 boys and waited to see how long it would take for it to get wet on the outside. Joey was just running around and playing, so therefore I could keep a close eye on it. These diapers do have to have a cover if you aren't at home and able to watch your child. Believe me, I NEVER leave the boys with fitted diapers and no covers. Anyways, I am sure that I interrupted his playtime a few too many times when I was trying them out the first time. I would just walk over and put my hand on the front of his diaper to see if it was wet. It took 3.5 hrs for it to be wet on the outside and I know that he didn't go that long without peeing. The fabric was sooo soft I wish I could have clothes made out of it. Here is a picture of the little man wearing it! Even he is happy to be wearing it!

Another great feature of this diaper is that it is a one size diaper. Not only did it fit my 26lb toddler, but it also fit my 12lb twins. To make it smaller, all you have to do is snap down the front. It took just a few seconds for it to be ready for the twins. It fit them pretty well too. Here they are!

So this diaper stood up to my super wetter and my little guys too. It is designed to fit from newborn to 35+ lbs. It does require a cover. These diapers dried pretty fast. When I received my diapers, a fact sheet about the diaper was included and it gave tips and tricks on using the diaper. Soo.....Here is how you can win one of these great diapers!

Leave comments with the following entries and make sure to leave your email address in the comment so I can contact you if you win.

*MANDATORY ENTRY*- You must complete this part of the entry before any other entries will be valid. Become a public follower of my blog and head on over to Tiny Tush and tell me your favorite product (besides this diaper.)

*Blog about this giveaway for 5 entries (leave the link to your blog in the comment and what number entry it is. Make sure to link back to my giveaway and to Tiny Tush's website.)

*Tell me how you found my blog (1 entry)

*Tell me the cutest thing that a child (either yours or someone elses) has done recently (1 entry per thing they have done) (max 5 entries)

This giveaway will end on Sunday, April 18th at 8pm CST. The winner will be drawn via random.org and I will email you if you win. You have 48 hrs to contact me. If you do not respond in 48 hrs, I will have to choose another winner. I will also post the winner of this contest on the blog.

Thank you, Charlene, for giving me the Tiny Tush Trim Hemp Fitted diaper to review and one to giveaway to a lucky follower!

Cloth Diapers

So I decided to write a post about cloth diapers. When my friend Stacey told me that she cloth diapered her son, I thought she was nuts. When she told me how much money she saves each month, I looked into it. When I first looked at it, there was so much information about cloth diapers that I was super overwhelmed. There are 4 main types of cloth diapers. Prefolds, Fitteds, pocket diapers, and all in one diapers.

-Prefolds are like the old school diapers that needed diaper pins. Now they have something called a snappi. It works much better than diaper pins and its alot safer for the babies little tushies! They require a waterproof cover to make sure that everyone/everything doesn't get wet. They are a little tricky to put on, but once you get the hang of it, it doesn't take long. These are the majority of what we do with the twins right now at their size. They are cheaper than the latter kinds and they are very versitle of how you can put them on.

-Fitteds look like regular disposable diapers but they aren't waterproof. They are very easy to change. All you have to do is to snap/velcro them on and put a cover on it. The cover is what makes the diaper waterproof and not leak everywhere. These are very popular diapers. I have a few of these for the twins and a few for Joey as well. There are a bunch of kinds of these that are out there. We haven't ventured too far with these yet, but for the most part they are pretty absorbant.

-Pocket diapers are exactly what they say. They are a diaper with a layer of PUL (polyurithane laminate) (the waterproof stuff) and a pocket where the absorbant insert goes. Inserts are a whole different story. They can be made of so many different fabrics, such as microfiber, hemp, bamboo and the list goes on and on. The pocket diaper that we use is the BumGenius One size diaper. It can be snapped down to fit the twins and also be unsnapped to fit Joey. We bought a bunch of these at a seconds sale and that is what we use for the babysiters. They are great. They are close to disposables so they are easy for people who aren't familiar with cloth diapers. I stuff them and have them ready for when teh boys need to be changed.

-All in One Diapers are as they say, all in one. They have everything they need in one diaper. Some of them have an area so that you can stuff more absorbsion in it, but some are as absorbant as they can be. These are great diapers for going out. I love the fact that you do not have to do anything to them, they are already ready and you don't have to carry more than just the diaper. No inserts, no covers, just the diaper. They are normally a sized diaper, so you have to have multiple sizes to last throughout the whole diapering process. They do take a while to dry, so that can be a downside if you are in a time crunch.

Overall, I have had a great experience with cloth diapering. I love the feeling of not having to run to the store to buy disposable diapers all of the time. We still do use them for overnights because we can't find an overnight diaper that Joey doesn't pee through or that doesn't leak. No matter how many times I stuff it, I can't find one that doesn't leave his bed wet and make him wake up because he is wet. If anyone has a suggestion, I will gladly try it!