Rumparooz "Lil Joey" Newborn All In One Diaper Review

The Lil Joey newborn AIO diaper by Rumparooz was one of the first diapers we used.  We wanted to love them, they were cute, and seemed like they'd work well, but we always had leaks.  In the beginning Claire's legs were too skinny, even though these fit pretty little babies, and as she got bigger, she kept leaking at the legs.  I guess they just weren't a good fit on her.  They do have a snap-down rise to go under the umbilical cord.  They have a shorter rise in general than a lot of other diapers.  You can see in the pictures how low it is, even though it isn't snapped down.

Goodmama Newborn Fitted Diaper Review

The Goodmama Newborn fitted diaper was so soft and squishy!! We didn't start using it in our diaper rotation until after these newborn pictures, but it quickly became one of my favorites for our nighttime diapers.  We started using fitteds with wool early on to allow her some breathable bum time at night. The goodmamas fit her pretty well, we occasionally had some gapping at the leg, but she had little tiny chicken legs.  They fit her until 10 pounds or so, and it was mostly the rise that got too short (Claire has a long rise).  These diapers are expensive to get new, but we bought ours mainly for pictures, so it justified the cost (plus I then got to use it as an everyday diaper -so it was split).  The diaper has a snap in front to lower the rise beneath the umbilical cord.  We didn't have it snapped down in these pictures because Claire's cord fell off at 5 days old.  I also did not have the diaper on tight enough, as I was still figuring out the exact science to snapping diapers at that point!

Happy Little Hippos AI2

Happy Little Hippos is a WAHM (work at home mom) that makes diapers.  She had taken a break last time I checked.  I was really hoping to get another few of these.  I purchased this diaper as a tester, and I really like it.  It fit her here at a week old, and still fits today at 4 months old and a little over 12 pounds.  It has a few different rise adjustments, and a really absorbant soaker insert that has an extra doubler.  In the beginning I just used the doubler because the insert was so big, now I just use the regular insert.  This was my favorite diaper because of the fit, and the cute print!  You can see it was a little bunched in the crotch, but she wasn't quite 7lbs in the picture.  It fits really well now.  It has a non-wicking fleece interior, and a hidden layer of PUL.

Claire at less than a week old.

The back side.  You can see the snaps for the snap-in soaker.

Grovia AIO Newborn

The Grovia Newborn AIO was my favorite diaper in the beginning stages!! It was easy to use since it was one piece - and it held in messes.  No leaks with this bad boy!! The inside is cotton, and absorbs quickly, unlike some of the synthetic AIOs that leak all the time.  It fit her well here at a little under 7lbs, and continued to fit until 10lbs or so when we pulled out our OS diapers and put away the newborn stash.  This diaper has a lower rise setting that allows it to fit under the umbilical cord, you just can't see it because of her gown in the picture.  This diaper would still fit, but we put all the newborn items away together.  The other thing I liked about this diaper was that the soaker was stitched down on one end, so it dried a little faster than a traditional AIO diaper.  The other bonus is that these come in the cutest patterns!!!

Here is Claire at 3 days old, you can see the snapped down rise.

Here is a back side shot.  Isn't this just the most adorable!

Bummis Super Brite XS Cover

The Bummis Super Brite cover was one of the first covers we used.  The XS has a dip in the front to ensure it doesn't rub the umbilical cord stump.  We bought ours used, but you really couldn't tell, it was in great shape (so I assume they hold up well!).  These fit tiny little babies, but alas, they got snug quickly, too.  They have gussets on the legs, so they hold in messes well.  The velcro is super easy to get a perfect fit on a chicken legged, skinny waisted newborn.

This is Claire in the hospital at 1 day old.

Here at 3 days old.

Here is a view of the side.

Kissaluv's Fitted, Size 0

The Kissaluv's fitted, Size 0, was one of the first diapers we used on Claire when we got home from the hospital.  I was a little nervous about using prefolds, so we did fitteds and other easy diapers for the first few days home.  The KL0, as they are nicknamed, were great the first few weeks.  Around the 2 month mark Claire started to become what is known as a heavy wetter - and started to pee through these rather quickly.  They are worn with a cover over them, so they didn't leak, but they were saturated for her. 

That being said, I saved them all to use on the next one.  They worked so well in the beginning I didn't mind that she outgrew the absorbancy.  They still fit really well when we stopped using them, however.  She was probably 8 or 9 pounds at that point.  They are plenty roomy for most newborns, and also got pretty small for the peanut.  You can see in the picture that they are well below the umbilical cord, so they didn't irritate!

Ours were purchased used.  One thing I do have to say is these aren't the softest diapers in the world.  They are a terry-type material, and since you don't use fabric softeners, they tend to get a little rough after a while.  Not awful, but not as soft as others.  There are things you can do to soften them - vinegar or Ecover softener (it's cloth diaper safe).  I never did, and Claire didn't seem to mind!

We liked these under a Bummis Super Brite cover in the beginning - it fit well under her cord stump.  (The Bummis is under the KLO in the picture).

Claire in her KL0 at 3 days old.  She was down to 6lbs 8oz here, and about 21.5 inches long.

Review of Tweedle Bugs Cover (XS)

I bought two Tweedle Bugs Covers as seconds for $5!  Brand new as well.  I thought, if nothing else, it was only $10.  If I'd have known I'd have bought 4!  They were, and still are, my favorite covers!  They fit at 6lbs 8oz, and still fit at 12ish lbs!  The rise is getting a tiny bit short, but they still work, even with an infant size prefold trifolded underneath!  They have the double gussets and we have never had a leak in the four months we have used them.

The inside of the cover

The double gusset

The front (see how the tabs are still touching!)

The back.