Review of Happy Heiny's One Size Diapers

My Tester: Isaac
Age: 9 months
Weight: 20 pounds
Materials: Several Happy Heinys One Size diapers
Lead Tester: Amanda

My son was extremely small when he was born, but was also a super soaker with very sensitive skin. We were having some serious overnight problems with our diapers, which at the time were either disposables for overnight or prefolds during the day. Disposables were really making his sensitive skin so irritated that I knew I had to get rid of them quickly. The first diaper I chose to replace overnight disposables was a One Size Happy Heinys. At three months old, he was only at about 10 pounds, so I had the diaper on the middle setting the first night.

My first night using Happy Heinys was amazing to me. I woke up and kept checking him, but didn’t feel any wetness at all. This was the first night that I hadn’t had to change his outfit, my outfit, and the bedding in the middle of the night since bringing him home from the hospital. The stay dry inner of the diaper really kept him feeling dry, even though when I looked at the inserts later they were soaked!

My first Happy Heinys was in aplix, which was a big plus for a smaller baby. I could get it tight enough around his tummy and the legs were snug enough to keep any leaks in. I still can’t get a great fit with snap diapers, but One Size Happy Heinys in aplix are always a perfect fit. I love that my now 20 pound son still has a perfect fit with a diaper that I bought over six months ago. I have moved the setting on the one-size Happy Heinys up to the next to last setting, but this diaper also fits my 35 pound son who wears diapers overnights occasionally so I know that he isn’t going to outgrow it before potty learning.

What I Love About Happy Heinys

• The absorbency- even months and many, many diapers later I still grab my Happy Heinys first for overnights when I need more absorbency.
• The aplix lets me get a good fit even as my baby grows, and is still going strong even after other diapers hook and loop systems have failed.
• The generous sizing- I don’t have to worry about sizing up with my One Size Happy Heinys. There is plenty of room for baby to grow. Plus, he never had any red marks around his legs from the Happy Heinys, which is a big plus because he has always had thighs on the chunkier side.
• The stay dry inner on the One Sized Happy Heinys has been awesome for my baby’s skin. I don’t have to worry about wetness sitting on his sensitive skin when we are out and I can’t change him right away or overnight.

Downside

• The biggest downside for me was the initial investment of One Sized Happy Heinys. They are about $18 each, and I wanted a dozen so it was an investment. I have been using them for about six months, so I can say now that it was worth it but it is a little expensive at first.
• The inserts do start to thin out after several months of daily wear, but I just added an extra insert which took care of the problem nicely.
• The snap closure One Size Happy Heinys aren’t as easy to get a perfect fit as the Happy Heinys in aplix.  

Now that I have used Happy Heinys for a while, I still grab them first every time I wash diapers. They are comfortable for my son and fit perfect every time even when he has grown. I would definitely recommend One Sized Happy Heinys to anyone who is using cloth diapers.

October Giveaway Alert

We really think you should try out Happy Heiny… how better to do that than win a free Happy Heiny One Size Diaper right here at The Cloth Diaper 411! Meredith of GoGo Natural has been generous and donated one to get you started. The giveaway includes one Happy Heiny One Size Diaper (Color & Closure of your choosing). To enter you must go to gogonatural.com and browse the site. Find your favorite product that they carry & come back and tell us what that is!

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Review of New Diaper System Flip, Manufactured by bumGenius

Review of New Diaper System Flip, Manufactured by bumGenius

My Tester: Megan

Age: 14 Months Old

Weight: 23 lbs

Materials: 2 Flip One-Size Covers, 6 Stay Dry Flip Inserts, 1 Pack of Flip Disposable Inserts

Lead Tester: Meredith Abney (Owner of GoGo Natural)

I will be the first to tell you that I love my cloth diapers, but over the past 3+years of diapering I will also admit there have been a dozen or so times that a responsible disposable solution was really needed around the Abney household. When I heard in September from Jen of Cotton Babies that they were indeed releasing this solution I was intrigued and ready to try it out. As soon as my shipment arrived I immediately pulled out my Flip Stay Dry Day Pack & disposable inserts to test out.

I must admit that my first day in Flip was a bit rocky; I was ready to quit right away. Megan was having quite runny poops & it seemed like every time I changed her cover had been pooped on so I had to change the whole system. In Flip with 2 covers it can be a little hard washing & drying a cover after each change was frustrating for me. This is when I realized I needed one more diaper cover…. Would that solve my troubles? It did! After I ran back into my office & nabbed one more cover I grew to love Flip & now have decided instead of selling my set used… I am keeping them in my stash of Fuzzi Bunz & Swaddlebees Pockets.

Why do I love Flip?

• Cost is low for entry into cloth diapers… a daypack for $49.95!
• The diaper is one-size fits all! Recomended for 8-35 lbs
• The system is very, very trim! The cover fits fantastic & with the stay-dry insert or disposable insert inside you honestly cannot tell the diaper is cloth nor can you tell that it is a one-size fits all diaper!
• Using a stay-dry daypack I got away using only a regular sized wet bag with extra room to spare for storage before washing keeping down even more expenses.
• Easy to wash & fast to dry. I washed the covers out in the sink & then hung to dry over our shower rail.
• 2 stay-dry or 2 disposable inserts will get a heavy wetting toddler through the night!
• I moved my ‘diaper bag’ into a regular sized purse because I am no longer carrying around any ‘bulk’.

Downside?

• I added an extra cover to my mix & these are now available to you for $13.95
• You must be prepared for the occasional poop to spill onto the cover… but this happens in any prefold/fitted with a cover situation
  

Overall I would really recommend Flip to anyone looking to start cloth diapering. If Flip had been on the market when I first started, I would have definitely started with them.

-Meredith-

Giveaway Alert

We really think you should try out Flip… how better to do that than win a free Individual Flip Stay-Dry right here at The Cloth Diaper 411! Meredith of GoGo Natural has been generous and donated one to get you started. The individual pack includes one Flip One-Size Cover & one Flip Stay-Dry Insert. To enter you must go to gogonatural.com and browse the site. Find your favorite product that they carry & come back and tell us what that is!

To gain additional entries, you can do any and all of the following (be sure to leave a separate comment for each thing you do):
- Follow @GoGoNatural AND @ClothDiaper411 on Twitter.
- Tweet the giveaway. You must include the link to both @GoGoNatural and @ClothDiaper411 in your tweet. Be sure to leave the permalink of your tweet! You may tweet once daily for extra entries.
- Follow The Cloth Diaper 411 on Blogger
- Subscribe to The Cloth Diaper 411 via email
- Become a facebook fan of The Cloth Diaper 411
- Become a facebook fan of GoGo Natural
- Grab my button and display it on your blog (leave me a link letting me know where it is!)
- Make a purchase from GoGo Natural (for five additional entries!)

This giveaway is open to US residents. It will close on 01/15 at 10 p.m. mountain standard time. Winner will be chosen via random.org and will be contacted by email. Winner will have 48 hours to respond to the notification email, or a new winner will be chosen. The Cloth Diaper 411 did not receive any product or money for this post.