Thirsties Review/Giveaway*Closed*

So by now, I’ve already expressed my love for diapers with hook-and-loop.  It’s almost impossible to change my alligator baby without it.  Add middle of the night diaper changes, and I can almost lose my mind.  There’s no way I will change a screaming, rolling, thrashing, hungry, tired, wet baby without hook-and-loop. Period. Cue the Superman music. Here Thirsties comes to save the {night} day.  Thirsties Duo Diaper truly are a lifesaver.  Hemp + microfiber + stay-dry fleece + hook-and-loop = Good Nights.  Now that’s a lot of +’s.  Too good to be true?  Nope.  And once again, let me add  “but wait, there’s more!”  The same diaper fits both my now 1 year old {wah, I miss my baby} and my giant of a 3 year old.  Now that’s super amazing!

The fit.  Thirsties Duo Diapers come in two sizes: one and two.  Size one fits babies from 0-9 months or 6-18 lbs. And Size two fits 9-36 months or 18-40 lbs.  Both sizes have two rise snaps, which makes a total of 3 sizes per diaper.  The concept of the Duo Diaper, and every other product in their Duo line, comes from the fact that most one-size diapers do not fit babies from birth to potty training.  They found that creating two diapers helps to cover the smallest {newborn} to largest {potty training} of sizes.  Thirsties has even come up with a detailed size chart to help parents find the right size diaper for their baby.  How cool is that?  BW wears a size 2 at the smallest rise setting, and CW wears a size 2 unsnapped.  Lucky for me, CW only needs a diaper at night, but it’s nice to have a diaper that will fit both boys.  This comes in handy when we stay the night away from home.  I don’t need to pack separate diapers.

It’s a pocket diaper and then some.  The Duo diaper is known as a sleeve diaper.  This means that there is an opening for the insert in the back and the front.  Confused?  Let me explain.  They did this to help a mama out.  No one likes to pull out an insert with poo all up the back, and you don’t have to with the Duo diaper.  The insert agitates out in the wash.  I recommend rinsing the diaper with a sprayer if needed.  And to be completely honest, I still pull out the insert.  I know it agitates out.  I’ve seen the proof.  I just can’t help myself.  OCD?  Perhaps.  There are two inserts for the Duo diaper, and they both snap together at the top and bottom.  The microfiber insert snaps on top of the cotton/hemp insert.  Hemp is super absorbent.  We could say that it is quite..ahem..thirsty.  Sorry, I had to go there!  But since hemp doesn’t absorb as quickly to pull wetness away, the microfiber insert does that job beautifully.  The fleece that creates the barrier between the baby and the insert does a wonderful job at keeping baby dry.  I love knowing that the boys stay dry at night when using this diaper. I also tend to use this diaper when we leave the house for long errands.  I know it’ll hold a lot plus keep BW dry.  Both inserts are very thin.   

Hook-and-loop.  Ahhh, good ol’ hook-and-loop.  For my sanity this is the way to go.  It’s hard enough for me to wrestle a baby and get a diaper on without hook-and-loop, but I do see why parents love snaps.  Durable, harder for little fingers to undo, and no worries about getting the tabs fastened properly on the laundry tabs.  {The hubs has to be reminded every now and then to use the laundry tabs before tossing diapers in the pail. Yuck!}  For the record, I do have many diapers that have snaps, but I love using my Thirsties hook-and-loop Duo Diaper.  This is mainly due to not wanting to struggle with snaps in the middle of the night.  Personally, I hate turning on the lights at night, and want to change a diaper with as little fight as possible to not wake up the neighbors family.  So…once again, Thirsties is here to save the day.  Duo Diapers come in both hook-and-loop and snaps. 

Night solution.  While there are many nighttime diapering solutions, I have found that the Duo Diaper with an added hemp insert makes for a great overnight diaper.  It’s a little bulky with the extra hemp insert, but it’s not like they’re walking around at night.

Bonus features.  Who doesn’t love to find extra little perks?  The Duo Diaper coms in both bright and lovely pastel colors, as well as gender specific prints.  They have double gussets help keep the poo in.  This is a HUGE perk with breastfed babies.  No one likes a leaky diaper, and the Duo Diaper helps to keep that from happening.  What about stink?  Well, I haven’t had any stink issues.  For those of you that know what I’m talking about, I hope you believe me.  For those of you that don’t, I’ll let you in on a little secret.  Hemp plus night diapers can tend to have ammonia issues.  You’ll know it when you smell it.  *Whew* It can be nasty.  Now that’s a diaper that’s “Winning.” 

A little bit about Thirsties:

Thirsties® is a small (but growing!) cloth diaper company committed to greener

parenting and Eco Friendly solutions, not to mention 100% USA Made quality!

Erin, founder of Thirsties, started this business with an old sewing machine and

$100 5 years ago. Through her hard work and diligence, the company is now one of

the leaders in the cloth diaper industry. Our diapers are now made by work at

home mothers, and very close to our warehouse, reducing our carbon output. Our

customer service reps are experienced cloth diapering moms, and offer our

knowledge to our retailers and customers alike.

Here at Thirsties, we aim to provide the very best product and customer

service!  If you ever have any questions or concerns, please let us know!

You can request a catalog from Thirsties here.
And for a full list of retailers visit here.

Thirsties is generously offering a Duo Diaper to one lucky Green Baby Elephant follower!

Entries: You must leave a comment for each thing that you do.  And with each entry, please include your email address.

Mandatory Entry: Follow Green Baby Elephant’s blog.

You can earn extra entries by doing any of the following: {All may be done only once unless stated otherwise.}

#1 Be current fan or “like” Green Baby Elephant on Facebook.  Please post your Facebook name.

#2 Be a current fan or “like” Thirsties on Facebook and thank them for their generous giveaway

#3 Once a day share the giveaway on your wall by tagging Green Baby Elephant and Thirsties. (You may do this up to 10 times.)

#4 Take a look at all the great colors that Thirsties Duo Diapers come in at Green Baby Elephant and post your fav.

#5 Make a purchase from Green Baby Elephant and post your order number. (worth 10 extra entries)

Rules:

This contest is open to US and Canadian residents only. You must correctly complete the mandatory entry to be eligible for the contest and in order to use any extra entries. Additionally, you must include a valid email address so we can contact the winner and you must use a valid blogger name, no anonymous entries will be accepted. This giveaway is open from Wednesday, April 13, 2011 through Saturday, April 30, 2011. A winner will be randomly chosen and then announced on Sunday, May 1, 2011.  The winner has 48 hours to respond.  If there is no response, a second winner will be chosen.  Thirsties will be mailing the prize to the winner.