His New Diapers

Okay, so I had an offer to try a new brand of cloth diaper as a reviewer for Bottoms Up (www.clothbottomsup.com) and I figured I would put the review on here as well.

I was asked to try out a style or two from the Kawaii brand.  I chose a Goodnight Heavy Wetter in Blue Dotty and a Snazzy Minky in Zebra Stripe.  When the diapers arrived Little Man and I checked them out.  They seemed to be well-built with a wonderful panel inside across the tummy so pee wouldn't wick out overnight.  This is the biggest problem we have has with cloth diapering thus far.  I couldn't wait to put one on him and see how it worked!  Problem is, you have to wash them at least once before you use them.  Bummer.

I tossed all the diapers into the wash right away - it was diaper washing day anyway - and they were ready to wear by the next afternoon.  I showed him the Minky and put it on him.  For those of you that might not know, minky is so soft, like satiny velour.  He really likes this diaper!  I liked it as well.  The fit was trim, the absorbency was nice, although we only used 1 insert that came with it and added a Thirsties hemp.  No leaks, minimal bulk.



That night I tried the Goodnight Heavy Wetter with one of the inserts provided and a Thirsties hemp.  I loved it and so did he.  It kept him dry all night, with minimal bulk.

I am addicted to these now!  I have not found anything negative yet to say about them and we have been using them for about 2 weeks.  I am still not sure why they call that one a Goodnight Heavy Wetter since it does not appear to be made any differently than the Snazzy Minky.  These are both One Size pocket diapers, which make it very easy to get sitters, grandparents, and 13-year-old girls to change them.

I am planning on trying a Bamboo Minky Once Size and grabbing a few more of the Snazzy Minky while I am at it.  I have never used bamboo inserts before, but did purchase one recently.  That one is being tested as I type.

Bottom line, I am really pleased with the Kawaii diapers based on price and fit.  Also, Little Man prefers these over disposables.  "No Mommy, no paper on my bottom today!"

Why "Almost Natural"?

Hi!  I am 35 years old, the mother of two, with a wonderful life partner.  My "bonus" daughter (partner's) is 13 years old and our son is two and a half.  Our daughter is a track star, okay an up and coming track star, be on the lookout for her.  Our son is an up and coming BMX freestyle pro.  We are not your average parents, starting with the fact that we are lesbians.  We also have 2 dogs and a fish, so on the outside we may seem normal...

I decided on "Almost Natural" for my blog title because we are a little "half-baked".  Well, maybe not so much anymore, but to some people we are nuts.  We cloth diaper (and sell them), I breastfed our son until just recently, and he STILL sits rear-facing in his carseat.  For some reason, this is the one that gets brought up to me the most often.  "Why is he still rear-facing?"  "Are you just too lazy to turn it around?"  "Doesn't he hate it?"  What, turning him forward-facing is really gonna make much difference in his riding pleasure?  (Because we ALL love being strapped in so tight we barely move, similar to a race car driver...)  There are plenty of reasons why he is still rear-facing, but that is another blog.

We also try to parent our children based, loosely, on the Attachment Parenting style.  I am very attached to my son, him attached to me, not so much...  But seriously, we don't hit, TRY not to yell, try to use every interaction as a learning experience, but we can only do so much.  I like my sleep, we all do.

We eat some organic, buy some local, grow some of our own, compost some of our trash, recycle most of the rest...but we are by no means hippies.  We eat Oreos and store bought ice cream.  We eat meat.  (well, my son doesn't, but my dogs do...yes, they eat a partial raw diet)  We don't drive hybrid vehicles and we do use the air conditioning at home.

We have lots of adventures to write about, lots of tales to tell.  And with a two-year-old boy, there will be a LOT of funny stories.  I hope you enjoy the ride as much as we do!