Review of Kissa's Hemp Fitted

I recently got my Kissa's Hemp Fitted in the mail.  I needed something to help my heavy wetter through the night. I am pleased to say that we made it through the night with no crying for a diaper change and no wet pj's!

The diaper has a couple of snaps to adjust width, and a snap in front to pull the diaper under the umbilical cord stump if your baby still has one. Mine does not. It also has a hemp insert that snaps in and folds down in the front to soak up extra moisture.

I started out by prepping it. I put it through the wash with our three loads of clothes, then our load of towels, and finally with our diapers. I put it through the dryer with my other inserts. I will admit that my method may have been lazy, but at least it conserved energy and water! Some people dry after every wash when they prep, but I didn't want this diaper to shrink too much, so I only dried it once.

I purchased the newborn size for my 12 lb, two month old and it fits great with a Softbums Mini Pod inside to help keep the moisture off of his skin. 

I read that a lot of people use this under their Thirsties covers. But I found this to be a snug fit under my Thirsties size 1.  I prefer to use it with my Best Bottom or Flip Cover.

CB in his Flip.  Plenty of room for that bulky hemp fitted!

Overall, I would absolutely recommend the Kissas Hemp Fitted for night time, although it's probably overkill for day time. I would add a microfiber insert to wick the moisture away from baby and use a one-size cover so there's more room for this bulky system.

 

Hunting for a night time cloth diaper solution

Since this is my first cloth diaper post, I feel like I should introduce my stash.  They have kind of become like family over the last few weeks- I mean I trust my baby to them 24/7.

My stash has 3 main components, Flips, Softbums, and Thirsties.  The flip covers are great.  They are a little wide on my 7 week-old right now, but they will fit him as long as he is in diapers, and the microfiber inserts are great.  I like the softbums inserts a lot, but the covers are fleece inside which means you can't wipe them off like the other covers. The cool thing about the softbums is the elastic around the legs that make them fit perfectly around the baby's legs, but it hasn't turned out to be as big an advantage as I expected.  The thirsties covers are great for my little guy; I love the double gussets.  That being said, the inserts just lay in there, which makes them hard to put on older, squirmier babies.  I also have some Best Bottom covers, but I don't use any of their inserts because I was turned off by their sizing system, and the softbums inserts snap right in.

Lately I've been addicted to buying cloth diapers online. Building my stash has been an adventure, and every time I learn something new about my baby I find a new product to help make him more comfortable, and to make my life a little easier. Right now I am trying to find something that will get my little guy through the night. He is only 7 weeks old, but he is wetting right through two layers of microfiber and a layer of cotton in just a few hours. I think my next cloth diaper purchase is going to be a Kissaluvs Organic Cotton/Hemp Fitted Diaper, Unbleached, for Newborns.  I can't wait to try it on my little guy at night! I have read lots of great reviews, I am just hoping it works for us.  I am planning to try it under our Thirsties Duo Wrap Snap.  I have my fingers crossed that this is our night time diaper solution!