Sandy's Fitted Diaper by Mother-ease


Type of Diaper: 

Fitted

Average Unit Cost: 

Costs vary as follows:

Cotton:

Newborn Size
(6-12 lbs)
Small Size
(8-20 lbs)
Large Size
(20-35 lbs)
Toddler Size
(35-45 lbs)
$10.75 each (unbleached)
$13.75 each (organic)
$11.25 each (colours)
$11.75 each (unbleached)
$14.75 each (organic)
$12.25 each (colours)
$12.25 each (unbleached)
$15.50 each (organic)
$12.75 each (colours)
$13.50 each (unbleached)
$17.25 each (organic)

Bamboo:

Newborn Size
(6-12 lbs)
Small Size
(8-20 lbs)
Large Size
(20-35 lbs)
Toddler Size
(35-45 lbs)
$13.25 each (unbleached) $14.25 each (unbleached) $14.75 each (unbleached) $16.50 each (unbleached)

Suggested Best Uses: 

As a diaper, specifically for heavy wetting situations (really great as an overnight diaper).

Availability:

Unbleached variations are a common item carried in most specialty diaper shops. Colour varieties are harder to find.


Sandy'sTM Diaper by Mother-ease

How It Works

At first glance, the Sandy's Diaper by Mother-ease doesn't look like anything special, and might even turn some people off with its appearance. Although the colour varieties are cute (if not somewhat pointless since they should never be visable with a cover on), the overall shape of the diaper is unappealling. Looks aside though, when you try one of these diapers you will absolutely fall in love with them. They are probably one of the most comfy diapers on your baby because the elastic isn't tight and really stretches, and the bamboo variety in particular stays velvety soft. More importantly, they soak up an amazing amount of liquid and I have yet to have a leak from one of these diapers.
The diaper goes on your baby very easily using 2 rows of adjustable snaps, one row at the hip and the other at the waistline. There is a small amount of adjustability in each size so you should always have a perfect fit on your baby when using the appropriate sized diaper.

Best Features

Hands-down the best features about these diapers is their fit, feel and absorbancy. I keep a few of these on hand for night-time because I want my little guy to be as comfy as possible overnight when sleep periods are longer and bum changes less frequent than during the day. They are super easy to put on, and work with any kind of cover you like. I use them in combination with both Wool Soakers/Longies and regular covers (eg. Thirsties Duo Wraps).
There is an added lining of material sewn in between the inner and outer layer which accounts for the increadible amount of liquid that these diapers hold, but if you find you need even more absorbancy you can easily throw in a hemp liner or two and still not worry about leaks.

What Could Be Better About This Product

There are two things that I feel could be improved with these diapers.
First, I found the cotton varieties to be very scratchy when washed properly. Since you can't use fabric softeners and the detergents you use are free of any fabric-treatments, the cotton terry can become very stiff when washed under these conditions. I chose against buying the cotton varieties because in my trial program they had a Sandy's Cotton diaper. I almost didn't buy any of these diapers at all until the lady at my favorite Diaper Shop suggested I try the Bamboo (which seem only to get softer with each wash).
Second is the number of size variations. Four sizes can get very expensive if you use these diapers exclusively. The price of them is pretty close to what I paid for my One-Size Pocket Diapers (which I don't have to buy covers for), making them one of the most expensive cloth diapers on the market. I wish they would experiment with more snaps to reduce the size varieties even down two two versus four. Until then, frugal cloth diaperers like myself will only use these for certain situations that call for extra absorbancy.

References & More Information

Mother-ease Official Website: http://www.mother-ease.com

  • Digg
  • Del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • RSS

0 comments:

Post a Comment