If you’ve been reading through the previous All-in-One Showdown reviews, you’re probably realizing that we are a bit enamored (infatuated? enchanted? entranced?) with our cloth diapering. We don’t just write about them – we talk about them constantly and we spend countless hours online finding the best deals, the cutest new fabrics or styles, and window shopping.
When I do make my purchases (and make them I do!), I always check Nicki’s Diapers first. Experienced CD mamas will agree: Nicki has low prices, a fantastic selection, and – get ready for it – FREE SHIPPING on all diaper covers
! I send all of my inquiring friends to Nicki’s easy primer on cloth diapering – the diaper definitions. There are so many – it really can get confusing for a new CDer. Besides being a Wisconsin native like me (Go Pack Go!), Nicki also runs Cloth Diaper Clearance, Under My Crib and My Swim Baby – all fun to shop and I can’t wait until the auction site takes off. She also sells really convenient packages to get a newbie started, and has a gift registry (why didn’t anyone tell me about this like, last August???).
Nicki sent me an All-in-One to try out for our AIO Showdown week: a Monkey Doodlez Micro. She’s also offering a chance to win an All-in-One of your choice from her website below.
Look and Feel
The Monkey Doodlez is not going to win any ‘cute’ competitions (especially with that obnoxious tag on the front), but they do come in a wide variety of palatable colors. The outer PUL layer is your basic PUL – soft and pliable, definitely will do the job.
The inside is where this diaper shines. The Micro in the diaper’s name refers to the super-soft microfleece liner. It’s been washed a number of times, and it’s not pilly or bunchy, either. It’s still really soft and I love putting it on Piper. The ‘all-in-one’ part is layers of flannel and more microfleece, but it’s all sewn up so I couldn’t see that.
I also really like how the microfleece inner is colored – even though I wasn’t crazy about the color of the diaper I tested. Other colors are really cute – brown with a green liner, brown with pink inside, black on black (for those goth babies out there), red on red, etc. White diapers get so stained up, these darker colors must really look better over the long haul.
Fit
This diaper was, like a couple of the previous diapers I tested, a little big on my girl. Even so, it didn’t leak badly at all. It also has a layer of the loop-side of Velcro on the outside of the tab, so I could pull it tight around her middle. After washing a number of times, the thick middle sewn-in liner got a little bunched up between her legs, but not terribly so. This diaper is not quite as trim as others, but it has a really easy all-in-one on-and-off, which I liked.
But Does It Work?
So far, yes. It’s been working pretty well. Due to its size though, I’m going to wait a couple months before moving it to the ‘safe for cute outfits or long outings’ rotation. I’m also a little disappointed it doesn’t have a pocket so I can stuff in some extra doublers for overnights, but that’s the nature of all-in-ones. If I wanted to add a doubler, I’d have to give up the softness of the microfleece against her skin. A fair trade-off, but that’ll have to wait until they fit a little better.
Overall
Pros:
- Soft, colored microfleece liner, overlapping aplix on the tabs create a nice, tight fit, even for the between-sized babies like mine, easy laundry and on-off care (no stuffing)
Cons:
- Leaked a bit on my 15lb daughter, the inner liner got a little bunchy in the bottom, no way to add a doubler.
[Rating: 3/5]
Free Stuff Alert Contest Has Ended: Congratulations, Finamoon #43!
Nicki’s Diapers is offering one lucky reader a gift certificate for the cost of one AIO of their choice. That means, dear readers, that you can choose the AIO diaper you want most! Hopefully, our reviews have helped to introduce you to your choices – Nicki carries all but one of the brands we’ve reviewed over the past week.
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I love the Nikki’s diaper site because they have such a great selection! And also free shipping over $75
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I’d have to go with UnderMyCrib, although it’s not quite in full swing yet.
I love Nikki’s diapers because of the awesome selection! Thanks!
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My favorite site is the Cloth Diaper Clearance. I’m very willing to buy seconds in order to save money – her site has some great discounts!
Cloth Diaper Clearance is now my favourite – one of the main reasons we chose cloth was the savings, so any way to save MORE is awesome. Thanks for this giveaway, I hadn’t known about the other sites!
The only one of her sites I have ordered from is Nicki’s Diapers, but I like the Cloth Diaper Clearance site best because everything is cheap!
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I like the Cloth Diaper Clearance…usually can’t tell why something is seconds, and what a deal, right?? Great prices!
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http://www.undermycrib.com is my choice because of the layout and design of the site. Happy shopping!
Wow three great sites. I like them all. I guess my favorite would depend on what I was looking for. I like the clearance site because I’m always looking for deals. Aucions are fun too. And of course the Nicki’s diapers site is a nice looking diaper website.
I like the DryBees Fleece Night Time Pocket Diapers in Bright Orange because it’s nice and soft for the baby.
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I like My Swim Baby the best b/c there was so much great stuff there that I had never seen before!
The free shipping on Nikkis is a big plus if you are trying to stretch your dollars.
NiKi’s has the best selection of styles & colors.
The clearence, thanks for the giveaway.
I like Nicki’s Diapers the best because of the choices I have, all the time.
Cloth Diaper Clearance. They carry some of the same diapers but at lower prices!
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My favorite site is the Cloth Diaper Clearance b/c saving money is always good!
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i like the http://www.clothdiaperclearance.com/ site the most, because i am a frugal mom, with a single income, and cloth diapering is important to me. but i do have a smaller budget to work with than most. so i like the sales!
My favorite site is the Cloth Diaper Clearance. Who doesn’t love to save $$!
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I like Nikki’s Diapers best. It is easy to navigate and very informative!
Cloth diaper clearance is great! Did you see all those babylegs?!?
I like Cloth Diaper Clearance the best because it makes it affordable to try different types of dipes while building a stash.
I like the Cloth Diaper Clearance site. It’s a great site to get great prices on diapers. Great place to buy several kinds of diapers to see which you like best.
I like Nikki’s Diapers! Super easy to shop from
Cloth Diaper Clearance is AWESOME!!!! I will definately be shopping there in the future.
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i checked out all the sites and i am totally impressed with the idea of the auction site. i love the mod circles design of the clearance site but my favorite is nicki’s diapers cause they have my idso… dreameze in stock.
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Cloth Diaper Clearance!
Oooh- I have bookmarked all of her websites, but I do love the basic one the best because of the ton of information that it has- Will definitely send friends considering CD to this site. Thanks!
I like Nicki’s Diapers. It’s easy to find what I need by scrolling through the list on the left side.
I like Nicki’s diapers best for all the info.
My favorite is Nicki’s Diapers because I can find all what I want in one place.
I’m glad to learn about the other three though!
i like http://www.clothdiaperclearance.com/ because im always looking for a bargain..im the clearance queen
Under my crib because you can list and sell stuff FREE!!
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I like Nicki’s diapers because it has a lot of information for a newbie like me.
I love Nikki’s Diapers, I have always had success with them!I have never tried a monkey doodlez though! I am blogging about aio week in the morning!! Following you now on twitter and posted a tweet about your site!
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Cloth Diaper Clearance is truly awesome-the prices are great for the diapers available!
I like the bumkins with the bandaids to cute!! I am not finding out what I am having for my fourth so this would suit either girl or boy!!
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Cloth diaper clearance is great.
My favorite site is “My Swim Baby” because my daughter loves the pool, and I love buying her bathing suits, and “My Swim Baby” has the goods to make us both very happy indeed.
My favorite is Nicki’s Diapers because it’s opening a retail store in New Glarus, WI only 25 minutes from me. Also, the website has such a wide selection of diapers (as well as so many other products) and really great deals. Thanks!
Cloth Diaper Clearance! I love the patterned prints of the old Bumkins! And at $15 that’s a great deal!
Cloth diaper clearance! I Love all the Bumkins AIO prints!
do I have to chose just one of the sites? i like MySwimBaby. I ordered my son’s suit from there. great customer service!
I’d like to try the Imse Vimse ORGANIC One Size Fitted Snap Diaper (although I see that it’s out of stock right now).
Under My Crib – it’s so nice that cloth holds its resale price so well. We have a ton of cloth floating around our house!
I love Cloth diaper clearance’s prices! :)
I like Nicki’s Diapers the best because of their wide product selection.
Love the review! But you really shouldn’t post a public video of your naked daughter on the Internet. There are a ton of weirdos out there just looking for this kind of thing and doing God knows what with it. Just saying, perhaps put something on her first and then tape yourself putting the diaper on her.