Rumparooz One-Size Pocket Diaper

Although we were leaning towards all-in-one diapers, Laura put two pocket diapers in our trial and (foreshadowing!) we're super glad she did. The first pocket diaper we tried was the Rumparooz One-Size Pocket diaper. Unlike all-in-ones, pocket diapers are a two-part system. First is the shell, which is made of waterproof material (the gray part) and fleece (the white part).  The fleece wicks the moisture away from the bum and into the interior of the diaper, which holds an absorbent insert made of microfiber, hemp, or bamboo.

You can really see the extent of the adjustable-ness on this diaper - so many options to get a perfect fit.

The Rumparooz pocket diaper had internal gussets (like the Eco Posh, which is also made by Rumparooz), and did an excellent job holding in everything the peanut could dish out. 

I somehow forgot to take a picture of the peanut in this diaper. She looked extra cute in it, I promise. 

The Rumparooz diaper comes with a newborn-size microfiber insert and a bigger microfiber insert - 

(photo from amazon.com)

You can snap both inserts together for extra absorbency (like at night), which is a great feature, or add another insert made of a more absorbent fabric like hemp or bamboo.

Another great thing about the Rumparooz is that both the covers and the inserts are VERY easy to wash, dry in a flash, and showed zero stains during our two week trial. SWOON. Even without going into the dryer, the cover dried super quickly (in a matter of a few hours), which would save us electricity, keep the diapers in great shape, and make our plan to buy two days worth of diapers possible. The inserts went through the dryer but didn't take long to become bone dry, unlike some of the all-in-ones we tried.

Stuffing the insert into the shell is an extra step involved with pocket diapers that is not necessary with all-in-ones, which turns some people off but ended up being a plus, in our opinion. With this extra step came the easy washing and drying that really made this diaper convenient.

So did we buy lots of Rumparooz?  No. We returned our fabulous Rumparooz diaper to the Diaper Lab at the end of our trial. It was more expensive than the type we ended up choosing and we liked it equally. Also, and this was a minor, minor thing, but the fleece on the inside of the shell became a little "pilly" with several washings. Not like that matters, but the other diaper did not get pilly and seemed like it would last through several hundred washings a little more gracefully.

Why, you ask, did we not just get some Rumparooz and some whatevers and some whatever elses? People have lots of different kinds of diapers and speak highly of being able to choose an all-in-one for daycare, a pocket with customizable absorbency for nighttime, or a sized diaper for under leggings or a dress. Part of our decision to populate the peanut's diaper stash with only one type of diaper is due to my weird love of seeing neat stacks of diapers in a drawer, which doesn't happen when you have lots of different kinds. The other (more sensible) reason we went with one type of diaper instead of several is to save ourselves the hassle that comes with having different care instructions for different materials, different customer service departments to call in case of a problem, different drying times, different silver bullet stain removal techniques, and different snap configurations to size properly. That's my story  and I'm sticking to it.

The final word, though, is that this is a four-star diaper (or five stars... just give it all the stars you've got). It didn't leak, washed well, and seemed like it would hold up for the long term. The slightly pilly fleece and the cost were the only things that prevented us from buying a whole drawer full of Rumparooz.

Price information (from Amazon):
Rumparooz One Size Pocket Diaper, $23.50