Note: Review made at the time was without the use of diaper creams and only pee-time. Poop-based reviews were made in another post here.
Mommy’s Touch Easy Clean Snap Diaper is an American product by Mommy’s Touch that features a two row snap sizing (small or regular) instead of the common three row snap size. Like a lot of the other brands in the market, it comes with the usual gussets, inner fleece layer and two openings (instead of one) to allow easy stuffing & cleaning. All Mommy’s Touch diapers come with a six month warranty. For more on the design, features and look of the diaper, do refer to Mommy’s Touch’s website here.
Style
One size pocket and comes in snaps although it’s available in aplix as well.
Cost
I bought this in Singapore for $33 (with the GAD microfibre insert) but am not too sure if there is a stockist in Malaysia.
Accessories & additionals
Mommy’s Touch’s inserts are made by Green Acre Designs (GAD) and come in both microfibre & hemp. Unlike other brands which feature either a full one size insert or snap one size, GAD’s one size inserts come in a loop shape to allow for quicker drying.
Care info
Unlike other diapers where you have to prewash twice, Mommy’s Touch diapers and inserts must be washed at least ONCE before the first use with 1/2 to 1/4 of the recommended amount of additive free detergent (no enzymes, phosphates, softeners, bleach and optical whitening agents). The amount depends on the load of your wash. After each use, knock off poo solids into the toilet, remove the inserts, fasten the laundry tabs and place in a wet/dry pail (depends on your system) until washing day.
Although Mommy’s Touch recommends a pre-cold rinse cycle before the actual wash, I have washed the diapers with a normal wash cycle and on regular water temperature. (Here in the tropics, we are not able to choose the temperature of the water for most washing machines so worry not.) Hang out in the sun to dry (fleece-side up for the diaper shells) – this is important as the heat from the sun will not only dry your inserts and diapers faster but it will “bleach” away stains too.
Verdict
General
While the cut is large and similar to bumGenius plus the colour and print choices are varied, I felt that the design was a little too different for my taste. The two openings on both ends never fails to worry me every time I use the diaper and the way you go about sizing the diapers were, well, awkward. I had to snap it down to the small size and then fold the inner fleece portion inwards. Then upon removal, I would find that sometimes the inner fleece would scoot out a little because of Eva’s movements and such. Because there are openings on both ends, imagine what would happen if the inserts will overflowing? Disaster really…although I could be just over-imagining things.
Application (stuffing/removal, use, fit and bulk)
The sizing snaps were bizarre – I had to take a peek at the website to figure out what exactly to do. While stuffing and removing the inserts were easy, it was a little tad TOO easy for my liking (see comment above). Like with the other brands, it wasn’t too difficult to put on Eva and of course the insert is already in as I usually stuff the pockets right after they are done drying.
Removal is easy as well; just unsnap and slide from under her. I changed her diaper after four hours and discovered that her bottom was dry while the insert was slightly damp. After Rump•a•rooz®, FuzziBunz and bumGenius inserts, you could say that I was pretty impressed with this brand. The microfleece fabric was almost dry to the touch as well so that’s definitely a plus point. Pretty good absorption if you ask me since all cloth diapers reach full absorption after six washes!
Washing & drying
Because these are snap diapers, there are no laundry tabs. So just remove the insert from the shell and put it aside until washing day.
Like the other brands, the diaper shell and inserts dry pretty quickly – I do my baby laundry at the end of the day and in the morning, I have clean and dry inserts & shells waiting for some sun therapy.
What’s next?
The two end openings are definitely a turn-off for me and add the fact that they don’t come with inserts? Gah. Nah, I wouldn’t order this again. If I had to choose between brands of pockets that don’t come with inserts, I’d pick Baby Kangas. At least I won’t have the risk of spillage occurring at both ends of the diaper instead of just one!
