Fuzzi Bunz Cloth Diapers: The Cadillac of Diapering

A Mother of Two Children in Diapers Shares Her Experience with Cloth Diapering and Fuzzi Bunz

By Brooklynn Meadows, published Jul 24, 2006
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Fuzzi Bunz, as they are cloth diapers, don't fill up and sit in land fills for very long times, there are no nasty chemicals against baby's skin (that are in disposables in order to make the wet material "gel" up and not leak), and cloth diapers are much cheaper in the long run. Much more information is available on why cloth diapering is better than using disposables, check out http://www.motherease.com/info.html for a more thorough explanation of the benefits of cloth.

The cloth diapers of today are far from the pinned rectangles of fabric of yesteryear.  Fuzzi Bunz are a waterproof layer on the outside that can be purchased in many different colors or white, and have a fleece liner on the inside, creating a pocket in between the two materials.  Fuzzi Bunz are thus a "pocket style" diaper, meaning an insert is placed inside the diaper.  Inserts range greatly in absorbency and material type (cotton, hemp, microfiber, etc.), and can be customized to fit the need for absorbency (all night long vs. daytime, heavy wetting kid vs. a light wetter, etc.).  The user can be creative and use whatever they have on hand to "stuff" it with, or can purchase trim fitting, highly absorbent inserts made especially for pocket style diapers such as Fuzzi Bunz.  The fleece is what is against the child's body, and it is great at wicking away moisture from the skin into the insert where it stays.  Fuzzi Bunz have durable snaps so there is no Velcro closures to wear out or snag on other items in the wash or dryer.  The elastic around the legs and part of the waist is non-irritating as it is below the surface of the fleece and the sewing design around the legs of Fuzzi Bunz is different from, and prevent leaks a lot more than, other pocket style diapers such as Happy Heinys.  They come in different sizes, but each size has several snaps, making the fit highly adjustable during use of that one size.

Takeaways
  • Fuzzi Bunz are a smart choice for a variety of reasons
  • Fuzzi Bunz prevent leaks, and are easy to use and clean
  • Fuzzi Bunz are a great investment, and have a high resale value
Did You Know?
A child may use 5,000 diapers before he or she is potty trained! Do you want to buy 5,000 disposables or a whole lot fewer cloth diapers that you can reuse?!?)
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Good article.

Posted on 06/29/2008 at 5:06:27 PM

 
I like the idea of the article but I have to say there are much better cloth diapers out there. Fuzzi Bunz aren't that amazing in the ratings. Go to diaperpin.com and look up reviews of cloth diapers, all kinds. Also, ebay stopped allowing used diapers but by far the biggest community of used diaper sellers can be found at diaperswappers.com

Posted on 06/25/2008 at 12:06:36 AM

 
These sound real neat. I used cloth diapers on my 1st child.

Posted on 01/27/2008 at 6:01:52 AM

 
Excellent article.

Posted on 09/05/2007 at 12:09:00 AM

 
I should add that since I wrote this article, eBay has stopped the sale of used diapers through them, but there are other great sites that are making a name for themselves in the used diaper market. There is a great article here on AC (not by me) about buying (and selling) used cloth diapers: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/314666/buying_and_selling_gently_used_cloth.html

Posted on 08/25/2007 at 1:08:00 AM

 
Great article. I just posted it on a local mom's club site; there are a lot of cloth diaper fans on there. Thank you for the info!

Posted on 07/09/2007 at 11:07:00 AM

 
Great article! I'm pregnant with my third and am determined to use cloth this time.

Posted on 05/21/2007 at 7:05:00 AM

 
Good article. I tried cloth diapers when my twins were born, but I gave up on them. I wish I could have stuck with them.

Posted on 05/06/2007 at 5:05:00 PM

 
These sound really good. If and when I have a child, I had thought about trying cloth diapers. These sound better than the ones I saw in the store. Thanks for the info.

Posted on 05/03/2007 at 11:05:00 AM

 
Hopefully I don't have any kids one the way any time soon. Informative read nonetheless!

Posted on 05/01/2007 at 8:05:00 PM

 
That's pretty neat -- old fashioned cloth diapers combined with new technology. I'll have to tell my daughter about these -- she's expecting!

Posted on 05/01/2007 at 2:05:00 PM

 
I don't have any children, but I would probably choose cloth diapers if had to. Great info.

Posted on 05/01/2007 at 7:05:00 AM

 
Informative. I wish these had been around when my kids were in diapers.

Posted on 04/30/2007 at 9:04:00 PM

 
If I had another baby, I would use these. I have heard only great things about them.

Posted on 04/30/2007 at 2:04:00 PM

 
Great article. I cloth diaper my youngest, but it's with CPFs and covers. I've never tried the fuzzi bunz, although I've heard that they are wonderful diapers.

Posted on 04/30/2007 at 1:04:00 PM

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