Miosolo Reusable Diapers

[nelsonic]

@iteles I've seen this brand on a few of the diapers. What are your thoughts on them? Would you buy more? Or are there better brands/designs?

https://www.bambinomio.com/collections/miosolo

https://www.bambinomio.com/collections/miosolo/products/miosolo-diaper-set

https://www.vertbaudet.pt/miosolo-set-de-fraldas-reutilizaveis-laranja-medio-estampado.htm?ProductId=703400178&FiltreCouleur=6606

There are many patterns ...

I can certainly see the appeal. It's quirky/cute and not "boring". 💭 But sometimes the boring things are the ones that work as a system far better ... 🕥

Context

We currently have at least 5 distinct brands of diapers in rotation. Some have poppers others use velcro. Some have inserts while others are "all in one". There are "morning", "afternoon" and "night" versions all with different properties. Some are smaller and cover less area. They are fine for around the house but not good for going to the park, because they don't "catch" the poop as well ...

I totally understand the reason we have multiple brands, types, designs/materials, fastening systems, etc. It was because: a) "we" were new to this and wanted to research** it by buying several options. i.e: field-testing. b) some diapers were better than others and you (Inês) have sold the ones you didn't like.

I also acknowledge that you have a ton of info in your head and in group chats with other moms so you have done a mountain of research. It would be very nice to have it all captured systematically so that: we can

1. refer back to it ourselves in forming our system #27
2. share the info with other parents / caregivers by sharing a link to public research/findings instead of constantly re-writing the same thing in a WhatsApp group where the information is locked-up and will eventually disappear ...
3. feedback to designers/manufacturers so that the next generation of products can be slightly better.

   e.g: I would love to have a small white label area on the front of diapers where I could sharpie a reference number so that when I have to deal with the diapers of multiple children e.g. in a creche environment, I don't lose track of which diaper belongs to which child. We could always retrofit this to our diapers, but it would be better if it was integrated at the factory. It might cost them 2c more per diaper but would be a huge help in making a system and therefor scaling sustainability.

I feel that we are not leveraging Inês' knowledge/experience and I at least have regular head-scratcher moments where I think: Why is it this way? 🤷‍♂️

[iteles]

Thank you so much for opening this issue.

This isn't really a question about Bambino Mio diapers, it's an epic stating 'please write down everything you know about cloth diapers and the choices you have made'. I totally agree that there is a lot of knowledge in my head about this because when I was researching and buying, I was doing it all in the wee hours of the morning, one-handed scrolling on my phone with a baby on the other arm.

I will absolutely write this document and have made a start on it today 👍 It felt huge to me so you opening this issue has given me a starting point.

In the short term let me answer the titular question posed here: is it worth buying more Bambino Mio Miosolo diapers?

The short answer is no.

Context

The reason you see this brand a lot is because they have the biggest marketing budget of any diaper brand. They have managed to wangle exclusive deals with many supermarkets so they are seen by a large swathe of the population.

The cute prints help.

Are they good diapers?

Sort of. They have a great fit on a lot of babies but they have very little built-in absorption. The built-in insert is cheap microfiber junk (which is a bit of an insult at the price they're sold at).

Because of this we always have to boost absorption with extra inserts and they are not truly an AIO because you basically cannot use them un-boosted. Most people I know actually pull out the built-in insert and use it as a dust cloth (it's microfiber which is cheap, low absorption and prone to leaks) and they use the shell as a pocket diaper with their own inserts.

For what they are, they are extraordinarily expensive.
They are priced at the top end of the diaper market and for this price there are WAY better diapers on offer.

Why we have a few

We don't have ANY brand new Miosolos. We have about 4 and they are all second hand. It would be a waste of money and resources to buy them new.

But why do we have them even though they're not great?

In this house, because we have a few people using diapers, both fit and Velcro count for a lot. Because they have a good fit and velcro tabs instead of snaps, it's easy for anyone to fit them correctly.

We ONLY use them in the afternoons because we know baby A typically doesn't wet his diapers much after 13h00. Nothing compared to the morning floods.

I should also note that they were great transition diapers for the awkward stage where babies are too small for the newborn size but too big for the standard one size.

I think the 4 we have is the sweet spot. Any more and they'd get used at the wrong times and we'd have leaks. Any less and we'd miss out on their good fit.

[iteles]

[nelsonic]

@iteles this is a good overview. "all rights reserved" indeed. 🙄 What I don't understand is why the there need to be more than one type. Why can't they just make a good "All-in-Two" with an easy system for biodegradable soft hemp inserts #29 ?