Broody Chick Diapers
I contacted Broody Chick to see if it was possible to get a sample of their diapers to try on my daughter, I was honest about the fact that I did not want to have to pay for a full box just yet as I cloth diaper 100% of the time. I also explained why I was looking into their diapers. That I needed a disposable option for the weeks we are away in the summer at camps and laundry is not an option. I got more than I expected! The company contacted me back promptly and said they would gladly send me some diapers to try and to let them know how much my daughter currently weighs.
I don’t know about all of you, but I love getting items in the mail. Jason had taken Everly for a walk the other day and checked the mail box. I thought it was weird he was coming back so soon but apparently the mail was all for me and he did not want to lug it in the stroller for the whole walk. One of the packages was from Broody Chick. I eagerly opened it and was surprised to find a hand written note and a whole box of infant diapers. WOW! That was extremely kind of them to send, I was just expecting a couple diapers, not an entire box. This was great because it meant I got to give them a true trial with Everly, to see if she had any reaction to them, and to see how well they would work.
Broody Chick is a Canadian company that is based in Victoria. It was started by a Mom who was looking for an Earth friendly and chemical free product to use with her children. The diapers were introduced to North America as the very first fully compostable and bio-degradable, disposable diapers.
Lets get down to it…
When I opened the package in the mail the first thing to get my attention was the fact that these diapers came in a cutely decorated cardboard box. It gets your attention, and its nice to know I can put the package into the recycling.
Inside the box the diapers are all lined up and wrapped in a plastic bag. The diapers are very simple and white. There are no fancy designs decorating the outside, no colour changing indicator to tell you that your child needs to be changed because they have wet themselves. It is a very basic diaper. To be honest, I kind of liked that. I took the diapers out of the plastic and put the back in the box to use for storage, I did not want to destroy the box, but in the future I’d probably cut off or fold the side flaps down into the box then put the diapers in for easy access to them.
They are more stiff compared to when we used disposables on Everly the first few days, back then we used two of the major diaper companies new born diapers. I also found there was not a lot of stretch around the leg and waist, I wish there was a bit more. I believe this would allow for a better fit around the waist, and a more snug fit around the legs. Everly no longer has skinny mini legs, she has “chunked out” and I found these diapers to be loose around her legs even. The diapers were very trim fitting for under Everly’s outfits, this was a nice change to her normal cloth diapers where I tend to have to put her in a size bigger for bottoms.
During the day these diapers did very well. The diaper does poof up when they are wet, which disposables tend to do. The one thing Jason noticed and did not really like is the smell of a disposable diaper when wet. We have not dealt with that so it was new to us. With this being a more natural option its to be expected, I wouldn’t want a perfume smell any ways as that would just mean additives in the diaper. Everly did not have any reactions during the day to the diapers, and we did not have any leaks or blow outs. This was a pleasant surprise as I was expecting them to happen because I was unsure of the fit.
Night time is when I was most concerned. I normally use a heavy wetter cloth diaper on Everly for during the night. My daughter loves her milk, and she loves her sleep at night time. She tends to sleep for 10+ hours at night. This is a long time for a wet diaper to be in contact with her skin. I was so timid about it, that I did in fact put a fleece insert in the diaper to try and help protect her skin. Picked her up this morning… no leaks! She did not soak through the diaper, she sure tried to push the diaper to its limits but we did not wake up to wet clothing and a wet bed sheet. This was a very pleasant surprise.
These diapers are definitely in the lead for being my go to diaper to use while camping. I still want to give Gdiapers a try, and Seventh Generation diapers (The Honest Company would have been fun to try but it does not look like I can order any… dear sister of mine in the states, can you order some for my to try on Everly?), but the ease of these disposables may have already won me over. I am also intrigued to try other products from Broody Chick.