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How Much Liquid Do Cloth Diapers Really Hold?

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All cloth diapers are not created equal. Neither are their inserts. I have my favorites. The ones I kept in my stash even after trying so many alternatives. The ones I know will be safe to use when stuffing a nap or overnight cloth diaper. I can’t say I’m really surprised by the results from this absorbency experiment. I hope you find this info useful in your search for the best cloth diapers and inserts.

Cloth Diaper Absorbancy Test

My Results

Please note that these results were obtained by following the procedure listed at the bottom of this page. The ounces of liquid are what was held by one of each listed insert (unless otherwise noted). This is not a guarantee of what yours will hold. I continually update this as I have more brands to add. If you have and insert or cloth diaper you’d like to add, please contact me.

Actual Ounces of Warm Water Held:

Inserts/Doublers/Prefolds/Flats

  • 14.5 oz    Geffen Baby Fleece Hemp Prefold M/L  60% hemp/40% cotton
  • 12.25 oz Geffen Baby Jersey Hemp Prefold, M/L 60% hemp/40% cotton
  • 12 oz       GroVia Prefold, size 4 toddler Bamboo/Cotton
  • 12 oz       Gerber Organic Cotton Prefold OS 100% cotton
  • 11 oz       RagaBabe Bulletproof Insert, L  cotton sherpa & hemp
  • 11 oz       Thirsties Duo Hemp Prefold, size 2 55% hemp/45% cotton
  • 11 oz       SoftBums Super Bamboo Double OS Pod
  • 10 oz      Bambino Mio Prefold cotton
  • 10 oz      ImseVimse Night Inserts
  • 9.5 oz     HumBird XL Ultimate Insert, 55% hemp/45% bamboo
  • 9  oz       Geffen Baby Jersey Hemp Flat
  • 9 oz        Tidy Tots No fold Insert and booster OS Hem/Cotton
  • 9 oz        Nicki’s Ultimate Bamboo Insert OS
  • 9 oz        Truly Charis Hemp Flat, Hemp/ Cotton
  • 9 oz        Boingo EcoMax Prefold, OS hemp
  • 8 oz        Geffen Baby Super Absorber Plus, OS 60% hemp/40% cotton
  • 8 oz        LPO Cloth Diapers Pocket Inserts (2 bamboo)
  • 8 oz        Geffen Baby Ultra Absorber Plus
  • 8 oz        ImseVimse Bamboo Inserts (pair)
  • 8 oz        SoftBums Large Drytouch Pod, microfiber
  • 8 oz        Osocozy Flat, OS 100% cotton
  • 8 oz        Landry Parker Ave OS AI2 Inserts
  • 8 oz        Ragababe Large Hemp Insert, cotton/hemp
  • 8 oz        AlvaBaby Charcoal Bamboo Insert, OS charcoal/bamboo/microfiber
  • 8 oz        Mama Koala OS Microfiber Insert
  • 7 oz        HumBird M/L Ultimate Insert, 55% hemp/45% bamboo
  • 7 oz        AMP 2 Layer Hemp Insert
  • 7 oz        Premium Joey bunz Insert, hemp/cotton
  • 7 oz        Kawaii Microfiber Insert, OS microfiber
  • 7 oz        Alva Microfiber Insert
  • 7 oz        Flour Sack Towel (FST) 100% cotton
  • 7 oz        Designer Bums Large insert
  • 6.5 oz     Thirsties Hemp Large Insert, 55% hemp/45% cotton
  • 6.5 oz     Peachy Baby Large Insert, bamboo rayon/cotton
  • 6 oz        Geffen Baby X-Small Fleece Prefold
  • 6 oz        AMP Bamboo Insert
  • 6 oz        LPO Cloth Diapers All in two inserts (two bamboo)
  • 6 oz        Milovia Med Insert, microfiber
  • 6 oz        RagaBabe Med Bulletproof Insert hemp/cotton
  • 6 oz        Ragababe Med Hemp Inserts, hemp/cotton
  • 6 oz        Blueberry Prefold, Newborn 100% cotton
  • 6 oz        GroVia Stay Dry Soaker, OS 55% hemp, 45% cotton
  • 6 oz        GroVia Organic Cotton Soaker
  • 6 oz        Babykicks Duz it all Flat hemp/cotton
  • 5 oz        Geffen Baby Super Absorber, OS 60% hemp/40% cotton
  • 5 oz        Thirsties Fab Doubler Large, 15% polyester, 85% cotton
  • 5 oz        Milovia Small Insert, microfiber
  • 5 oz        Designer Bums small insert
  • 4 oz        HumBird Newborn/S Ultimate Insert, 55% hemp 45% bamboo
  • 4 oz        HumBird M/L Exceptional Insert, Hemp/Bamboo
  • 4 oz        Thirsties Hemp Small Insert, 55% hemp/45% cotton
  • 4 oz        Ragababe Small Insert, cotton sherpa & bamboo rayon
  • 4 oz        Gerber Large Insert, Polyester/Rayon
  • 4 oz        Happy Beehinds coffee fiber insert
  • 3.5 oz     Geffen Baby Quick Absorber, 60% hemp, 40% cotton
  • 3 oz        HumBird Newborn/S Exceptional Insert, hemp/bamboo
  • 3 oz        Thirsties Fab Doubler Small, 15% polyester, 85% cotton
  • 3 oz        Peachy Baby Small Insert, bamboo rayon/cotton
  • 3 oz        GroVia Stay dry Booster, OS cotton/ poly fleece blend
  • 2.5 oz     GroVia Organic Cotton Booster
  • 2 oz        Thirsties Small Cotton Doubler
  • 2 oz        Hemp Baby Insert/doubler
  • 2 oz        Gerber Small Insert, polyester/rayon

Fitted Results 

Please note that there are varying numbers of inserts included with each of the fitteds listed below. That obviously can affect absorbency as well as the cost to you.

Overnight Fitteds: (These are specifically created and labeled for nights.)

  • 40 oz      HumBird SuperNova OS bamboo/cotton
  • 37 oz      Twinkie Tush Night-Nights OS cotton velour
  • 36 oz      Kissing Blake Bullet OS bamboo/cotton/hemp
  • 31 oz      Pooters Hemp Overnight Plus Hemp/cotton
  • 30 oz      Kissing Blake Night time Hybrid Fitted OS bamboo fleece
  • 26 oz      Twinkie Tush night night with windpro OS bamboo/cotton
  • 24 oz      Boogie Bear Creations Sleepy ProX
  • 18 oz      Nicki’s Overnight OS Bamboo Fitted

Fitteds and Hybrid Fitteds:

  • 30 oz      Humbird Day fitted OS Bamboo/cotton
  • 28 oz      Sustainablebabyish size large organic bamboo fleece
  • 27 oz      Twinkie Tush Fusion OS bamboo/cotton/fleece
  • 26 oz      Twinkie Tush OS bamboo/cotton
  • 24 oz      Boogie Bear Creations hemp/cotton
  • 20 oz      Pooters OS Hemp/cotton
  • 18 oz       Pooters OS Bamboo Fitted
  • 18 oz       THX OS Bamboo Fitted
  • 16 oz       Sweet Pea OS bamboo/cotton
  • 16 oz       THX OS Hemp Fitted

All In One Results

  • 20 oz        Lighthouse Kids Supreme AIO with supreme booster
  • 19 oz        Diaper Rite Heavy Wetter All in one, bamboo/cotton
  • 18 oz        GroVia O.N.E OS cotton/microfiber
  • 16 oz        Diaper Rite AIO OS bamboo terry
  • 14 oz        Thirsties Natural AIO
  • 13 oz        Chelory AIO OS Stay dry bamboo/zorb
  • 13 oz        Happy Beehinds Hybrid 2 All in One
  • 13 oz        Petite Crown Trima AIO, OS Hemp/Cotton
  • 12 oz        ImseVimse AIO size large cotton
  • 12 oz        Ragababe AIO Large bamboo/cotton
  • 12 oz        Bummis Pure OS bamboo/cotton
  • 12 oz        Imagine AIO Bamboo/cotton
  • 12 oz        Happy Beehinds Super Soaker AIO
  • 11.5 oz     Opulent Monsters OMMO OS bamboo/ cotton fleece
  • 11 oz        Nicki’s Bamboo OS AIO Bamboo/cotton
  • 11 oz        Opulent Monsters AIO
  • 11 oz        Gerber It’s a Snap AIO OS with both included inserts Cotton/Poly/Rayon
  • 10 oz       Bambino Mio miosolo OS, microfiber
  • 10 oz        Sweet Pea AIO OS bamboo velour/ bamboo fleece/microfiber
  • 10 oz        AMP AIO
  • 9.5 oz      Gerber AIO Large w/ doubler, 65% polyester/35% rayon (discontinued)
  • 9.5 oz      Blueberry Simplex AIO Large, 1005 cotton
  • 9 oz        Lighthouse Kids Supreme AIO (no additional booster)
  • 8.5 oz      Blueberry Simplex AIO Med, 100% cotton
  • 8.5 oz      Bum-Ware AIO BWX2 OS microfiber
  • 8 oz         Alimama Dolcito AIO

There are a few things to take into consideration besides just the amount of liquid held. Here are my thoughts:

Trimness…Geffen Baby And HumBird win on this one. You can already see their prefold held the most amount of liquid. Don’t misjudge the Geffen’s Super Absorbers though. They seem like they are paper thin. You can easily stuff 3 Super Absorbers and be at about the same thickness as one of the Geffen Prefolds. The HumBird Exceptional Inserts are the perfect boosters without adding any bulk. The Thirsties Hemp Inserts and Joeybunz are also trim.  If you are wanting to add absorbency to it for nights, you want something super trim to yet absorbent. This allows you to have enough to soak up a ton yet not be really bulky.

The GroVia Soaker and Booster combination is fairly trim and was one of my favorites until Sophia was about a year old. They only had enough absorbency for day use here. The soaker could make it though a nap if I added a Thirsties Hemp insert in addition to the booster (I usually tucked the Thirsties Hemp Insert under the top layer of the GroVia Soaker). But this was never a night option here as it just didn’t pack enough punch.

This experiment included the more absorbent inserts that I knew I had, many of which are already on My Recommedations page.

My favorite day combo is a Geffen Baby Jersey Hemp Prefold pad folded in any of my covers.

For naps, it’s 2 Geffen Baby Super Absorbers Plus or a RagaBabe Bulletproof Insert with a Thirsties Duo Wrap (They have double leg gussets and a high rise so perfect for an older baby and can be stuffed to the max).

At night we are using 3 Thirsties Hemp Inserts with a Ragababe Insert on top (the cotton sherpa on the Ragababe insert acts as a stay dry layer and pulls moisture away from baby). I’m starting to use the Geffen Baby Super Absorber Plus at night and really love them. They the thinnest of the super absorbent inserts. I cover with any cover I have with leg gussets as this is the only kind that I find that can take all these layers and not gap on Sophia’s legs. Right now my favorites are Blueberry Coveralls or the one Sweet Pea cover I have. I used to love the Kawaii Goodnight Heavy Wetters, but as Sophia got bigger, I just couldn’t stop the legs from getting gaps…and because of that, leaks.

Another favorite night option of mine are my Twinkie Tush Night Nights, Kissing Blake night fitted ,HumBird SuperNova, and either a HumBird wool cover or a Thirsties Duo Cover. These are all well worth the money.  A Pooters fitted is an amazing value for the money at only $14! I did need to add one more insert to get it too go night for me, but it’s such an awesome price. If you are on a budget they are worth looking into. If you need more help with night cloth diapering, please check this out.

Experiment Procedure:

  1. Measure and pour 4 cups (32 oz.) of water into a large bowl. (I used 44 oz for fitteds.)
  2. Place the diaper or insert in the bowl until saturated.
  3. Lightly squeeze just enough liquid out of the diaper to stop it from dripping.
  4. Measure how much liquid is left in the bowl and subtract this number from the original 32 oz. to find out how much water your diaper or insert absorbed.
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Jennifer Reinhardt

Jenn is a long-time cloth diaper educator and a passionate small business advocate. She has worked in the reusable diaper industry for over a decade, helping millions of families via her websites All About Cloth Diapers, Thinking About Cloth Diapers and Cloth Diaper Geek as well as hundreds of small businesses during that time. Her goal always to provide simple, reliable information.

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Comments

  1. Jessica says

    February 7, 2021 at 6:03 am

    Could you test how much the SBish hemp/bamboo fitted holds as a day time and with a doubler for overnight use?

    Reply
  2. Paula says

    October 2, 2020 at 2:35 pm

    If it ever ends up in your pile, I’d be super curious if the AMP Hemp Fitteds are similar to the Pooters. I’m so glad I found this! Thank you for doing this

    Reply
    • Jennifer Reinhardt says

      October 4, 2020 at 10:39 am

      I’ve used AMP inserts which are great, but never a fitted. I’ll see if I can get my hands on one.

      Reply
  3. Tricia says

    August 5, 2020 at 11:57 pm

    Can you do the Barnyard Bums inserts? They have several different ones.

    Reply
    • Jennifer Reinhardt says

      August 6, 2020 at 12:09 pm

      I will reach out and see if I can get them added. Thanks for the suggestion!

      Reply
  4. Carla Cramasta says

    May 23, 2020 at 5:04 pm

    Is the link for the Gerber Organic Cotton Prefold OS 100% cotton still accurate? This would be one of the most affordable absorbent options correct? Thank you :) <3

    Reply
    • Jennifer Reinhardt says

      May 25, 2020 at 10:34 pm

      Hi Carla, It is still accurate. But i do want to point out that it is very high on the list for oz held. Not trimness. It is a very large prefold and quite thick. So while it does hold quite a bit it might not be a great option on younger babies or if you are looking for a trimmer fit.

      Reply
  5. Courtney says

    March 31, 2020 at 5:58 pm

    I did a quick measure of a couple of my own items that I didn’t see up.
    Clotheez Newborn: 5oz
    Clotheez Intermediate: 7oz
    Smart Bottoms 3.1: 9oz

    Reply
  6. Courtney says

    March 31, 2020 at 5:10 pm

    Do you fully prep everything before running this test, or does it vary? I know some materials and brands take more prepping than others.

    Reply
    • Jennifer Reinhardt says

      April 1, 2020 at 8:37 pm

      Every item tested is fully prepped by myself and all are done the same way. I also test each item the same way. This means it is pretty accurate when comparing one to another on my list. But you shouldn’t compare results from elsewhere to this as it’s likely the process is different.

      Reply
  7. KT says

    March 22, 2020 at 4:48 pm

    Some flats / pre-folds to look into adding would be the Fruit of the Womb line. She has an option called the fruit bowl that contains 1 each (7 total) of the different flats she sells. The website lists the % of material for each flat as well.

    I purchased the fruit bowl to see which material combination I like best (first time flat user), and came across your site while looking up info regarding the absorbency difference of hemp and bamboo (which your info was fantastic).

    Excited to explore more of your site!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Reinhardt says

      March 22, 2020 at 9:38 pm

      Totally agree! I have one of her flats in my test pile. I’d love to get more added though. I work on that!

      Reply
  8. Veronica says

    January 28, 2020 at 7:52 am

    Are you going to add any GMD prefolds or fitteds?

    Reply
    • Jennifer Reinhardt says

      January 28, 2020 at 5:17 pm

      I have some in my to do pile! Hopefully soon!

      Reply
      • Brittany C. says

        February 20, 2020 at 2:42 pm

        What about KaWaii 100% bamboo inserts?

        Reply
        • Jennifer Reinhardt says

          February 24, 2020 at 3:14 pm

          Hi Brittany, I don’t have one. But I’ll see about getting it so I can test it for the list. Thanks for the suggestion!

          Reply
          • Lori Allen says

            April 24, 2020 at 12:58 pm

            I’d love to see the kawaii bamboo inserts as well! I just ordered some 4 layer ones

            Reply
    • Keila says

      March 26, 2020 at 12:08 pm

      I was hoping this brand would be on here as well

      Reply
    • Robin m says

      May 28, 2021 at 8:01 pm

      Have you tried the imagine prefolds? I have the medium size and I can mail you one if you like. They are soooo soft!

      Reply
  9. Amber Burke says

    November 14, 2019 at 1:18 pm

    I’d love to see 4ward Thinking extended wear fitteds, Little Boppers hybrid fitteds, and SootheBaby overnight fitteds tested!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Reinhardt says

      November 14, 2019 at 2:27 pm

      I’ll have the extended wear up shortly. I don’t own the other two but I can look into getting them! Thanks!

      Reply
      • Andrea says

        May 9, 2020 at 11:30 am

        I don’t know if It would be possible to test this in the same way, but I’d be so curious to see how much a wool cover actually absorbs! We use Disana brand

        Reply
        • Jennifer Reinhardt says

          May 13, 2020 at 8:16 pm

          Typically, wool holds 30% of it’s weight in liquid before feeling wet on the outside. But it’s still only as good as what is underneath it.

          Reply
  10. Jana says

    October 20, 2019 at 5:25 am

    Hi,

    I was wondering, if the 31 oz for the pooters fitted night diaper is including the stay dry insert? (Without it’s $19, with $28).
    Thanks, Jana

    Reply
    • Jennifer Reinhardt says

      October 22, 2019 at 3:06 pm

      It’s including all the inserts.

      Reply
  11. Marie Gress says

    January 4, 2019 at 10:32 pm

    Have you done any ecoable, Alva all in ones, or cloth trainers like grovia?

    Reply
    • Jennifer Reinhardt says

      January 10, 2019 at 1:49 pm

      I have a huge pile to add but none of those. Sorry.

      Reply
  12. Glorious says

    November 28, 2018 at 1:42 am

    If you get your hands on an Imagine 2.0 Fitted, I’d love to see it added to this post!! Thanks for such an awesome resource!

    Reply
  13. Macie cooper says

    November 22, 2018 at 12:16 am

    That’s good to know about the nickis overnight diaper I just ordered 2 from there because I needed a good overnight diaper for my 2 kiddos and I’m definitely going to do the bowl with 4 cups of water to see how much it holds awesome knowledge on here ?

    Reply
  14. Kyndra says

    October 22, 2018 at 2:37 am

    I came across this while trying to find the best overnight solution for my gigantic toddler. It’s so helpful! Also, with the way people talk of Gerber prefolds I was in udder disbelief to see that it holds 12oz!! Sure, its not the trimmest diaper. But they are about the same amount of bulk as a pad folded fst.

    Reply
  15. Glorious says

    October 6, 2018 at 10:36 pm

    Wow! Great list!

    I was just wondering when was the last time you updated this post?

    Tidy Tots has a new insert and new doubler that are more absorbent than the original version. I am curious about whether the 9 oz reported here is from the original or the new inserts?

    Also, I don’t see the Organic Cotton Flip inserts anywhere on the post. Wondering if those will be added on at a later update?

    Thank you ? You’ve done a marvelous job here!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Reinhardt says

      October 8, 2018 at 1:07 pm

      It was updated about a month ago. I tested the newer Tidy tots inserts. I do have about a dozen other inserts and diapers I tested that I have to get added, but Flip isn’t one that i own. I am always working on getting my hands on more to test.

      Reply
      • Babe says

        November 28, 2018 at 12:51 am

        I’m kind of disspointed that their new version only holds 9oz. But I do have the cotton/hemp doublers that go inside them so maybe that will be enough. Baby is due in a couple months. Thank you for this post!!

        Reply
        • Jennifer Reinhardt says

          November 29, 2018 at 4:10 pm

          9 oz is a pretty respectable amount and is plenty for most babies. If you do have one that requires more, you can add a booster to this to bump the absorbency up.

          Reply
      • Camille Borst says

        August 24, 2019 at 11:08 am

        Do you have West Coast Dipes?

        I would love to know how they do.. ????

        Reply
        • Jennifer Reinhardt says

          August 24, 2019 at 5:08 pm

          I do! And they will be added in the next week or so! Keep your eyes out!

          Reply
  16. Luisa Aviles says

    June 8, 2018 at 4:02 pm

    I want so badly to run this procedure to my Happy flute hemp fitteds, looks good! thanks! and, have you considered to translate this to spanish? i am willing to cooperate on that. many spanish speaking mammas would die for this type of info. Thanks for taking the time

    Reply
  17. Amanda says

    March 4, 2018 at 11:22 pm

    We need some updates with a few brands like Smartbottoms (3.1, dream diaper 2.0, dream diaper OG, hemp inserts, cotton inserts) and Lalabye baby as well as the new Thirsties NAIO.

    Reply
    • Jennifer Reinhardt says

      March 5, 2018 at 7:41 pm

      Hi Amanda! We sure do! I am always adding new diapers. But I can only test diapers that I have on hand. And so far there’s over 75 so it’s not too shabby. I do reach out to retailers and manufacturers to see if they’d like to include their diapers on the post. Perhaps dropping them a line and letting them know you’d like to see it added will help! Thanks for the suggestions!

      Reply
  18. Ivy says

    October 30, 2017 at 7:44 am

    Hi, in term of trimness, how would you rank them?
    – Geffen Baby Hemp Jersey Prefold
    – Ragababe Bulletproof Insert
    – Thirsties Dua Hemp Prefold
    – 2 pieces of Geffen Baby Super Absorber Plus

    Reply
  19. Dania hujaij says

    September 7, 2017 at 9:30 am

    Ohhh thank you so much for such an owsom review we need it .. I had no idea that it holds so much ( Geffen prefold ).. its way more than any other brand waw

    Reply
  20. Andreana L says

    March 18, 2017 at 5:58 pm

    Has anyone tried Thirsties Natural One Size Fitted? I am wondering what the absorbency is like compared to GMD Workhorse Size Medium and to Sloomb OBF Medium

    Reply
    • Jennifer Reinhardt says

      March 20, 2017 at 4:03 pm

      Hi Andreana, It is on my pile of diapers to add to this post. I would say it is more absorbent than the GMD med but a tiny bit less than the Sloomb OBF. I haven’t tested it so this is my estimate from me using them all.

      Reply
  21. Kelly says

    December 2, 2016 at 11:33 am

    Omg take it back. I started reading this at 3am when nursing! I totally missed that you spelled out your procedures.

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Reinhardt says

      December 2, 2016 at 11:53 am

      I was just getting ready to reply! lol Believe me, I totally get it. I have a 9 week old. Soooo tired!

      Reply
  22. Kelly says

    December 2, 2016 at 7:11 am

    Can you tell me how you tested these? I.e. Dripping wet, starting to leak or just moist on the outside (fitted). Im looking specifically at the night time diapers and am trying to decide if I want to try the Twinkie Tustin, and wait for the order of their night-night.

    Thanks!
    Kelly

    Reply
  23. katie says

    April 30, 2016 at 12:01 am

    I’ve read great reviews on Geffen and now I know why, that brand is awesome!

    Reply
  24. Alicia C says

    April 19, 2016 at 11:44 pm

    A very comprehensive list. I was going to ask about how cotton and cotton/bamboo prefolds match up, since I don’t see them in your list and they are such a basic insert for CD’ing. Have you updated this list since last testing in 2014? Is there a link? Ty!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Reinhardt says

      April 20, 2016 at 8:41 am

      Yes, I stated in the post that I am continually updating it. I test what I personally have in my possession. I do have a number of prefolds that I need to add and plan to do so in the next month or so. Please check back.

      Reply
  25. Amber Ludwig says

    April 19, 2016 at 4:05 pm

    Whoa this is AWESOME info!! I am totally pinning this for my next baby and cd buying frenzy!! So fabulous!!

    Reply
  26. Deborah D says

    April 17, 2016 at 12:57 pm

    I would not want to let a diaper get that full.

    Reply
  27. Jessica C. says

    April 15, 2016 at 10:36 pm

    I keep seeing people recommend the Thirsties Duo hemp prefold, and now I know why! I think I’ll have to get a few of those before I try cloth diapering at night!

    Reply
  28. Amanda Felton says

    April 14, 2016 at 10:17 am

    Wow. Awesome experiment. Must have taken some time to complete all of this. I never thought to do this to test the products that I have. I was always curious as to the hold factor of the liquid. My LO drinks a lot and always seems to soak his diapers every time. Thank you for doing this and posting! very helpful information.

    Reply
    • Jennifer Reinhardt says

      April 14, 2016 at 1:18 pm

      It did take some time. But I’ve been adding to it since it was first published :)

      Reply
  29. Zoe says

    March 3, 2016 at 10:44 pm

    Anyone test a bbumgenius freetime?? Or what about a thx bamboo fitted? Very curious as I THINK I have a heavy wetter but how do you actually decide that? What amount of pee means you have a heavy wetter?? I use thx bamboo fitteds but WOA I may have to try the twinkie tush one that held an incredible amount!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Reinhardt says

      March 4, 2016 at 5:54 pm

      I don’t own one. I do keep adding diapers, so please keep checking back. :)

      Reply
  30. Nancy Josselyn says

    February 3, 2016 at 10:59 am

    I’d be curious to see how AMP 3 ply hemp inserts stack up against the others.

    Reply
    • Jennifer Reinhardt says

      February 3, 2016 at 12:05 pm

      Hi Nancy, I am getting ready to add another 10 or so brands to this. Unfortunately, Amp isn’t one I currently have to test. I CAN tell you that AMP diapers in general are very well made.

      Reply
  31. Marisa says

    January 13, 2016 at 12:47 am

    Awesome post. Curious about how you tested the AIOs – did you completely submerge the diaper in the water? Ie the outside also wet? My thoughts are that the amount of liquid it is able to hold should be without the outside getting wet (ie leaking). I do understand the method for fitteds as the entire thing is supposed to get wet. I’ve done some absorbency tests on my blog as well and want to branch out into AIOs now, but going back & forth with myself about method of testing. Perhaps I’m overthinking?

    Reply
    • Jennifer Reinhardt says

      January 13, 2016 at 10:14 am

      For the AIO’s the entire diaper is submerged. The PUL isn’t absorbent anyway. So only the usual stuff that absorbs anyway will hold water. Just as it does on a child. I want to say that this is as scientific as I could make it in my kitchen. But far from perfect. I like to think these numbers give a great idea of how cloth diapers absorbency stack up against each other.

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  32. Kelly L says

    January 4, 2016 at 10:30 pm

    Have you tested the fsts from Wal-Mart? I’m going to make some inserts from them but I want to match the absorbancy of cbis so I’m not sure if one alone will be enough.

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    • Jennifer Reinhardt says

      January 4, 2016 at 10:33 pm

      I have but I haven’t updated the post yet. I’ll have to double check but I think they were about the same as what one MF insert holds. Maybe 8 oz. They are trim, so it’s also a good option for doubling something up.

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  33. Nur says

    December 17, 2015 at 2:39 pm

    Hi! I simply want to offer you a big thmubs up forthe excellent information you have got here on this post.I am coming back to your blog for more soon.

    Reply
  34. Gina says

    October 21, 2015 at 11:18 am

    Have you tried the hemp babies inserts? How do they compare?

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    • Jennifer Reinhardt says

      October 21, 2015 at 5:15 pm

      I have tried them. I unfortunately have not tested them though but will make sure to get them in on the next update. They are very trim and I’d say are probably in the 6-8 oz range if I compare them via real life usage (so not actual testing the way I did here). Thanks for asking and keep following <3

      Reply
  35. Meg says

    October 16, 2015 at 10:46 am

    Has anyone done Flip inserts? Night time and day time? Thanks!

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    • Elisia says

      May 18, 2016 at 9:06 am

      Just tested this – 14oz on the newer larger ones!

      Reply
  36. Alix K says

    August 12, 2015 at 10:06 pm

    I’m interested in the absorbency of Grovia prefolds. May have to try this experiment on my own!

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  37. Felicia Alfaro says

    August 12, 2015 at 10:01 pm

    Hi! I have the Geffen prefolds with fleece. Would these hold about the same amount of liquid as the jersey that you tested? Do you not like the fleece for a particular reason? Just wondering :) thanks!

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    • Jennifer Reinhardt says

      August 13, 2015 at 9:56 am

      I actually have to test them. I thought I had, but I don’t see it. I’ll make sure I get that added Felicia! Thank you. I personally prefer the Jersey hemp because it has a smooshy soft feel that the fleece doesn’t have. I think that they are probably around the same absorbency though but I’ll confirm once I test.

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  38. hillary says

    August 12, 2015 at 9:44 pm

    With the Truly Charis fitted, did you test with all the included inserts? I have one and only use the snake style insert otherwise I can’t get a good fit on my skinny boy. I’ve really wanted to try the sweet pea fitted because they are so squishy but that is a big difference in absorbency. Have you tried any Truly Charis hemp flats? Or sweet pea prefolds?

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  39. Brooke says

    March 12, 2015 at 7:19 pm

    have you tested to see how much liquid a GMD workhorse fitted holds? Specifically,size large. I’m interested to know how they compare to the sustainablebabyish overnight fitted that we have now.

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    • Jennifer Reinhardt says

      March 13, 2015 at 9:20 am

      Hi Brooke!
      I have a few prefolds and flats I need to test and get added to the list. Unfortunetly I don’t own a GMD fitted to test. But the GMD workhorse is 100% cotton and the Sustainablebabyish is bamboo/cotton. The Sbish will be quite a bit more absorbent. If you are looking for something in the same price range as the GMD with more absorbency, the Pooters hemp fitted is a good choice. http://www.pootersdiapers.com/diaper-types/fitted/pooterstm-one-size-fitted.html

      Reply
  40. Linda Manns Linneman says

    January 23, 2015 at 10:58 am

    This is a great test to perform. I appreciate you sharing all your review information. Have a great day

    Reply
  41. Tara Scarlavai says

    November 20, 2014 at 1:52 pm

    Wow!! This is, by far, one of THE most interesting entries I’ve read regarding cloth diapers!! Thanks for taking the time to experiment and share info with us! I’m making this experiment my “homework” for tonight, thanks for the inspiration, Jennifer and Kimberly!

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    • Jennifer Reinhardt says

      November 20, 2014 at 3:54 pm

      YEAH! Thank you for saying so Tara :)

      Reply
  42. Trisha W. says

    November 16, 2014 at 7:56 pm

    I’m not 100% positive, but I think Padded Tush Stats may have shared some information on this topic as well.

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    • Jennifer Reinhardt says

      November 16, 2014 at 9:20 pm

      There are many posts available from cloth diaper blogs. PTS has info on this as does change-diapers.com. :)

      Reply
  43. Kimberly Worrell says

    November 14, 2014 at 10:21 pm

    [ ] Sbish doubler – 2oz
    [ ] Softbums bamboo doubler – 2oz
    [ ] Thirsties hemp insert – 4oz
    [ ] Small cotton prefold – 4oz
    [ ] Babykicks hemp insert lg – 4oz
    [ ] Fst – 4oz
    [ ] Babykicks red hemp prefold non-prep – 5oz
    [ ] 12×18″ cotton prefold – 8oz
    [ ] The Happy Hippo (wham) Hemp flat – 8oz
    [ ] Softbums os bamboo – 8oz
    [ ] Mother ease bamboo – 9oz
    [ ] Prefix med – 10oz
    [ ] Thirsties hemp prefold – 10oz
    [ ] Grovia kiwipie – 10 oz
    [ ] Fancy cloth hemp fitted – 10oz
    [ ] The Happy Hippo (wham) hemp fitted lg – 11oz
    [ ] Sbish obf med – 11oz
    [ ] Sbish snapless – 13oz
    [ ] The Happy Hippo (wham) Heavy hemp flat – 13oz

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    • Jennifer Reinhardt says

      November 14, 2014 at 10:41 pm

      Thank you for sharing Kimberly! Such great info for everyone!

      Reply

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