Diaper Doublers
Imse Vimse Flushable Liners| Bummis Biosoft Flushable Liners| Small Hemp Doublers| Stay-Dry Liners, Stay Dry Doublers and Hemp Doublers| Night Stay-Dry Doublers| Organic Velour Doublers|
Doublers and Diaper Liners
Imse Vimse Flushable Diaper Liners
Imse Vimse Flushable Diaper Liners in package. Chlorine-Free.
Liners are not necessary in cloth diapers, but many cloth diaper users do find that they make cleanup easier. Use in any kind of diaper. Simply flush the liner. These are also known as rice paper diaper liners, although they are actually a paper product. Flushable diaper liners are safer, much softer and more biodegradable than polypropylene liners. Just like you should not flush tissues when you have a septic system, we believe that no liners on the market today, not even ours, should be flushed into a septic system (yes, we know this is opinion is contrary to what several manufacturers suggest, check with your local septic service to learn more - but that said, if you must flush, the Bummis liners below do degrade faster). But these are just fine to flush into town or city systems. So even if you have a septic system at home, you many want to use liners to make clean up easy in public restrooms when you go out. 100 pre-cut sheets per pack, each sheet is 14.5" by 7 3/4", and very scrunchable - the right size for the job. Sheets are great because you can pick one up with one hand (rather than the roll kind that takes two hands and it can be hard to find the perforation. We love pre-cut sheets.) They can survive the washing machine for a couple of cycles, so some people will re-use them if they are only peed on. They do make cleanup easy! They do not provide absorbency. If you need additional absorbency, you are looking for doublers. They do provide a layer between the wetness and the baby, so there is a slight (not total) stay-dry effect when using these liners. This stay-dry effect is superior than the all-viscose Bummis ones below. Also, suggest these to your disposable diapering friends to help them obey good sanitation practices. It is unsanitary to put poop in the garbage. A few years ago it said on nearly all disposable diaper packages to put contents of soiled diapers in the toilet. I don't know why you only sometimes find that instruction now. It's on some packages but not others, but it's still good practice to put poop in into an approved sanitation disposal system. Plus, flushable liners also keep the chemicals in the disposables one more layer away from baby. Made of paper pulp and a bit of viscose, these Imse Vimse Toddler flushable liners are imported. They are called "toddler" but this size is appropriate for young babies also.
$7.00 per pack - 100 sheets per pack, size toddler
Stock Status: In stock. Usually ships in 24 hours.
Bummis Bio-Soft Flushable Diaper Liners
Chlorine-Free.
Read basic info about liners above in the description of the Imse Vimse Flushable Liners. Bummis liners are softer and biodegrade faster than the Imse Vimse liners. But because of that, they are a little harder to handle. They scrunch side to side more. As with all diapering choices, there are tradeoffs. I think Imse Vimse liners are easier to use, but when compared side by side, the Bummis liners are softer. Plus there is a style preference choice, because these come on a roll with perforations and the Imse ones are sheets. Since these biodegrade more easily, they do not survive through several washes like the Imse ones can, so they are truly 1 use. Discard peed on liners in the garbage and flush only the pooped on ones. They are supposed to degrade in 8 days in a sewage treatment system and 20 days in a septic, but even so we still do not recommend flushing any liners in a septic system. You are responsible for your own septic system. Both brands are chlorine-free. Instead of paper pulp and a bit of viscose, these are all viscose rayon. Viscose rayon is a cellulostic fiber derived from natural sources. It is non-woven with no binders. Made in England for Bummis.
Small is for newborns 5x12 inches. Large is for infants through training, 7.5 x 12 inches.
$6.00 per roll size small - 100 sheets per roll
$8.00 per roll size large - 100 sheets per roll
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Diaper Pail Liners are here
Why Karen loves doublers - They wash easily, dry quite fast and prevent leaks by adding more absorbency. Doublers are great because you can customize the absorbency of any diapering system by adding a doubler or two, without the bulk of double diapering. They give you absorbency where you need it, in the right amount for your unique baby, (light to heavy wetter) and your style (frequent to less frequent changer). Use of doublers really makes your system work just right for you. Doublers are excellent leak prevention!
Doublers can really make the difference to bring you to really enjoying cloth diapering. We highly recommend doublers. They are a worthwhile, one-time investment in your baby's cloth diapering wardrobe. They really make mom's life easier and keep baby drier and more comfortable.
Which doublers? It doesn't really matter. Don't sweat this too much. But here are Karen's opinions: Hemp is dense, absorbent and trim. Cotton is more pliable. Hemp is more dense and a little more firm feeling than cotton. The top of the line are the Organic Velour Doublers. They have the nice absorbency and trimmness like the hemp and the softness of cotton in the softest material, but the hemp will absorb a little more for less money. All the doublers work and are good quality. If your budget allows the Organic Velour, go for it if you using them next to baby's bottom. If you are folding the doubler into a prefold, so that the doubler is inside and not touching baby, then the benefit of the super-soft organic velour is probably not worth it, so a less expensive doubler makes sense. Hemp doublers are the most popular and are excellent. All doublers can be used next to baby's bottom directly. Most people choose the Hemp Doublers and love them. The Growing Greens doublers are nice and trimmer through the crotch than the Hemp Doubler so smaller and very nice also.
Measurements:
Fleece Liner, Stay-Dry Hemp Doubler and Hemp Doubler: 11.5" x 5"
Small Hemp Doubler 11" x 4"
Small Hemp Doublers
Small Hemp Doubler is on the right. Shown for comparison to full size Hemp Doubler.
Just like the regular size Hemp Doubler below, but smaller, yet the same thickness. Our Hemp Doublers are three layers of 55% hemp, 45% organically grown cotton. Hemp is very absorbent, and this hemp is soft! It’s mill washed so it won’t shrink too much. 4” wide by 11” long. These are trim. Wonderful on newborns in Infant Fitted Diapers, but also good on older babies when you need a bit more absorbency and don't want to add bulk. It is narrow, so not it's bulky between the legs. The narrowness also keeps the fit correct of many fitted diapers since it's narrow enough not to interfere with the fit of the leg openings. This is really a wonderful, high-value (very useful) item. If you buy these when baby is young, you can keep using them all the way to potty training for a truly excellent value. Made in the USA of imported material. Both the cotton and hemp are said to be organic, according to our fabric supplier, but at this time they are uncertified.
$2.95 each
Stock Status: out of stock. Returning in September.
Baby Greens Day Doublers - organic cotton- sold out
Fleece Stay-Dry Liners and Hemp Doublers
Fleece Stay-Dry Liner on left, Hemp Doubler on right
Malden Mills Fleece Stay-Dry Liners: One layer of virgin Malden Mills 200 weight polar fleece. Line any diaper with this top quality polar fleece and obtain dryness next to baby’s bottom since it allows the moisture to go through it but it doesn’t feel wet. It really works. No long term studies have been done using fleece next to baby’s bottom, but it seems to us that it’s got to be safer than chemical filled throw away diapers. Many moms have used this material in this way successfully in the past 5 years. Use these for a dry feeling when the additional absorbency of the Stay-Dry Doublers is not needed. Made in the USA.
$1.50 each
Stock Status: In stock. Usually ships in 24 hours.
Hemp Doublers: Our Hemp Doublers are three layers of 55% hemp, 45% cotton, organically grown. Hemp is very absorbent, and this hemp is soft! It’s mill washed so it won’t shrink too much. Add doublers any time extra absorbency is needed. 5” wide by 12” long. These are extremely absorbent and are handy to have for longer outings, overnight, or for heavy wetters without adding too much bulk. Made in the USA.
$3.75 each
Stock Status: In stock. Usually ships in 24 hours.
Stay-Dry Hemp Doublers: This is the same as our Hemp Doublers, above, but topped with a layer of virgin Malden Mills 200 weight polar fleece. Polar fleece allows the moisture to go through but maintains a dry feeling next to baby’s bottom, since fleece is hydrophobic (“afraid of water”). With quality polar fleece the argument that only disposables keep baby’s bottom feeling “dry” is simply not true. This washable synthetic really does keep baby’s bottom dry. The virgin (not recycled) Malden Mills seems to be less allergenic than other polyester fleeces. This is the best fleece. Made in the USA.
$4.60 each
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Night Stay-Dry Doublers
Night Stay Dry Doubler on left, regular Stay Dry Hemp Doubler
on right (sold above) shown for comparison
Bigger, thus more absorbent, and shaped. Designed for nighttime for babies over about age 10 months, but can be used anytime. Can be used alone in a cover for a young baby, but it may be too large to fit inside some fitted diapers. For example, we think it is too large to fit properly in a Kissaluvs size 1, but is ok in a Kissaluvs size 2 or a Snug-to-Fit, or others fitteds, and is fine in prefolds, too. 3 layers of 55% hemp, 45% cotton, organically grown, topped with a layer of virgin Malden Mills 200 weight polar fleece. Polar fleece allows the moisture to go through but maintains a dry feeling next to baby’s bottom, since fleece is hydrophobic (“afraid of water”). With quality polar fleece the argument that only disposables keep baby’s bottom feeling “dry” is simply not true. This washable synthetic really does keep baby’s bottom dry. The virgin (not recycled) Malden Mills seems to be less allergenic than other polyester fleeces. This is the best fleece. Made in the USA.
$7.95 each
Stock Status: In stock. Usually ships in 24 hours.
Organic Velour Doublers
See this doubler larger
100% cotton organic velour is "all the rage" these days, and with good reason! This is the most lovely of the diaper materials. It's expensive in diaper form, because the material itself really is expensive, but you can get that same super-soft material next to your baby's bottom with these lovely doublers economically. If you have not yet felt organic velour, give this doubler a try. You will be impressed! These start the same size as our hemp doublers, but they shrink more in the length. Very soft! Very absorbent. Many moms say the nap of the material makes it feel more dry next to baby's skin and typical cotton. I agree. This is the top-of-the-line in doublers. Lovely! 100% cotton, organically grown in the USA. The picture does not even come close to doing this most lovely doubler justice. You've got to feel it to believe it. Made in USA.
$3.75 each for small (similar size as Small Hemp Doubler, scroll up to see it)
$4.75 each for regular regular (regular size length, regular in width)
Stock Status: In stock. Usually ships in 24 hours.
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