Thirsties FF duo review

blissfully_caffeinated

I know this was asked a while back so I thought I'd post a review. I'll add it to the spreadsheet later. In the interest of full disclosure I was comp'd one by Thirsties but I'd still tell you if I hated it.

Overall, I'm pretty darn happy with it. I love the new flap design. It allows for much faster drying than the old style and makes it so you can easily add a doubler. Most one piece flap fitteds have the flap connected on either end of the diaper. The duos are different. Imagine the body of a fitted. The lay the flap inside then sew along the sides of the flap in the middle of the diaper. That's what it's like. I was comp'd a Thirsties hemp doubler. I can easily stuff it between the flap and body of the fitted. Part of why I like this design is because the flap never gets pushed off to the side when I'm diapering Ds. He moves constantly so with my other fitteds I have to diaper him then try to shove the flap back in place after it's on.

I think the new design is more absorbent than the old design. The flap allows for the rise snaps to work well without adding much bulk. I can use it without a hemp insert but I like to throw the hemp in there just in case (for reference all of my pockets are stuffed with 2-3 large hemp inserts but I could get away with using 1 very thick insert or 2 regulars).

The rise is actually quite generous on the 2's. Ds is far too tall for GMs and most other OS diapers. There's not a ton of room to grow but I imagine they'd fit to PT for most kids. I love the fit of the duos just like I loved the fit of their old sized fitteds. The inside is nice and soft. I don't imagine it will sherpa anytime soon.

If you've got a particularly heavy wetter it would be easy to shove 2 hemp inserts in there and it wouldn't too bulky. I imagine there's still a gap between the sizes. I have snaps so not sure how the aplix would work.

BrittLy15

The inside of the whole diaper is stay dry right? I'm excited to try it!

GavinRonansMom

my friend is having a baby in May, do you think the size ones will fit a nb?

plunderb

They're supposed to go down to 6 lbs, but if you're worried, you can still get the old xsmalls at some places:

https://www.fernleafboutique.com/

veruca5839

I agree, I really like it as well.  I have the sz1 and it fits really well on DD snapped to the smaller setting (she's about 11lbs).  I'd say she's a moderate wetter, and most of the time the flap is still pretty dry in places after she's worn it for 2-3 hours.  We haven't had any leaks (we pair it with a Thirsties Duo Wrap).  I haven't felt the need to stuff it yet, but I like the design of the fitted and will probably stuffing it with a hemp insert once DD needs it.  I've been very pleased with this fitted.

blissfully_caffeinated

GavinRonansMom:

my friend is having a baby in May, do you think the size ones will fit a nb?

I definitely think it would fit a newborn but obviously I don't have a newborn to test that theory. lol. I compared it size wise to some sized BGs. It snaps down to about the size of an xs bg. If she ends up having a preemie or a super tiny baby then they might be too big but for a typically sized newborn I think they'd work well.