Cloth Diapering

Let's talk Hemp (again)

I've posted this on my birth month board too, but I'm looking for ON solutions.  I've been reading past posts about hemp inserts and I must say, I am more confused now than I was before!  My son is starting to sleep through the night and he SOAKED my mattress one night ,and his bassinet the next.  I use gDiapers during the day, but will probably have to start adding a second insert in the day (boo hiss, I love how trim they are!)  Does anyone use hemp only, against the skin? Can I even do that?

I just picked up a BG4.0 to try for overnights, but I'm not sure I like the inserts that it came with.  They're so STICKY! They feel gross on my fingers.  Of course, I'm just now washing it the required times, so I'll see how it feels when its done.  I only picked up one because I don't want to spend a lot of money on something that won't work.  I am looking at this for my ON diapers, maybe.  Joey-Bunz Premium Hemp or Little Weeds hemp? DS is only 8 wks old Monday, but 12+ lbs. What ever I get, I would love to use exclusively during the day in my gDiapers (if possible, I know nothing about hemp!) and then I'll double it with my existing cotton/mf g inserts. 

 Thoughts? Advice? Thank you all for the help!

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Re: Let's talk Hemp (again)

  • My understanding is that it absorbs slower than other fibers, but it depends on your child (how fast they pee) and the kind of hemp. My Happy Heiny hemp stuffin I can use on its own no problem. Same with the best bottom hemp insert. At night I used a hemp
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  • Like the pp mentioned hemp absorbs the slowest of all the fibres. The only hemp insert that I will use on it's own are my Thirsties hemp prefolds. A size 1 would work well for your LO. I used to use a Hemp Babies Little Weeds under a newborn BG insert

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  • Generally, hemp absorbs slower, but can hold a lot more. Since it's a natural fiber it can go right against baby's skin. I prefer to use it as a doubler with my pocket diapers. I'll do a MF on top because it absorbs quickly, and a hemp beneath it. I al

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  • I used Thirsties Hemp Duo prefolds exclusively for the first 3 months of my LO life.  Right against the skin no problem.  They have always been her overnight diapers. SUPER absorbent.
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