Buttons Diapers recently added a few new products to their lineup and sent some complimentary samples for a review. I received a cover in the Critters print (which was introduced this Fall), a small daytime and small nighttime hemp insert, a diaper pail liner in the Thicket (leaves) print and a package of 6 velour wipes.
The Cover
Since my previous review, an embroidered button has been added to the back of each cover, giving it a cute signature look. This is still one of my favorite covers; we use Buttons Diapers daily for both 4-month-old Ingrid and almost-two Erik. Features include a wipeable interior, super soft and durable 2-layer PUL, front and back elastics, double gussets around the leg openings, snap closure and a suggested size range of 9 to 35 pounds (I actually used Buttons covers on newborn Ingrid at 7 pounds). There are snaps inside of each cover so you can use with coordinating Buttons inserts, but the cover can also be used with anything in your diaper system (fitteds, prefolds, flats, etc.).
Solid colors are $11.00 and prints are $12.50.
Here’s the cover opened up so you can see how it looks like on its own, or with a Buttons insert snapped inside.
I want to note that compared to most of my other one-size diapers, Buttons run small in the rise. Erik is 26 pounds or so and I’m estimating he’ll be too tall for the covers by 30 pounds. By that time, I’m hoping he’ll be ready to potty train and out of diapers for the most part anyway.
Buttons covers are a favorite for us not just because of the features mentioned above, but also because the fit is fantastic and we NEVER have leaks. Not one in a year and a half of use. And while I usually prefer a diaper with double snaps on the wings, I don’t miss that feature at all with Buttons.
I love the fit, the price, the colors and prints and the great service. Enough said!
The Wipes
The new Buttons wipes are made of super soft poly velour with a microfleece backing and are 8×8 inches square. One side is smooth and the other is textured, so they work better than a regular flannel wipe for scrubbing stubborn messes. Because they are so soft and velvety, I’ve found the wipes also work well to gently wipe dirty hands, noses and faces. They make perfect little wash cloths for baby Ingrid. And the apple green color helps hide stains. I have noticed that because the two layers are sewn together only at the edges, that you can feel the fabric layers moving back and forth against each other during use. At $8.50 for a package of six, they are very economically priced.
The Pail Liner / Wet Bag
Buttons’ new wet bag/pail liner is huge! It easily holds 3 days worth of dirty diapers from two children, with room to spare. It’s larger than its competitors and yet still only costs $16.00. I’ve been testing the bag for almost two months now and have had no leaks or moisture seeping through the PUL. It’s thick and durable, but silky smooth to the touch, just like the Buttons diaper covers. The unique toggle closure lets you adjust the opening around the top of the pail, and also allows you to use it free-standing without a pail (other elasticized liners don’t multi-task like this). The toggle closure is a bit stubborn sometimes, but works fine otherwise. Buttons new wet bag is available in two prints (Thicket and Charming) and three colors (Blueberry, Strawberry and Pebble).
Inserts
Previously, all Buttons snap-in inserts were made of microfiber/microfleece. Now there’s a new hemp option!
Daytime inserts are four layers of 55% hemp/45% cotton with one layer of microfleece on top. They measure approximately 4.5×12 after prepping. Nighttime inserts are five layers of 55% hemp/45% cotton and measure 4.5×13 after prepping. The night insert is designed to be used with a day insert snapped on top; that way your baby gets the benefit of a stay-dry layer.
There are two sizes to choose from: small (orange stitching) fits 9 to 20 pounds and large (blue stitching) fits 20 to 35 pounds. Inserts can be snapped into the front or the back, or both.
Two things I really like about these inserts: (1) they stay snapped in the shell when you wash and dry them, making this almost seem like an AIO diaper, and (2) you don’t have to snap them in if you don’t want to. One alone is super trim; two inserts snapped together isn’t that bulky. Compared to other nighttime diapers, Buttons definitely has an edge in terms of trimness.
The only drawback of the new inserts is that hemp takes longer to dry than microfiber.
Absorbency is excellent. Ingrid wears both hemp inserts together overnight without leaks. One insert by itself gets her through a long nap of 3 hours or more.
And now, one of the most fun parts of cloth diapering: let’s see how it fits! In these photos, both Ingrid (4 months) and Erik (23 months) are wearing both inserts in the cover. (Ideally, Erik would be wearing the large inserts, but I wanted to show how the covers fit on a 26-pound toddler).
You can shop for Buttons at their online store, or at select diaper retailers.
Buttons is offering a giveaway to my readers! The prize includes: 1 cover in your choice of in stock print/color, 1 daytime hemp insert and 1 pail liner in your choice of in stock print/color. Open to both US and Canadian residents. Good luck!
GIVEAWAY CLOSED
It’s always hard to choose when there are so many fun prints and colors. I really like Thicket. Hero is fun, too.
Criter
The leafy print
Love how versatile this is, I love that fit .
I would want the charming print!
I would choose the charming print. Super cute!
I love buttons diapers. I would choose the Acres print if I won this giveaway!
Acres !! I would love that print !!
I would choose Posy!
I would choose the Acres print! Adorable!
I might have to ask the Mommy to be but I like the Diaper Cover – One Size – Hero
I can’t believe i’m first!
I have been interested in trying these diapers, I love the idea of a snap in insert! I’m thinking that I might even be able to use it as a pull-up of sorts for my beginner potty user without the insert moving around!
I love the Critters and Posy patterns!
Great idea! It really might work as a trainer, as long as your toddler isn’t too big or chunky. ~Anne
I like the charming print!
I love the cute button on the back and the idea behind the buttons system. We would love to try these!
I like that the inserts can stay snapped in during washing. And the critters print is super cute!
I love love love the thicket print!
I’ve been curious about Buttons diapers for a while now. I’m so glad you did a review! Love finding new, affordable, well-made diapers
Now I’m really wanting to try them! The problem is, I can’t pick just one color/print… I like a half dozen! I suppose, though, if I *really* had to choose, charming is a great gender neutral print. But there are just too many great solids that would round out our stash (I’m one of those who likes to match diapers to outfits whenever possible) for me to be able to choose just one!
It’s very hard to choose! I’d love to add one more in a girly color since everything I have now is gender-neutral, but even choosing from girly things is tough. ~Anne
I love the print you reviewed. Very cute.
I love the Posy print and the Sweet Pea solid.
I love the critter cover!
I am pregnant, but don’t know yet whether I’m having a boy or a girl, so I love the Thicket cover! It’s a nice, gender-neutral green!
I love Posey, but my daughter is almost out of diapers. I would pick Critter for my son.
i really like posy… but i also like a few others
I like the hero cover. I am liking the look and size of the pail liner for the cost too.
I love the Posey!
Pebble
I looked at these over the weekend and love critter and cherry. I’m building a boy stash since our first CD baby was a girl
I finally bought a Buttons cover over the weekend on sale. I can’t wait till it arrives! I got cherry, but would love to add Thicket to my stash!
Anne,
I have a 4 mth old little boy with some seriously chunky thighs! I was wondering how these covers do on chunkier babies…… Thanks!!!
Hi Maggie, they should be fine on a chunky baby. Buttons covers are very soft and stretchy! The rise is what runs small, but not the legs. ~Anne
I really like their Charming design! I feel like that could maybe be used for a boy or a girl?
Acres and Charming are both so cute, but if I had to choose I would choose Acres!
Charming! Love the color combination
I just love the Posy print- love the girly stuff!
I love how soft Buttons are and have been very happy with how they have held up in the 10 months we’ve had them so far. I love the critters print from this review–so many cute prints now, but we haven’t been able to add any to our stash yet. Maybe this is our chance
I really like the Critter print , cute, unisex and it has animals on it!
I love the Posy print and the Sweet Pea solid! This looks like such a versatile diaper! Thanks for the review!
Grey sounds so boring but there is something about pebble. I really like it.
id like to have the marina cover. that color is gorgeous
I love the purple cover!
peony
Love the animals!
Love the “acres” print!
I really like Posy
I like Thicket for my dtr, though if my son was still in diapers I would get him Hero.
I like the new Critter one, and Posy.
I love the hero print. My son would love it
I really like the hero print!
I would LOVE to try the pail liner!!! would be great for traveling.
I would chose Acres. I love anything farm themed.
I love the marina color.
I struggle with a very bulky fit when using the nighttime insert… Is it because I have a chunky baby? Otherwise I’m thrilled with these diapers!
How old is your baby, Shannon? If you are using two large inserts together at night, this would definitely be the bulkiest combination. Having a “big” diaper overnight can be par for the course as far as cloth diapering goes, unless you opt for a very trim fitted. As long as there aren’t leaks, you should be doing fine and your Buttons should fit trimmer during the day. ~Anne
I absolutely love the Hero diaper cover print…so cute!
I like Acres and Apple!
I like Peony a lot. I love this company and they are local
usually i prefer solid prints, but the critter is toooooo adorable! i’d choose that one!
I would pick Cherry! Such a great red.
The “charming” print is my favorite!
I really like Critter and Posy – but all of the buttons colours and prints are really nice. Thank you for the review and giveaway
i like the charming print
toss up between pebble and thicket, both so cute.
I like the apple.
I would choose the critter or the acres print.
I love the colors Buttons has. We already have Critter, so I might go with Blueberry or Tangerine.
I REALLY love the Thicket print!
i would choose critter
Thicket & critter are the cutest prints! I love them!
I would love Posy!
I love the Critters print!
I love the Thicket print!
I like the Acres print!
would choose thicket
i would get thicket!
My favorite prints are Critters & Thicket, my favorite of the solids is Marina.
Pebble. Thank you for the review. I’m still learning and appreciate all new info!
I would probably go with the Acres print.
I love Posey!
We’d choose either Peony or Marina! Both are ADORABLE solids!!
I really like the Thicket, Marina, and Sweet Pea prints. So pretty!
I love Posy!!
I’d choose either Pebble, Thicket or Acres. I love all their colors and prints!
I want the charming print for my charming prince
I think I might choose Thicket but there are so many good choices!
The review was very informative in all aspects. Thank you. It makes me really want to try these products. And I would choose the hero print for my baby boy!
I like critter – or hero, since my daughter loves firetrucks!
I really like the simplicity of these as well as the option of hemp inserts. We started with pocket diapers (didn’t start cloth until our son was 3 months), but I’ve been gravitating towards inserts or prefolds with covers more and more. I used to think they were more complicated and avoided them, but boy was I wrong! They still scare my husband though, so I think a Buttons diaper would be a good one to try since I can have the insert snapped in for him. He’s awesome with snap closures, but as he puts it, “not comfortable with diaper guts that float”.
LOL, Amy that comment is so funny! I can see his point of view, though. When I first started out, everything intimidated me. Yes, the Buttons system is super simple. No folding, no stuffing, and the inserts really do stay attached to the shells in the washer and dryer. Best of luck with the giveaway! ~Anne
Thanks Anne!
I really love the brightness of the apple cover. Buttons diapers are just so cute and haven’t had any leaks so far, I really want to try their wet bags!
I would choose the Critter print – so cute! Love AI2s!
I would choose charming
I’m fairly new to cloth diapering and hadn’t heard of this brand before, so it was great to see a review of them.
Pebble. Gray is our “gender neutral” go to lately! Can’t wait until January to see what baby is!
I love critter and posy!
I’d choose Charming.
I love the Thicket print!
I love acres!
I would choose Critter or Charming
I like Thicket the best! So versatile and gender neutral
Critter is really cute
i would love the thicket print!!
I love the cute button! I think Acres is my favorite!
Acres!
I would choose charming.
I’m a big fan of bright solids and unique prints and LOVE the bright green Apple color!
Posy
Love Acres!!
I adore the “button” on the bum. Very clever branding. I’ve wanted to try these for some time so thank you for the review. Their solids are so cute, pebble, thicket, tangerine are my favs, then critter is the best print IMO.
I really am hoping to get the posy sometime soon!
I love critter and pebble but they are all so cute
I would choose Hero or Cherry! I would love to try these diapers!
Hero
oh Charming for suuuure! how cute!
The orange is adorable!
I really like the hero print.
I really like all of them! But I like Thicket the best!!!
It would be a hard decision to pick!
I really like the Charming print!
I’d pick Pebble or Cherry. Or maybe Charming. I don’t know! They’ve got great colors and prints! Hard to pick!
UMMM OH my Erik is nearly 2! OMG that is some DIaper fitting all the babies!
It was just yesterday that he was born, right??
I really like Posy. So cute!
I like Thicket, but my boys would LOVE Hero… gotta go with hero.
I like sweet pea best. It’s gender neutral and super cute!