Are your curious about Lighthouse diapers, just released this year? I happened upon the Lighthouse All-in-One diaper by chance, while browsing GreenPath Baby’s online store. The artistic flair of these coastal-inspired prints grabbed my attention, and I decided to spring for one after reading about the unique features inside. Today’s review post also features a giveaway for one of these beautiful diapers!
First, a brief introduction. This newly released diaper is the creative brainchild of Vanessa Tomchick, owner of GreenPath Baby in Florida. Life in Palm Beach, and the historic Jupiter Lighthouse, inspired the company name and lovely prints.
I reviewed the Flock print, which is covered with pink flamingos. The Lighthouse AIO has 3 sets of snaps on the rise, which gives you 4 different size settings. I would label them as XS, small, medium and large.
Take a look at the inside, which was very purposefully designed. The soaker is sewn to the back of the diaper only, and opens up completely flat. It’s made of several layers of a thick and silky bamboo knit (70% bamboo/30% cotton). The reverse side is topped with white fleece; this means that folded one way you get a “stay dry” feel, and folded the other way (bamboo facing up) your child can feel wetness. The soaker has a line sewn down the middle to make it easy to fold.
Both sides of the soaker have a wonderful feel – the cozy fleece and the soft, squishy bamboo knit.
It also includes an extra (small) insert of the same bamboo/cotton knit fabric.
The small insert measures 3.75″ x 7.75″ after prepping. The attached insert, when folded in half, is about 12 inches long and 5 inches across.
One of my favorite fabrics lines the inside of this diaper – athletic wicking jersey. It’s soft, pliable and doesn’t hold onto stains. a breathable fabric like this is obviously very ideal for diapering.
There’s also a waterproof strip of PUL fabric along the inside front of the waistband to guard against leakage.
Using the diaper is easy: just fold the insert in half, with either the fleece or the bamboo side facing up (your choice).
If you want to take a quick look inside this diaper, via You Tube, here’s the video:
Care: It’s easy to get started with the Lighthouse AIO because after one wash to prep, you’re good to go. The white fleece side and the athletic jersey lining are both good at releasing stains. The diaper dries in about one cycle, thanks to the fold-out design.
Fit: With double snaps on the wings, you can adjust them separately, if needed, to get a great fit at both the waist and legs. The diaper shell is soft and stretchy and pliable, which I really love. It’s not the trimmest diaper I’ve tried, but neither is it super bulky. It’s kind of in between.
Here’s how it fits on Mary Kate at 3 months and 11 pounds. The diaper can still get smaller than this because there are crossover snaps on the waistband. Using the crossover snaps will in turn tighten up the leg openings, making this a great potential newborn diaper. The flip side is this diaper runs smaller overall than other “one size” AIO’s in our collection. If you’re baby is tall or much bigger than his peers, it will probably not fit until potty training.
The drawback is with the insert being one size and permanently attached, it will be quite bulky when you fold it under to fit a very small baby. Also, with 2 rows of snaps across the rise instead of 3, the fabric tends to pucker out in the middle (see photo below, top right).
UPDATE: Lighthouse has now added a 3rd row of snaps to fix this issue!
Here’s Ingrid at 2 and half years old. She’s small for her age and the rise is already low enough, so this diaper would likely be too small for a taller toddler.
When using the diaper on the largest rise setting, as I did here for Ingrid, I notice that the insert doesn’t fill the front of the diaper. Folded in half, it’s about 12 inches long, whereas a typical large insert or prefold diaper might be 14 or 15 inches long. So this is a drawback that you will always have with an attached insert of a fixed size. One thing you can do to mitigate this somewhat is to stick that little bonus insert up front to cover that empty space and add a bit more absorbency.
Performance: The absorbency of our Lighthouse diaper is great! My toddler can wear it through a nap with the extra insert placed up front, as mentioned above. Mary Kate (3 months) wore it for 6 hours as is, without the extra booster. Neither can wear it overnight, but this is not generally expected with an AIO diaper.
The attached insert shrinks a little bit unevenly around the edges after prepping because it’s made of a blend of synthetic and natural fibers.
This is such a new diaper that it’s only been released in 3 prints so far, but my goodness – they are cute! Besides Flock and Dance of the Manatee (below), there’s also Jupiter Song (below).
Where to Buy:
Shop Lighthouse Diapers at these affiliates:
Dearest Diapers
GreenPath Baby
Fluff & Familia
Diaper Junction
Nicki’s Diapers
Mom’s Milk Boutique (use this link for 10% off!)
Kelly’s Closet
Lagoon Baby (Canada)
or at Lighthouse Kids Company
Each diaper is $20.99, with prints being a little bit more. Five percent of net profits are given monthly to Hannah’s Home of South Florida, a local ministry providing biblical, loving support to women during and after pregnancy.
There’s also a Lighthouse Facebook group.
Giveaway: One reader (US only) will win the Dance of the Manatee Lighthouse diaper. Enter the giveaway below. Good luck!
They may have only three prints but I love them all. The decor in my house is lighthouse and all about the sea themed. Baby will fit right in with their diapers! You answered my one question in your review on whether the insert was permanently attached.
These prints are beautiful! Would love to win and thank you for the chance!
Omgosh a manatee print??? I am so in love right now there are no words!!
I never heard of this diaper brand before. I love the thin trim of this diaper, so cute!
Awe, they are soooo cute!!!!
They have cute prints. I have never heard of lighthouse diapers so I will have to check them out!
I am very excitedly awaiting the new release of 6 solid colors and they are creating more prints too. The solid color release should be very soon. I love the way these fit on my grandson, whom I care for several times a week. He is a 2 year old. I can put these on him overnight and he does not leak thru! These are the only ones I have been able to use for overnight without adding extra inserts which are quite bulky. I already told Vanessa on her Lughthouse Kids page on FB to put one of each aside for me. Yes, he is 2. But if he doesn’t potty train until 3, it will be well worth it to buy more to keep him dry.
Please allow me to edit. Stupid autocorrect changed name from Lighthouse Diapers!
I LOVE the Flock Print, it’s so girly and sophisticated! I also like how the insert isn’t pre-folded, I bet that would help with drying time.
I’m a pocket stuffer but I’m still interested in trying other styles. I dislike shells/covers as I don’t see the point in wiping and reusing (ew) but I could get behind this AIO.
I have never heard of this brand before but would love to try it out.
Never heard of this brand but it looks great and I would love to try it out.
These look like nice diapers! I love the prints!
I’ve never heard of this brand before! Looks like really cute prints.
I’ve never heard of Lighthouse Diapers before, but this looks like a great diaper!
How does this hold up to trim little baby legs?
It fits very snugly around Mary Kate’s little legs. I added a picture to the blog post for you, Rebekah! ~Anne
Thanks! It can be a challenge to find diapers that work well for skinny babies 🙂
I like the Jupiter song print, they are cute and pretty!
What an innovative diaper! I like the attached insert that folds out sideways instead of the other direction. It’s also nice that you can choose whether to have the stay dry fabric against baby or not. The athletic wicking liner is a nice change also. I would love to try out this diaper!
The prints are beautiful! I live in Maine and love lighthouses!
The breathable fabric is a great feature! Love these cute prints! Dance of the Manatee is so unique..
Would love to try a Lighthouse Diaper AIO for my 1st lil’ one due this May! 🙂
This diaper looks great and so easy to use. Some adorable prints too!
Great review! I really like the reversible insert and the jersey lining material.
This diaper looks very absorbent and I like that it has athletic wicking hersey, bamboo and stay dry. Fantastic!
this brand is new to me so I def want to learn more about them. I love the name and the prints! thanks for the great review
The prints are so cute! I think this could work for my heavy wetter that is flooding diapers left and right lately, haha.
Have never heard of this brand before, thanks for the review! Would like to try them, and love the little sea turtles on the “Dance of the Manatee” print!
You said the diaper was quite bulky on an 11 pound baby, so this probably wouldn’t fit well during the newborn stage?
Yeah, I think it would be pretty bulky on a small to average newborn, because when you fold the insert under to fit with the smallest rise setting, it really puffs out the front. This could potentially affect the fit around skinny little bird legs. Wish I had a newborn to test it on, but Mary Kate is growing too fast! LOL ~Anne
What cute prints! I love manatees. An interesting concept for an aio.
I cannot believe I missed the manatee print of this. Its so cute! Will there be a re-stocking at some point? Anyone know?
Hi Alicia, yes I think Lighthouse will be stocking again soon, and there may even be some new additions! ~anne
for such a relatively new diaper, they have excellent taste in prints! I love all of them, so simple and yet unique.
I am amazed at the absorbency of this diaper! 6 hours is a long time and that is great to hear as we are expecting a new little one in September
I love that they give back to such a great cause!!!
We are still awaiting the arrival of our first LO, but I’d love to try these as part of our first stash!
The prints are amazing!! I really would love to try one out to see if it works for my little one!!
This seems like a cool diaper to try. I like that you can switch the “feel” of it up between a stay dry type of feel and a wet feel.
I’ve never heard of this brand before but love print options and the fact that the AIO is a sewn in flat that you can fold the way you need!!
We love the Lighthouse AIO Diaper! It has been a fabulous addition to our stash!
I really do like LKC diapers. But they are incredibly hard to get and for me that has been a drawback. I cannot afford them on the facebook BST.
Yes, they are! Once in a blue moon, I can get a new release and that’s great, but I just can’t pay the aftermarket prices. ~Anne Marie