Bitti Tutto One Size Cloth Diaper Review
| October 15, 2012 | Posted by Issa under Parenting |
Dylan has gotten to the stage where he needs new, bigger cloth diapers if we’re going to continue on with cloth. I got an offer to check out a sample of Itti Bitti brand’s new one size diaper called Bitti Tutto. This sounded like the perfect opportunity to check out a new diaper possibility for Dylan as well as review it for you guys. My product review went through a few stages – the good, the bad, and the beautiful. Let’s start with the beautiful!
The Beautiful
If you’re into cloth diapers, you know that the colorful fabrics, the soft textures, and the neat styles can really draw you in. When I first started reading about cloth diapering, I couldn’t figure out why all these parents were swooning over diapers. But, after I started getting into it I got swept along, too. Cloth diapers are neat!
When I got the Bitti Tutto, I was so delighted at how it looks and feels. The diaper I got is a gorgeous multi-color stripe. The outer minky fabric (no cover required!) is so silky soft, and the inside and inserts are super-soft as well.
The three included inserts immediately delighted me. The different shapes and the color coded snaps make sense and make this diaper stand out in it’s versitility. This is a cool diaper.
The Good
Okay, let’s talk features and quality. This is a luxury diaper, no doubt. It retails at $27, so you want a lot of quality details for that price, and the Itti Bitti comes through.
- The fit is trim through the legs, making it suitable for smaller babies and comfortable for older ones. You can use the inserts to achieve the desired absorbency rather than having a lot of bulky redundancy built in.
- The rise is adjustable to four positions. The waist is adjustable to five positions PLUS crossover snaps that hideaway if you don’t need them. This gives the Bitti Tutto incredible adjustability, especially on the tiny end.
- The diaper has leg gussets to prevent leaks PLUS the gusset goes all the way over the back, giving extra protection against poop leaks.
- The whole package is well-made with attention to detail and worthy of the luxury price.
The Bad
Okay, with all that said, what could possibly go wrong? Well, it turns out the Bitti Tutto has a tragic flaw, at least for my family.
The diaper has so much adjustability for different sizes and shapes of babies. They advertise fitting babies from 8 pounds to 44 pounds. Dylan weighs 35 pounds so we should have been sitting pretty. Unfortunately, Dylan needed the biggest rise position and the biggest waist position, meaning there wouldn’t be much useful life left in them for us as he continues to grow. BUT, the worst part is that even at the biggest sizes, an inch and a half of his butt crack was sticking out. I don’t care how good the magic poop gusset is if his butt crack is showing!
So sad! All these different sizing possibilities and none that fit Dylan!
Weigh In
I’m in the market for a diaper system solution right now. Everything else was just right about the Bitti Tutto. If it hadn’t been for that wayward butt crack, I would invest in these right now.
Can you recommend another option that might work for us?
Or have you tried the Bitti Tutto? How did it work out for you?
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I remember that stage when Zyggy outgrew his Bum Genius diapers, and I was unwilling to invest in new fancy diapers for what was surely the tail end of his diapering arc. Granted, he was right around 2 years old when that happened, so you’ve got longer to go with Dylan…
However, after going a couple of months using Second Generation disposables, we finally got a couple dozen old fashioned flat cotton birdseye diapers, on the solid recommendation of an older friend who used them exclusively for her 4 daughters. She helped me find instructions for folding them for a larger baby (I’d have to dig to find them again, but if you end up seriously considering this route, I’d be happy to do so), and I got up and rolling quickly with them.
On the plus sides, they are super inexpensive and very easy to launder well because they are flat, lightweight cotton in a single layer. They also dry quickly, and I found them to be moderately compatible with the Bum Genius inserts for increased absorbancy. Folding them required a brief learning curve, but really wasn’t more time consuming than getting the BG inserts stuffed in the old diapers properly.
On the down side, they aren’t as absorbent as the BG, and got quite bulky when I used two. They also require some kind of cover, and wet poop kind of seeps through the cotton with time. They also require a separate diaper cover, though I found that to be a nominal consideration.
I made myself a couple felted wool diaper covers (from sweaters) with velcro closures, based off the fitted disposables that fit him, and ordered a couple of Snappi diaper fasteners to use in leiu of the amazingly dull diaper pins I had on hand. I was able to place the folded diaper on the cover before starting to change him, and manage fairly easily despite his typical squirminess during diaper changes. The wool covers can typically be used for roughly a week between washings; have two, and let the one Dylan isn’t wearing air out once you take it off him; it will smell amazingly clean by the time you need it again! Of course, washing was always necessary if poop got on the cover! Each time after you wash the cover, you need to soak it in warm water with a bit of lanolin oil dissolved in it, to maintain the water repellent nature of the wool. Then squeeze out moisture by rolling it in a towel and hang to dry.
I know it sounds like a lot, but I honestly found the simple folded flat cotton with wool covers were surprisingly versatile. I think if I were to have a second child, I would use this system at least for daytime diapering. You can get (or make) extra thick nighttime soakers, or get wool inserts to use at night, which do better than the cotton. I think if I were buying covers, I’d lean towards something like this: http://www.etsy.com/listing/111890726/large-20-40lbs-hand-dyed-wool-diaper because the velcro was wearing out by the time Zyggy potty trained at 2-1/2 years. There are lots of options on Etsy, especially if you can wrap your head around covers that pull on like pants.
Best of luck!
Right now we’re using disposables. Dylan has always been really prone to diaper rash, and the last time he had one it stuck around for weeks. I had gone through several attempt to remedy it – diaper cream, lots of naked time, stripping the cloth diapers, etc – and eventually I thought the only thing I hadn’t tried was disposables, which cleared it up in a day. Erp. At least when he’s already irritated, he just can’t have pee against his skin AT ALL. I’m glad the rash cleared up, but I’m seriously upset about looking at year of throwing away all those diapers. I figure we could do something cloth at least at home during the day when he can be changed pretty quick. So, I probably don’t need a nighttime solution. I’ve been thinking AIO/AI2 because they are so good with the inner stay-dry material. But… after reading your whole comment… I do already own some flats, and I still have the Marvels covers. The idea of using pins again kind of bugs me, but the idea of throwing away so many diapers every day bugs me, too! Thanks for your very thoughtful reply!