Diaper Mishaps

What a day it has been today! I know today is "Clothing & Textiles Day" and I was working on a an entry for today, but then today happened. That's right - not a typo - today happened. My topic for today was going to be on Laundry Disasters (Come back next Wed and I'll be covering this topic) but today was one laundry disaster after another - and NOT for the reason you think or the meaning I had intended!

So today I'll be sharing my own "Consumer Review" on a product that has made my day less then amusing!

This is Brayden and he is my 10 week old bundle of love! There are a little over 4 years between him and his older brother, so when I found out I was pregnant again, of course I went on a small shopping spree for baby stuff! I had lots of great coupons and deals over the nine months of being pregnant and was excited when I snagged a great deal on a new brand of baby diapers by Fisher-Price at Toys R Us.

I'm sure you can imagine just how thrilled I must be with these diapers, right? Wrong. So, so wrong. While I'll admit, these diapers can hold there share of... baby waste... hehe, I don't have much good to say about them at all.

For starters, Brayden just got into this size diaper.... so there really should be no issue with them... Part way through the day today I picked up Brayden and thought to myself, "I just changed him... he really must have had to go to the bathroom since his diaper is clear down to his knee." When I went to change him, I realized that that was not the problem... The Velcro tabs had come undone and the diaper had wiggled it's way down the side of his pants.

Now I'll admit - at first I was pretty sure this was my doing and not the diaper, but then it happened again. Two outfits down and it was only noon. We're off to a good - I mean pretty lousy - start to the day. This time, I made sure the tabs were on really good. Not too loose, not too tight. They were indeed nice and secure, so I got outfit number three on and thought that would be the end of it.

Then Kirsten came home. Kirsten is really good with her little brother - I mean REALLY good. She can calm that boy down when nobody else can, (unless of course he's hungry and then only mama can calm him, hehe). Anyway, Kirsten usually holds Brayden for at least a half hour when she gets home, but about 10 minutes into holding him, he was mad and Kirsten couldn't calm him down, so I took him and realized he was 100% soaked! Oh no!!! Or should I say - Oh yes! #1 & #2 and none of it made it in the diaper... Why you ask? Because the Velcro was not longer attached.

I'm sorry Fisher-Price, but three strikes and you are out.

So to all my fellow mommy readers out there, I recommend sticking with a brand that is more reliable. (I personally like Huggies for my little guy.) I know that it can be tempting to go with something a little cheaper to help the budget out, but these diapers are simply not worth the mess they cause - and I mean that it the most literal way possible!