Hiney Lineys Cloth Diaper System Review

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Tara — 2 Comments ↓

Confession: I wouldn’t touch my Hiney Lineys for 2 weeks because I was too scared to figure out how to use it.

Confession: Once I figured out how to use it, I wasn’t 100% sold

Confession: One day, I suddenly realized that I thought it was great

But have no fear, I will let you skip those first two steps and get to the point where you like it. In this review, I want to show you how it works on my two kids, and also help break down the system so it is easy peasy to understand.

There are three pieces to the Hiney Lineys system: the cover, the insert, and the “liney”

The diaper comes with either a hook and loop closure or a side snapping closure. The hook and loop closure has laundry tabs so it doesn’t get snagged on diapers in the wash.

The outside of the cover is made out of PUL

The inside of the cover is made of nylon and is the most wipeable cover I own. That material kind of reminds me of camping gear.

It is a one size diaper, which is meant to fit your baby from birth to potty training (although I think these, especially the hook and loop, run a little small). You adjust the sizing using the snap down rise–that’s the row of snaps in the front of the diaper on the hook and loop, and in the back of the diaper for the side snapping.

The cover comes in 3 sizes: newborn (6-15 pounds), one size (12-35 pounds), and big kid (30-60 pounds).

There are two inserts you can buy from Hiney Lineys. One is made of hemp/cotton jersey and the other is a Zorb II insert. The insert snaps into the liney.

The liney is made of soft suedecloth and has four snaps on it. That snaps into the four corners of the cover and is stay dry.

What’s neat about this is you can put anything underneath the liney–which is fantastic because you can put less expensive inserts under there, like a prefold.

Here’s the basic way to use the diaper:

Lay the insert or prefold into the cover, top with the liney if you want it to be stay dry. Once it is soiled, replace the insert and liney with a new one.

But you can do other things with it so that it turns the diaper into ALL diaper types:

All in One:

You snap the insert onto the back of the Liney, snap the liney into the cover, and once it’s used, you just wash it. There is no need to ever unsnap it from the cover.

(Pros: double gussets and quick dry)

Pocket Diaper:

You are putting whatever you want under that liney. You don’t have to use the insert it comes with. Why is this cool? Because you can cloth diaper for really cheap if you want. Even throw in some microfiber towels, maybe some ShamWOW! ;0) The baby gets the same stay-dry awesomeness of a pocket diaper. I even tried this with my big ol’ Superdo and it held up great.

(Pros: double gussets, easy to stuff and agitates out in the wash)

All in Two:

My favorite way to use the diaper. And you have two ways of doing this

Method 1: Just lay the insert in and once it is soiled, take it out, wipe the cover, and put in a new one. So awesome.

Method 2: Snap the insert onto the back of the liney. Once soiled, take the liney and insert out, wipe cover, put in new ones. This one is great if you need the stay dry top.

(Pros: insert stays snapped to back of Liney. Dual gussets)

Diaper Cover:

You can just lay in any insert that you want, just like you would put a prefold underneath any cover. What’s neat is that the pocket on the inside front of the diaper helps keep it in place

So why can’t you just….

….use a pocket diaper and stuff with a pre fold? Because (1) you wouldn’t be able to re-use the cover on the pocket diaper. Once it’s soiled, it’s done (2) most pockets require you to buy the insert with it, you can buy the Hiney Lineys cover separately and then buy a cheap pre fold.

…lay a fleece liney on top of an all in two diaper? You could, but it may not stay in place as well, plus this gives you double gussets

…get a regular all in two diaper? You could, but (1) you normally have to buy the snap-in inserts that go with it (unless you want an insert wiggling it around). With the Hiney Liney system, you can use something inexpensive and can always switch things up. (2) Most all in two diapers don’t give you much flexibility for night time. This is especially true when you use one at night. If you lay a bunch of inserts underneath a standard all in two insert, you get a thick gap that causes leaking. With the Hiney Liney, the liney creates a double gusset for extra protection.

So here is how I would fill out a Padded Tush Stats survey based on how it worked on my little ones:

Absorbency: 5

Fit: Hook and loop 2, Side snapping 3

Trimness: 4

Worth the Price: 4

Nap: 5

Night (as purchased): 2

Night with additional insert: 5 (a Superdo worked, and a Flip Organic stacked with a microfiber insert)

Would Recommend: 4

Pros: double gusset, wipeable interior, cute color for hook and loop closure, newborn size looks GREAT on a newborn, snap in insert, versatility, snap down rise on the back of side snapping

Cons: fit (although the side snapping gave me a better fit), have to snap liney in four times (if you use it)

Comments:

I really like the concept behind this system. This is one of the few all in two diapers that I can actually use twice with my heavy wetters. However, the fit really was problematic for me, it just wouldn’t fit around little man’s legs. And when I used the side snapping version, it bulged at the tummy. If this diaper had a better fit, I’d probably be yelling about it to people from the tops of buildings. I have seen this diaper fit GREAT on other babies, so it may just be the shape of my kiddos.

Price:

Cover: $16.95

Insert: $5.25-$5.95

Liney: $4.95

Check out this cost breakdown from Hiney Lineys: “If you were to purchase 3 pocket diapers with an average price of $18.95, you would spend $56.85. You would also have more laundry and take up more space in your diaper bag. If you were to purchase 1 Versa cover, 3 Lineys, and 3 prefolds ($2 each), you would spend $37.80. If you were to purchase 1 Versa cover, 3 Lineys, and 3 snap on soaker pads/inserts, you would spend $46.65. And the savings increase with the more you buy! An entire Hiney Lineys system with inserts that will get your through 24 changes, is only $349! The Hiney Lineys system with prefolds instead of inserts will cost you just $278!! While 24 pocket diapers will cost you $454.”

Where to buy:

To find out who carries Hiney Lineys, go to www.clothdiaperretailers.com and type in “Hiney Lineys.” You can see who carries them and compare things like shipping, specials, location, and more.

Hiney Lineys provided a diaper for review, but that in no way influenced the opinions reflected in this post.

Posted in Blog Post

http://www.makingitworkblog.com Carolyn

YAY, so glad to see this review finally! (Though since it was on my list of, “Oh my gosh I simply have to try this RIGHT NOW!” I’m glad I didn’t wait!) I would want to reiterate, though, that I thought they ran quite small (small enough that on the full rise setting of both snap and h&l, I was worried that my little man’s privates would be exposed if he stretched out, and he was only about 1!) so I found someone else to pass them along to. HOWEVER, the fact that they offer a big kid system (and the fact that their newborn size does look like it fits GREAT on the babies I have seen!) kind of redeems that – they do OFFER the sizing range, but I wish the actual “one-size” version had a wider range in itself.
- http://www.HineyLineys.com Sheila Payne
  
  Reason being that each size can only have 1 rise setting to snap down to, is because things get complicated with snapping in the Liney. The Liney wouldn’t fit right with more snap down rise settings, unless it had exposed snaps on the Liney itself. I personally am anti- exposed snaps The OS still fits my 2 1/2 year old and I can squeeze it only my 5y old LOL.
Pingback: Hiney Liney’s Giveaway – ends 8/30 » Padded Tush Stats Cloth Diaper Resource