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As promised, here’s my review of the Nicki’s Diapers one-size cover. In case you missed it, check out my recent review of the sized pull-on cover.

You probably already know that besides carrying most of the popular cloth brands on the market, my affiliate Nicki’s Diapers has its own branded products. Their exclusive one-size diaper cover is a cute and very affordable choice if you like the wrap-style PUL covers.

The Nicki’s Diaper one-size cover is:

• Found exclusively at Nicki’s Diapers for $9.95 (solid colors) and $10.95 (prints), with FREE shipping
• Made of one layer of waterproof PUL with coordinating trim around the waist and leg openings
• Designed to be worn over flats, prefolds, fitteds, or any style that needs a waterproof outer layer
• Wipe and reuse on the inside
• Made with double leg gussets, two flaps on the inside to hold inserts, and crossover snaps at the waist for small/skinny babies
• Designed to fit from 8 to 35+ pounds
• Available in 18+ prints and 8 solid colors
• Covered by a 60 day warranty on workmanship and defects
• Made ethically in China

Once again, thanks is due to you all for doing your cloth diapering shopping using my affiliate link at Nicki’s Diapers. I purchased my review tester AND today’s prize (it’s a new print!) with your help.

Here is the cover opened up. The front flap is bigger than the back one.

This picture shows the double (second) gusset around each leg, which guards against blowouts.

Sizing: In our experience, this cover generally starts to fit best from about 10 to 12 pounds (Note: Nicki’s does have a separate newborn cover). I get a great fit both on Ingrid with her chubby legs and Erik with his very skinny ones. Overall, they run larger than some of my other one-size covers, including Best Bottoms (a sister company of Nicki’s). At 20 pounds, Ingrid wears it on the medium rise setting. Erik is about 27 pounds and wears it on large, with the rise completely unsnapped.

The size settings on this cover coordinate well with both sized and adjustable diapers like prefolds, flats and fitteds.

Here are the rise measurements, that is, the cover laid flat and measured from the top of the waistband, down the crotch and up to the back of the waistband.

Small – 14.5″
Medium – 16″
Large – 17″

Fit: Although roomy in the rear, overall this is a trim cover that won’t add much bulk. There’s lots of stretch around the waist and the PUL fabric is very soft and pliable. I’m really happy that the Nicki’s cover fits well on both of their body types (chubby and thin). If you’ll notice from the pictures below, the cover on Ingrid will sag a bit when she starts to get active. Her round, chubby tummy pushes it down. 🙂 On Erik, who’s very slim, this doesn’t happen at all.

Performance: Our Nicki’s covers are very well made with strong snaps and even stitches. We’ve used over 5 months in a regular rotation. The colors are still bright and I haven’t noticed any wear in terms of elastic, snaps or seams. There haven’t been any leaks, day or night. Because it’s one layer of waterproof PUL, this cover is quick to wash and dry. If it’s barely damp at a change, wipe it and hang up to freshen for an hour or so. Then you can re-use it again before washing.

Tip from the trenches: Be careful to check under the front and back flaps when dunking/rinsing a #2 diaper. Sometimes, stuff will be stuck under there!

Here are Ingrid and Erik in the “Nautical Nessie” print:

Based on our experience, I highly recommend the Nicki’s one-size diaper cover. You get a lot of useful features, reliable performance AND a huge variety of prints and colors to choose from, for less than $11.00 each.

Giveaway!  CLOSED

If you’d like to win a Nicki’s cover for your baby, please enter my giveaway below. Winner gets to choose either “Tie Guy” or “Little Lady,” two prints that were released this fall from Nicki’s! Open to US and Canada.

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Besides being a retail cloth diaper shop, Nicki’s Diapers also has its own exclusive line of products, including some very budget-friendly waterproof diaper covers. Next month, I’ll be featuring the one-size diaper cover, but today my review focuses on the pull-on cover, which comes in multiple sizes.

• Found exclusively at Nicki’s Diapers for $6.95 each, plus free shipping
• Made of one layer of waterproof PUL with white poly-knit trim around the waist and leg openings
• Designed to be worn over fitted diapers or pinned/fastened flats and prefolds
• Wipeable interior
• Minimal seams for less leak potential
• Made ethically in China

Using some of the affiliate dollars I’ve earned because so many of you shop for cloth diapers using my Nicki’s Diapers link (thank you, as always!), I purchased the different sizes to give you an idea of how they might fit at different ages. Here is Nicki’s suggested weight range:

Newborn (5 to 10 lbs)
Small (7 to 18 lbs)
Medium (15 to 26 lbs)
Large (21 to 32+ lbs)

The pictures below give the rise measurements for all, plus the range of stretch for the leg openings. Since there aren’t any snaps or fasteners on this diaper, the rise and the leg are basically the two things you’ll take into consideration when sizing for your baby. My measurements are approximate, so if you have any sizing questions, feel free to comment or use my Contact Me link at the top of the blog.

To determine how the leg openings measure unstretched, take roughly half of the measurements in the graphic above. In other words:

• Newborn stretches from 4.5 to 9 inches
• Small stretches from 5 to 10 inches
• Medium stretches from 6 to 12 inches
• Large stretches from 6.5 to 13 inches

This pull-on cover has a puffier fit than a typical wrap-style cover. I think it’s super cute, although it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. My little brother wore pull-on covers like this as a baby, and so they have a simple, old-fashioned look I like. My mother didn’t have 30 prints and colors to choose from, so I appreciate that Nicki’s makes this simple, affordable little cover so much fun to buy!

Take a look at how lightweight and trim this cover is. It’s actually trimmer underneath clothes than other covers because the PUL is thin, and because there are no snaps or aplix.

We tried the newborn and small covers on my little godson and nephew, Tobias. In these pictures, he’s almost 4 weeks old and is about 8.5 pounds. My sister liked the fit of the small around his legs at this point. Although he can still wear the newborn cover and the rise is just right, the leg openings are starting to get really snug. Tobias’ birth weight was 8 pounds, 2 ounces, so that tells me the cover runs a bit small in the legs.

Ingrid is 15 months and 20 pounds. Like Tobias, Ingrid is just moving up to the next size. Although she can wear a medium (the blue and white striped cover pictured below), it is pretty snug on her legs. The large cover (yellow chevron, shown below) is gentler around her chubby little thighs, which measure about 10.5 inches around.

What’s nice about this cover is that the rise isn’t that big of an issue, since you can “scooch” it lower or higher on your child’s tummy. The leg size is more crucial. Again, both the medium and large covers fit Ingrid’s body size, but I think she’s more comfortable in the size large because her thighs are chubby.

Erik is 2.5 and thin. He can wear the large, too, but the leg openings are getting tight. His thighs are 12 inches around compared to Ingrid’s 10.5. As previously mentioned, the large leg openings stretch to about 13 inches.

I think this cover is ideal for older babies who are standing, precisely because of the pull-on style. Although the fit on newborn Tobias is great, and it’s lightweight and breathable, when he has that runny poo that is so common to young babies, it’s a messy proposition to pull the cover off of him and down his legs. For older babies and toddlers who tend to be more “regular,” this is not so much of an issue.

However, if you are using newborn fitteds instead of pinned prefolds, this cover should work quite well, since the elastic in the diaper underneath will help with poo containment.

The Nicki’s pull-on cover gives excellent coverage over bulky diapers. The generous cut outperforms even the roomiest “wrap style “cover in our collection. We haven’t experienced any leakage, and Ingrid has worn this cover over a fitted on three different occasions overnight, and stayed dry during long naps and car trips.

I think this cover would GREAT over big kid underwear for extra protection during potty training. However, the size large is not going to fit a lot of toddlers age 3 or older. I would love for Nicki’s to add a size XL in this cover.

GIVEAWAY (CLOSED)

My readers in the US can enter to win TWO Nicki’s pull-on diaper covers! Choose your colors and prints, too. You can claim an extra entry in the giveaway by visiting my affiliate, Nicki’s, and leaving a comment below. Good luck!

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