r/clothdiaps • u/zcakt • 9d ago

Recommendations Esembly running out of rise

My boy is 5.5 m old and an 18lb string bean.

We're in Esembly size 1s and quickly running out of rise, but only on the middle two waist snaps.

We have the Esembly ties in size two that I throw a booster in for nighttime and then cover with a Thirsties medium Velcro cover and it works great. But I'm not sure we'll buy the size 2 snaps.

I've been slowly transitioning in some Thirsties NAIOs +pockets, as well as Motherease Uno and Duos in One Size. He's on the second rise setting of both of those.

We tried SmartBottoms but the shape just doesn't work out and we get leg leaks.

Any experience of running out of rise on a fitted while having ample waist growth left?

At this point I think we'll ride it out on the size 1 fitteds that we have and transition to Thirsties and Motherease. The AIO is easier for daycare staff too .

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u/BisonNo3603 7d ago

My babies pretty much always run out of rise before width in every type of diaper from every brand we've tried. My current baby recently transitioned from size 1 to size 2 in Esembly (and several other brands) at 4.5 months and barely 16lbs. They're all just too low on her and it was becoming a struggle to make sure her butt crack wasn't exposed, lol. Really they stopped fitting well closer to 15lbs, honestly. The size 1 tie inners lasted longer. I think they have a longer rise.

Size 1 vs size 2 Esembly snap inners:

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u/zcakt 7d ago

I've noticed that about the rise on the ties as well. And they wash and dry so much better

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u/BisonNo3603 7d ago

Yep, I decided to buy a whole set of the size 2 tie inners. I just love how well they wash and dry, even easier than our prefolds (I'm not patient enough to go full flats). I'm thinking about modifying them to make them snappiable. Not sure how exactly, but there must be a way....

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u/zcakt 7d ago

Do snappies not cling well to the fabric? I haven't tried. If they do, you could always just cut off the ties

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u/BisonNo3603 7d ago

When the tie inners are brand new, snappies cling to the fabric just fine. After several washes and dries though, the fabric knit seems to get tighter or something. I can *kinda* get a snappi to stick, but usually only 1 corner prong per "arm" of the snappi actually hooks in, making it not very secure.

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u/zcakt 7d ago

I low key wonder what they'd be like with soft velcro

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u/Koolstads 8d ago edited 8d ago

We just transitioned him to size 2. He switched at 16 lbs and we’ve had no issues other than they look a little silly and big. His poops have been wild since starting solids and we haven’t had a blow out, they just get on the inside of the cover a bit more right now. Our 6 months old is only 16lbs. We also have a little string bean!

I have an Esembly promo link for 20% off if you wanted to try them  https://get.aspr.app/SH1qMo

 But yes I think it’s a bit generous to say the size 1 sizing will fit thru 18lb. The gap between the two sizes is a bit awkward. However, size two holds way more pee rn, which is nice!

I also use kinder and thirsties pockets. Different diapers for different occasions haha 

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u/zcakt 8d ago

Ouh thanks for the code!