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    theriviera is offline Sapphire level (2000+ posts)
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    Quote Originally Posted by maybeebaby08 View Post
    They have both styles. They're not hard to stuff, it's just an extra step and I personally hate pulling out a wet/dirty insert from a pocket.


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    I don't think I would like that either. I think I'll order a couple of AIO to have on hand to try.
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    Stuffing pockets isn't bad. I do it while watching TV Plus they dry faster than all-in-ones.

    Getting a variety to try is a good idea. I actually got quite a few through my local Freecycle so I could try before buying.
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    i prefer the pockets to AIOs. they wash/dry faster and better. and, i can modify what I stuff with (ie. more for night, less for daytime with smaller clothes). i just stuff right before changing the diaper or may stuff a few at once. it doesnt' take any longer to stuff a basket of diapers then to fold a basket of clothes.
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    I have tried it all and used mainly bumgenious pockets with ds2, then with ds3 I preferred bumgenious AIO in nb and sm (before 6mos) as well as covers and prefolds. After 6 mos we mainly used fitteds with wool, and pockets. We also moved at that time and now have well water so finding a new watching routine became a pain and I could never get it right so by 10mos or so we were in pampers. We used a mix anyway for grandma or sitters, so I wasn't devastated to stop. I actually still have all of ours! I keep thinking I should sell them, but never do...


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    With DS1 I didn't start CDs until he was 13 months and we used pockets exclusively (mostly Fuzzi Bunz).

    With DS2 I CD'd from birth. For the newborn stage I used basic prefolds with a snappi and Thirsties x-small covers. I also had some cheap fitteds (I can't remember the name) to use with covers which I really liked and used when going out and at night (easier not to deal with folding and a snappi then). Once he was about 5 months old we pretty much transitioned exclusively to Flip organic inserts with either Flip or Econobum covers. The Flip inserts were the most absorbent and trim inserts I could find. Loved them! Loved the Econobum covers since they were so affordable!

    I saved all of my CDs and will CD from birth if there is ever a baby #3. Prefolds are the most economical in the newborn stage since you can get 2 dozen for cheap. With a snappi and gusseted cover they easily keep all the bm poop contained. I would use them again and then transition to the Flip organic inserts.

    CD laundry is the only laundry I don't mind doing! I would do a cold prewash with no detergent, hot wash (sanitary cycle) with detergent, then a second rinse, and dry in the dryer on hot. That's it!
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    I did a mix of prefolds/wool covers & AIO's starting when DD was 9 months old; I upgraded to fitteds when she was about 20 months old, I think. We used them exclusively overnight and did a dry pail as well. (I grew up using a wet pail system and it was much more disgusting.)

    I do fold and secure my prefolds ... and learned how on wiggly babies, so I'm not intimidated. I think if we have another, I'll re-learn to pin rather than bother with Snappis, which are great, but I think I'd like to pin.

    I used Green Mountain Diapers' ClothEeze prefolds and fitteds, and sized Swaddlebees Simplex all-in-one's with hemp and fleece doublers, ImseVimse brand "flushable" liners, and Bummis (I think) "stay dry" fleece.

    I air-dried my AIO's and pail liners, but machine-dried everything else.

    I work FT, but I telecommute 3/5 days per week, so designating a day midweek and a day on the weekends for diaper laundry wasn't a hassle once I had a system in place for washing.
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    Cloth diapering for lazy moms doesn't exist IMO, and as with most everything, the learning curve for whatever method or system you choose will be short-lived.

    If I were a new mom today, I more than likely wouldn't choose cloth diapers, because the new/modern options of today seem so complicated and involved to me, not to mention unrealistically expensive.

    There's something to be said about old-fashioned cloth diapers. They cost next to nothing to buy, and once you have them, they pay for themselves in a few weeks.

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    I've cloth diapered all of mine. The oldest had lovely fitteds and covers that I obsessed over and stalked. Now I use BumGenius pockets. I much prefer the snap kind. I got a few aplix to humor DH, but those didn't stick after about 6 months of use. I don't unstuff before washing. DH discovered that trick. We use a dry pail and typically wash a load a day. Either DH or I throw them in on a custom setting (reallllly long wash with an extra rinse) with a delayed start so they finish close to when we get up. Throw them in the dryer when we turn on coffee and that's it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lizzywednesday View Post
    I'll re-learn to pin
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    Has anyone tried the hybrid diapers? I really want to do this but I'm still intimidated by the learning curve. We don't have a diaper store locally that I could go to which is a bummer, because I think it would be super helpful to see everything in person.

    My husband wants to do the hybrid diapers and they get pretty good reviews on Amazon.
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