https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:26:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2175315 Tue, 12 May 2015 09:28:36 +0000 peachykeen 2175315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use mostly Bumgenius 4.0s, with about 4 BG Freetimes, 3 Rumparooz pockets, and 1 random Charlie Banana. I wanted to love the Freetimes, but they are pretty bulky on my skinny girl (8.5 months, 17 lbs) and it's tough to get them snug around her legs many times. I'm probably equally happy with our BG 4.0s and Rumparooz, but my husband doesn't like putting the Rumparooz on her because they fit a little snuggy and are stretchy, so he thinks he has to work harder ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2175222 Tue, 12 May 2015 08:30:40 +0000 jetsa 2175222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PawPrints: we added inserts for a long time but once he got over a year there was no containing it so we've been using disposables at night. I just tried a kawaii heavy wetter and it works great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2175027 Mon, 11 May 2015 23:58:11 +0000 PawPrints 2175027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For the newborn phase we have been using Cloth-eez prefolds and fitteds, and some Kissaluv fitteds. They have all been great and we've loved how absorbent they are but we're excited that LO is already fitting into our Freetimes at 5 weeks old (I guess she has thunder thighs). We've used Freetimes for two days now and they are so convenient. I was even surprised by how quickly they air-dry, since I had read they would be slow to dry. LO did soak through the one she wore at night time last night, so I have ordered a couple of Thirsties hemp inserts for overnight. </p> <p>For those who love Freetimes, what did you do for overnight? Add inserts? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2174947 Mon, 11 May 2015 21:33:31 +0000 FliegepilzHut 2174947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anbanan15: Thank you! I will try to get my hands on some! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2174894 Mon, 11 May 2015 20:18:48 +0000 anbanan15 2174894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FliegepilzHut: I think it is both. Seeing/working the diapers in person can help you narrow down your search but sometimes it is all about what works for LO.</p> <p>We DS my favorites were BG 4.0 and Ragababes. With DD we started out with mainly BG 4.0 and a WAHM brand from Canada, Ella Bella Bum, that I love (custom), but she had trouble with PUL and peed through everything we tried so we had to switch to hybrid fitteds. For those my favorites are Twinkie Tush, Chloe's Cloth, Southern Comfort, and Snappy Greens (all WAHM's). Hybrid fitteds you need a cover with, but we always gone cover less. We have tried a bunch of different diaper brands and styles, mainly because they are just so addictive! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2174861 Mon, 11 May 2015 19:41:37 +0000 FliegepilzHut 2174861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you all so much!!! That's a whole lot of votes for BumGenius...then Grovia hybrids, Rumparooz, Thirsties, Kissaluvs, etc.</p> <p>Does anyone think that handling these in person would help? Or is it more about the fit to LO? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2173975 Mon, 11 May 2015 09:08:20 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2173975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really really love rumparooz pocket diapers! The pocket comes out in the wash on its own, and stuffing them is pretty easy (and allows for customizing how much "stuffing" you need, so they can be less bulky during the day and more absorbent at night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2173966 Mon, 11 May 2015 09:03:48 +0000 autumnlove 2173966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>BG Elementals and 4.0s right now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2173914 Mon, 11 May 2015 08:27:13 +0000 ValentineMommy 2173914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DH and mom (who watches DS a lot) both reach for our bumgenius 4.0's first every time.</p> <p>I prefer grovia hybrids myself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2173892 Mon, 11 May 2015 08:15:08 +0000 LulaBee 2173892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bumgenius freetimes. forever and ever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2173852 Mon, 11 May 2015 07:51:37 +0000 Bao 2173852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Actually...Alvas and then Bumgenius 4.0 as runner up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2173753 Mon, 11 May 2015 00:04:25 +0000 Zbug 2173753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love our BG 4.0s. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2173717 Sun, 10 May 2015 22:00:34 +0000 jetsa 2173717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Goose: the bulk doesn't bother me. My son was born at 8-3 and we had newborns that we only used for 3-4 weeks so we felt the weren't necessary. This time I've still got 15 I didn't sell so we'll use those plus some disposables we've been gifted </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2173714 Sun, 10 May 2015 21:56:17 +0000 Mrs.ThinMint 2173714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the Grovia hybrid system. I tried a bunch of different diapers and sold everything to go 100% Grovia. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2173710 Sun, 10 May 2015 21:47:10 +0000 Miss Ariel 2173710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a fan of bumgenius 4.0s too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2173667 Sun, 10 May 2015 20:48:17 +0000 lady grey 2173667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love our FuzziBunz </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2173653 Sun, 10 May 2015 20:20:15 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2173653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Goose: I went with Appelcheeks this time around because the size ones fit most newborns. The one sized diapers don't fit at first. We used the OS BG diapers with my daughter and they were more bulky. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2173649 Sun, 10 May 2015 20:17:38 +0000 Mae 2173649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>BG Freetimes here too. I tried pocket diapers but stuffing gets really old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2173614 Sun, 10 May 2015 19:38:42 +0000 danda 2173614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another vote for Bumgenius 4.0s here! I love pocket style diapers. Others I've tried are Rumparooz (slightly bulkier but otherwise I like the double gussets!), Blueberry pockets (similar to Bumgenius 4.0, Bumgenius Elemental (all in one organic that takes forever to dry if you don't use dryer, I couldn't figure out how to get the inside to fold well), Moraki (more expensive and barely fits my toddler), Fuzzibunz One Size Elita (way too bulky in the beginning) Best Bottoms (not a pocket style), and two "China cheapies" - Alva Baby and Kawaii Baby (just not our favorites). For newborn stage we used Fuzzibunz XS, Bumgenius newborn, and Tots Bots Tiny Fit...honestly none worked great for us and it had me doubting cloth diapering...I think pocket or all in one just isn't ideal for newborn. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2173607 Sun, 10 May 2015 19:11:38 +0000 avivoca 2173607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Goose: It's a preference thing. I hated how bulky the one-size diapers were on H, so when she was small, I usually used Thirsties Size 1 covers with a BG insert inside and gDiapers size Medium. I sold my entire stash of BG Freetimes because I hated the fit and the flaps. I much prefer pockets and covers because I can customize the bulk. Now that she's 19 months, I'd probably like the AIO diapers, but I have pockets so that's what I will stick with. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2173594 Sun, 10 May 2015 18:51:38 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2173594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FliegepilzHut: I'm on the same page as you right now! I would like to cloth diaper and have been slowly looking into it. I was considering sewing my own inserts and cutting up fabric to make my own cloth wipes. I'm still not sure if I will do that or not yet. I like the look of the Applecheeks diapers, but would lay the insert on top, not stuff it.</p> <p>Question to everyone: is it better to buy one size fits all cloth diapers or the ones that are made for different sizes? I know it would be cheaper to buy one size fits all, but are they drastically more bulky on a young/smaller baby? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2173532 Sun, 10 May 2015 16:47:24 +0000 Mrs. J 2173532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did kissaluv fitteds and thirsties and bummis covers for the NB stage and BumGenius 4.0s with a few freetimes mixed in. We probably have 20-24 diapers? Love them! It's been so easy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2173505 Sun, 10 May 2015 15:38:43 +0000 MamaCate 2173505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used BG 4.0s for LO#1 and are planning to do the same with LO2. It seemed easier to me to just pick one kind and not think about them. We did them full time during the day, including daycare, but ended up doing disposables at night for wetting issues.</p> <p>We have 26 diapers and that got us through with washing twice a week. Planning to wash 3x/wk this next go round as my schedule is a little calmer and am hoping to avoid using so much bleach. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2173502 Sun, 10 May 2015 15:35:32 +0000 birdofafeather 2173502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>BG 4.0s were my favorites for the majority of the time we CDed. I may try to find some used free times for the new babe to see if I like those! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2173472 Sun, 10 May 2015 14:52:16 +0000 avivoca 2173472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm loving my RumpARooz pocket diapers! They are the only ones that can handle H's massive pees during the day. We use regular Target Up&amp;Up diapers at night because she's peed through the cloth so much, even with a hemp doubler.</p> <p>I've also used the following: BG 4.0 pockets (I like them okay, the RAR are just nicer), AppleCheeks (H is a skinny minny so the size 2 are still a bit big on her at 19 months), Thirsties covers (I loved them when she was smaller, not so much now), Flip covers (fit as well as the BG), and gDiapers (I loved them when she was little, but now she pees too much). H hated the prefolds, and I wasn't fond fitted diapers because of how wet they got. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2173465 Sun, 10 May 2015 14:41:59 +0000 brownie 2173465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have had a lot of success with grovia on our two. I like the options of the hybrid system. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2173428 Sun, 10 May 2015 13:06:53 +0000 MenagerieMama 2173428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have bumgenius 4.0s and I like them! That being said, you need to stay away from the print hype or you'll go nuts/broke. We've just bought two that we loved when they came out. Also bought some lalabyes that I'm excited to try (but too lazy to prep yet) because I really want to try bamboo inserts and I love the colors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2173406 Sun, 10 May 2015 12:19:54 +0000 jetsa 2173406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another fan of bumgenius freetimes. We've also started using liners at daycare and it makes poop cleanup so much easier at this stage, 20 months.<br /> I use a kawaii heavy wetter at night because it's the only thing I've found to work the BG FT don't cut it for us.<br /> We have about 40 diapers total and we'll see how it handles 2 kids we cd full time including daycare and wash 2 times a week with just my toddler. Although I typically wash when the can is full not when il out of diapers.</p> <p>I also got 18 flips and inserts cheap used and they're ok we just aren't cover and insert ppl. Though I do prefer them for traveling. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2173404 Sun, 10 May 2015 12:10:47 +0000 blackbird 2173404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bum genius free times and simplex blueberries are my favorite :) we throw thirsties hemp liners in at night and use paper liners for poop catching during the day. CJ's BUTTer for cream</p> <p>I bought our stashes during Black Friday sales. We have about 30 for E and 20 for T-mostly because we only do diaper laundry once a week and we do SAMs club disposables at daycare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-cloth-diapers#post-2173398 Sun, 10 May 2015 12:03:21 +0000 FliegepilzHut 2173398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm seriously considering CD'ing, at least part-time, for $$ and environmental reasons...the rest of the time, I expect we will use eco-friendly disposables.</p> <p>Please share your favorite cloth diaper brand (also, any runners-up)...and what you feel is the best strategy for building a stash (how many, a few each of several types vs. a primary stash plus a couple of "extras" to try, etc)! </p> <p>Thanks in advance! And Happy Mother's Day!</p> <p>ETA: I did a cursory HB search...but would love to know what you all are using (and loving!) now! </p>