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bumgenius (cottonbabies) are having a clearance sale on some of their designs right now, those are what we use for overnight diapering, they're pockets, 3 for $35.

@Thehistoryofus: I'm planning on cloth diapering full time once Navy_Baby gets here in April and we chose to use a combination of pockets and hybrids. Part of me actually wishes I had chosen to do 100% hybrid but so many people speak so highly of pocket diapers I couldn't resist.

I have purchased Grovia shells, Best Bottom shells, and Flip shells.

The Grovia shells are very nice, but their inserts are expensive (generally 2 for $18). I do like that their inserts have an additional gusset to help contain everything and prevent them from touching the actual shell though.

The Best Bottom shells are my favorite based off of my first impression. They seem very durable, the shell itself has a double gusset, and the inserts are much less expensive. Also, the inserts come in different sizes (grovia inserts are one size). This means that you'll have to buy more over time but they make the diapers a lot less bulky in the beginning.

I'm really not impressed with the Flip covers. They seem flimsy compared to the Grovias and the Best Bottoms. And, instead of the inserts snapping in (to stay in place) they just tuck under flaps. Because of that I'm not buying any Flip inserts, I'm just going to use them to cover pre-folds and I might get some of their disposable inserts for traveling.

Hope that helps a bit (even though I still don't even have a baby to put the diapers on, I've researched the hell out of CDs, lol)!

My LO poops pretty frequently, so this might not apply to you, but I've found that when we're using prefolds and covers and she poops, poop almost always gets on the shell. If your LO has multiple evening/night runny poops, you may want more covers. Also, if you're using a regular cotton prefold and LO pees in the middle of the night, the moisture is going to sit against her skin, which could cause her to wake up and demand a change in the middle of the night, or possibly diaper rash if you don't change her. Not really a problem with using them on newborns since they wake a lot at night anyway, but I'm guessing your LO is generally sleeping through the night at 5 months. The nice thing about snap in inserts, pockets, most fitteds, etc is that the layer of cloth next to the baby's skin is designed to wick moisture away from the skin, and the layers underneath absorb the liquid. For that reason, I only use prefolds and covers during the day. I would consider using the snap in inserts or fitteds for night use if you want to go the cover+seperate inner route. Just my experience, though.

@owlmom: I don't have any solutions for a baby that poops a lot (lol), but for moisture wicking you can go and buy like a yard of fleece from any fabric store and cut it into rectangles and just place that between the pre-fold and baby's bum. Its a super cheap way to add a "moisture wicking" layer to a pre-fold!

@Navy_Mommy: what a good idea! Thanks!

@Thehistoryofus: How was the event?

@Thehistoryofus: cool. Maybe they'd let you use pocket diapers too, since they aren't doing the wash. So long as you stuffed them before you sent them along?

@Thehistoryofus: Just reading back and found this old thread! Very inspiring and encouraging to see your last post and how you've been able to keep up with the CD'ing!