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I just got some AI2s that I really like. We are using them with disposable liners for travel and then will use them with cloth back at home.

@tlcbaby: sorry, I have too many diapers as it is to add any more in I've been trying to thin the herd! But honestly, I'd keep at least one and see if you like it. I had a little of everything and am surprised by what I like best (Flip covers).

@tlcbaby: I bought lots of brands and types and have slowly started whittling away at what doesn't work for us (LO is 6 months and 18 lbs, if they're still fitting funky now they're getting sold!).

We don't use cloth at night, but I think I have...probably 25 diapers? 2 of them are Flip covers though, which I can reuse before washing again. I wash about every other day - our washer seems happier if the load isn't huge. I use the AIOs less (I think I have a BG Elemental and 2 freetimes, sold a grovia AIO that never fit) because they take longer to dry, especially the BGE, and they end up hanging out on my drying rack.

I would definitely keep them just to try. You may love them. We prefer our AIOs.

What you got (the 4.0) is actually a pocket diaper, not an AI2, so the shell can't be reused. Essentially, it would work like a AIO - one use and straight into the dirty bag/pail. The difference is that you can adjust the absorbency with a pocket diaper, whereas most AIOs, you can't.

If you can stand to have a mismatched stash for a bit, I would recommend trying out different types or doing a cloth trial like from Jillian's Drawers. That way you can figure out what style works best for LO and you. For us I found that I hated pockets (didn't like unstuffing and restuffing), hubs and I liked A12 or prefolds, and my mom got confused by anything that wasn't an AIO. Then it turned out that DD had a hard time with PUL. Now we're almost exclusively in hybrid fitteds, and I'm destashing my BGE's and Freetimes.