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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.

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.

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&Up diapers at night because she's peed through the cloth so much, even with a hemp doubler.

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.

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.

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.

@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.

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?

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.

@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.

I'm a fan of bumgenius 4.0s too.

@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

Actually...Alvas and then Bumgenius 4.0 as runner up.

My DH and mom (who watches DS a lot) both reach for our bumgenius 4.0's first every time.

I prefer grovia hybrids myself.

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.

@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.

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!

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.

For those who love Freetimes, what did you do for overnight? Add inserts?

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