Cloth Diaper Tips: Dave and Becca’s Picks

Leaks: For leaks, we really love Rump-a-rooz. The inner gussets hold poop in fabulously, and the stretchy tabs give a good fit around both the waist and the legs. Also, the inserts are very absorbent. While transitioning from newborn diapers to one sized pockets, Baby Bear leaked through every single, tried and true brand that we had—except for the Rump-a-rooz.
When we need a cover, a Thirsties Duo Wrap is the best because it has fantastic leg gussets. We have it both in snaps and Aplix closures and I honestly prefer the aplix both because it gives a more snug fit and because the front flap on the inside of the diaper is open so you can tuck a pad folded prefold underneath. However, I keep the snapping version around because it'll last longer.

Vacations: We found that while we’re on vacation the most time-consuming and/or expensive thing to do is diaper laundry so we cut that time and money in half by bringing flat diapers and PUL covers. Flat diapers have only one layer so they wash and rinse easily in the washing machine without any extra cycles and, they dry quickly both in the dryer and on the line. PUL covers wipe clean and also dry easily. Flat diapers do take longer to fold, however, but if you aren’t diapering a newborn who poops all the time, you can resort to an easy pad fold, pre-“stuff” your covers, and put the diapers on like AIOs.
Babysitters and Childcare: We really like using our bumGenius pocket diapers with aplix closures for babysitters and daycare. Of all the diapers in our stash they look and function most like disposables and aren’t intimidating for people using cloth for the first time.
Nighttime: Dave and I really like using hemp overnight so a Knickernappies One Size Pocket diaper with the hemp/microfleece combination loopy do insert is our favorite night time diaper. We only have two of them and we always save them for night time. We also have an old style Baby Kicks One Size Pocket diaper with a Joeybunz insert that works wonderfully.

Our All Time Favorites: At first, Dave preferred the bumGenius with Aplix because they were so easy to use. He’s all about getting it done and getting out of there quickly. However, after we got a couple of Fuzzi Bunz One Size Diapers, he said he preferred them because they give a snug fit and they are built to last.
Honestly, pinpointing a favorite is difficult for me. I like them all. Since I always go to the Grovia One Size AIO diaper first if it’s clean, I’d have to say that it is my favorite. It’s trim, super soft, and very absorbent.
I realize that my list leaves out some other tried and true systems such as Flip, Applecheeks, or gDiapers, but I can only talk of the diapers I’ve used and I’ve never used any of those diapers and I can’t think of a good excuse to buy them with a stash as large as mine.
So, what are your favorite diapers and why?