Cloth Diapers - Week 1

We have been using cloth diapers for a full week now. I really expected some huge dramatic things to report back about, but they have been quite uneventful. Evelyn wears them, we change them, we wash them. Really super easy. I still put her in a disposable at night. Not because I don't trust the cloth, but she just sleeps really well right now and I don't want to change a thing about how she sleeps.

I tracked every singe diaper Evelyn had over the past week. Here is what I think about them after a weeks worth of use.

bumGenius Elemental AIO

• Leaks/Poop - No leaks. Contains poop well. It sprays off just ok.
• Fit - A bit bulky, but not huge.
• Cleaning - I love that the whole thing goes into the washer & dryer. It takes a while for them to dry completely.
• Overall Impression - I like this diaper. I like the way it looks, feels, and functions. It is what I first reach for IF it is completely dry. I plan to buy more of these.

bumGenius Freetime AIO

• Leaks - No leaks.
• Fit - HUGE, super bulky.
• Cleaning - Washes fine, takes FOREVER to dry. It can not be put in the dryer.
• Overall Impression - She wore this diaper twice. It is currently clean and back in the box to be shipped back. I do not like it for my 11 week old.

bumGenius 4.0 Pocket

• Leaks/Poop - No leaks. Contains poop well, not fun to spray off this diaper.
• Fit - It fits well.
• Cleaning - Cleans well. It washes easy, dries quickly. Though, it is easy for poop to stain the edge of the shell where the soft wicking material is sewn to the elastic. The material bunches there.
• Overall Impression - The infant soakers are useless unless doubled up. The regular soakers are fine. There is nothing wrong with this diaper. I like it. I just don't love it and I can't put my finger on why. It works well... maybe I'll figure it out after another week. So far I plan to return them.

Rumparooz Pocket

• Leaks/Poop - Two leaks for wet diapers. The first time she wore it in the back. The second time was because I tried adjusting the leg holes to a different snap (total user error). It contains poop just fine, but I expected it to contain it better with the double gussets. It is fairly easy to spray off.
• Fit - These fit nicely. They are trim and look really comfortable.
• Cleaning - They are easy to clean and fairly quick to dry. The shells take longer to hang dry than the bg 4.0.
• Overall Impression - These diapers are super cute and I love putting them on her. I don't think they function as well as the bg elementals. I can't decide if I would get more of these. I go back and forth between wanting to buy more, keeping the ones I have, and returning them all together. Still on the fence about them... they are SO adorable on her.

Flip AI2/Hybrid

• Leak/Poop - No leaks. Contained poop fine, but it got on the shell. It is easy to spray off this diaper because it's just a flat soaker that gets sprayed.
• Fit - Fits really nice.
• Cleaning - Easiest to clean. The shells dry super quick (snaps faster than velcro) and the soakers are easy to dry too.
• Overall Impression - I like these. It is said that you can just change the soaker and reuse the shell if she's just wet. I have only done that once. It worked out fine. These aren't as absorbant as the bg elementals. I haven't decided if we'll get more of these. Maybe just more soakers to go with our current 3 shells.