Most pocket diapers range in price from $ 10 to $ 25 including inserts, making them more
expensive than prefolds and covers, and comparable to all - in - ones.
It might be the cheap microfiber inserts, but it seems more
work than prefolds and covers.
Sure, it will be
bulkier than a prefold in the correct size, but if your budget just cant cut another set of them, then it will work famously!
I used bumgenius for my son because: 1) I had it in my head that pocket diapers were a lot
simpler than prefolds (verdict: when it comes to squirmy toddlers, true) 2) I like that they are one size and I don't have to keep buying them.I chose them over fuzzi buns because I heard that fuzzi buns tend to leak in skinnier babies.
After doing a lot of research, I was set in wanting to use pocket diapers
rather than prefold, but decided that if I wanted to be full - blown into cloth diapering, I needed a small stash of prefolds.
What to consider: Thanks to the elastic around the waist and legs, these diapers fit more
securely than prefolds or contoured cloth diapers, and that means fewer leaks.
Over the years, however, I have grown
smarter than the prefold and with Elliot I found that I could open up the back of the diaper and bring it around his hips, which ends up creating a gusset around his legs that holds the more viscous liquids in.
Re-using the shell saves on laundry (bonus), and the soakers are
smaller than a prefold (although I hear GroVia makes some great prefolds) so the laundry bag doesn't fill up as quick.
The cream will wash out of these more
easily than a prefold or other diaper because they are thinner, yet you still might have to scrub creams off by hand.
These diaper systems are generally less expensive than pocket diapers, but more
expensive than prefold and flat diapers.
My son just started daycare a few mornings a week, and the center he's at would like easier
diapers than the prefolds and covers we typically use.
They also tend to hold in the poo a lot better
than the prefold.
(In my experience, even better
than prefolds, which are often cited as cheaper.)
I have never tried anything that I need a cover with but I think I could see myself liking fitteds more
than prefolds!