Believe it or not, these are by far the most economical diapers IF you can use them from birth to potty training. Prefolds and covers have to be purchased in every size and actually wind up costing more than one-size diapers. BumGenius are also incredibly absorbant, much trimmer than prefolds, and dry in record time.

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HOWEVER, they are not a good choice for people with HE (front-loading) washing machines. I tried and tried to make it work, but had to sell these after five months. It just wasn't possible to get them clean enough. I occassionally took them to my sister's house to wash in her top-loader and just lifting the lid of her machine and looking inside during a rinse cycle, we could see tons of detergent residue sitting on top of the water. I tried everything (Allen's, Charlie's, Sensi-Clean, you name it) but HE machines simply do not have enough water to thoroughly penetrate and clean synthetic fibers :(

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We are very new to CD'ing as we only started 2 months ago, but my DH and I LOVE these diapers. They are so easy to use, and they fit my 15 month old DD wonderfully. She is very tall (95% for height) but not chubby (50% weight) and I was worried that they wouldn't fit her given some other posters problems that I'd read about, but she has plenty of room to grow in them. We haven't had any leaks or blowouts and we use the diapers for day and nighttime when DD sleeps 11-12 hours straight. I was also concerned b/c we were already experiencing the ""stinkies"" even though these are new dipaers, but I realized I was using too much detergent b/c I was washing a smaller load of diapers and not adjusting the amount of detergent. I did a couple of extra rinses and decreased the detergent and they are smell free. We're so glad we switched to cloth as it helps us feel that we are doing our small part for the environment and helping our wallet out in the process.

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BG OS diapers are a great diaper, but they are not perfect for every baby. They have fit my little girl from about 7 pounds to her current 12 pounds very well. She has a higher rise than average for her weight, so she is in mediums already for most diapers and I am having to size up on her sized diapers. The inserts that come with these diapers are great. I am not a huge fan of the covered pocket opening as it tends to get full of poop. These are a top-selling diaper for me, so there is clearly a lot of BGOS love going around, but as with any high profile diaper some love them and some don't. I think they work great for thinner kids and are not so great for chunky babies. They are a great choice for a one size diaper though, since they do save you the expense of buying smalls and mediums and they will replace larges for more petite children. I can put this diaper on my 36 pound 2 year old niece, but it is tight. It fits her ""built-like-a-stick"" 5 year old sister just fine.

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I only have positive things to say about these diapers! They hold a TON and never leak with both inserts for my 4 month old who sleeps for 9-10 hours at night. Her diaper is always heavy but dry against her bum. messes are contained and they just fit her perfectly! She is about 14 1/2 lbs and is on the middle snap for the rise which we changed pretty early on. They have never leaked for me, poo sprays off cleanly, they are easy to stuff and they wash up well! I love these diapers! Definitely worth the money!

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I just have to give this awesome, popular diaper a five, even though it has it's shortcomings. LOL. They say a pocket diaper is only as good as its inserts and the CB inserts are very absorbent.
This was one of the first diapers I fell in love with because of cuteness factor... and mostly because of performance. I was able to use this diaper on my large one month old until he turned eight months! I would say they saved me money since I didn't have to size up. I also used the BGs at night with a hemp doubler. Cloth diapering was fun and easy!
Unfortunately, my ds developed an allergy to the suedecloth. I should also mention that we had a few problems along the way..like aplix and elastic, but nothing that Cottonbabies doesn't cover in their wonderful guarantee!!
So I say go ahead and buy this diaper, you can't go wrong. You can return it or some other BG loving mama will be happy to take it off your hands. ;)

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This is by far my favorite pocket diaper, and I've almost tried all of them! It's a great fit for babies of all sizes, and is a good fitting diaper for young babies as well, although I didn't start using it until my youngest was about 1 month old as it was just too bulky.