Cloth Diaper Review

Alright, so here is my review of one of the cloth diapers I own. 
Thirsties Duo diaper cover.
**Note: picture courtesy of http://www.huckleberrybabyshop.com/images/DuoWrap_Sizes_500.jpg

I'd probably give these 4.5 stars out of 5. 
They are the only (at least that I know of and as of now) cloth diapers that have leg gussets like the disposables do.  In my experiences, this DOES make a difference in containing runny, loose newborn bm (bowel movements).  I love that little feature.  They fit great on my daughter & have since we first started when she was about four months old (she's not fourteen months old).  The velcro is very convenient, again like disposables.  The ONLY reason I'm giving them a 4.5 instead of a 5 is because that wonderful velcro - well, the inside laundry tabs on one of my three covers is coming up.  It's almost entirely disconnected from the inside back of the diaper cover now.  So I'll have to get my sewing machine out of its box (it was a birthday present five months ago that I've not used yet), learn to use it & then sew that tab back on.  I'm nervous about that actually.  Wondering if glue would work better. 
All in all, I would definitely recommend buying the Thirsties Duo diaper covers.  In fact, I hope to buy three more to make it easier to use them more.  I also want to try the Thirsties Duo pocket diapers.  They also have those great leg gussets.  You can get them at most places online that sell cloth diapers (including amazon).  They are $12.25 at http://www.cottonbabies.com/product_info.php?products_id=2074.  That's really not a bad price at all for how wonderfully they work. 

Adventures In Cloth Diapering

Alright.  So I'm not exactly a "newbie" to the cloth diapering scene but I'm certainly not a seasoned expert yet either.  I'm still learning.
Let me start this blog off right - letting you know what my cloth diaper "stash" consists of.
Bought from CottonBabies.com:
3 Thirsties Duo Wraps (velcro)
20 Indian Prefolds
3 Econobum diaper covers
6 Bum Genius one size inserts
2 Snappis

What I love about Cotton Babies is that they do FREE SHIPPING.  Yes, I know, other sites have this as well.  IF you buy $50+ for example.  Cotton Babies does it for EVERY order no matter how little or how much you spend.  Which is why I bought toddler size Snappis from them later on.

And the last portion of my cloth diaper collection.  Bought from Diaper Jumction.
6 SmartiPants os pocket diapers (snaps)

Now, I like Diaper Junction.  I just didn't like that my only order ever I picked 3 different colors for my diapers.  Two in each color.  Well, they didn't have one of the colors.  They offered to withhold the entire order until the color I wanted came in stock (they were unsure of how long that would be) or I could change my color preference.  I opted for the latter, I just couldn't wait that long to get my first cloth diapers.  I would've preferred they send me all but the two of the color that was out of stock & send me those once they were available.  However, I do understand that this would've cost them more money.  Seriously though, thoroughly satisfied customer is better than partially right?  Despite the extra cost?  Anyway, I digress.  I did like that they contacted me via private messaging on their site.  Convenient.  I didn't like that I didn't get an email notice of this message though.  Luckily for me, I was eager to find out the progress of my order & checked the site daily so I noticed when they messaged me. 

I've had these diapers nearly a year now.  So I think I've had them long enough to give my personal review on the products.  I'll leave that for a separate blog post.