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Stone Cottage Mama is right! The Snugglebottoms are great for newborns, and also a very inexpensive find for fitted diapers. I started using them when my son was newborn, mainly to help keep messy stuff from getting all over the place or running out of the diaper covers, but I loved them so much I got hooked (and you really can’t go wrong for the price) and kept using them. I think they’re made for Baby Bunz , so that must be why you don’t hear much about them or see them sold anywhere else. Anyway, thumbs up for Snugglebottoms, and the Baby Bunz people are nice and helpful too.

What I really like best about NOT using AIOs/Pockets is that with a two-part system I get more choice as to what outer covering to use, and I can opt to use more breathable types of diaper covers over my cloth diapers. Also, the Snugglebottoms aren’t bulky so my baby’s bum doesn’t end up being huge and hard to fit into clothing. My favorite covers to use over Snugglebottoms are the Cotton and Wool Nikkys, and sometimes Aristocrats soakers — also from Baby Bunz. I’m an all natural mama I guess, ’cause I just can’t stand putting plastic, poly, or any kind of synthetics next to my little guy’s skin. I hope my feedback has been helpful to anyone wondering about the Snugglebottoms.

Depending on the prefold brand they will last different times. I have heard of some wearing out in less than a year while others last years. I would suspect that the ones that last years are used in a large rotation and trifolded in a cover (not pinned or snappied which over time will cause tears).

Have you tried switching detergents temporarily to see if Charlies is causing the rash?

DS is 23 months old and we’ve been using prefolds and Thirsties wraps since he was a few months old. He’s in size mediums now, but I’m pretty sure I need to go to the next size up. He’s on the thin side.

Anyway, I’m not happy with the Thirsties over all. The aplix is wearing out, the elastic on the gussets is wearing out and I believe causing an angry rash on his groin and thighs. They’ve been great for containment, but not so great with wear and tear.

What other wraps are there?

I’ve been wondering if I’m doing something wrong. I’ve heard so many mamas have used their prefolds and wraps for several children. Mine haven’t even lasted one! Our prefolds are also getting thin & worn on the edges. I use Charlies Soap. I only have 6 wraps and a couple dozen prefolds, so we wash more often than others may. We air dry the wraps. We don’t cd at night (tried it a couple times and DS got bad rashes), but I may try one or two of the diapers after reading some of the comments & suggestions on here!

I am currently expecting my second child and did not CD with my first, although I wish I did. I am very sold on the Flip and Econobum systems based on price and reviews that I’ve read. I have not seen a top 10 list but am glad to see the Flip there. I’m so glad that there are easy affordable options like the Flip and the Econobum that may change some parents views about CDing. I was super skeptical about it really being more affordable that disposables. I hate the idea of creating a land fill but some of the CDs out there are so expensive to get started.. I mean seriously $17 per diaper?

I really am enjoying your website. Keep up the good work!