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JennJenn613

Hello, I am hoping to start posting on this board. I was super excited about cloth diapering when I was PG, and for various reasons I am just now really starting. I went a little nuts and threw myself into BG 3.0 pockets based on a lot of great reviews from people I trusted. I think I bought 24 of them! However, they were way too big on LO until now, and I'm still not sold on them. They just seem unnecessarily bulky; there's so much excess material.

I'm shopping around to see if I can find something with a trimmer fit... I bought a Blueberry coverall on BabySteals and I love it, and I'm starting a Jillian's Drawers trial in a couple of days. I've ordered a couple others to try as well. And get this... my mom has gotten her hands on a diaper cover pattern and some PUL. I think she's as obsessed as I am.

DuckLover

Welcome.   :Let your addcition begin...haha.

 As for the BG pockets I would try a different insert.  I use FB inserts in them and they aren't as bulky. I hate the OS insert that comes with them.  I am not a huge fan of microfiber but DS pees super fast that I need some or else he'll just leak out the legs. 

StephanieDM

Welcome to the fluffy side! 

As DuckLover said, try a different insert. I *hate* my BG inserts, I prefer to use hemp inserts (I use AFFF). Hemp is a lot trimmer than MF.  BGs are the workhorse of our stash - they're not super fancy but they get the job done. They are DH's favorite. You can also pair the newborn insert/doubler that the BGs come with along with your hemp. 

JennJenn613

Thanks for the tips. I actually stumbled across the Joey Bunz Hemparoo inserts today and was wondering how it was possible that one of those is enough (for daytime). I guess I need to learn about hemp! Using BG 3.0s with a different $5 insert would not be very cost effective though... I am trying not to break the bank, despite my diaper schizophrenia detailed above. I'm definitely going to resell the ones I don't like post-haste.

StephanieDM

JennJenn613:

Thanks for the tips. I actually stumbled across the Joey Bunz Hemparoo inserts today and was wondering how it was possible that one of those is enough (for daytime). I guess I need to learn about hemp! Using BG 3.0s with a different $5 insert would not be very cost effective though... I am trying not to break the bank, despite my diaper schizophrenia detailed above. I'm definitely going to resell the ones I don't like post-haste.

If you sew or know someone who can sew for you, you can make your own inserts. You just need to order some hemp fleece. But, even if you buy your inserts, its still way more cost effective than sposies - yes, even with a $5 insert for each diaper.  

Allie30

okay, i'm dumb. this thread just blew my mind. you can mix and match inserts?

i have been laboriously labeling and stuffing the 'right' insert into each diaper every time.

DuckLover

Allie30:

okay, i'm dumb. this thread just blew my mind. you can mix and match inserts?

i have been laboriously labeling and stuffing the 'right' insert into each diaper every time.

oh yeah. I really don't like the OS BG inserts because of the fold down snap so it causes extra bulk so I use the FB inserts.  

Allie30

Mind blown. I feel like an idiot!

I actually HAVE AFFF inserts, and I wasn't quite sure what I was supposed to use them for. I figured doublers in a wrap with a prefold. I never realized I could put them in another company's pockets. For some weird reason I assumed there was something special about the inserts they came with.

::facepalm::

JennJenn613

StephanieDM:

JennJenn613:

Thanks for the tips. I actually stumbled across the Joey Bunz Hemparoo inserts today and was wondering how it was possible that one of those is enough (for daytime). I guess I need to learn about hemp! Using BG 3.0s with a different $5 insert would not be very cost effective though... I am trying not to break the bank, despite my diaper schizophrenia detailed above. I'm definitely going to resell the ones I don't like post-haste.

If you sew or know someone who can sew for you, you can make your own inserts. You just need to order some hemp fleece. But, even if you buy your inserts, its still way more cost effective than sposies - yes, even with a $5 insert for each diaper.  

Thanks, I may try making my own.