Currently we have all pocket diapers as our main stash and just 2 AIOs. One is a ones&twos that I like okay (inside seems a little bunchy to me) and the other is a BG Elemental which I'm not a fan of (I feel like the edges turn outward and will cause wicking if I don't turn them back inward, and the soaker is a little annoying to arrange properly).
I thought I would never get tired of stuffing pockets, but alas I have. I will continue to use them, but with a girl on the way I now have an excuse to buy some girly color diapers and would like to make them AIOs.
Can anyone recommend what AIOs you like and which you dislike? TIA!
Re: What AIOs do you recommend or not recommend?
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C&D-05.28.11 Noelle Marie-03.12.12
I LOVE our BG Freetime and Elementals. They work really well for us and have such a good fit on my daughter.
I also have a bunch of Grovia's which worked for us at the beginning, but now they are not absorbent enough for my daughter - even with the extra snap-in liner.
BFP #2: 8.31.16 Dx w/ GD @ 28w DD Born @ 36w: 4.21.17
I only have thirsties AIOs and I hate them as well. They are not nearly absorbent enough. I only have pockets otherwise.
I love BG Elemental and Swaddlebees Simplex 2.0. I only have one Tots Bots, but it's nice.
I'm only "meh" about BG Freetime.
I hated Thirsties AIO, they always leaked.
Like you, I don't like the BG elementals for the same reason. I only have one in my stash and only use it if I absolutely have to.
I LOVE grovia. They make up most of my stash, and I have no complaints. They are trim, organic cotton, they dry fast, hold everything in, and they have adorable patterns.
BFP #1 9/7/10, EDD 5/14/11, Violet born 5/27/11.
BFP #2 4/9/12, EDD 12/16/12, M/C Rory 4/24/12.
BFP #3 10/6/12, EDD 6/16/12., Matilda born 6/17/13.
DD (5 years old) from IUI in 2012
TTC 3rd and final!: IUI #1 in progress!
Haven't tried many AIOs, but the Imagine ones are quite nice. I love that they have natural fibres against DDs bum and I love how affordable they are!
They do seem to run a bit small though...
I use Thirsties exclusively. There are things I love about their AIO's (we don't have the leak issues others have had), but there are things that could be fixed. Some people have a leak issue because the attached soaker doesn't extend all the way to the tops (because of the unsnappable nature). It can be added to from either end, which is great - we stuff with a hemp or Duo insert and it's super absorbent for us, even with DD as a heavy wetter. They don't have the double leg gussets though, and I'm unhappy about that. That is one of the best things about Thirsties, imo, so why they left it off is beyond me. I think some people have had leak problems there as well. They can take awhile to dry, even with the tunnel - but that may be any AIO, really.
PS - anyone looking to destash Thirsties AIO's, PM me. I'd be willing to take them off your hands!
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Swaddlebees Simplex, grovia, and BG freetime.
I love that the SB simplex OS has the option for stay dry or natural fibers against the bum. I also really like the sized version- sometimes I change my LO standing up and I can pre-snap the sides and just pull them up.
I don't have many AIOs, and they are mostly BGE. I do like the BGEs, but have the same complaints you do.
I also have a BG Freetime and a Tots Bots, and I wouldn't recommend either. The Freetime isn't absorbant enough for my 8 month old DD, and the Tots Bots rise snaps suck and always pop open on me.