When I first got these diapers, I was in seventh heaven. It was the first time I'd ever used a pocket diaper before, and I couldn't believe the ease of only 1 layer. The one-size design is brilliant, though we only used them begining when DS was just over a year old (when he started to become a maniac during dipe changes and we needed something faster than 2-layer dipe+cover system.
Now, just a year later, I'm wishing I had gone with a brand that uses snaps. My velcro looks awful. Awful. Hook tabs re bending backwards and not staying put. The laundry tabs are useless now, and my dipes come out of the washer in 1 long string. I assumed I did something wrong with them, but my conversations with every other mom who uses these is the same - it all goes to pot about 8 months later. At $18 per diaper, I feel that they should have held up better. I was nervous about snaps because the fit is reported to not be as good. But with Moms I know who've tried both snaps and velcro say that the snaps is hands-down better. I'm looking into Fuzzi bunz or Rumparooz now, if I can sell these and recoup a little of te $$$. Some of ours were used 1.0 and 2.0, but most were new 3.0. I even suspect the older ones have held up better on the velcro front.
There is a very helpful site that shows you how to convert your velcro to snaps, but I might ratehr put the time and money into a different brand of dipes.
Now, just a year later, I'm wishing I had gone with a brand that uses snaps. My velcro looks awful. Awful. Hook tabs re bending backwards and not staying put. The laundry tabs are useless now, and my dipes come out of the washer in 1 long string. I assumed I did something wrong with them, but my conversations with every other mom who uses these is the same - it all goes to pot about 8 months later. At $18 per diaper, I feel that they should have held up better. I was nervous about snaps because the fit is reported to not be as good. But with Moms I know who've tried both snaps and velcro say that the snaps is hands-down better. I'm looking into Fuzzi bunz or Rumparooz now, if I can sell these and recoup a little of te $$$. Some of ours were used 1.0 and 2.0, but most were new 3.0. I even suspect the older ones have held up better on the velcro front.
There is a very helpful site that shows you how to convert your velcro to snaps, but I might ratehr put the time and money into a different brand of dipes.
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