What's the best style/brand/type of AIO?

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beccabottoms ultratrim aio's

I'm currently using both Bum-Ware AIOs and Daisy-Doodles. The Bum-Ware are relatively trim and absorb like no other; the Daisy-Doodles are extremely trim and can go under anything. I 'em both!

http://www.bum-ware.com/store/Default.asp

http://www.daisy-doodles.com/

I prefer snaps over velcro and prints over plain. I'm wondering what the composition is of AIO's in general... I've read that they have a snap in soaker, and the actual diaper is just a layer of pul with micro fleece liner and print outer... Kind of just like beefed up cover, isn't it?

I'm really not into changing every 15 min, so thanks for the heads up, dreamingmama! My DD is a squirmy little thing... it's always a fight to get her diaper on.

I was never interested in AIO's before, but I'm going on a big trip to the inlaws in september, so I want to have some AIO's on hand for going out and about, aside from the luscious wool and OC fitteds

www.angelwraps.com

i like my sugarplub baby aio's.. they arent great for night time, but daytime use they are awesome.. the problem i have is my son is potty trained in the day but night he tends to wet heavily, so he soaks the bed often.. but none of his diapers can obsorbe all of the pee, so i dunno..

they are covers with soakers. the soakers could be snap-in, lay-in or sewn-in, same as fitteds. the covers can be trimmer because they don't have to fit a whole diaper. you can swap soakers and keep the same cover or make an aio out of any kind of soaker and cover.

I prefer the beccabottoms soakers, because they have excellent coverage and absorbancy. I also prefer her shells, but, even when I use other shells (including wool covers, making a wio) I use her soakers.

the best aspect of an aio is that, because it is compact & waterproof, it can go under normal clothes, especially if you have a super-trim aio like the daisy doodles or beccabottoms ultratrim. so the universe of clothes, like skinny jeans, that used to be out of reach to cd'ing moms, is back available again.

it's really, as with any cloth diaper, a matter of knowing your baby, the fit that works best on them, howmuch absorbancy they need, and where they need the coverage, and then looking for the maker that makes the best combination for your own child.

so you may want to ask which aio's are closest to your favorite fitteds or wool covers in order to get the best response for your baby.

for example, they very baby aio's work beautifully for some and not at all for others. people are *crazy* about them, but I can't get the applix to handle my dd's big waist without makingt her straddle the air like she's riding a horse. but I've heard the beccabottoms ultratrim and daisy doodles referred to as 'bikini underwear' by other mamas.

-hope that was helpful-

We liked Beccabottom's aio's, both the regular and UT styles. No leaks ever. I am big on removeable soakers. We can't do internal soakers-i.e. traditional aio's. They wick way too fast for us, and they take forever in our dryer. I think every aio works differently for every baby. My first baby could use any ol' aio--even Kushies--remember those , and not leak. My second baby, our dd, could only use Granny's Ark WP aio's. Our last baby, our other ds, used the Beccabottoms. We loved them. Every baby is different.

Edited b/c I thought that sounded snarky when I didn't mean it to.