ALVABABY Baby Cloth Diaper 6 Pack with 12 Inserts One Size Cloth Diaper Covers Adjustable Washable Reusable for Baby Girls and Boys

It was a hard debate whether to give these 4 or 5 stars. I went with 5 stars because for the price, these are my favorite cloth diapers and will be my go-to diapers if I need to order more, but they are not what I would consider to be the best. Backstory: I cloth diapered my first child using a combination of BumGenius All-in-Ones, FuzziBunz Pocket Diapers (Seconds), and I had 2 BumGenius Freetimes. I bought a nice recommended, organic detergent to wash them in and in a short time, my baby had ammonia burns on his bottom. We have EXTREMELY hard water and they weren't getting clean enough. A google search gave me multiple sources recommending to use Tide Original Powder to wash them in and although it voided the warranties, to me using Tide was a no brainer when it came to ammonia burns on my baby's bottom. Additionally, we live in Northeast Ohio which made hanging diapers out to dry in the winter impossible. The BumGenius All-in-Ones (my favorites) took forever to line dry (especially indoors) which resulted in us having to tumble dry them on low. Between the Tide, the hard water, and putting them in the dryer, our diapers lasted 2 years. The PUL was peeling and efforts to re-waterproof them failed (see attached picture). When I was pregnant with my second child, I looked into new cloth diapers because the cost savings and environmental impact will always be worth it to me to cloth diaper. I didn't want to spend the roughly $20 per diaper for the BumGenius diapers, so with these averaging out to around $5 a diaper, I took a chance. I bought 3 packs of 6 - costing me roughly $90 and I have a great rotation of diapers and only have to wash them every few days. I've been using them for 6 months with my second born and I couldn't be happier!!! First of all, I've always struggled with the absorbency issue with cloth diapers (although, side note, I have had WAY less poop blowouts in cloth than when we use disposables when we're on trips away from home - another perk of cloth diapers!). No cloth diaper is as absorbent as a disposable so you need to be prepared to change diapers more frequently. BumGenius were my favorite because their PUL is folded over onto the waist tabs, along with the top edges on the front and back which is helpful in preventing leaks (see uploaded photos for comparisons). The snaps are FANTASTIC for sizing. I hated the drying time with the All-in-Ones - even out on the line they didn't dry as quickly. The Freetimes dried more quickly, but I didn't find them to be as absorbent. I thought I would hate stuffing the inserts into the FuzziBunz pockets, but stuffing wasn't bad at all. What I disliked about the Fuzzibunz is that you had to adjust the elastic on the leg holes and the waist to size the diapers. Ugh! It was a huge pain and I didn't feel they were as absorbent. So for the AlvaBaby Diapers to have the snaps for sizing and a GREAT price - I was sold. A major perk is that I can hang these diapers up in my dark, cold, below ground basement during winter in Northeast Ohio and they dry overnight - no more having to use the dryer which gives me hope that they may last longer than 2 years. I still wash them in Tide and I wash the shells in warm water, extra rinse, heavy soil setting and I wash the inserts separately - also in Tide, hot water, extra rinse, heavy soil setting. Leaks do happen with the AlvaBaby diapers. If you look at the uploaded pictures of the one on Baby, anywhere the white, inner lining is showing is a potential leak spot where it touches Baby's clothing. I really try to make sure that fleece lining is tucked inside the diaper, which helps to minimize leaking. Also, several of the AlvaBaby diapers have a velvety/velour type cover which is more prone to leaks than the more "plasticy" covers because they absorb moisture from the inside liner too (see the cow print cover vs. plain blue photo). The styles and colors available are really adorable and I've gotten a lot of compliments. Sorry for the lengthy review, but all in all, these are a GREAT value in cloth diapering and I would absolutely buy them again and recommend them to anyone.

These were a good price. Great quality. Absorbs great.! Grows with baby. Adjustable.

Super cute prints, each diaper comes with 2 liners. Feel very soft and the quality top notch! No need to waste your time looking for other brands. Highly recommend 👌

I have three sets of these diapers. After I put my son in his nighttime diaper and get him to bed, I put the dirty diapers from the day in the washing machine and let it run. Doing these at night instead of first thing in the morning has been a game-changer because I do run a long cycle to make sure they get nice and clean. Now the washing machine isn't being tied up with diapers for so much of the day every day. (wash routine at end of review for those interested) Each diaper gets used and washed at least every other day and they have held up really well. The fabric lining of the shells is pilling somewhat and that started on many of them after first use and wash. One or two of the liners has a small tear on one end, again after a use or two. I chalk the tears up to quality control on the liners and the pilling to the cheaper fabric. However, overall these are holding up really well to wear and tear, especially given the price point. Even when the liner is saturated through, no leaks. Even if he poops with velocity and it sprays up the back. One of the tricks to this is definitely snapping the waist tight enough. The looser the waist, the looser the legholes, and the legholes are where you're most likely to get leaks. Snap it tighter than you might think you want to. I started using these on my son a couple of weeks after he was born, so I can't say how they do on a brand new baby but they do definitely work with newborns. They looked pretty big and bulky on him at first, but he grew into them quickly. At 9 weeks old and 13 pounds (he's big!), we're still snapping them down to make them short enough to fit him. So I would definitely order the newborn set or do prefolds or disposables if you have small babies. That being said, these should definitely last him through his diaper-wearing time. These are a good value, especially compared to higher-cost brands. You can get a slightly better price for this brand on the Alvababy website and there are a lot more print/color options, so if you want cute diapers, I would look there. I'm the kind of person who always has my baby fully dressed, so solids in a few colors were fine with me. Plus, I started with one set to see how they did and as soon as I realized I liked them wanted more, so I didn't want to wait for 2-4 week shipping from their website. If you're ordering ahead of time or have a big stash, again the website will give me more options and value. There's not a big enough price difference though that I regretted purchasing here, especially with Prime shipping. Considering they come with two liners per diaper and other brands do one, theyre a better value than most other brands on Amazon. I usually do one liner during the day and two liners at night so i dont have to change him unless he poops overnight. For reference since I know a lot of people struggle with figuring out how to wash their cloth diapers, here's what has worked for me (LG front loading washing machine): On the machine, I select pre-rinse, heavy-duty, and extra rinse. I put a pump of Puracy Free & Clear laundry detergent in the detergent slot, a good splash of white vinegar is the fabric softener slot, and a scoop of oxygen booster (Nellie's or Molly's, also ordered from Amazon) in the drum. I hang dry the outer shells and run the liners and cloth wipes (I'm using Grovia) on low heat for 60 minutes. No problems with loss of absorbency or build-up after two months of daily use.

Just recently started cloth diapering and the ONLY disappointment I have is I did not find these diapers earlier!!!! I LOVE THEM! Easy to wash, good quality, soft but yet durable. I also LOVE the price. It can not be beat for cloth diapers. I was always pushed away from cloth diapering because of the cost of some of them that cost $15-$20 per diaper I couldn’t afford that - but this Alvababy makes cloth diapering affordable and adorable. I hang dry all of mine and they dry really quickly, when I can’t hang them out I hang them in front of a fan or just where I do the rest of my clothes and they dry nicely and quickly. I think you might be able to put them in the dryer but I have chosen not too a) simply don’t need too I plan on having 12 maybe 18 diapers for my child b) I personally feel that they will last me longer not going thru the dryer (I would choose this method of drying with any brand of cloth diaper I would have) I loved these diapers so much I ordered some more and because I only had 6 to begin with!!! I only got the plain colored ones - mainly because they were the cheapest and I don’t care about what the diaper looks like just that it works and these do. Other perk is that you end up saving a ton of money and helping the environment! I only got 6 to start out with figured I wasn’t out much if it was a fail- but purchasing Alvababy was the best decision I could have made to start cloth diapering; I’ve thought about venturing out but after finding something for this price that works why spend more? I have never been happier diapering and getting to pick what color diaper is going to be used next. Thank you Alvababy this is a great product! UPDATE AFTER USING THESE FOR ALMOST A YEAR.... I was hang drying these every day to every other day. Well it became winter and they were taking longer to dry and had to set up fans etc. On accident one diaper and insert went thru the dryer. They were both fine. I have been running these thru my dryer on high heat for 70 minutes almost every day - to every other day. The diapers hold together just as well as they ever did + they are washed and dried and put back on the changing table in less time! Game changer! Run them thru the wash then run them thru the dryer and you are back in business! These diapers are TOUGH!

For background, I used cloth diapers for 2.5 years with my first plus another 7 months with #2 here. I've used prefolds w/ covers, AIOs and pockets. Personally, I really like pocket diapers and bought a used stash of high-end diapers for my first child. As she was the 3rd child in that set, I knew I would have to buy some new diapers for the stash and replace some very worn ones. After looking for used high-end brands, I ended up taking a chance on these cause I really needed more in rotation and I have to say - I am blown away! Granted my original stash is used, but these seem to be just as high quality for literally A THIRD OF THE PRICE! After pre-washing 3 times, they have been extremely absorbent already, zero leaks and a lot of flexibility with fit. I thought the inserts may be cheap or shoddy, I have my own I was thinking of using, but honestly they are great too. I use one insert and it even withstood nighttime use. Obviously may need to use 2 as he gets bigger, but I was surprised it worked as well as it did with only 1. Within days, I have ordered another set. With this price point, I can replace most if not all of my stash. I cannot speak to durability, but even if I had to replace some of these in a year - I am still paying less than high-end new and likely to still come under high-end used. Also to anyone new to cloth, I love to suggest Grovia cloth wipes. Having all cloth is simpler and they work fantastic as well - some are 3+ years strong.

These pocket diapers are such a steal. The quality is really good, and they're super easy to use. I have a small baby, so it took a while for him to fit these without leaking. But now that he's big enough, I have experienced very few leaks and zero blow outs! I also have some pocket diapers from various brands that I got used, and I like the Alva Baby brand best so far. They have so many snaps to adjust the size as my son gets bigger, and I like that the pocket is a bit of elastic instead of a flap like other brands. It's also fantastic that these come with extra microfiber liners, as I was able to use them in my used diapers that didn't come with liners. The plain colors are really cute, though I would love to see some patterns that aren't quite to busy/tacky from this brand. All around really great cloth diapers!

All right, so I have been using cloth diapers since my son was born coming up on a year. I used newborn diapers for the first 2 months (Alva and Kawaii) and then I started using these. These were actually the very first pocket cloth diapers I ever got. These ended up being my favorite. They fit the best, I love the solid colors, and they are easy to customize. A note about inserts: Really, you are just getting these inserts for free. These two microfiber inserts may be enough for your baby up until s/he is 1 year old, but probably not. A term that is used around cloth diaper communities a lot is "heavy wetter". The problem with this term is it's ambiguous. So I'm going to try my best to explain absorbency. The two inserts that come with this diaper each hold about 4oz of liquid. My son outgrew this absorbancy by 3 months old. Standard flats hold 8oz. So if your child can't make it 2 hours on a standard flat, they won't make it on 2 microfiber inserts which will result in leaks. Once my son started to need more absorbency, I started stuffing his diapers with 1 microfiber and 1 Osocozy flat. That is what I've been putting in his diapers ever since. He has never had a leak. And that's why pockets are great. You can customize the absorbency. Also, I've never had a blow out with Alvababy diapers. Alvababy diapers also happen to be the diapers that fit my son the best. I have Blueberry, Grovia, Bestbottoms, Thirsties, and Mama Kalooa and I can't stand the way the snaps are on any of them. With that being said, around the time my son was 4 months, I decided I had found which diapers were my favorite and I put a bunch up. I only kept 18 out and have used those ever since. I wash my diapers every other day and with so little in rotating, they got washed a lot. Yet, they still look amazing! I hear so many people slamming Alvababy for quality, but I just haven't experienced that. I wash with Tide and Oxiclean and I put in the dryer on medium. I decided it was time to go to work and found a daycare that accepts cloth diapers. I realized with working that I might not want to stuff diapers every other night. I still plan on washing every other day but plan to do stuffing on Sundays. I decided I wanted to have enough that are preped Monday through Friday. When I was deciding on which brand to buy more of, it was a no-brainer. I chose Alvababy. I am obsessed with the solid color prints, so I decided to buy more of these and then I got some other colors from other websites. I now own 45 Alvababy diapers. You definitely don't need that many! But, for me I just wanted to have enough for the week for daycare. It would probably be easier to send flats/covers to daycare, but like most daycares, they require the whole diaper to be changed. Therefore, I highly recommend these to people. I have never had a single issue with any of my Alvababy diapers with almost a year of use. In my opinion, you are better off saving money on buying a cheaper shell and spending money on absorbency because absorbency is where most people run into issues with leaking. I don't find the PUL or snaps to be any better on expensive brands. Also, I love that I don't need to worry about daycare or another caregiver ruining an expensive diaper. If daycare loses one, it's not a big deal. However, if daycare lost a Ragababe diaper or another expensive diaper, it would be a big deal! If you do have issues, I highly recommend you contact Alvababy directly. I've never had to, but moms in some of the cloth diaper groups I'm part of contacted Alvababy directly. If you have a snap fall off, quality issues, or what not it's worth calling them. The moms who did have to call, got replacements sent. Pics: 1st-Just a pic showing this 6 pack (the old ones) mixed with newer Alvas I have bought. I haven’t received my new 6 pack yet. 2nd-Inside of old one versus brand new diaper. 3rd-Outside of old one versus brand new diaper. Note: The green diaper has snap blockers in place because I was prepping it for daycare. I know it will be hard to see in the pic, but I’m trying to show how well these held up with everyday use for 9 months.