After few months using cloth diapers I'm ready to make a review. I bought ALVA pockets, Nora nursery pockets, BumGenius pockets, Flip cover and All in One Ecoable.
I have been using them for 3 months now.
Alva and Nora have the same shape are very very similar the only difference between them is the insert. Alva come with 2 microfiber inserts and Nora one bamboo/ microfiber. In my opinion, I prefer the organic fabrics like bamboo, hemp and cotton because they hold more pee, but they absorb pee slow when compared to microfiber. Microfiber inserts soak pee pretty fast, but you can have issues with compression leaks. The advantage of using pocket is you can use another insert or try different things like prefolds, flats, birdseye or flour sack towels that works best for you and your baby. Now I use inserts that are hemp and bamboo that I sewed myself.
BumGenius pocket and Flip covers they look very similar in shape but one is a pocket and the other is a cover, lol. They are very well make and the BumGenius come with 2 microfiber inserts, one big with snaps that you can regulate the size and one small. The flip cover has a microfiber insert and a top layer of cotton (not sure) that you can fold to adjust to the size of your baby (you can't put microfiber against the baby skin). I heard some complaints about the elastics becoming relaxed in the BumGenius diapers, but I didn't have issues with it. Because I know how to sew I checked the diaper to see if I could replace it myself in case it turns relaxed, and it looks like it's pretty easy to replace. I don't even need a sewing machine to fix it if I need. The advantage of the covers is to be able to use it more than one time, you just have to change the insert if the cover is not dirty. Also, I don't have to spend time stuffing pocket diapers. Also, if you want to go minimalist, covers are the best option. I wish I thought about it before buying all my diapers lol, now I have too many.
All in one Ecoable is pretty and very well made. I don't have to stuff the diaper because the insert is attached to the diaper. Also, it looks like a pocket you can put more inserts if needed. It has a double gusset and it's pretty good to avoid leaks but if you have a chubby baby it might not work. My baby has big thighs and it makes marks on his legs. He is 4 months old now and I can't use it on him anymore :-(. I like the charcoal bamboo pocket because it absorbs pee well and I don't see stains easily.
According my last pic you can see how bulk they are when compared to each other; the Flip cover is the smallest one and BumGenius is the biggest one. I love the way Alva and Nora nursery fits and like the BumGenius and Flip cover fit too. But Alva and Nora are my favorite pocket diapers. Unfortunately, I don't like the fit of the Ecoable but it must be because I have a chubby baby.
I love ALVA they are my favorite and the price is very good too!
I hope this review help you!

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I've been using these diapers for about 3 months now. I was very hesitant to cloth diaper at first, but these were such a good price that I bought the least expensive pack of AlvaBaby diapers to give them a go. I immediately preferred them over disposable diapers, mainly because they were so soft compared to disposables! I had never thought about how uncomfortable it must be to have that scratchy papery material against your skin, especially as a new little baby.

I liked the first pack that I bought so much that I got another pack or two, and then ordered the rest from AlvaBaby's website, since they have lots more options and are slightly cheaper. (They do take a week or two to get to you, though.) I have 35 diapers total, and wash them every night in hot water with Tide powder. They've held up perfectly, and don't even have any stains! (The Tide does help tremendously with stains).

The reason I docked a star was because these say they fit to 35 pounds, but I don't think that's going to happen for us. My 4.5 month old weighs 18.5 pounds, and is already on the end snaps on the wings. I'm hoping they'll make it through the first year, and maybe we can potty train early, since he's already very aware of his dirty diaper. I'll update as needed.

Another reason that I docked a star was because a couple of the diapers will leak at the stitching. I don't understand why it's only some, but I've noticed it several times before.

Overall, I love these diapers. They're so cute, and do a very nice job of containing even the most blow-out-y situations.

*Update*
They are still in perfect condition, after about 6 months of daily use and nightly washings. I am updating to 5 stars because he now weighs 22+ pounds, and the snaps seem to be adjusting as he grows. We snapped up to the middle size, so the belly and leg snaps were able to go down one snap; difficult to explain, but I believe these will fit fine for as long as we need them. The occasional slight leak doesn't seem worthy of docking a star because disposable diapers blowout so much, and these have never blown out. It's not often that they leak either, especially with bamboo inserts. We love these diapers!

I was really pleasantly surprised by these nappies. I first bought a single alva to see how I felt about trying alvas again, as they are they are often called "china cheapies". I tried alvas six years ago when my first was still in nappies, and I wasn't too impressed with quality and sold them on.
I got a single nappy to try and see if there had been any changes/improvements. And yes! They are so much better. I feel like they're now using higher quality materials. I liked it enough I bought this six pack.

I have used cloth nappies for two babies, and over the years have tried most brands available. I'm picky about fit, quality and washability. Fit obviously depends somewhat on the baby, what fit my short, chunky thighed son doesn't always work as well for my longer/slimmer daughter.
I tend to go with simplicity, and for the first nine months of both children's lives I used prefolds, flats and covers. I like to buy from Green Mountain Diapers (one of the best companies IMHO, check them out if you want excellent cloth wipes too!) and Nicki's diapers (also fab). I like organic, I like easy to wash etc. However, both my babies walked at 9 months, and as soon as walking started they lost all patience for me using a two-part nappy system. So I switched to pockets. I can just get them on a squirmy, impatient baby much faster. I also prefer pockets with older babies because the fleece inner makes it easier to spray off solid food poops (and I hate liners, so don't want to just add a fleece/flushable liner to my flats/prefolds). Plus, AIO's are easier for being out and about, grab and go and all.
Anyways, these nappies wash well. The pul is good quality, as are the snaps and elastics. They're fine to stuff (opening is wide/stretchy enough). I personally hate microfiber, yes, it absorbs fast but compression leaks are an issue and, frankly, two thin microfiber inserts really don't hold much either. I stuff all my pockets with my GMD prefolds or pad-folded flats. If she starts doing super floody pees as a toddler, I may pop the microfiber on top of my prefolds/flats and then stuff the pocket for absorption speed, we'll see. Also, quick tip, Walmart has cotton 'flour sack towels' and it's like 5 or 8 dollars for (I think) a six pack. If you need extra absorption but don't want to/can't afford to spend a ton of money (on boosters/prefolds/flats) they're a fantastic option to pad fold and tuck under the microfiber insert!
Either way, these are an excellent addition to my nappy stash.

Also, for amazon users, I have also bought the mama koala nappies and a quick comparison: the MK's are great nappies. Quality is about the same as the alva's. However, I dislike the fit of the MK's. I'm able to get a good fit with most any nappy at this stage, but I find mama koala to have slightly less stretchy pul (not the elastics, the actual nappy fabric), and as a result it's a bit trickier to get a good fit. It's completely possible, just takes a mite more time. The wings are shorter (on the MK's), which is a style I like, but because of the lack of stretch/give in the PUL, they fit a tad smaller. For example, my husband struggles with it (but he's fine with all of the others we have). And for that reason I much prefer the Alva's. Alvas have longer wings, but also the PUL has give/stretch in it so it just goes on more easily.

If you have a little bit more money to spend, I also highly recommend Nicki's pocket nappies, 12.95 for one, and fantastic quality (the fleece inner on them is fantastic and more stay dry as it's a thicker 'polar' fleece). I'd say they're the next most economical/affordable 'big' brand. Also free shipping over ten dollars (I am in NO way affiliated with Nicki's, it's just nice to give info to people doing the same thing!).
Happy nappying people!

Oh, I haven't mentioned prints, these are super fun! Yay! I'm completely in love with the tiger/lion one, so cute on!!!

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 are great 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.