Hey, at least you'll know it can only get easier from there!

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Sara - As far as covers....I tried a lot of them in the beginning. I ordered one of each kind of cover that they had just to see if I liked any more than the other. I think I ordered 6 different ones. I hated most of the ones that had Velcro...they all got wet on the band around the legs (the rest of it stayed dry) which resulted in wet clothes at that point. I was changing diapers about every hour so I wasn't letting them get really soaking wet either. There was only one that I did like...it was Bumkins. It didn't have the problem of getting wet around the legs like all the others seemed to do. I have used the Bummis whisper pant most of the time and for the past 2 years that is all I have used. They do pull on which may be a little more work than the Velcro, but I've never had a problem with leaking, getting wet on any of the bands (waist or legs), and they don't tear like the plastic pants do.

Babyfan1 - Yay for you for ordering your starter set! Let us know how you are doing with them when they arrive!

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Mom to

Logan 5 years old

Lance 3 years old

Lauren 22 months old

rebail i had the same issue w the BSWW's but not the super brites since they have gusseted legs. i alternate between 2 covers so the gussets dry on 1 while the other is being worn. I do a quick wipe of it before i set it down to dry

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I also meant to add that with the prefolds I prefer the unbleached ones instead of the bleached.

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Mom to

Logan 5 years old

Lance 3 years old

Lauren 22 months old

In my Cotton Babies shopping cart I have:
bumGenius! 3.0
One-Size 3 Pack- Color 1 Butternut
- Color 2 Grasshopper
- Color 3 Twilight
The "Try It" Kit
- Prefold Style Indian (6)
- Prefold Size Premium
- Cover Size Medium
- Choose Your Cover (1) Flower Print
- Snappi Girl
- Choose Your Cover (2) Froggy Pond

Hemp Babies™
Raw Silk Liners (3)

Snappi Cloth Diaper Fastener
- Color Light Green
- Color Red

Kissaluvs Contours Package (6)
- Size M/L

Bummis Whisper Pant
- Size Medium

Dappi Nylon Pants
- Size Small

Dappi Nylon Pants

Any comments or thoughts? What do you do for diaper pail odor? Is it worth getting some deo-discs or some odor spray or anything? Or can you use something household-y? I am getting ready to place my order...
- Size Medium

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I just use a wal-mart flip top trashcan with a swaddlebees or similar pail liner/wet bag (I think cottonbabies might have the bummis totes? same thing... it's like the bag you put your sleeping bag into, really!). If I don't plan on washing for 2 days due to some family event, I sprinkle about a tablespoon of borax (laundry soap stuff... a huge box at walmart is like $3) into the bottom. Never had any smell issues. This is called a "closed dry pail"... I used to do an open-pail with no issues, but then again I have a HUGE open room that made this possible (kitchen,dining,LR), with lots of air flow. Now that I wash every other day more often, I use a lid and just brace myself when I open it

ETA: you don't NEED a pail liner, but they are nice, cause you can just dump your dipes in the wash and then turn the bag inside out and wash it too! It's also nice on trips, for staying @ hotels, to put your dirty laundry into... I've had a bag of clothes tossed by room service on one vacation and lemme tell ya, that will NOT happen again lol!

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You will have to let me know how you like the kissaluvs contour package. I thought about getting some of them but decided to wait. Congrats we can start a new adventure together.

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I have some of the newborn contours for DS2... I've used them on DS1 though, they work pretty good aside from being too small, lol! (I got them when I found out I was pg and DS was already 14 months old or so)

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